Bargains on ebay?

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23-12-2012, 18:14
MartinT

Thanks, David. I discovered this at the same time as I read your post:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Complete-R...item2573bf2cab
23-12-2012, 23:34
Jonboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinT

Thanks, David. I discovered this at the same time as I read your post:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Complete-R...item2573bf2cab

Food for thought as i'm yet to own a pair :)
24-12-2012, 00:11
Ali Tait

Quote:

Originally Posted by walpurgis

Pair of Lowther Acousta horn speakers in Coventry. Look as if they may go cheap! Listing ends tomorrow.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-OF-LO...item2578c45e41

Well thought I'd take a punt. Never thought I'd win but I did!

Just have to go and fetch them now...
24-12-2012, 00:28
brian2957

You got room for them mate :lol:. How you doin BTW. :) Hoping to get a little get together at mine early in the new year . Won't be able to match the wifes' curry , but I'll try.
edit : like the guys email address , very apt !!!
24-12-2012, 00:43
Ali Tait

Sure I'll find room!

Doing good thanks mate, a get together sounds good, just let me know when.
24-12-2012, 00:48
brian2957

Will do mate . Enjoy the holidays :cool:
24-12-2012, 00:57
Ali Tait

Aye, you too.
24-12-2012, 01:01
The Grand Wazoo

Bloody hell, Ali - that was a good buy! Well done mate
24-12-2012, 01:12
Ali Tait

Aye, assuming the drivers are as good as he says. Hopefully they are.
24-12-2012, 01:16
The Grand Wazoo

Well, he says so, and that they were new 2 yrs ago, so you should be OK. If not, then you should be able to recoup your losses.
24-12-2012, 01:19
Ali Tait

Yes, looks good, and he has good feedback too. I like Lowthers, be good to have a pair at last.
24-12-2012, 05:36
MartinT

Outstanding purchase, Ali. They should work well with your valves.
24-12-2012, 09:07
Ali Tait

Cheers Martin, yes that's the idea, I have a nice 2a3 amp that should be just the job.
24-12-2012, 21:48
walpurgis

Here are those super quality speaker cables you've been promising yourself for Christmas!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/speakers-w...item35c2af3974
24-12-2012, 21:52
The Grand Wazoo

Some plugs identical that were the very first things I ever ruined with a soldering iron!
24-12-2012, 21:55
walpurgis

Ha, Ha, join the club. The five pin DINs were even worse.
24-12-2012, 21:56
BTH K10A

These Rogers tunes very underated

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rogers-T75...item27ce3f606f

I used to have the earlier version with the multi coloured buttons and it was very good.
24-12-2012, 21:59
Rare Bird

Quote:

Originally Posted by BTH K10A

I used to have the earlier version with the multi coloured buttons and it was very good.

That be the 'Panthera' model with the Lime green & Red press buttons?
24-12-2012, 21:59
walpurgis

Mega rare Larson Pyramid omnidirectional speakers in Lancashire.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-...item3f20609a02
24-12-2012, 22:02
Mr Kipling

Howwa man Geoff! I was hyperventilating with anticipation for a good 2 or 3 minutes waiting for the page to load.
24-12-2012, 22:09
walpurgis

Dirt cheap vintage Goodmans RB35 speakers in Hertford!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-Go...item35c2cb7950
24-12-2012, 22:12
BTH K10A

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rare Bird

That be the 'Panthera' model with the Lime green & Red press buttons?

Thats the one, bought it from a Junk shop for a fiver in the late 90's and passed it on about five years ago.
24-12-2012, 22:33
southall-1998

Quote:

Originally Posted by walpurgis

Mega rare Larson Pyramid omnidirectional speakers in Lancashire.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-...item3f20609a02

They look very nice! Have you owned a pair?
24-12-2012, 22:37
walpurgis

Quote:

Originally Posted by southall-1998

They look very nice! Have you owned a pair?

