MW 6511 on ebay be warned

zarrdoss
zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
edited June 2009 in Vintage Speakers
This is the one that I got and returned from a seller on ebay, it had a small tear on the surround, he replaced with another and it is perfect but tolled me he re listed this one after he "fixed it" now thats fine but he made no mention of it in his add on ebay and I would like to spare some other member of this forum the agony of getting this in and finding the tear-repair. look in the first pic and you can see the tear by the top left screw hole.

http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-SDA-CRS-6-1-2-WOOFER-MW-6511-SPEAKER-NICE-NR_W0QQitemZ230346480561QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item35a1b85bb1&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited June 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    This is the one that I got and returned from a seller on ebay, it had a small tear on the surround, he replaced with another and it is perfect but tolled me he re listed this one after he "fixed it" now thats fine but he made no mention of it in his add on ebay and I would like to spare some other member of this forum the agony of getting this in and finding the tear-repair. look in the first pic and you can see the tear by the top left screw hole.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-SDA-CRS-6-1-2-WOOFER-MW-6511-SPEAKER-NICE-NR_W0QQitemZ230346480561QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item35a1b85bb1&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50


    I sent the seller a question about the hole and will post his response here when I get it.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited June 2009
    Well he did send me a new one and even pay for the return shipping and was friendly even after my in ital e-mail, I did not know he re listed it until after I sent him a e-mail saying I got it and left positive for me, he did make it right with me, But not mentioning that it has been repaired is wrong and definitely wanted to warn everyone on here because they will notice it just as fast as I did, 2 seconds.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited June 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I sent the seller a question about the hole and will post his response here when I get it.

    you should ask what the gash on the surround in pic #1 is
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited June 2009
    I asked him about the apparent hole in the surround. I want to see if he lies about it. If he does, leave a negative feedback for him and post a link in the feedback to this thread.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited June 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I asked him about the apparent hole in the surround. I want to see if he lies about it. If he does, leave a negative feedback for him and post a link in the feedback to this thread.

    I already gave positive.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited June 2009
    I sent him an email yesterday asking specifically the condition of the surround because in the picture there was a place that did not look right. Here is the reply I received today.

    Tracy, There was a very small tear about a 1/4" I repaired it with a dab of speaker surround glue on the back side, turned out great and it is very hard to see, other than that the speaker is like new and works perfect. thank you for looking. Chris


    His response seems honest but I think I will pass. At this point I am just going to buy replacements from Polk. The MWs are starting to get too high on ebay and condition is always questionable.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited June 2009
    thsmith wrote: »
    I sent him an email yesterday asking specifically the condition of the surround because in the picture there was a place that did not look right. Here is the reply I received today.

    Tracy, There was a very small tear about a 1/4" I repaired it with a dab of speaker surround glue on the back side, turned out great and it is very hard to see, other than that the speaker is like new and works perfect. thank you for looking. Chris


    His response seems honest but I think I will pass. At this point I am just going to buy replacements from Polk. The MWs are starting to get too high on ebay and condition is always questionable.

    Well that's good he came clean but should mention it in his description.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited June 2009
    agree. I have learned you have to question everything on ebay these days or buyer be warned. Its not like Club Polk don't you know.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited June 2009
    I'm done with used e-bay items and will test everything throughly on CL, you should see the look on peoples faces when I show up with an I-pod and speakers to test an amp or sub-woofer, and a cordless drill and a multi-tester for speakers.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited June 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    I'm done with used e-bay items and will test everything throughly on CL, you should see the look on peoples faces when I show up with an I-pod and speakers to test an amp or sub-woofer, and a cordless drill and a multi-tester for speakers.


    lol... I must say I have been fortunate with my Ebay/CL shopping, but I usually ask lots of questions and even tell the sellers on Ebay to reject my bids if they themselves would not accept what they are trying to sell me as I leave scathing feedback if I do get burned. Some have taken me up on that offer.:cool:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited June 2009
    it sold for $7.05
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited June 2009
    not bad I guess... I may have bough it for that, and used it in my upcoming center project.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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