Announcing Polk Audio on Ebay

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  • Russell
    Russell Posts: 20
    edited December 2007
    Kex wrote: »
    Thanks for the sticky status upgrade, -justin-!

    Russell, pardon me for ever doubting your authenticity, but now that we know you're the real deal, how about spare parts too, such as drivers, tweeters and grilles? You know some of us get maniacal about our gear and like to replace things when they're not 100%!

    Hi Kex,

    The guy's and ladies in customer service should be able to accommodate your parts request. The plan right now is not to offer parts. We're still learning ebay ourselves. :-) If you run into a jam or need something really special that we don't have in parts shoot me an email with your request. We'll take a look in our dust over here.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited December 2007
    rskarvan wrote: »
    Two thumbs up!!!

    Suggestion: Start offering a home-assembled SDA do-it-yourself kit for the Club Polk Forum folks!!!

    Seconded.
    My system

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,196
    edited December 2007
    Congrat's Russell on the new E-bay setup thingy-dingy. $299 for Cherry LSI's? That'll get some inventory moving. ;)

    Welcome to the forum, BTW. Are you going to actually join the forum in discussions from time to time? With your exposure to so many Polk products, I'm sure you could answer some questions rather quickly with experience to back it up. If you can't, I understand as time is money......but if you can it would be wonderful.

    Tom.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,605
    edited December 2007
    I see a price adjustment on the R30's!
    I guess somebody's reading our posts.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited December 2007
    Russell wrote: »
    Great Suggestion! We've lowered the price on the R30's to 99pr... Keep them coming!
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    I see a price adjustment on the R30's!
    I guess somebody's reading our posts.

    I guess somebody's not reading Russell's posts. ;)
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    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,605
    edited December 2007
    jwhitakr wrote: »
    I guess somebody's not reading Russell's posts. ;)

    No. I'm multitasking. Will someone please PM me when the $200 LSI7
    sale starts?:eek:
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited December 2007
    I can see it now...mutiple Polk Direct 24hr auctions going with LSis starting at $.99, no reserve. We'll all be snipe-ing in the last 30 seconds to get those cherry 15s @ $250/pair :D.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2007
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    I can see it now...mutiple Polk Direct 24hr auctions going with LSis starting at $.99, no reserve. We'll all be snipe-ing in the last 30 seconds to get those cherry 15s @ $250/pair :D.
    Polkies aren't supposed to bid against each other!

    I've said it before and I'll say it again - LSi's are not being demo'd properly in stores when they are run off of some AVR. Get some dedicated amps in showrooms specificly for the LSi demos. A lot of people go shopping and come home with the wrong impression of what an LSi is capable of producing.

    Put me down for a pair of LSi 9's - I don't care if they're black, white, oak, cherry, silver, or purple (I'll listen with the lights off ;))
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited December 2007
    halo wrote: »
    Polkies aren't supposed to bid against each other!
    ...and we won't...in the Flea Market ;)

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2007
    halo wrote: »
    Polkies aren't supposed to bid against each other!

    I've said it before and I'll say it again - LSi's are not being demo'd properly in stores when they are run off of some AVR. Get some dedicated amps in showrooms specificly for the LSi demos. A lot of people go shopping and come home with the wrong impression of what an LSi is capable of producing.

    Put me down for a pair of LSi 9's - I don't care if they're black, white, oak, cherry, silver, or purple (I'll listen with the lights off ;))

    Yep my doctor just demo'd a pair of LSi 15s at a local Tweeter and he said they sounded horrible. I asked him what they were using to drive them and he told me something like a $400 Sony AVR. I got a belly laugh out of that one. I told him needs to go to a real audiophile boutique like Quest for Sound which is about a 30 minute drive from him to hear them driven properly with good amplifiers and he can even have them auditioned with tubes.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    he can even have them auditioned with tubes.
    Tubes and LSi's don't mix. YMMV. My $.02 :)
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2007
    I think this is a great idea!

    Ill be checking in often to see what the latest deals are.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    " By law we are required to collect tax from all states " That bites :mad:

    I had noticed your location for the ship from was San Diego...was gonna ask the tax question since I am in Calif and then saw that after scanning the entire ad....answered my own question I guess.