No, never owned them, but I recall hearing a pair, must have been around 1979. I thought they sounded pretty decent if my memory serves me. I believe they used similar drivers to the Dynaco/Scan-Dyna A25 speakers of the same era.
24-12-2012, 22:47
Jonboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by walpurgis

No, never owned them, but I recall hearing a pair, must have been around 1979. I thought they sounded pretty decent if my memory serves me. I believe they used similar drivers to the Dynaco/Scan-Dyna A25 speakers of the same era.

Showing your age Geoff in 1979 i had just gone up to secondary school :lol:
24-12-2012, 23:08
walpurgis

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonboy

Showing your age Geoff in 1979 i had just gone up to secondary school :lol:

That means you can't be far behind me!
25-12-2012, 00:58
Rare Bird

Yum Yum

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25-12-2012, 01:17
The Grand Wazoo

Blimey - 8 of the little tinkers!
Probably only you & I on AoS know anything about these Andre!
25-12-2012, 02:55
Rare Bird

Aye good stuuf..'Stratos', 'Nebula', Vega', 'Theta', Pulsar', Quasar'.... were all good products..
25-12-2012, 08:32
Ali Tait

Heard of them but never seen or heard any in the flesh. Rare as rocking horse poo I'd say.
25-12-2012, 10:02
walpurgis

Very rare Supex SM-100 Mk.III MM pickup cartridge. Never heard one myself, but these are reputed to be one of the very best MM designs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPEX-SM-1...item1c2e9dfdcb
25-12-2012, 13:13
Rare Bird

Nice Geoff
Never realised their was a Mk.III !
25-12-2012, 19:51
walpurgis

Interesting kit to convert your SME arm to 14" length. Seller in Canada.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SME-3009-H...item25790839f1
26-12-2012, 12:48
hifi_dave

Quote:

Originally Posted by walpurgis

Very rare Supex SM-100 Mk.III MM pickup cartridge. Never heard one myself, but these are reputed to be one of the very best MM designs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPEX-SM-1...item1c2e9dfdcb

Sold many of those back in the day. The design lives on in the Sumiko Oyster, Black Pearl and Pearl.
26-12-2012, 16:02
walpurgis

Quote:

Originally Posted by hifi_dave

Sold many of those back in the day. The design lives on in the Sumiko Oyster, Black Pearl and Pearl.

Is that the case Dave? I did not know. That means the design also lives on in some of the Clearaudio MM cartridges, which are very close relatives of the Sumikos.
26-12-2012, 21:44
southall-1998

VDH interconnects....The seller is also selling Valves.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Van-Den-Hu...71127518715%26
26-12-2012, 22:12
Thing Fish

Rogers & thorens...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Wo...item1e75c5a96a

telefunken...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TELEFUNKEN...item2a277ddc53

ortofon...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hi-Fi-Orto...item5650baf5cf
26-12-2012, 22:29
Rare Bird

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thing Fish

Vintage-Wooden-Radiogram-Thorens-TD-150-MK-II-Turntable-Rogers-Amp-and-Tuner

telefunken...M15A

Loverly.I'll take the lot :D
27-12-2012, 01:30
nat8808

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rare Bird

Aye good stuuf..'Stratos', 'Nebula', Vega', 'Theta', Pulsar', Quasar'.... were all good products..

You've forgotten the Sigma (DAC):

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread...ariable-output

Have been a few pre-power Stratos set-ups on ebay recently, one with four power amps.
27-12-2012, 01:35
nat8808

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ali Tait

Heard of them but never seen or heard any in the flesh. Rare as rocking horse poo I'd say.

Uncommon I'd say.

They come up as often as any other uncommon thing.

Below a certain level of common of anything, unless you are on ebay going through the whole lot often enough, you will likely never see another again..

That's what leads people to believe that some things are as rare as this or that when they're just uncommon. It's just how the statistics work out - constant passing ships in the night.
27-12-2012, 01:47
nat8808

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

Mega rare Larson Pyramid omnidirectional speakers in Lancashire.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-...item3f20609a02

Now that this listing has ended, ebay is showing me three other pairs for sale...

