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Exact same thing happened to me with these two individuals yesterday with regard to an Edison Fireside:

- Contacted by Steven055 and provded with Jacob's email address. He said, "The last time I purchased parts from Mr Jacob
He mentioned he had a Edison Fireside for sale. Hit him up [email protected] he might still have what you looking for.
Cheers Mate and stay safe"
- I contacted Jacob and got the following response, "Where are you located?"
- I told him Europe but said I'd be coming to the Midwest show and the response was, "Nice! I’m in PA What’s your budget for this ?"
- I said it depends on the configuration of the machine, horn equipment (or not) and so on. I asked him to set a price. Response was, "$800 shipped"
- Again I asked about configuration and for some good quality pics. Response was one grainy pic with no text, (pic below).
- At this point I just said it's not what I was looking for, wanted to end the discussion. The response was, "What type are you looking for?"
- I explained in quite some detail it needs to be exceptionally nice, unusually good condition. Never heard back.

Here is a P.M. I received:

The last time I purchased parts from Mr Jacob
He mentioned he had a ERJ Longthroat Exhibition Reproducer for sale. Hit him up [email protected] he might still have what you looking for.
Cheers Mate and stay safe

Who is steven055, who is Mr Jacob, never heard of them? Sounds like a total scam!

Valecnik wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 11:09 am I explained in quite some detail it needs to be exceptionally nice, unusually good condition. Never heard back.

He's still looking for pictures online.

I'm really glad this thread popped to the top. I recently advertised hoping to find a Victor IV ID tag and received a PM from Steven055 saying that Jacob had such a tag. I asked for a photo in an effort to avoid the confusion between a Victor IV and Victrola IV. There was no communication since asking for a photo. Thank you George and other TMF members.

Jerry B.

hexaphone wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 11:03 am Here is the pm I received:

The last time I purchased parts from Mr Jacob
He mentioned he had a Vic II for sale. Hit him up [email protected] he might still have what you looking for.
Cheers Mate and stay safe

Who the heck is Mr Jacob was my first thought. "Cheers Mates"........

Ron Brink

The PM I received from member “steven055” was worded EXACTLY the same except for the item.

As for “Jacob Wright,” apparently at least a couple of us have his email address, for whatever good that does…

George P.

Sounds eerily familiar. Remember this thread from last October? Same concept, different user names and email addresses. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=50897

Andreas

I got a PM from a "Steven Cross" in answer to a wanted ad I placed on a Model T Ford forum. Wording was all very similar to the scam attempts here. What a bunch of turds!

Yes, these people tried to sell me a blue flower horn I was looking for. I have seen this scam before so I didn’t bite. Usually the scammer is a new forum member, so no history or references. He has only been a member since April 2022.

alang wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 1:07 pm Sounds eerily familiar. Remember this thread from last October? Same concept, different user names and email addresses. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=50897

Andreas

Dang, I guess he got somebody here if he is back.

I got an email from him in reply to items I wanted to buy. I saw he was a new member and just deleted his email.
Sounded way to fishy to even give it any consideration.