I was just rummaging through some old e-mails and came across this one from another eBay member. Seems he saw me bidding on another auction and thought he would be helpful and turn me to his bargain:


"Hi! I saw that you were bidding on a WORLD'S BEST MP3 CAR STEREO !!! RIO CAR
EMPEG (Item # 3005689833) and wanted to tell you that I have one for sale cheap.
The unit is in a 9.5/10 condition and comes with manual, remote, wiring harness
and mounting hardware. If you want it, I will sell it for $100.00 I will pay
the shipping!

I am liquidating the contents of 5 pawn shops and have sold the majority of the
items locally, but are selling the electronics via the internet. I need to sell
the inventory quickly to free up funds to secure future shipments. If you are
interested get back to me ASAP. Thanks!!"


$100 and free shipping?? Ummm, if you saw that I was bidding on another Empeg, you obviously saw how much it was going for. Who would take a loss of $500+ when you could sell it so easily on eBay? Maybe I passed up the deal of a lifetime, but in all odds, I saved myself a hundred bucks.

BTW, if anyone wants to take a chance, the user was celtics_rule3. No telling if it is still available, it was a pretty hot deal...