Bargains on ebay?

[Alex_UK]

One for the EMT fans...

It's a bargain at the moment with 99p start - anyone want to guess how much it will go for?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_1573wt_1165

£1,270!

[Techno Commander]

Is it that good?

Probably wouldnt be my first choice to unload 1200 notes on.

[Alex_UK]

Is it that good?

Probably wouldnt be my first choice to unload 1200 notes on.

Barry is the man to tell us, I would imagine (I know he has a 930) - certainly by reputation they are. I think it would struggle to pass the "WAF" (Wife Acceptance Factor) test in my house though! (And to be honest, mine too - I like my hifi a little less industrial than that 950, but then it was never intended for living rooms, let alone 21st century living rooms.)

[DSJR]

So many of the better 1970's audio products are now being "collected" and command a significantly higher price because of their desirability. I'm not in the slightest knocking EMT - a BBC engineer used them for high quality transcription purposes and found the then LP12 (hollow and cupped-hands) coloured, this before the Ittok destroyed the deck for a decade or so..

Old Spendors have doubled in value over the last couple of years, BC1's now going for a good few hundred quid. I've seen BC3's fetching a grand nowadays, despite the S100 which ultimately replaced them being a rather better sorted speaker, bass warmth aside.

[Techno Commander]

I actually dont mind the looks too much and fortunately my girlfriend appreciates hifi for its sound quality rather than its looks too (which is rare ). If it "does the job" then fair play, but £1200 provides an awful lot of options for a second hand turntable.

I must admit that im not ever likely to ever spend that much money to spin some vinyl, but if I did, then I would probably be looking at a Rock or very tricked up Techie and have some change for a good cartridge.

[DSJR]

Some of you guys really need to listen to NAS turntables. They're really good sounding, easy to set up and with no temperament at all. The arm pods are adjustable and, together with the collet adjustment for arm height, can properly accommodate all manner of tonearms. They run absolutely silent too, both mechanically and through the speakers.

[Alex_UK]

Some of you guys really need to listen to NAS turntables. They're really good sounding, easy to set up and with no temperament at all. The arm pods are adjustable and, together with the collet adjustment for arm height, can properly accommodate all manner of tonearms. They run absolutely silent too, both mechanically and through the speakers.

And they look very nice! (Yes, I'm superficial!)

[Alex_UK]

One for the Sansui fans - this was looking like a bargain a few days ago... not any more though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_500wt_1154

[nat8808]

Just have to vent my spleen... f*** it annoys me how many auctions that I'm watching, with the intention of bidding, get ended early... if you don't want to auction it, take out a f****** classified ad, don't put it on f****** ebay, and then pull the auction when some c*** persuades you to sell it for probably less than I would have bid on it! Sorry, just getting a bit cheesed off with it now - I've only been on ebay for 10 years, surprised it has taken this long!

It's getting daft - and when you ask why they pulled the auction you can tell, even though they don't say so, that they sold it for nothing.

Recently for example there was a Pioneer set of CT-950 cassette, SA8800 or 9800, TX9800 or 8800 all with wooden sleeves and with a Pioneer record deck, sitting in the system section for £10 start. It ended within two days and when I asked why he ended it and that I was intending to bid £150, he said 'Your bid would have come in handy!' meaning he'd sold it outside of Ebay for less.

That's £600 worth of Pioneer at least (the wooden sleeves would fetch more than £150 alone) snapped up by someone taking advantage of ignorance.

Only thing you can do in the end is to do the same yourself or only the bargains will be filtered out by chancers.

[nat8808]

Buying hi-fi on ebay - NO! - unless:

1) You are close enough so you can go and pick it up youself and see it and listen to it working before paying

2)It is brand new boxed buy it now and from a commercial seller.

It was a good idea - Just too many liars and con artists in the world.

I completely disagree with that!

I'm a bit of an ebay addict, always buying hifi and 95% is as described, or better than described and arrives in one piece.

Rarely do I feel I've been had - mostly disappointment comes where I haven't thought to check something myself before bidding.

Records can be hit or miss though, granted.