CL listing, I figured we all can use a Friday laugh

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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited December 2009
    Just found this:
    http://www.mixx.com/stories/500574/olin_ross_sound_system_speakers_scammers_don_t_sleep

    and this:
    http://www.squidoo.com/olinross
    The scam alert webpage indicated that the product sold for $24.95 from China, and that included shipping. There were hundreds of stories about being taken by this scam. Now there showing up on ebay and craigs list. I guess by people like me trying to make some money back.

    Some more:
    I don't think misrepresenting a product would be a criminal matter, Might be some different laws for a store but not for buying from the back of a van. When someone sells you something for $300 that they claim is worth $1900 you have to know it's either fake or stolen. Think "Caveat Emptor"

    http://www.daughtersisterwifemother.com/2008/06/olin-ross-prodigy-seriesor860-surround.html
    January 2009
    Bridgeport, WV

    My husband went to Walmart and two white men in a white van with PA lisence plates approached him. They told him that they deliver home stereo systems, OLIN ROSS OR6050, and when they left the warehouse they realized that the warehouse unknowingly gave them too many, so they were trying to sell them. My husband asked how much and the men told him $700 because the system was worth $2500. My husband told them no that he did not have that much money on him, so he got in his car and started to leave the parking lot. He noticed the two men behind him waving him to pull over. The men asked my husband how much money he would be willing to pay. My husband said he would give them $200, because the men did show him the magazine with the pricing information and their ACTUAL ID's. The men accepted the deal, took the money, and continued SCAMMING everyone else at Walmart. My poor husband was so excited about the deal that he just got, but when we opened the box we realized the system was not wireless and had no guide on hooking it up to the tv. At this point I had a feeling that he had been scammed, but I went online anyway hoping to find an instructional manual on how to hook it up. The only thing I found was how everyone else had been SCAMMED just like my husband!!!
    http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/olin-ross-or6050-c155884.html

    Well, we could go on and on GOOGLING this; MARKED WVS ALL over the net!
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited December 2009
    coolsax wrote: »
    wow getting desperate to sell these he just dropped the price $35
    http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/1509973238.html
    No wonder, if he wants to get back in his money he better act quickly but wait, maybe he is too late...
    This posting has been flagged for removal
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    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited December 2009
    I honestly didn't even know what I posted was a scam. Honestly I just thought the guy was nuts offering no name speakers for the price. wow things I learn from this forum.
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited December 2009
    Ok here's another good one on CL

    http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/1511756637.html

    really???
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    coolsax wrote: »
    Ok here's another good one on CL

    http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/1511756637.html

    really???

    So you pretty much get to pick between having ONLY their songs on there, or reformatting and having ONLY yours
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    Sweet! I want to pay $300 for some bootleg 128kbps mp3s!!!!!

    Here's some for you guys:

    http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ele/1508168275.html

    Top of the line Monitor 60s? HELL YES! (i think they're monitor 60s... don't know anything about that line)

    http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ele/1508503124.html

    ^There's some trash, more trash, and a pair of Monitor 5s for $300! The Monitor 5s are worth $300 alone, apparently! AWESOME.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    concealer404 wrote: »

    http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ele/1508168275.html

    Top of the line Monitor 60s? HELL YES! (i think they're monitor 60s... don't know anything about that line)

    Those are RTi10s aren't they? I know they're not 60s
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    ^OH ****. Didn't see the last picture. My bad.

    Maybe not so bad, then.... see what i get for trying to be witty?


    Here, i'll make it up with this:

    http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ele/1510472593.html

    White van speakers for $175!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    Dude, those are liquid cooled!!! That has to be the best technology out, or at least close
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    MrGlobe wrote: »
    Dude, those are liquid cooled!!! That has to be the best technology out, or at least close

    I've heard a pair of those... They came pretty close to the brown sound. As in, they sounded like ****.


    DiVinci DA-6.1 5.1 HT setup!!! $300!!!

    http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ele/1507449405.html

    Get it before it's gone!!!!!

    I wonder why they call it DA-6.1 when it's 5.1?
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited December 2009
    they should call it DOA
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    That last white box one looks to be in a fairly nice home. You can see the big TV right there. I wonder if they bought the speakers for like $400 or something.

    People are dumB
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited December 2009
    gotta love how he ends his ad with the words "NO SCAMMERS" LOL

    http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/1513044993.html
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    coolsax wrote: »
    gotta love how he ends his ad with the words "NO SCAMMERS" LOL

    http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/1513044993.html

    How ironic...