    But you changing your price after we mentioned a legitimate local deal ( The 299 LSi9's not withstanding :) ) was awesome.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    Russell wrote: »
    That's an awesome deal on LSi9's (my fav! what I'm using now). The inventory on eBay is taken from a limited stock. Today we don't have LSi9's that meet the criteria for the eBay store. They rarely ever break so will likely be a blimished pair when available on eBay. Cool thing though, is when they do appear we'll get you an killer deal with a Polk backed warranty.

    Stay tuned I'm sure you'll find something that you can't live without. :)

    As mentioned by others...a killer deal on these I will grab...no matter what color or minor blemishes
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited December 2007
    I just went there and wanted to place the first bid ever. That &^$& RuSsMaN put a ONE DOLLAR bid on a car subwoofer, which is the first bid ever from what I can tell... I am going to up him to at at least $25...
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    Awesome. Can't wait to see the deals roll in, maybe I'll own some LSi's after all.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2007
    Eat my dust Dave. You can always BIN on something, and be the first to leave Polk feedback.

    I'll be buying something, just biding my time.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited December 2007
    Niiiice :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,840
    edited December 2007
    I certainly hope, and expect, this works out well for Polk.

    Very nice.

    :)
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  • Russell
    Russell Posts: 20
    edited December 2007
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Congrat's Russell on the new E-bay setup thingy-dingy. $299 for Cherry LSI's? That'll get some inventory moving. ;)

    Welcome to the forum, BTW. Are you going to actually join the forum in discussions from time to time? With your exposure to so many Polk products, I'm sure you could answer some questions rather quickly with experience to back it up. If you can't, I understand as time is money......but if you can it would be wonderful.

    Tom.

    Tom, I will be here most days and will be glad to answer any questions or concerns you may have via the forum or by contacting me directly.

    Although, you've already got the attention of the really smart guy's (engineers) at Polk.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,196
    edited December 2007
    Good deal Russell. Glad to have you aboard! :D
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  • Russell
    Russell Posts: 20
    edited December 2007
    McLoki wrote: »
    Damn - even guys from Polk join here and their first post is trying to sell something...












    ;):p:D


    McLoki

    Thanks for being honest.

    We made this same announcement yesterday to Polk employees. Many were finding out for the first time just like you guy's.

    We consider the forum to be a part of the Polk family and Polk peolple expect to be informed of any major or significant changes in our company. We hope that everyone will visit the site and give us great feedback (we've already gotten some) and help us make the site successful.

    We believe this is an opportunity for Polk fans new and old to get some great deals on Polk products that they didn't have access too 2 days ago. I hope it's great enough to tell your family and friends to visit.

    Thanks for sharing and please keep your feedback coming.
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited December 2007
    It would be better if the minimum bid was just the reserve IMO.
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    LSiC (Center)
    LSiFx (Surrounds)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited December 2007
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    I certainly hope, and expect, this works out well for Polk.

    Very nice.

    :)

    Harmon International (Infinity, Harmon Kardon, JBL, Crown, etc,..) have been doing it quite successfully for a while now and you can get some screaming deals on stuff. Some of teh good stuff that is highly prized goes up as refurbs and ends up selling for more than it cost new!

    Polk is gonna make a buck on this for sure and I'm glad to see it because even though there are alot of good new products from Polk, there's other stuff that they got hangin' around that would be good to get into people's hands.

    I'll be bidding as soon as I get some money!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2007
    Wow! Look at all those 10" subs on there for $1 starting and no reserve. $10 shipping to. I might get in on that $60 R30 action. Good speakers for the bedroom.
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  • Drowsy09
    Drowsy09 Posts: 28
    edited December 2007
    I hope to see more car audio equip. after time, correct...? Perhaps a C400.4...?


    haha, Congrats go to Polk!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited December 2007
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    $199 for r30's?????
    R50's are for sale all the time at Fry's much cheaper.

    He didn't say they were giving stuff away. Plus I doubt Fry's is a warrantied e-tailer.

    I think it's a great idea as many other corporations do the same thing, especially for discontinued, open box, returns and scratch and dent merchandise.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2007
    He listened, and lowered the R30's to an opener of $60, BIN of $99.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2007
    I think it is good marketing. Ebayer buys some cheap R30s now....down the road...LSis!
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  • 1422
    1422 Posts: 19
    edited December 2007
    Great looking site. The only suggestion I have is alternate shipping. Some of us (that includes me) use a UPS store as a ship to address or a post office box number as we are located in a rural area. It would be nice to have the option of FedEx or UPS. Smaller items would be nice with USPS.
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