I bought my first Krell amps from these guys out of Stereophle back before eBay and the internet.
Marantz Esotec SM-1000 amp. Fraud ALert Ebay
An Ebay auction I was watching is a little sketchy for a 30 year old amp still sealed in box ?
A Marantz Esotec SM-1000 amp. Hey it's possible to have a sealed amp for 30 years , isn't it.
High Bid was at around $1500 for the last several days. So I had inquired a few questions showing interest to the seller and received no answer. I offered to buy at $1800 and he e-mailed me back and accepted my offer it.
I wake up this morning and the bid is just about at $4K.
Plus they changed and kept all the bidders private. I e-mailed and wanted an explanation and no response.
Something smells Bad on EBAY. I made a motto to stay away from buying anything on EBAY. Between this situation and the $50K for used B&W speakers on EBAY. I see EBAY attracts a lot of scam artists.
Here is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Marantz-Sm-1000-ESOTEC-Power-Amplifier-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ5872386439QQcategoryZ71547QQcmdZViewItem
A Marantz Esotec SM-1000 amp. Hey it's possible to have a sealed amp for 30 years , isn't it.
High Bid was at around $1500 for the last several days. So I had inquired a few questions showing interest to the seller and received no answer. I offered to buy at $1800 and he e-mailed me back and accepted my offer it.
I wake up this morning and the bid is just about at $4K.
Plus they changed and kept all the bidders private. I e-mailed and wanted an explanation and no response.
Something smells Bad on EBAY. I made a motto to stay away from buying anything on EBAY. Between this situation and the $50K for used B&W speakers on EBAY. I see EBAY attracts a lot of scam artists.
Here is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Marantz-Sm-1000-ESOTEC-Power-Amplifier-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ5872386439QQcategoryZ71547QQcmdZViewItem