Posted by: andym
Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!!
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 25/10/2004 18:49
And that was the Buy It Now price. Dude didn't know what he had, apparently.
Posted by: msaeger
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 25/10/2004 19:14
He linked an article that says the price was 1200 dollars so I would guess it was a mistake.
Posted by: genixia
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 25/10/2004 19:57
That's worrying. The guy obviously researched enough to know that the required adapter was 12-14V, and enough to find that review but didn't find riocar.org or this forum...That's not easy. Add to that the fact that the stated history is dodgy (how many friends would just give away a UKP1200 player because it's suffering from the #1 reported problem that is easily fixed?), and the absence of a sled, and you've got to wonder what the serial number of this unit is, and whether it has disappeared from someone's car in the past.
Eighty quid though...
Eighty quid though...
Posted by: Cris
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 25/10/2004 20:32
Umm, Sounds like a knock off to me!!!!
No sled, to AC etc... pinched out off a front seat maybe???
Cheers
Cris.
No sled, to AC etc... pinched out off a front seat maybe???
Cheers
Cris.
Posted by: CrackersMcCheese
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 25/10/2004 20:46
Yeah I am betting its a a stolen player too. No remote either.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 25/10/2004 23:19
I wonder if one of us could contact the buyer somehow and ask for the serial number. Hm, but might that introduce the problem of buying stolen merchandise: something like, the buyer gets the merch taken by the authorities with no compensation because it's stolen and the seller gets found, only if possible. That would stink for the buyer.
Hm.... I wonder, if we could get the serial number, find who it belonged to (if stolen) and work out some way to compensate the buyer for his assistance while getting the player back to its rightfull owner AND getting the authorities involved....
And I'm not pointing any fingers, but the guy has sold a lot of convenient car audio gear, other convenient things you find in cars (cell phones), and... come on now. Again, I'm not pointing any fingers because I've sold one or two head units that I got from friends (stock headunits from their dead cars, one broken for parts).
Why do I get the feeling this post may be deleted....
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Hm.... I wonder, if we could get the serial number, find who it belonged to (if stolen) and work out some way to compensate the buyer for his assistance while getting the player back to its rightfull owner AND getting the authorities involved....
And I'm not pointing any fingers, but the guy has sold a lot of convenient car audio gear, other convenient things you find in cars (cell phones), and... come on now. Again, I'm not pointing any fingers because I've sold one or two head units that I got from friends (stock headunits from their dead cars, one broken for parts).
Why do I get the feeling this post may be deleted....
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Posted by: drakino
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 26/10/2004 00:33
Quote:
Why do I get the feeling this post may be deleted....
Why would it? I don't see any illegal discussion here...
Posted by: loren
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 26/10/2004 01:34
Yeah, i'd say we should get the serial number from the buyer... or hell... even see if you can get it off the seller.
Posted by: hybrid8
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 26/10/2004 03:49
Has anyone emailed either the buyer or seller for the serial number yet? Point them to this BBS and this thread specifically in fact. I'd do it, but I thought I'd ask before sending the umpteenth message about the same topic. 
Empeg and bag... Couple of cables but not much else... Does sound stolen. Or the "friend" simply replaced the unit and kept everything installed in his car. Don't know why he'd give away the empeg bag though.
Bruno
Empeg and bag... Couple of cables but not much else... Does sound stolen. Or the "friend" simply replaced the unit and kept everything installed in his car. Don't know why he'd give away the empeg bag though.
Bruno
Posted by: andym
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 26/10/2004 06:39
I've been combing ebay since my player was stolen, but unless the thief upgraded the HD and found a bag I highly doubt it's mine. Still, it does seem a little odd...
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 01:01
I sure haven't e-mailed the buyer. If someone does, please let us know so nobody else does. I'm really curious about this one.
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 06:51
I've reported it to ebay, and you wouldn't believe how many menus and pages I had to go through to find an even vaguely related section - you would have thought that selling stolen goods on the site was a top priority.
It will be interesting to see what action, if any, they are prepared to take.
It will be interesting to see what action, if any, they are prepared to take.
Posted by: CrackersMcCheese
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 07:19
You know, I may do the same.
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 07:48
Now, can somebody do something positive about tracing Darkstorm, instead of just talking about it! - not that I'm out of pocket.
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 08:01
Quote:
The guy obviously researched enough to know that the required adapter was 12-14V
This is on a label on the Empeg, I don't know about the Rio, so he didn't have to research it!
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 12:10
I have a lengthy standard reply, which seems to indicate that ebay have not understood the situation, I'll see if I get more.
Posted by: mlord
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 13:20
The eBay wording claims to have the software included -- if that means the original CDs, then it's unlikely to be hot property..
Posted by: furtive
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 13:28
Unless he has downloaded it from the website and burnt it to a CD
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 19:32
Seems unlikely, seller doesn't seem to have looked at our site, or any others. no sled for car and no power unit for home seem a stronger case for the theft theorists.
Have you looked at any of the vendors other items? - Ho, Hum.
Have you looked at any of the vendors other items? - Ho, Hum.
Posted by: tman
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 27/10/2004 21:32
The large number of mobile phones doesn't really mean anything. One of the lots the seller won was a bunch of semi working mobile phones.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 28/10/2004 04:34
How did you reported it to eBay? As a suspicious sale? Anyone try to contact the seller directly? (yes, I'm being all talk, but I'll stop now).
Posted by: boxer
Re: Mk 2a with genuine bag went for £80 on ebay!!!! - 01/11/2004 08:03
On the same day that I contacted ebay, thair lack of concern over policing fraud and possible fraud on the site, was featured on a consumer affairs programme here, called "Watchdog". The UK MD was interviewed outlining extensive steps that are being taken.
All I got was a standard email, which made it clear that they didn't understand the problem, plus a follow up email asking me whether I was satisfied with the service.
So, as far as I'm concerned, the people that had reported them to Watchdog were about right, but I really don't want to dig deeper by following it up further.
All I got was a standard email, which made it clear that they didn't understand the problem, plus a follow up email asking me whether I was satisfied with the service.
So, as far as I'm concerned, the people that had reported them to Watchdog were about right, but I really don't want to dig deeper by following it up further.