Formerly known as lilasonne and 4elowek25 and galaktikafree8, this person sells 10-12 radios per week on Ebay Germany, so you would expect that he knows how to package them safely. But he doesn't. He uses shredded paper or styrofoam peanuts, allowing the radio to move inside the package. He does not brace the unit at all.

The other problem is that he neglects to describe technical flaws. I have purchased 4 boxes from him. 1 was in flawless condition, but the others had problems he failed to mention.

No matter what he is selling, he provides a very basic 2 or 3 line description. He will say things like "Good condition....Radio and tape player functional." But he will not mention minor problems. For example, maybe the tape deck runs slow, or one of the woofers needs to be refoamed, or one of the tweeters produces no sound at all, or maybe the balance is unequal between left and right. 3 of the units I purchased from him had those problems, and he never mentioned them. He feigns ignorance, or perhaps he does not think it is worth mentioning. I disagree.

It is a shame, because he lists some very unique hard-to-find units.

i find ebay germany to be the most expensive place in the world for stuff..ghetto prices are mentally expensive..

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Originally posted by Reli:
This person sells 10-12 radios per week on Ebay Germany, so you would expect that he knows how to package them safely. But he doesn't. He uses shredded paper or styrofoam peanuts, allowing the radio to move inside the package. He does not brace the unit at all.

The other problem is that he neglects to describe technical flaws. I have purchased 4 boxes from him. 1 was in flawless condition, but the others had problems he failed to mention.

No matter what he is selling, he provides a very basic 2 or 3 line description. He will say things like "Good condition....Radio and tape player functional." But he will not mention minor problems. For example, maybe the tape deck runs slow, or one of the woofers needs to be refoamed, or one of the tweeters produces no sound at all, or maybe the balance is unequal between left and right. 3 of the units I purchased from him had those problems, and he never mentioned them. He feigns ignorance, or perhaps he does not think it is worth mentioning. I disagree.

It is a shame, because he lists some very unique hard-to-find units.

i would never buy of someone that only provides a basic 2 or 3 liner, surely after your 2nd purchase you would of known better

I was willing to take the risk because they were pretty rare boxes.

fairplay, atleast you know now, there,s nothing worse than getting a box from somebody that,s been described as new only to find it,s far from it.
it,s happened to me once or twice and now im very cautious

He has 10-12 radios on Ebay every week, so my guess is he simply doesn't take the time to inspect them thoroughly. He has over 99% good feeback in all 3 of the accounts he's used, so most people do seem to like him. But, I'm not going to take the risk anymore. I don't feel I should be expected to ask 20 questions about every possible flaw a box might have. He doesn't answer every question anyway.

nuff said, by the way reli cool vu on your avvy mate, is it taken of a box??

Not really a box
My Marantz 5220

cool, there the nicest needle vu,s iv,e ever seen

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Originally posted by Reli:
.....and now he is using a new seller name, galaktikafree8

And now he created a third one....... andromedagalaxy224

Wonder why

there,s not much difference between the 2 names, he could of chose something a bit different to make it less obvious

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Originally posted by LAV LOO:
there,s not much difference between the 2 names, he could of chose something a bit different to make it less obvious

Well, he did also change his background, to blue velvet instead of a hardwood floor

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Originally posted by Ghettoman:
i find ebay germany to be the most expensive place in the world for stuff..ghetto prices are mentally expensive..

But if you compare the ending value of a box sold in Germany, to the same model of box sold in the US........ the US is usually higher.

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Originally posted by Reli:

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Originally posted by LAV LOO:
there,s not much difference between the 2 names, he could of chose something a bit different to make it less obvious

Well, he did also change his background, to blue velvet instead of a hardwood floor

And now he is metafizika8, gee I wonder why he is changing names again? http://shop.ebay.de/metafizika8/m.html

strange choice of names too, seems a very dodgy seller

I've seen a lot of stereos from him too. A lot of good looking units. I have found no problems with German sellers who are willing to ship to the UK, though I have not bought from him but have been wary of him from his descriptions.

I have got some bargains from ebay Germany too and I find it to be cheaper than the UK. You can see m70's going for just over 100 quid and shipping is not that expensive either at around 20-25 quid. You can also buy a cheaper J-1 than the recent one bought on eBay UK including shipping from Germany.

No matter where you buy from in the world on eBay, its always a punt.

And now he calls himself 8yiqing8

http://shop.ebay.de/8yiqing8/m.html

That makes 6 different names in 2.5 years......LOL

And now he is mexikokaktus44.

And now he is orchideeblume77.  I don't get it......Does this guy create a new account every time he gets a negative?  (I have no idea if that's what happened, but I can only speculate).