White vans?

cdubya
cdubya Posts: 61
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Over here in N.Z we had a problem with guys selling speakers out of the back of vans. They sold on the pretence that they were American high performance when they were actually made in china. They sold them for u.s $400 and were valued at u.s $30? Today they were charged with fraud (big round of applause). The u.k, aussie and we have all had the problem. Did it effect you guys in the U.S? Any thoughts.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2004
    The white van specials have been around for quite a while, but I'm not aware that they've ever been officially charged as a group here in the US....
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,085
    edited July 2004
    Yes, the 'White Van' folks are alive and well in the US as well. I've always found that a deal that seems to good to be true, usually is.

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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited July 2004
    Ahhh yes, the White Van Man. The guys that roll up beside your car and tell you to pull over in the parking lot ahead because they've been "Authorized" by their store manager to dump excess stock at a very reduced price.

    I've had my run-ins with them over the years. Have never heard of them being arrested and charged though. Too bad!


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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited July 2004
    They used to hang out in the CC parking lot by my house. I had about 4 run-ins with them. They would look for people going in to CC (there are other chain stores that share the lot). Their line is usually something to the effect that there was a "clearance" sale.

    They were in that parking lot many times until about a year ago when they disappeared. Good riddance
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  • pixiedave
    pixiedave Posts: 227
    edited July 2004
    i first met the white van people as a kid in the 70's. They would cruise around trying to get kids to buy the speakers. It was always the authorized clearance, but once or twice the story was, they gave us a double order when we loaded the van, so we are selling them cheap.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited July 2004
    Ah, yet another experience with teh White Van Man!

    I don't see any laughter in this post though. Where are all the people who laughed at me when I brought up the white van man? ;)
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2004
    Originally posted by Jstas
    I don't see any laughter in this post though.
    We're all laughing at the resident bug......you should see the $hit he spews.......;)
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • Joel
    Joel Posts: 53
    edited July 2004
    I had a run in with the white van at taco bell one day, lol. they had brought a shipment down and someone had cancelled their order after they got there, go figure? so there boss said merry chirstmas in october, lol.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,057
    edited July 2004
    they are in canada too !! I have not had experience with them but know they are around
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  • tonyv1
    tonyv1 Posts: 365
    edited July 2004
    Here's an article about the white vans from AudioEnz, it's a kiwi online audio mag.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2004
    There are tons of "white van" encounters documented on the Internet. It would be really funny if it is a single organized group.
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  • cdubya
    cdubya Posts: 61
    edited July 2004
    I actually know someone in nz ( to embarrassed to call him a friend) who bought a pair! I did get to listen to them aswell, one word sums it up S#!T. I would've put it in the original post but didnt have the courage. Any ridicule will be passed on by the way;)
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  • NCrewson
    NCrewson Posts: 144
    edited July 2004
    I know a guy who got the white van guys to load the speakers onto his truck with the idea to follow him to the ATM. He lost them in the parking lot and never paid. We figure the speakers were worth upwards of $40-45 canadian.
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  • vtec11
    vtec11 Posts: 82
    edited July 2004
    here's an interesting complaint about someone buying audiophile speakers from a parking lot. :D


    http://www.badbusinessbureau.com/reports/ripoff98092.htm
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