Not so mega rare, but see my post above and that then leads people to believe that they are rare and therefore valuable and hence try to ask stupid prices for them as the three suggested show.

You then get people holding on to them believing they shouldn't let them go for less than £600 because of their rarity and so none sell, others see that high asking price and snap up cheaper ones, taking them off the market so that they appear yet more rare, only to find that when auctioned they only reach £155.. then it is cried that someone got a real bargain.

The psychology of ebay is quite an eye-opener really and blows away the idea that any market finds a just price due to simple market forces - yet that's a widely held belief of those who are controlling the banks and our economies. It's no wonder it has all gone tits up since trusting the markets further and further with fewer and fewer controls. Really it is just a chaotic bubble making machine when left unattended.
27-12-2012, 14:25
Rare Bird

Their was a maga bargin on auction yesterday a VPI 16.5 Record cleaner £175.00, i knew it would be bought up straight away.
27-12-2012, 14:30
Marco

Damned right it's a bargain... That's what I use and it cost me £300 second-hand! Mind you, the previous owner had only used it twice, from new! :eyebrows:

Marco.
27-12-2012, 20:25
walpurgis

Never heard of this Teac TT before, looks like a sixties jobbie, nice!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Teac-TN-10...item4abfaf3201
27-12-2012, 20:34
Rare Bird

^ Saw it yesterday, it made my gusset a bit sweaty :eyebrows:
28-12-2012, 01:04
Rare Bird

o well, better luck next time..

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28-12-2012, 01:50
The Grand Wazoo

Yep, the next copy will only fetch a fiver, fer sure!
28-12-2012, 02:34
Rare Bird

:lolsign:
28-12-2012, 10:38
seoirse2002

Quote:

Originally Posted by nat8808

Now that this listing has ended, ebay is showing me three other pairs for sale...

Not so mega rare, but see my post above and that then leads people to believe that they are rare and therefore valuable and hence try to ask stupid prices for them as the three suggested show.

You then get people holding on to them believing they shouldn't let them go for less than £600 because of their rarity and so none sell, others see that high asking price and snap up cheaper ones, taking them off the market so that they appear yet more rare, only to find that when auctioned they only reach £155.. then it is cried that someone got a real bargain.

The psychology of ebay is quite an eye-opener really and blows away the idea that any market finds a just price due to simple market forces - yet that's a widely held belief of those who are controlling the banks and our economies. It's no wonder it has all gone tits up since trusting the markets further and further with fewer and fewer controls. Really it is just a chaotic bubble making machine when left unattended.

Hi Nat,
Ive got a pair for sale if you want them cheap!!and Im in London too!:cool:
28-12-2012, 12:37
Mr Kipling

Quote:

Originally Posted by nat8808

Now that this listing has ended, ebay is showing me three other pairs for sale...

Not so mega rare, but see my post above and that then leads people to believe that they are rare and therefore valuable and hence try to ask stupid prices for them as the three suggested show.

You then get people holding on to them believing they shouldn't let them go for less than £600 because of their rarity and so none sell, others see that high asking price and snap up cheaper ones, taking them off the market so that they appear yet more rare, only to find that when auctioned they only reach £155.. then it is cried that someone got a real bargain.

The psychology of ebay is quite an eye-opener really and blows away the idea that any market finds a just price due to simple market forces - yet that's a widely held belief of those who are controlling the banks and our economies. It's no wonder it has all gone tits up since trusting the markets further and further with fewer and fewer controls. Really it is just a chaotic bubble making machine when left unattended.

Doesn't it just go to show how greedy and opportunist people can be - given the chance? What did such individuals do before the advent of eBay? Recently I saw a turntable sell and was listed by the buyer a few days later with a 50% increase in price for which he had bought it for. Wasn't it Maggie Thatcher who suggested the marketplace was all that mattered and that a social conscience was an irrelevence? Sellers insist on using the word 'rare' in their description when quite often it doesn't apply.

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