E BAY problem

bikezappa
bikezappa Posts: 2,463
edited July 2009 in The Clubhouse
I have the hots for an old 1980s Revox CD player and I saw one on Ebay and bid. I lost however and the unit was sold for $720.

A few day later I see the same CD player on Audiogon for sale at $800 by the original seller on Ebay.

What gives here?

Why didn't the sale go through to the winning bidder?

Any suggestions from the ebay experts.

Thanks

Peter
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited July 2009
    Buyer may have backed out, or seller may have re-negged on the sale. Either way I would proceed with caution, check his feedback and see if there is anything refering to this sale. Those are my thoughts, no expert though.

    -Jeff
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    Interesting choice

    1980 vintage - 29 years old
    Revox B226 - CD player (1986 ~ 1994)or maybe a B225

    it is really a collectible CD player?

    read alot are available in Europe
    that are factory refurbished.

    check this url out. says to buy from a REVOX service center
    400 to 500 €.

    quote... "Buying from a Revox service center gives you the possibility, in case of need, to send the unit back for a complete check-up, nothing a private seller can guarantee."

    http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/revoxb226_e.html
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited July 2009
    wutadumsn23 wrote: »
    Buyer may have backed out, or seller may have re-negged on the sale. Either way I would proceed with caution, check his feedback and see if there is anything refering to this sale. Those are my thoughts, no expert though.

    -Jeff

    He has excellent feed back. I wrote to him and asked why this happeneed.

    Caution is the key word.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited July 2009
    JVC

    Thanks for pointing out that url. I had seen that url before but never contacted them.

    I now have contacted them about getting a B 226 S cd player.

    We will see.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    it is an old article
    Copyright 2003 Lucio Cadeddu - www.tnt-audio.com

    it could be a fun adventure searching for this Revox CD.
    maybe prices have softened since that time.

    i just sent an email to Lucio Cadeddu.
    let you know if I get a reply.
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