Focusrite Red 7 eBay scam

[rhythm ranch]

Already reported to eBay. Let's see how long it stays up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=23787

[ladewd]

Still there! Someone actually bid on it.

CA

[goose]

How is this a scam? (other than I'd never buy something this expensive from
soneone with 0 feedback)

[rhythm ranch]

How is this a scam? (other than I'd never buy something this expensive from
soneone with 0 feedback)

All the typical signs:
1) Just registered
2) Zero feedback
3) Selling a high-end item for low $
4) Registered in United Kingdom and currency is GBP, but location is Australia
5) Payment by wire transfer only
6) 3 day listing

They're unknown, they're selling too cheaply, they want the sale over quickly and they want their payment made in a way that leaves you no recourse.

[rhythm ranch]

I just sent the seller an email asking if this unit has the "inverted, bi-polar output transformer" and whether it is wired for 220v or 90v. Let's see what their response is.

[Professor]

I suppose that's more subtle than asking if he upgraded to the 'flux' capacitors instead of the stock ones.

-J

[rhythm ranch]

Here's his response:

Hello,
yes, the unit have the inverted, bi-polar output transformer.

It wired for90 - 110 v. Let you know the unit will ship from Australia after I receive the payement via wire transfer.

Thanks

Ferdi Purba
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[zoetrope]

I just sent a question asking if it has "LRF" support. For those not in the know, this stands for Little Rubber Feet. I never buy anything without little rubber feet support.
I'll post any response I get here.

[zoetrope]

Here's the response:

From: "ferdy purba" <silvertry@go4.it>
Reply-To: silvertry@go4.it
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Provider: Go4.it Webmail
X-Originator-IP: 202.155.114.90
X-Priority: 3
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="001__Go4itMailMessageSeparator1081178740"

Hello,
yes, itdoes preamp have LRF support.

Thanks

Ferdi
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This is definitely a scam artist

[vvv]

It's gone:

"Invalid Item
The item you requested (3715949156) is invalid, still pending, or no longer in our database. Please check the number and try again. If this message persists, the item has either not started and is not yet available for viewing, or has expired and is no longer available."

It was an amusing exchange with the seller; still, I'm glad no one got burned.

[wayne kerr]

DAMN! I've been looking for a Red 7 with BOTH the inverted bipolar xformer AND LRF support! They just don't make those any more! I'm so disappointed to find out this is a scam

CM