Re: Tesla coil on Ebay; 80-300' lightning?

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Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Gerry, Gary, Matt, and all,

I'd say that' it's good riddance that this listing was removed
from ebay, whether by ebay or the seller. Also, since Bill
Wysock has stated that he probably did originally build the
base of it but that some of its components have obviosuly
been modified from his original design, that would definitely
derate its apparent $15K value - a professionally built coil
system that's been "monkeyed with" by non-professionals.
Probably now worth more like $1500 than $15,000!

David


Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

> I emailed the seller and mentioned, maybe he made a typing error, 80
> inches streamers would be more logical than 80 feet to 300 feet
> streamers.  I received a reply, the seller said, "You must be
> Retarted."  The bid is now up to $3150.oo with 6 days to go.  I
> notice the seller is not posting replies to emails on the auction
> page this indicates the seller does NOT want others to read the
> emails or the replies.  After receiving a reply like that I think the
> seller is up to something.  It might be good if we all email the
> seller just to see what he has to say.  If you don't like his reply
> then file a complaint with ebay.  rswebhelp@xxxxxxxx

> With my opnion PLUS $1.00 I can get a cup of coffee at McDonalds.

> I have noticed when I send an email to ebay it sometimes takes 3 or 4
> days to get a reply but if I put the word, "FRAUD" in the subject
> line I get a very fast reply sometimes within 4 hours.


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Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: Tesla coil on Ebay; 80-300' lightning?


> Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Well,  it looks like ebay has pulled the auction.
>
> Gerry R.
>
> >Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx
> >Guys!
> >
> >     It's total bunk!! His high eBay rating comes entirely from
> > selling concealed antennas for cars, etc., not from anything to do
> > with Tesla coils. It DOES NOT, and CANNOT, outperform the world's
> > largest Tesla Coil. Judging from the  "literature" shown with it,
> > it looks like it was built from one of those pamphlets sold in the
> > back pages of Pop Mechanics mags of the 1930s and '40s and
> > re-re-re-Xeroxed for the gullible of today by places like
> > Borderlands and other purveyors of "New Age" Pseudoscience.
> >
> >     To be very charitable, perhaps he IS selling it for someone
> > else, but eBay policy clearly states that the listing seller is
> > 100% responsible for every word in their ad. Hopefully, no one
> > ignorant enough to believe it has the money to actually meet the
> > reserve price and buy it.
> >
> >The fact that so many are willing to give it ANY credibility
> >indicates to me that we need to do a much better job of education.
> >
> >Matt D.