Bargains on ebay?

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Originally Posted by BTH K10A

:( Up until just before 3:00 pm today I was ready to put my max bid of circa 600 Euro in.

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI...m=170597436900

I thought that these were little known but obviously I was wrong. :eyebrows:

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Seems you're not the only vintage enthusiast! The problem with old decks like the Telefunken or, say, the Studer C37 is that many spares are hard to come by and when they do, are snapped up by well-heeled enthusiasts. Perhaps your Japanese friend bought them?

I too missed out on these items:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT.

The first because I forgot :doh:, the second because I thought it would go for much more! :(

Regards

Why on earth do fuck wits do this. i won an auction for these cables http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT now in the ad it says that he bought too many for his needs, suggesting that he bought 1 or 2 sets more than he needed but he has 10 plus sets for sale in other adds so he actually bought a load to sell on, so some sets are in auctions and some on buy it now and his problem was he set the p&p charge in the auction higher than other buy it now sellers were selling the same thing for but inc delivery, anyway i live about 5 miles or so away from stockton, so i pm'd him to find out when i can collect, he then tells me that he only posts for security purposes, which is a crock of shit, i'm sure if my winning bid was £30 i could collect, it boils my piss idiots pulling stunts like this because they made a mistake when listing there gear :steam:

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Originally Posted by Barry

Seems you're not the only vintage enthusiast! The problem with old decks like the Telefunken or, say, the Studer C37 is that many spares are hard to come by and when they do, are snapped up by well-heeled enthusiasts. Perhaps your Japanese friend bought them?

Regards

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The bidders were not interested in using them with tape decks. With a modification to change the replay circuit to RIAA curves they make astoundingly good phono amplifiers.

They usually have the brownbook V + number naming code. I thought that having the less common MMS code might give me a chance.

They probably did go to either Japan or Korea. What astounds me with enthusiasts from those countries is the depth of their knowledge of European and US vintage hifi and studio equipment. They seem to have comprehensive data on even the most obscure pieces of kit.

Yes parts for old Studers can be hard to come by but there's a great place in Hamburg that carries parts for and services all the studio Telefunken decks.

Andy

Why didn't you shop with http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT?

Or were you worried about the white/gray uncertainty?

I have to admit £6.99 p&p is absurd.

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Originally Posted by Barry

Why didn't you shop with http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT?

Or were you worried about the white/gray uncertainty?

I have to admit £6.99 p&p is absurd.

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i got a set from there too Barry, but this listing was an auction, the seller was 5 miles away so i could swing by and pick um up to save the p&p, so i bid £1 and won, he then says he will only post, what a tosser

The white sleeved one's http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

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Originally Posted by Jac Hawk

i got a set from there too Barry, but this listing was an auction, the seller was 5 miles away so i could swing by and pick um up to save the p&p, so i bid £1 and won, he then says he will only post, what a tosser

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Jac,

you're the buyer so you've still got him by the nuts - trash his 100% feedback with a neg, he can't hit back. He's quite clearly taking the piss. It'll be as fun and easy as slapping a blind child. There's no mention of the fact that you can't collect in the listing, throw a few threats around.

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Originally Posted by Jac Hawk

Why on earth do fuck wits do this. i won an auction for these cables http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT now in the ad it says that he bought too many for his needs, suggesting that he bought 1 or 2 sets more than he needed but he has 10 plus sets for sale in other adds so he actually bought a load to sell on, so some sets are in auctions and some on buy it now and his problem was he set the p&p charge in the auction higher than other buy it now sellers were selling the same thing for but inc delivery, anyway i live about 5 miles or so away from stockton, so i pm'd him to find out when i can collect, he then tells me that he only posts for security purposes, which is a crock of shit, i'm sure if my winning bid was £30 i could collect, it boils my piss idiots pulling stunts like this because they made a mistake when listing there gear :steam:

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I'm not sure it's a mistake ;) The lower the price something goes for on ebay the less the charges (ebay charges) so a lot tend to put up their postage costs as these are not charged (if they can & depending on what section it's in) ;).

You can still get some bargains even if you understand some have silly postal prices but low starting bids :) It's the sellers way of maxing the money from the auction...


I do agree though that if the idiot didn't state postal delivery only then that's a pita :rolleyes: I'd be slightly pi***d off as well.

If you don't accept the sellers terms, don't bid....simples.

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Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us

If you don't accept the sellers terms, don't bid....simples.

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I would if he made it plain that he doesn't allow pick ups, but he only told me that after the finish of the auction :steam: