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I honestly don’t think this guy is selling anything. I’ve tried all ways to contact him and he won’t send pictures or prices.
People on here who know me no I am a no nonsense, pay instantly buyer. I give up!

columbia1spring wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:44 pm I honestly don’t think this guy is selling anything. I’ve tried all ways to contact him and he won’t send pictures or prices.
People on here who know me no I am a no nonsense, pay instantly buyer. I give up!

I don't know why you're running into communications issues, but for what it's worth I'm buying a machine from him, and he was very good about providing photos and even YouTube videos. His communications were not necessarily always instantaneous, but they were certainly prompt, too.

I have had similar no reply issues….Did you receive my message?

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I honestly don’t think this guy is selling anything. I’ve tried all ways to contact him and he won’t send pictures or prices.
People on here who know me no I am a no nonsense, pay instantly buyer. I give up!
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I don't know why you're running into communications issues, but for what it's worth I'm buying a machine from him, and he was very good about providing photos and even YouTube videos. His communications were not necessarily always instantaneous, but they were certainly prompt, too.
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This “seller” sent me a picture from a famous Phonograph Book we all know and said this is for sale! He refuses to actually take a real picture of a real phonograph! What an ass!

drh wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:17 pm

columbia1spring wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:44 pm I honestly don’t think this guy is selling anything. I’ve tried all ways to contact him and he won’t send pictures or prices.
People on here who know me no I am a no nonsense, pay instantly buyer. I give up!

I don't know why you're running into communications issues, but for what it's worth I'm buying a machine from him, and he was very good about providing photos and even YouTube videos. His communications were not necessarily always instantaneous, but they were certainly prompt, too.

PM sent to you.

Point of clarification:
I'm not a professional phonograph restorer/merchant or jobber or whatever the term is. I'm someone who needs money for my mortgage or the collection has to be put in a storage facility.

Sorry if I delay replies after posting that I have numerous external horn phonographs to sell. Heck, I could have every one's holy grail machine.

But then I get messages like this:

history:
Re: Photos for sale
Sent: Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:44 pm
by xxxxxxx


Leave me alone!
Your waisting my time,
Who sends a picture of a book?
I don’t think you have anything to sell.
Again,
Leave me alone


For people who need to see that I have quite a collection but were hesitant to specify individual machines, I included some of my workspaces with mostly unfinished projects.


Here's my brackets and tonearms.


I needed to take a moment to complete the sale of my Vic 6 and answer the relevant questions about a machine costing thousands which happens to have a bevel drive motor in its nickel plated mount so my buyer feels confident in the audio quality of the investment.


https://youtu.be/PnQHzbIBajE?si=oDegnxJQKDiYr40L


I also have to pair cabinets with the motors I'm tuning up, I don't have a show floor where everything's ready to go.

And I sent this guy a book Pic because didn't have a horn on the machine he might have wanted. Some might even recall that machine I posted last week asking for it's nickname (it had milkbone dog treats next to it) I was asking about that particular model of German phonograph. (in the pics below atop my vv xvi)

It seems to me that the best pics are from people's well arranged and displayed phonos.
I'm not going to post a phonograph for sale with milkbones in the picture.

And here's the aretino and Yankee princes that I was double checking before listing them for this individual... And here's More of my projects and displays.(not ready for sale)

Yes that's a class M Edison I'm not selling yet.

I don't interact on here to get my level up precisely because of this type of occasional rudeness.

I understand we have passion for the collecting and every moment waiting for a reply or for our next machine to come in the mail is worse than Christmas morning when we were kids. But please, use a little charity when you're inclined to think the worst of someone.

I've been in working with Dave and find him to be responsive and happy to share photos and go that extra mile to get what I need. If communication is slow (we can all be slow to respond sometimes), I suspect it's because he is dealing with multiple pms and are working with many potential buyers. Give the guy a chance. It's a major decision to let go of a collection.

Update, my package arrived today - really fast shipping.

cleveland1996 wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:56 pm I have had similar no reply issues….Did you receive my message?

Thanks

Fyi
I never received a PM FROM you. What were you looking for?

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This “seller” sent me a picture from a famous Phonograph Book we all know and said this is for sale! He refuses to actually take a real picture of a real phonograph! What an ass!
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I'm embarrassed for you. I feel terrible there's no children's subforum where your temper tantrums would be more appropriate.

Email sent

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