Sansui/Kenwood mix-up, KD-3055 TT just might fly under the radar on ebay...

[birddog]

Seller has this listed as a "Sansui" KD-3055, which is actually a Kenwood KD-3055! http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/doh2.gif
You know this TT, it's the one with the marble plinth... So it might go for less than usual, since the Kenwood collectors would not be looking for a KD-3055 in the Sansui listings!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sansui-KD-3055-Full-Auto-Belt-Drive-Turntable-Works_W0QQitemZ290225067553QQihZ019QQcategoryZ3283 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Robisme]

I saw that also as I was checking the Sansui listings.

I don't get how a seller could make that mistake.

Rob

[SpeakerLabFan]

Starting bid is $75 - isn't that about what these go for???

[botrytis]

Nice TT - I have one.

[SubWolfer]

It may slip by a few, but anyone searching by model number KD-3055 will still find this. Plus its listed in a proper category so not exactly stealth for Kenwood or other collectors. Now if it were listed in furniture under "Tables" it might go unnoticed. :D

[stuwee]

It may slip by a few, but anyone searching by model number KD-3055 will still find this. Plus its listed in a proper category so not exactly stealth for Kenwood or other collectors. Now if it were listed in furniture under "Tables" it might go unnoticed. :D

Hey Sub, put this on your watch list! You never know, nice TT and close to ya too!:yes::D:D
Craig

[Mysteryed]

SpeakerLabFan---

Ebay Info for the last 90 days: $42-$90 with 4 sales, an additional 2 listed didn't sell.

[birddog]

It may slip by a few, but anyone searching by model number KD-3055 will still find this. Plus its listed in a proper category so not exactly stealth for Kenwood or other collectors. Now if it were listed in furniture under "Tables" it might go unnoticed. :D

Never said it would go unnoticed, only said it might slip by some Kenwood collectors... and while $75 is no steal, it is not out of line, as long as it doesn't get bid up much more. It's the shipping that always scares me on a TT, I can't believe some of the sh*t packing jobs I've seen.

[SpeakerLabFan]

SpeakerLabFan---

Ebay Info for the last 90 days: $42-$90 with 4 sales, an additional 2 listed didn't sell.

Never said it would go unnoticed, only said it might slip by some Kenwood collectors... and while $75 is no steal, it is not out of line, as long as it doesn't get bid up much more. It's the shipping that always scares me on a TT, I can't believe some of the sh*t packing jobs I've seen.

Yep, $75 seems like a decent price to me -- without the expense/risk of shipping (one of the many reasons I hate the eprey for buying stuff). I picked up one of these on local CL last week - just a few miles from my work.

[SubWolfer]

Hey Sub, put this on your watch list! You never know, nice TT and close to ya too!:yes::D:D
Craig

Not exactly that close. 200 miles away and me no wants to go to Canada :no:
I agree it's nice though. Still, although I'm in the market for one of these, I don't wana drive 200 miles (especially with gas @ $3.55 a gal.) and deal with a border crossing just to snag me a TT. :nono:

[marantzfan]

The problem with the 2055, 3055 and 5070 is that they LOOK like the higher end 500,550,600,650 because of the corian base. In reality, there is a world of difference between the two lines.

My father owned a 3055 and I owned a 5070. Then I stepped up to a 750, one step above the 650, and the difference was night and day. I am sure that the only reason the 500,550,600,650 don't sell for more and why the 2055, 3055, 5070 don't sell for less, is pure confusion. :yes:

[EchoWars]

That's the seller who screwed me on a Model 600 purchase about 3 or 4 years ago. Took him 2 months to ship, and arrived in a thin box with virtually zero packing material and totally beat to shit (this after he asked for additional funds for 'extra-special packing'). I managed to salvage the unit, but I've forever wanted to meet this slimeball face-to-face and beat him to a bloody pulp.:gigglemad

[Robisme]

That's the seller who screwed me on a Model 600 purchase about 3 or 4 years ago. Took him 2 months to ship, and arrived in a thin box with virtually zero packing material and totally beat to shit (this after he asked for additional funds for 'extra-special packing'). I managed to salvage the unit, but I've forever wanted to meet this slimeball face-to-face and beat him to a bloody pulp.:gigglemad

I hope that's not how you feel about the SX-1010. :scratch2:

What ever became of the 1010?

I am curious as to what the problem was.

Rob

[EchoWars]

You mean the 1010 that was rebuilt, reveneered, and given to AK founder Kamakiri after he was forced to sell his own beloved SX-1010? That receiver made one man very happy.

[stuwee]

All you Hamilton,AKer's make Glen's day and make a Youtoob video beatin' the crap out of somebody(sshh! He dosen't know what the jerk looks like) you might need echowars great talent on a piece of gear, maybe get a discount for the laugh!

[Robisme]

You mean the 1010 that was rebuilt, reveneered, and given to AK founder Kamakiri after he was forced to sell his own beloved SX-1010? That receiver made one man very happy.

Good to hear that.

Rob