Deals Gone Bad

I’ve only been caught in a scam through HiFi Shark. Lost $2kUSD. Lesson learned. I’ve bought and sold here and on eBay before it became too expensive. Past reviews are an important guide, and separating fictional from real reviews is important. It’s a Wild West. Yet I’ve bought safely from Europe, (UK, Estonia), USA, Japan, among others and shipped to/from the Middle East. FedEx is a scam. Offer insurance. Refuse claims immediately.

I've been fortunate.  Haven't had any audio purchases go bad.  

I bought a used conrad-johnson Premier 17LS2 on ebay.  It developed an issue in one channel. I worked with the seller trying different tubes etc and it didn't go away. They let me return it after having it several weeks.  

I've bought Mullard tubes from the UK.  Got a few noisy tubes and the seller refunded my money. 

Done a little via eBay, only one glitch easily cured with a call.

Look for 'time on', # of sales, relative +/- if there's comments....

Doesn't ever hurt to CYA...👍😎

I recently purchased a pair of Yamaha HS80M Studio Monitors (according to the listing title and item description) from Reverb.com using their app for iPhone. If I had been on a computer, I would have seen that the seller's images were of Yamaha HS50M, the 5" version. The HS80M is an 8" driver. The seller used a wide angle camera lens to make them look bigger.

Fortunately, I filed a claim with Reverb’s buyer protection before the site’s 7-day (oh well, too bad for you) window had passed and thoroughly documented everything. I got a refund for the full purchase price plus a pair of 5" studio monitors that I guess will make great garage workshop speakers.

Sorry to hear this Will. I am happy with my purchase of the SET 45 amp from you some years back. Excellent work!