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I bought another Class D amp and didn't get what I paid for!

A little while back I went on a pleasant drive to purchase a Wyred 4 Sound Class D (ST500) amp rated at 250 watts per channel. When I arrived, I immediately noticed he lived in a small but very nice home on a lake. Anyway he demonstrated that the amp worked fine and I then decided to purchase.
He pulled the amp out and we tried to fit it in its original carton but strangely it wouldn't fit properly. Got it home, plugged it in my second room, sounded pretty good but very powerful. Anyway I decided to try a different set of interconnects on it and that's when I noticed it was the more expensive ST 1000 ( 500 watts per channel), both amps looked identical from the front. But being honest, I call him back and told him you gave me the more expensive ST 1000. This is what he said, Paul I wouldn't of noticed for three months that this occurred and you could of easily kept it with no problems. But since you called me back the same day, we can now make arrangements to exchange it and we did. For a brief moment I thought I could of kept the more expensive amp if I kept my mouth shut but then I quickly realized I did the right thing.

Anyone else have any interesting stories to tell in regards to purchases?
phd
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jjss49
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@phd 

@big_greg 

since there was confusion between two w4s amps, i wondered if it was ej sarmento (of w4s) himself you were dealing with!

even better news if it was big greg!  

hey phd, so is greg big?  LMAO ....!!!!!!!!
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snackeyp
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My best friend's father had a pair of vintage Tannoy speakers that I always coveted since I was a teenager.  When I met him recently at a party I asked him if he still had them.  He told me he did and would I like to have them?  In the end, I couldn't accept them as a gift, so I gave him $300 for them.  He didn't need the money but the speakers are worth close to $3K and I just couldn't have a clear conscience taking them for free.  He later texted me telling me he now realized they are worth quite a lot, but he was so glad I got them from him because he was stressed out about what to do with them (he is almost 90 years old now so getting rid of things is a priority).  Despite the potential to flip them for a profit I feel too much attachment to them because of where I got them.  They will remain with me for a long time. 
phd OP
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snakeyp, a plus one for you, Speakers are hard to pack & ship unless you have the original cartons. It more likely then anything else that shipping speakers do result in shipping claims and negative feedback so it is good that you were able to help this older gentleman out by taking them.off his hands. Again by giving him $300.00 anyway says a lot about your good character!
ebm
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If the dude cant tell the difference he is not to sharp.
big_greg
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Yes, that was me Paul.

ebm, that's too sharp. 
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