hong kong ebay connection
jabrax
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I see a lot of entries with very low prices from Hong Kong and Canada. The sellers have good feedback with high volume.
What the hell am I missing. Prices just seem too good to be true.
What the hell am I missing. Prices just seem too good to be true.
TV...............Hitachi 42hdS52a plasma (sexy one with the swival)
Pre/Processor - Emotiva MMC
Seven Ch AMP - Emotiva LPA
Fronts - Tyler Acoustics 7U's
Center - Polk LSIC
Sub - DSWPRO600
DAC - Music Hall 25.3CD - Marantz cc4001
Blue Ray - PS3
Speaker cables - Audioquest cv4 dbs
Interconnects - MIT AVT1's
Power Filter....Monster HTS 3500 MKII
Pre/Processor - Emotiva MMC
Seven Ch AMP - Emotiva LPA
Fronts - Tyler Acoustics 7U's
Center - Polk LSIC
Sub - DSWPRO600
DAC - Music Hall 25.3CD - Marantz cc4001
Blue Ray - PS3
Speaker cables - Audioquest cv4 dbs
Interconnects - MIT AVT1's
Power Filter....Monster HTS 3500 MKII
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A lot of times I see a very low BIN price with astronomical shipping. That has been my experience.
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Yup, thats what I used to see.... now they say free shipping.
To me feedback is the backbone of good sellers. How they keep the high feedback scores is a mystery. There has to be a loophole in there somewhere.TV...............Hitachi 42hdS52a plasma (sexy one with the swival)
Pre/Processor - Emotiva MMC
Seven Ch AMP - Emotiva LPA
Fronts - Tyler Acoustics 7U's
Center - Polk LSIC
Sub - DSWPRO600
DAC - Music Hall 25.3CD - Marantz cc4001
Blue Ray - PS3
Speaker cables - Audioquest cv4 dbs
Interconnects - MIT AVT1's
Power Filter....Monster HTS 3500 MKII -
It's like the guy said - FEEDBACK. I have purchased several items from Hong Kong with no problem. Again, the seller's feedback was high and strong.
As for those Canadians, those buggers need to be watched carefully.Michael
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My purchases from Hong Kong sellers have been trouble free.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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My purchases from Hong Kong sellers have been trouble free."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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It's like the guy said - FEEDBACK. I have purchased several items from Hong Kong with no problem. Again, the seller's feedback was high and strong.
Yep, me, too. No problems whatsoever ordering from Hong Kong or anywhere else in the world as long as the feedback is good. If it's less than 99%, I usually pass. Sometimes shipping is just as fast as stateside. I've ordered Iego power cords from Taiwan and they have arrived in 3 or 4 days.
Ordering should be product dependent, though. Some products are knock-offs, so you have to read those ads very carefully.HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50 LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub
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Ordering should be product dependent, though. Some products are knock-offs, so you have to read those ads very carefully.
Excellent advice.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
The only thing preventing me from ordering from overseas is the costs involved on defective merchandise if there's any sort of warranty for said items......
Of the items that I've seen, there wasn't a vast difference in cost (within a few bucks) of what was being sold here in the US so I always went the US route.........comment comment comment comment. bitchy. -
I've only so far purchased CDs and SACDs off of HK ebay (the latest being the SACD/NTSC DVD of Genesis' "We Can't Dance"). $23.00 shipped. No problem at all.
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hmmmm.....I may just try it. But the prices for the Audioquest Gibralter speaker cables is insanely low (under 200). Would anyone happen to own these and know if the original box is the same
I might just roll the dice and report back...Its hard for me to tell if this stuff is original or knockoffs, cant find anything in the fine printTV...............Hitachi 42hdS52a plasma (sexy one with the swival)
Pre/Processor - Emotiva MMC
Seven Ch AMP - Emotiva LPA
Fronts - Tyler Acoustics 7U's
Center - Polk LSIC
Sub - DSWPRO600
DAC - Music Hall 25.3CD - Marantz cc4001
Blue Ray - PS3
Speaker cables - Audioquest cv4 dbs
Interconnects - MIT AVT1's
Power Filter....Monster HTS 3500 MKII -
...Ordering should be product dependent, though. Some products are knock-offs, so you have to read those ads very carefully.
Agreed as well. It's usually small things (CD's, camera cloths...) and I have never personally purchased any large ticket items from HK.Michael
In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
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hmmmm.....I may just try it. But the prices for the Audioquest Gibralter speaker cables is insanely low (under 200). Would anyone happen to own these and know if the original box is the same
I might just roll the dice and report back...Its hard for me to tell if this stuff is original or knockoffs, cant find anything in the fine print
Perhaps just ask the guy if it is original. That way you have an audit trail should anything go wrong.Michael
In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
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Perhaps just ask the guy if it is original. That way you have an audit trail should anything go wrong.
Excellent advise
If I have learned anything in my business, it`s have/make/keep a paper trail of evrythingCary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
Parasound HCA-3500
Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
Jolida JD-100 CDP
Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
SVS PC-Ultra Sub
AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
PS Audio Plus Power Cords
Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)
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I might just roll the dice and report back...Its hard for me to tell if this stuff is original or knockoffs, cant find anything in the fine print
Ask to see packaging and original sales invoice if these were used. Packaging can also be counterfeited, just for your info. I have noticed enquiries on fake Audioquest cables on one of HK audiophile forums that I frequent on a regular basis. You may even have to contact Audioquest to get the right info.
I had to e-mail Mark Levinson, the man himself, thru Red Rose Music to confirm whether he was doing engineering work for a Nat "King" Cole vinyl release for one of China's record label....ML confirmed his involvement in this case. -
That's where the stuff we buy comes from. They make it in China and Hong Kong.
It should be cheaper without all the U.S. middlemen.
Of course,shipping stuff one item at a time costs more.:mad:
Communiction from the sellers is a bit dicey, but they seem to want
to be good businessmen."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 -
As for those Canadians, those buggers need to be watched carefully.
Never trust those Canadians! Always up to their cheap trickery and whatnot... "but they're just so darn friendly!"