Re: bad pole xmfrs and EBAY scams

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Is there another Jim Mitchell on this list?

Regards - Jim Mitchell
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Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: bad pole xmfrs and EBAY scams


 > Original poster: "Eastern Voltage Research Corporation"
<dhmccauley-at-easternvoltageresearch-dot-com>
 >
 > There is another scam going on as well in the area of test equipment.
 >
 > So far i participated in three auctions (three separate sellers) for test
 > equipment (HP sweep generators, oscilloscopes, etc...) in which I was not
 > the
 > winning bidder.  In all three occurrences, someone replied back to me with
 > an almost identical email address as the seller stating that
 > the winning bidder had to back out because of a car accident or something,
 > and that this seller would sell me the auction item for
 > some value that was less than the final auction price.  However, the
person
 > only would accept Western Union and the address was a
 > foreign address.  Very shady sounding.
 >
 > Anyways, if you come across something like this, be very wary.  I've had
it
 > happen three times already in the past few months.  Probably the same guy
 > too.
 >
 > Anyways, I hope you guys paid with credit card.  You can dispute the sale
 > and hopefully resolve the issue.
 >
 >
 >
 > Dan
 >
 >
 >
 >  > Buyer Beware --- Xmfr Fraud Lurks on EBay
 >  >
 >  > Jim Mitchell and I both bought what was claimed to be 44.3 kV 7.5 kVA
pole
 >  > xmfrs from DeBolt.  They are not what they claimed to be.  It is
clearly
 >  > marked on the side of my xmfr 2,400 Volts / 220 Volts.
 >  >
 >  > So far all emails to DeBolt have gone unanswered.  We advised EBay this
 >  > appears to be an intentional scam of some sort.  Buyer beware when
dealing
 >  > with this character.
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Dr. Resonance
 >  >
 >  > Resonance Research Corporation
 >  > E11870 Shadylane Rd.
 >  > Baraboo   WI   53913
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
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