[Amps] emtron dx-1??? for a couple hundred bucks?

[Paul Whatton]

This had very many of the characteristics of a fake or hi-jacked ebay 
auction:

* Zero feedback, or as in this case feedback that appears to have been 
made up by satisfied "buyers" with no track record themselves.

* No Paypal accepted

* The item appeared twice- as did the seller's other offerings which 
were mainly high-value HiFi items. See 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EMTRON-DX-1d-HF-Linear-Amplifier-160m-10m-9-bands_W0QQitemZ9527472074QQcategoryZ63650QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EMTRON-DX-1d-HF-Linear-Amplifier-160m-10m-9-bands_W0QQitemZ9527471286QQcategoryZ63650QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

* A callsign ID that made no sense

* Listed as "NEW" but description says it is 2 years old

* Photos date stamped 01/01/2005

* Listed in "Dolls House Miniatures"

I wouldn't be at all surprised if a real auction for this Emtron had not 
taken place in the last few months and these were not the very same 
pictures and description pasted in.  It may even be that the seller ID 
has been hi-jacked, I've seen it before.

Nothing wrong with ebay though, just keep your wits about you. I have a 
152 all +ve feedback rating so use it quite a bit. But you'd have had to 
be crazy to have bid on this auction with all the problems in the 
description.

Actually the ONLY time I have been ripped off with ham gear was not in 
ebay, but as a result of a message in this very group when dishonest  
RONALD D BERGANTZEL,  KA0RYT took my money but never sent me the goods.

73 Paul G4DCV

Jim Kearman wrote:
> From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at verizon.net>
>   
>> I don't know if any has e-mailed the buyer or not, but I did and explained what 
>> is going on. It's not right for us not to let the buyer know if we know this is 
>> happening, I don't think. 
>>     
>
> Yeah, Will, but the buyer's a CBer. Look at what else he's bought lately. He probably thinks he died and went to heaven, getting the amp so cheap. 
>
> But if you're so inclined, the time to warn 'em is before the auction ends, so they can withdraw their bid. The gavel done dropped on this one, right on that CBer's head. Being hollow, and thus undamped, what frequency you suppose it resonates at? :)
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, KR1S
> http://kr1s.kearman.com/
>
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