[SEDXC] [Fwd: Radio Mart]

[k4lms at bellsouth.net]

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> From: <k4lms at bellsouth.net>
> Date: 2007/02/19 Mon PM 12:02:58 EST
> To: <k4lms at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Radio Mart
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> BUY-SELL-TRADE PROBLEMS
>        Radio-Mart -     17-02-07      [Msgid=1160445]
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>       For those of you considering purchasing from Radio-Mart on EBAY I suggest you either
>       go to Google or these links http://www.eham.net/forums/CompanyReviews/2227, http://www.eham.net/forums/CompanyReviews/2713, http://www.new--horizons.com before proceeding. Also if you are considering bidding on and item do an advanced search on EBAY for items purchased by gottahaveit1995, which is the buying arm for Radio-Mart, to see if it was in fact purchased right off of EBAY.  If that is the case you normally will see some discrepancies between the descriptions of the seller's auction who sold an item to gottahaveit1995 and the one by Radio-Mart when he re listed it. 
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>       His auctions are private so this is a heads up there could be problems in doing business with him.
>       The reason he probably took this appoarch was buyers that had been burned were communicating with each other and were also warning active bidders to proceed with caution.
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>       He cleverly takes his pictures to hide defects. He makes a statement that he can provide higher resolution pictures if requested and then does not provide them. When the unit arrives
>       and is inspected and problems are noted he will place the blame on the shipper and tell you
>       to file a claim. A number of persons having had this happen an were advised to look at purchases made by gottahavit1995.  They found the same items with the very same defects pointed out in the description by the seller to Radio-Mart. Also there have been a numerous reported instances where the item received was not the one pictured in the auction.
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>       Also be advised if you give him a deserved negative he has a track record of 100% retaliation.
>       Since he has so many feedbacks it hardly impacts him statistically in comparison to the person that gives it to him since most of his buyers have a small number of feedbacks, so they really can get hurt on their statistics.  He knows this and banks on buyers that have had a problem with him not giving any him any feedback rather than receiving a negative from him.
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>       There seem to be a much higher number of bids when he re lists and item compared to when he purchased it off of EBAY. An example was the case with a 312B-5 which had 7 bids when he purchased it under gottahaveit1995 and when he re listed it 2 weeks later under Radio-Mart there were 29 bids. It has been noted that some items have been re listed within a few days after they have closed out with not enough passage of time for the item to have been shipped, refused and returned. You can draw your own conclusions on these scenarios keeping in mind his auctions are private which will mask certain activities.
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>       He overcharges in most instances on the shipping to increase his profit margin.  If he agrees
>       to take an item back the buyer pays shipping both ways and often times is charged a restocking fee, so many just keep the item rather then take the hit. If he gets the item back you will usually
>       see it re listed with the identical description.
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>       On his new in the box current production equipment the buyer often finds out after checking the serial number with the manufacturer that it is actually new old stock and well outside of the warranty period. If he takes it back he will put it right back up and never mention it is out of warranty and has been sitting around for a few years.
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>       He claims to have sold 3500 pieces of Collins gear which represents 73% of this his 4796 feedbacks.  This is extremely questionable because if you look at his past auctions you will see the vast majority of what he sells is not Collins.
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>       If you are listing an item on EBAY you should consider putting gottahaveit1995 on your blocked bidder list so your item is hopefully sold to a user, not a re seller.
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>       Date=17-02-07    [Msgid=1160445] 
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