I finally received some photos from one seller in the UK through the German website - he gave me an address in Woverhampton but wanted the money to be sent to a German bank account. Of course the 3 photos he sent me had been lifted from an old sales ad in Japan that I had already seen:
http://www.hifido.co.jp/KW/G0103/E/0...3803-83944-00/
Oh those scammers, how come they don't feel ashamed?
So I am still looking for an Esoteric Audio Research 802 preamp (MM-stage onboard) or an even older preamp, the Esoteric Audio Research "the Preamp" (MC-stage onboard). If there is a problem with it, I am still interested if we can agree for you to send it to EAR for service. I am sure we can agree on a fair sale price in any event.