gdmoore28
Super Member
I love them, don't you?
You know the ones I'm writing about: "For Sale: Monster Receiver In Beautiful Condition. Lights Up, But Not Tested Further." Uh, huh.
The one that got my attention this time was a large - but not "monster"- Pioneer receiver with exactly that description. In lots of these type of ads, the seller will claim not to have the necessary equipment to test the gear, or will claim not to know how to test it. In this case, it was simply, lights up, not tested further.
So, curious about this claim, I did a search of other items for sale, along with past sales. Seems the seller sells quite a bit of hifi gear. In fact, he has several other receivers, speakers, turntables and other gear for sale. But, he has an excellent sales satisfaction record. Why would an honest somebody who obviously knows at least a little about audio gear go no further than just lighting this receiver up?
The pictures, I think, reveal the truth in this case. The seller did plug it up, and it did light up. But he tested it no further because it would produce no sound through the speakers he had hooked up. Why do I think this is the case? Because the picture of the rear of the receiver clearly shows that the jumper pins between the pre-outs and power amp-ins are missing. So, the seller with a record for honesty decides to stay honest by telling most of the truth - the receiver lit up, but he tested it no further. Honest so far. But, he sinned by omitting that the receiver failed to produce sound.
That's just one of my haggles with sellers. So, what are yours?
GeeDeeEmm
You know the ones I'm writing about: "For Sale: Monster Receiver In Beautiful Condition. Lights Up, But Not Tested Further." Uh, huh.
The one that got my attention this time was a large - but not "monster"- Pioneer receiver with exactly that description. In lots of these type of ads, the seller will claim not to have the necessary equipment to test the gear, or will claim not to know how to test it. In this case, it was simply, lights up, not tested further.
So, curious about this claim, I did a search of other items for sale, along with past sales. Seems the seller sells quite a bit of hifi gear. In fact, he has several other receivers, speakers, turntables and other gear for sale. But, he has an excellent sales satisfaction record. Why would an honest somebody who obviously knows at least a little about audio gear go no further than just lighting this receiver up?
The pictures, I think, reveal the truth in this case. The seller did plug it up, and it did light up. But he tested it no further because it would produce no sound through the speakers he had hooked up. Why do I think this is the case? Because the picture of the rear of the receiver clearly shows that the jumper pins between the pre-outs and power amp-ins are missing. So, the seller with a record for honesty decides to stay honest by telling most of the truth - the receiver lit up, but he tested it no further. Honest so far. But, he sinned by omitting that the receiver failed to produce sound.
That's just one of my haggles with sellers. So, what are yours?
GeeDeeEmm