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Wigwam, seems a bit harsh. Sometimes we all are lured in by such good deals and assuming (sometimes incorrectly) that all people have integrity we may not get what what we would in an honorable society.
It's too bad these days that we do need to investiagte everyone we do business with to make sure we aren't being fleeced.
I guess I got what I deserved.?.?
Let me draw in my horns a bit and apologize. You're right.
My background in this kind of Brooklyn scam is in photography. There are a number of camera 'dealers' in Brooklyn that are notoriously bad ripoffs. Same kind of scam it looks like this guy was running. I used to frequent a photography forum and it seemed like every other day, someone was posting some way-too-good-to-be-true deal that they found online from one of these ripoff artists, and wanted to know if it was for real. We referred them to places like www.resellerratings.com, where they could check for themselves.
Almost invariably, they'd dither and debate back and forth over whether or not it was 'really' a ripoff, but quite often, the lure of the cheap prices would cause them to say something like "Well, maybe I'll just take a chance and see how it goes. How bad could it be?" Well, they'd get burned. And they'd come crying back, whining and bellyaching about how could someone do this to them. Uh, yeah. Your greed overcame your common sense, is how. We told you. Duh.
The thing is, when you deal with a known ripoff artist, you're not 'taking a chance'. Buying a lottery ticket is taking a chance. When you deal with a ripoff artist, you get ripped off. Period. That's how the story ends.
Some people got good deals? Maybe. And maybe they're paid shills or just sock-puppets of the actual ripoff artist himself. Ever think of that?
Is it foolish to trust? Yes, you bet it is, if real money is on the table and the seller is on the interwebs. And if it seems too good to be true, it is. Very nearly without exception.
MSS HiFi?
http://www.bbb.org/NYC/Business-Reviews/home-theater/mss-hifi-in-new-york-ny-125312/
I do apologize for being harsh. But this kind of thing (above) just makes me feel bad about consumers in general. Sometimes it seems you can't stop people from throwing their money away. They're just bound and determined to get ripped off. It's discouraging!
I'm sorry you got stung, I truly am. Please do your research in the future and try to avoid such things.
Wigwam, having a background in photography myself, the crooked Brooklyn camera shops were the first things I thought of.
I didn't know there were similar "dealers" in the audio field.
I must have been one of the lucky ones as the unit I got was refurbished but turned out to an outstanding piece of gear that was a good deal. It seems as though I may have been one of the lucky ones.
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