amp I bought 3 days ago not powering on - electrical engineer advice wanted

The tech wouldn’t lie. Would he??

@rocray , 😄

Well, unless it’s coming from Mordor in Middle Earth, it should have arrived a week ago. A quick look up on line and I found one for $16 in New York, and if my geography is correct, that’s a tad closer than Middle Earth. Could be coming by Orc, I suppose...

The tech wouldn’t lie. Would he?

The ironic tragedy of audio repair is that it has to be lived forward, but it only makes sense looking back.

Some sellers indicate “no pets or smoking”.

@devinplombier …but if the gear itself smells like an ashtray and stinks up your house.

It can be very, very challenging to get the smoke smell out; even more so if a thoughtful seller doused the thing in Febreze, leaving you to deal with the revolting Febreze stench, which is even harder to get out than smoke.

Exactly. My household has non-smokers, so anything that reeks with smoke smell is a definite no-go.  

If not indicated, I would ask if from a smoke free environment.

ok @thecarpathian 

so he ordered it from ebay and it hasn't arrived.

However, he is lying, according to you. What is his end game. What is he benefitting from lying?