I just scored a pair of Mcintosh MC1201's and a MC 2300 preamp

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2014
    Did you find another job?
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Did you find another job?

    No, just enjoying the unshackled break and listening to music and watching tv.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2014
    Sounds good to me. :smile:
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    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Sounds good to me. :smile:

    I have to admit that it is pretty awesome getting up in the afternoon, putting on a pot of coffee and listening to music while I read audio related articles.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    I have to admit that it is pretty awesome getting up in the afternoon, putting on a pot of coffee and listening to music while I read audio related articles.
    I am extremely jealous.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    Nightfall wrote: »
    I am extremely jealous.

    Well its a bitter sweet type of deal, sweet right now but if I keep on like this then my wife will get pissed.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Well its a bitter sweet type of deal, sweet right now but if I keep on like this then my wife will get pissed.
    Ditch the wife. Problem solved. :wink:

    Disclaimer: I'm joking.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Ditch the wife. Problem solved. :wink:

    Disclaimer: I'm joking.

    You might be onto something there, she went to her parents ranch to stay and I never went with so she took my Porsche keys!!
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Well its a bitter sweet type of deal, sweet right now but if I keep on like this then my wife will get pissed.

    That just sounds lazy/irresponsible. Bragging that you can be lazy all day because you lost your job (which you made a huge deal about) is just conceited.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,204
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    who in their right mind would make something up and start a thread about buying something that they never did?

    Someone who enjoys watching people respond to the tune of 3+ pages to every thread he starts???

    I think its harmless and actually a pretty good bit. I do think I'm beginning to be more entertained by those who take you seriously and offer "real" responses and less entertained by your "problems."
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    PSOVLSK wrote: »
    Someone who enjoys watching people respond to the tune of 3+ pages to every thread he starts???

    I think its harmless and actually a pretty good bit. I do think I'm beginning to be more entertained by those who take you seriously and offer "real" responses and less entertained by your "problems."

    So your point is I made this up? Anyone who believes me amuses you? Got it! Enjoy the rest of your night almighty one.
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited August 2014
    To be fair, pfb bought a Krell amp from me before and seemed to be a sincere guy ....
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    brianle wrote: »
    To be fair, pfb bought a Krell amp from me before and seemed to be a sincere guy ....

    Thanks !! I am putting that krell up against the Theta dreadnought when it arrives. I have bought many items from members of cp all without a hitch and also sold a bunch of stuff. Every once in a while though something does not go according to plan and I get that feeling from this seller I m doing business with right now.

    If your send some one thousands of dollars there should be no lag in communication.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    who in their right mind would make something up and start a thread about buying something that they never did?

    Everything you have demonstrated here on this board indicates to all of us that you are not of sound mind or judgment.. The real question is who in their right mind would ever believe the boy that constantly cries wolf?
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Everything you have demonstrated here on this board indicates to all of us that you are not of sound mind or judgment.. The real question is who in their right mind would ever believe the boy that constantly cries wolf?

    Could you give me some examples of this?
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Could you give me some examples of this?

    Go to advanced search. Where it asks for user name, type 'polkfarmboy', and select 'Find latest posts by user', then hit the 'Search Now' button.
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited August 2014
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,204
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    So your point is I made this up? Anyone who believes me amuses you? Got it! Enjoy the rest of your night almighty one.

    Not sure me thinking this is all a bit makes me "almighty one," but whatever.

    If PFB is an internet persona, it's kind of funny and actually very creative and unique.

    If PFB is true, it's just sad.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    This seems like a more genuine comment unlike the others and to that I will answer.

    Well the seller does not have any feedback but I thought no big deal since using paypal. I then checked the paypal transaction and he is a non us verified customer so I called paypal and they said its legit, the seller has had a few usa transactions. Now the guy aint responding despit saying they would be out the next day after the order. Then I ask him last night what the deal is. I get this message saying "keep in touch" Nothing else about my concerns? I just got a weird feeling so I decided to google image search the lising and found many shady looking personal ads and listings with the same image from as far back as april etc.

    The preamp was about 1k under market value and the the mono blocks were between 2 and 3k under market value. Should I be worried now about this?

    How can some one scam you with paypal?

    Am I being silly and impatient?

    Why do people think they look cool in a fedora?

    Your being silly and stupid....you want honest responses right ?

    No feed back and your sending some dude thousands, presumably overseas yet ? Little to no communication from the guy and your asking us if you should be concerned ? What do you think ? You assume just because your using Paypal, you can't get scammed ?

    Your unemployed spending thousands on gear and your wife takes off to her parents ranch....any red flags going off in your head yet ? Seriously....if what you say is true, you need to check yourself and prioritize your life while injecting some common sense business practices.

    You want honest responses, that's about as honest as I can get. Your probably a nice guy too PFB, so try not to take my comments too personally, but the things you share for the world to see and comment on will come back to bite you in the arse. You project yourself as a na
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  • ROHfan
    ROHfan Posts: 1,014
    edited August 2014
    Aaaaaand tonyb takes the bait!! :) Naaaah, I'm sure pfb is a great guy.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited August 2014
    I don't know why but every time I happened to drop by at CP, I found a nice thread from Polk Farm boy with some nice gear purchases.

    How's the Porscheeeee, PFB? I am not knocking but curious. Honestly curious!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    I had to file a paypal claim against the thiefing F'cr. The Porsche is great, now that I dont have a job I get to go cruise on down into town for coffee with the top down in the lovely weather. I do like the occasional race off the traffic lights but I am starting to settle down with that.

    Some people take offence to me buying quality audio products it seems? Anyways here's a link to the agon listings.

    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-mcintosh-mc-1201-monoblock-power-amplifiers-2014-08-06-amplifiers-15354?show_listing=true


    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-mcintosh-c2300-full-function-preamplifer-2014-08-06-preamplifiers-15354?show_listing=true
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited August 2014
    I knew they were scams from the second they went live... next time link them here BEFORE you buy and we will sort them out for you...
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    2k for the 2300 was one hell of a deal!!
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited August 2014
    Seemed like an honest mistake. I'd never transfer that amount of money with no type of feedback from the seller and if it's over $1,000 you better believe I'll be on the phone with them making sure they are real.
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited August 2014
    If prices are too good to be true.....PayPal most likely will not be able to get your money back. Really...$5000 for a pair of 1201 monos and $2000 for a C2300 pre?
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,851
    edited August 2014
    nspindel wrote: »
    Go to advanced search. Where it asks for user name, type 'polkfarmboy', and select 'Find latest posts by user', then hit the 'Search Now' button.

    BINGO we have a winner :)
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,851
    edited August 2014
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I knew they were scams from the second they went live... next time link them here BEFORE you buy and we will sort them out for you...

    But then he wouldn't have any fun filled stories to post.......
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,851
    edited August 2014
    What is the Difference Between a Sociopath, a Compulsive, a Pathological, a Chronic, and a Habitual Liar?
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited August 2014
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    What is the Difference Between a Sociopath, a Compulsive, a Pathological, a Chronic, and a Habitual Liar?

    I'm going with either Sociopath or Habitual Liar. He's likely the person that posted the ad. I can't imagine he was a big enough moron to buy it 12 minutes after the ad went up from an unknown seller with 0 feedback.
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