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

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Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

It is NOT gone.  The listing has not been removed.  It is still for 
sale on ebay and it has 4 days 20 hours to go.





-----Original Message-----
>From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Apr 10, 2007 8:33 PM
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Tesla coil on Ebay; 80-300' lightning?
>
>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.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>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.
>
>
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