An experience I had with a seller.


A seller of pre-owned audio gear on another site who is advertising some original Audio Alchemy products, indicated in the description "these were from the guys at Schitt". Here is the story. I emailed him indicating, in a very friendly manner, that the Schitt guys were not part of the AA company, then, nor are now. Just friendly fyi info I thought I would share with the seller and was actually surprised by his misinformation. He was quite nasty to me with his response, letting me know he was right. I had respected this seller for years of his success with his sales numbers, with 100% positive feedback. I am bothered by his response, and his lack of information. Why is this bothering me? MrD.

mrdecibel

One of the few benefits of getting older is that I was there in previous periods of audio history. Thus, I can honestly correct or confirm history- yes, the Ampzilla was originally marketed as a kit, for example. Or that Dahlquist DQ10 speakers were not originally mirror imaged with the drivers. 

The sellers response indicated that he had no interest in being honest with customers, and that is disturbing 
 

what was sellers response? Have you seen the entire correspondence to draw this conclusion?

I had people with zero intent to buy reach out to me on USAM to tell me they didn’t like the price I set for the item. They were, as a rule, members with no feedback or very little feedback buying and selling low fi AVR type items under $1000. My listing was for Pass Labs amps and preamps, high end Nordost cables.
My response was - make me an offer and we can talk. But if you are just price policing, go bother someone else.
Don’t be a busybody. And you won’t have to come here looking for sympathy 

I differ. OP sought to help a seller clarify or correct a misstatement of facts in a listing. This is a practice encouraged by some listing sites. Asking price is not the issue here

@dayglow miss Charlie RIP

I do like threads like this every now n then as they provide insights on sellers to shy away from and those who might take the high road.  

@tomic601   Agreed. When I called Ayre the guy that looked up the serial number was surprisingly pleasant and helpful. Not sure if Ayre is still that customer orientated.