This guy must be on DRUGSSS!
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hdrl1935
Active Member
Urizen said:I bought this from him for less than a bill. Great transaction, and a beautiful, fine-sounding receiver. Youngin'sDad owns it now.
His writing style has changed.:scratch2:
Wow........what is that? I've never seen one of those! I only thought they made the black faced stuff for the -50 and -80 series. That's cool as f@*k!
-Derek
sleddogman
Super Member
Perhaps his ad is just trying to appeal to a more youthful buying market now that school is out. You have to admit that it helps to "speak the lingo"...
Southern Illinois used to be part of my territory. Spent some memorable time in Carbondale.
I understand everything.:yes:
I understand everything.:yes:
A bit more toned down on this one. Good looking receiver.
No affiliation, of course.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-PIONEER-SX...oryZ3279QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
No affiliation, of course.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-PIONEER-SX...oryZ3279QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Doctordirt
Silence is Broken
EchoWars said:
I agree, feedback is near perfect. great detailed pics ya can see it's condition cosmetically. 99 mula is a deal. He's having fun and so should you. The craziest person from shawneetown lives right next door to me. so ya'll should be safe.
markus said:
My thoughts as well... I want some of that southern Illinois brand...
dark matter
Active Member
Sent him an e-mail:
Dear Dr. Jive,
Your attempt at informal lobotomy is contrived, unaesthetic and tedious. Unless your post was done under duress - at the point of a vintage gun, or unless you are righteously experimenting with out-of-town tryouts for new identities Vis a Vie the eshmay road show, I would suggest an immediate disclaimer in your listing to recover your credibility and mojo.
Dear Dr. Jive,
Your attempt at informal lobotomy is contrived, unaesthetic and tedious. Unless your post was done under duress - at the point of a vintage gun, or unless you are righteously experimenting with out-of-town tryouts for new identities Vis a Vie the eshmay road show, I would suggest an immediate disclaimer in your listing to recover your credibility and mojo.
shocley
Well-Known Member
Since he's an AK member, he's probably reading this thread. So, my message to him is: drop the stream of consciousness writing style! It makes my eyes glaze over. It's sabotaging the sales effort.
For example, take the SX-828 he's selling. He goes on about Robin Trower, and a Stereo Review article, and I start to nod off. And that's a shame, because buried in the verbiage is the fact that he took this unit to a tech and had bias adjusted and controls cleaned. Those are the kinds of things that would sell me on the unit, and IMHO should be stated first. It tells the buyer that the seller actually knows and cares about audio equipment, and is not some dork selling a "stero" and getting the rated power from the plate on the back with power consumption info.
Of course, OTOH, if his style scares off buyers, then he's sort of a "sleeper brand" on eBay, and a good source with reasonable (though not rock-bottom) prices. So maybe he shouldn't change a thing.
For example, take the SX-828 he's selling. He goes on about Robin Trower, and a Stereo Review article, and I start to nod off. And that's a shame, because buried in the verbiage is the fact that he took this unit to a tech and had bias adjusted and controls cleaned. Those are the kinds of things that would sell me on the unit, and IMHO should be stated first. It tells the buyer that the seller actually knows and cares about audio equipment, and is not some dork selling a "stero" and getting the rated power from the plate on the back with power consumption info.
Of course, OTOH, if his style scares off buyers, then he's sort of a "sleeper brand" on eBay, and a good source with reasonable (though not rock-bottom) prices. So maybe he shouldn't change a thing.
jpciii
I like pizza
I seem to remember him getting banned from here a long time ago, because he kept posting links to his auctions. Also, most of his posts where like his auction desctiptions. The writing style is pretty annoying, but people buy from him... I remember he got huge money out of a set of those crappy kabuki pioneer speakers from the early 80's... there was a "OMG, look what some fool paid for a set of these crappy speakers" thread about it...
VinylHanger
Navigaret ex ironia
Must work, he sells stuff. Who cares how he gets it done, if in the end he strives to be honest and does a good job.
jpciii
I like pizza
hmmm, got into arguements with mods 3 years ago in a thread that has been edited quite a bit by a higher-up, then no more posts here after that. Not banned but not exactly a contrubuting member either. I'm pretty sure there was another public scolding of the guy for posting links to his auctions all the time... maybe that one was deleted...
Look at this way, he has good FB, so you likely won't get stiffed. However, his descriptions tend to put people off, so might just get a great deal.:scratch2:
I bought my first Sansui G 9000 from someone who used descriptions just like this guy does. I had the only bid for $225. Can't beat that with a stick!
I bought my first Sansui G 9000 from someone who used descriptions just like this guy does. I had the only bid for $225. Can't beat that with a stick!