Hey folks,
It happened right here in the Emporium. A member contacted me about my WTB ad for some Altec crossovers.
Said he had a pair, the price was good so I followed up.
He wanted me to use Friends and Family. I resisted, telling him that was frowned upon here.
After some back and forth, I agreed. He has his own for sale ad here, I had seen him in a couple Altec related posts, so I bit.
He sent me photos etc.
Long story short, he got my money, came up with a big cock and bull story about getting hacked and lost his money etc etc, then went silent.
I began sleuthing around and found the photos were from an eBay listing. In New York. I thought this guy was in Alaska.
Also found the same guy, same photo on DIY audio, where he was banned. He was trying to sell Altec 802-8G drivers.
Moral of the story here, is no buyer protection when using Friends and Family. And of course, PayPal doesn't get paid.
I guess another moral, crooks exist in the audio world too.
Prime Minister has all the pertinent info, I'll leave all that to him.
Ron
It happened right here in the Emporium. A member contacted me about my WTB ad for some Altec crossovers.
Said he had a pair, the price was good so I followed up.
He wanted me to use Friends and Family. I resisted, telling him that was frowned upon here.
After some back and forth, I agreed. He has his own for sale ad here, I had seen him in a couple Altec related posts, so I bit.
He sent me photos etc.
Long story short, he got my money, came up with a big cock and bull story about getting hacked and lost his money etc etc, then went silent.
I began sleuthing around and found the photos were from an eBay listing. In New York. I thought this guy was in Alaska.
Also found the same guy, same photo on DIY audio, where he was banned. He was trying to sell Altec 802-8G drivers.
Moral of the story here, is no buyer protection when using Friends and Family. And of course, PayPal doesn't get paid.
I guess another moral, crooks exist in the audio world too.
Prime Minister has all the pertinent info, I'll leave all that to him.
Ron