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McIntosh is the favorite of rip off artists.
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In cases like this I will look to see when the seller became a member. In this case the seller became a member the day that he placed the ad.
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It's a scam! It should be reported
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Yes, I checked that right away and noticed that too.
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What a load of bollocks.
And only $95 to send worldwide too...
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Well somebody has bought it. Or at least paid for it.....
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@jerrybj
+1 ( emphasis added) … if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is
Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue
- P T Barnum
There is a fool born every minute
- P T Barnum
No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.
- P T Barnum
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The last time I quoted PT, the post was removed by a mod.
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Heavy units and the ad reads "no local pickup". Yeah right.
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Decooney,
That's really funny! I didn't notice that.
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Actually, it says the seller has been a member since 2012.
And it has sold!
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Well if he's a scammer, he's not very good at it. Marked it SOLD!
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Well, if it is legit, kudos to the guy who jumped on it first.
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How long before we see a thread on getting ripped off by the seller?
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Ok, I'm blind. I guess that I saw what I was expecting to see. I saw 2022 when it was 2012! He doesn't seem to have any feedback though, and why wouldn't you allow local pickup on an item like that? It's too unbelievable. He might have just marked it sold himself to close it out.
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no local pickup is always a clincher, especially on a difficult to ship unit...
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Where does it state no local pick up?
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It had to be a scam, that is their newest amp at that wattage and it’s a 7K amp. As far as local pick up, I will only do it with speakers that are too heavy to ship. Many of my ads say no local pick up and I am hardly a scam artist. I just do not want strangers in my home and especially since Covid.
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Been seeing AG ads from long established members with prices that are too good to be true. The last one, posted yesterday, was a pair of Revel F228bE for around $4K with $35 shipping. It appears the scammers have gone from creating new accounts to hacking old accounts.
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The ad text changed some and the other ad by the same seller still shows no local pickup, and was "gifted to him", so who knows...
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It’s already sold according to ad. Until you see a complaint how do you know ?
it may have had a cosmetic issue ? I have bought some great products where a owner just wanted to unload gear I bought agreat pass labs amp at 40% of retail and only 1 year old . The owner has $$ and had literally 15 amplifiers he just likes to rotate gear and he gets 25% off almost anything he owns , dealers love him.
i agree though ,Most of the time ,if it looks to good to be true it usually is.
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They stick out like sore thumbs
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Well hopefully all’s well that ends well.
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Is it possible that the scammer will post items, have a coconspirator buy them, and then create a positive sales history to better fool discerning buyers?
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Link goes to la la land so I assume it has been taken down.
Many reported that it has sold. Scammers don't usually mark their ads sold, at least not promptly. They would love to scam multiple people with the same ad.
Jerry
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No local pickup. Perhaps they fear the rona?
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Strange indeed. The seller could have gotten twice what it sold for and it still would be a deal. Having owned a 462 my self, it almost requires two folds to move or an ape. When it originally arrive it was strapped to a pallet.
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" Due to the lack of factory packaging, Do not miss out on the rare opportunity to skip the line and get the McIntosh amp you have been dreaming of.
this baby was gifted to me"
"Due to the lack of factory packaging..." what??
Plus he's shipping it free!
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Also states he's in Brentwood, Tenn.
Quite the affluent suburb of Nashville...
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Well, sounds more 'iffy' every day. Brentwood might prove to be a nice shopping place to gather 'no cost' articles for the truly ballsy....
"Factory Packaging"....to go with the hot air you just bought?
Love the play by play on this, btw....👍😎
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There we go, both ads have been banned...
Yes, Brentwood. Great place to 'acquire' high end gear.
100% profit!
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