    Flagged. :p

    LOL CERAMIC SUBS. SCORE.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    Haha that is the best part about those ads, the amazingly advanced technology they always have
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    MrGlobe wrote: »
    Haha that is the best part about those ads, the amazingly advanced technology they always have

    Seriously... i don't even have ceramic brakes on my car! I WANT CERAMIC SUBS!!! IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE SPACE SHUTTLE, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited December 2009
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Seriously... i don't even have ceramic brakes on my car! I WANT CERAMIC SUBS!!! IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE SPACE SHUTTLE, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!

    oh oh oh count me in count me in!
    I love the whole no scammers on there. yeah....because like these speaker are not a total rip off already.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,601
    edited December 2009
    What a deal!

    http://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/ele/1510089463.html

    3k83oa3l35Tf5Ue5S09cea269f8c3beef1fa6.jpg

    I say...
    FAIL.jpg
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited December 2009
    the post above seriously just made my day.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited December 2009
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    Well, somethings definitely in the water here too in Chicago. I spoke to this guy when I was looking for a pair of LSi's, he's nuts though.

    - http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/ele/1504891003.html

    He's asking for more than the retail price...

    I just sent this to that guy...

    No lowball offers, just FACTS...





    LSi-9's...http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/lsi/index.php?s=lsi9



    They sell for 999.99 a pair NEW, so why would anyone want used?



    PSW 505... discontinued... http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/psw505/

    590.00





    So what you are asking is that people be stupid enough to buy your USED gear for more than you paid for it?





    Good luck on that one.
    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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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited December 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I just sent this to that guy...

    No lowball offers, just FACTS...





    LSi-9's...http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/lsi/index.php?s=lsi9



    They sell for 999.99 a pair NEW, so why would anyone want used?



    PSW 505... discontinued... http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/psw505/

    590.00





    So what you are asking is that people be stupid enough to buy your USED gear for more than you paid for it?





    Good luck on that one.

    or for the sub just send him this link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290130
    man oh man some people amaze me.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2009
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    man oh man some people amaze me.

    The ad CLEARLY isn't real. It's either some random person trying to get a laugh or someone from this forum.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2009
    ...and I just found out I'm totally wrong. The dude is real and so is the ad. Someone here called him. :eek:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited December 2009
    I will post the response I get... it should be equally entertaining.

    edit... just got the response. As promised it is entertaining to say the least.
    Actually my receipts prove the price I paid three years ago at $1k a piece and who gives a &uck if the sub is discontinued it is still brand new and very powerful. If you are not interested in these speakers don't bother responding. Obviously you think you have all the answers so move on sir. Its people like you that express their opinion and it is people like me that tell you to go &uck yourself.


    Merry Christmas and happy &ucking honakuh!
    Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
    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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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited December 2009
    MrGlobe wrote: »
    Those are RTi10s aren't they? I know they're not 60s

    Rt10's $325 each retail
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    halo71 wrote: »
    What a deal!

    http://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/ele/1510089463.html

    3k83oa3l35Tf5Ue5S09cea269f8c3beef1fa6.jpg

    I say...
    FAIL.jpg

    HELL YEAH. 7KHZ crossover. I bet that sub sounds phenomenal at 7000hz.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited December 2009
    Actually my receipts prove the price I paid three years ago at $1k a piece and who gives a &uck if the sub is discontinued it is still brand new and very powerful. If you are not interested in these speakers don't bother responding. Obviously you think you have all the answers so move on sir. Its people like you that express their opinion and it is people like me that tell you to go &uck yourself.


    Merry Christmas and happy &ucking honakuh!
    Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry


    my reply...

    Dont get all bent out of shape because you got ripped off.





    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290130



    here is the sub... for 249.99!



    shall I show you the LSi9's new for 799.99 for the pair or would that be to much for you to handle?



    do you have 1 pair (2 speakers) or 2 pair (4 speakers) for sale. If you want to offer a reasonable

    price, I am very much interested, but please do not insult my intelligence by thinking that I should take

    you at your word.

    One more thing... your ad says brand new, but in your rather terse reply to me you state

    they are three years old. So which is it... are they three years old or are they new. It is

    impossible for you to have owned them that long and still call them new, so lets try

    a little dose of reality here ok... I am interested, but please quit with the bs...
    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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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2009
    Hmm, so it is just an idiot messing with people. There's no way that's serious.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited December 2009
    Holy crap... So he lies about the price he paid for them (unless he's a complete moron and paid double in a retail environment) and how long he's had them. Chances are that in the three years he's had them, they have more than the stated "2 or 3 hours" he claims in the ad.
    And he says, "NO SCAMMERS!"

    Good luck getting the truth out of him, John... and if he offers something reasonable, don't bite without taking some backup with you- this guy sounds like trouble.

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited December 2009
    his responses...
    Actually I didn't get ripped off that's what I paid for them at that time cause that is what they were worth. Polkaudio is coming out with a new line of speakers and that is the reason they are selling them at a bargain price right now. I have more money than I know what to do with so I am in no hurry to dump these off to some poor **** trying to come up. So I suggest you just keep looking cause I won't help your charity kid!

    I sent the guy this...

    brand new means never owned. would you buy a new car from a dealership that was
    three years old even though it had never been driven? Of course not. I do not think you
    to be a fool, but please do not mistake me for one either.

    his reply..
    Sure, I would buy a brand new car from a dealership if it were three years old. Material things are worth what you believe they are and not what someone tells you they are.


    This guy is an all day long F'tard....


    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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