[Jukebox-list] Jukebox guide to being ripped off [was: Our friends in the UK]

[Britt Abbott]

So Steve, did you bid on the Guide? Sounds like it's worth the 1p pretty much says it all...
Britt

>From: Steve Wahl <steve at pro-ns.net>
>Date: 2007/05/18 Fri AM 09:21:35 CDT
>To: Jukebox mailing list <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
>Subject: [Jukebox-list] Jukebox guide to being ripped off [was: Our friends	in the UK]

>On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 09:00:33PM +1000, Graeme Harvey wrote:
>> This was posted on the British Jukebox Forum by one of our friends in the UK.
>> Check out eBay item number 230130513968.
>
>Personally, I think this is good enough to warrant posting here, if
>for no other reasons than it ends up in the archives.  The seller was
>splurtdurdle, item location listed as Sheffield, Yorkshire, United
>Kingdom.  Probably should get a real name to attribute this to, but
>I'm to lazy.  I'm probably also violating his copyright...  But
>anyway, here it is, with a small amount of re-formatting:
>
>------------------------------ Cut Here ------------------------------
>
>Jukebox Guide To Being Ripped Off Wurlitzer Seeburg
>
>Description:
>
>Buy this complete guide to being ripped off buying jukeboxes on
>Ebay...and only for 1p.
>
>(A complete extract of the ENTIRE manuscript is shown below as an
>example.....
>
>:)
>
>Want a jukebox? Want to be totally scammed and never see your money
>again? Then this is the guide for you!
>
>Many people are worried that they might accidentally buy a scam
>rip-off jukebox on Ebay and find that it is actually a bargain
>collectable working machine at a very reasonable price. This guide
>will save you from making that mistake and ensure that you get
>Completely Ripped Off and never see your money again.
>
>Things to look for when buying a really good scam jukebox are very
>simple so you needn't worry about technical jargon. To spot a really
>good Rip Off Jukebox you only need to look for the following.
>
>1) Is the jukebox being sold at £5000 pounds below its actual value?
>   (eg a Wurlitzer 1015 for £1000 etc)
>
>2) Does the seller have zero feedback and no transaction history? (Not
>   entirely reliable but a useful pointer to a good rip-off)
>
>3) Can you arrange to go and see the jukebox. (a simple email to the
>   seller will confirm this.) If the seller is happy for you to
>   inspect the jukebox then I would be very suspicious as this may be
>   a Genuine Sale and could result in you Not being ripped off! This
>   is the BEST and most reliable indication of a good quality Rip-off
>   jukebox.
>
>4) Is the owner of the jukebox abroad for the duration of the auction
>   and therefore not able to show you the jukebox as it is already
>   crated up and ready to post? (This is a very good sign because you
>   are almost certainly going to be ripped off).
>
>5) Does the description not match the machine? e.g. a 50 selection
>   1015? A V200 that plays CDs? If you are serious about being a
>   victim of fraud then you need to do your homework or you may
>   accidentally buy a good machine.
>
> Grab a bargain!
>
>If you bid on this item then the whole manuscript listed above will be
>emailed as an attachment WITH NO POSTAGE COSTS!.
>
>Happy bidding!
>
>On 13-May-07 at 20:17:31 BST, seller added the following information:
>
>Just to clarify.......The complete manuscript is what you have just
>read above!   That's IT.  That's ALL of it.  That's the ENTIRE
>manuscript. It's a helpful warning for the unwary, as it were.  But
>hey, if you want to bid on it that's up to you.
>
> 
>------------------------------ Cut Here ------------------------------
>
>If this group had a FAQ, I'd think that would belong in it!
>
>--> Steve
>
>-- 
>Steve Wahl    steve at pro-ns.net
>
>Nothing says "unprofessional job" like wrinkles in your duct tape.
>   -- Enigma Man (SlashDot)
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