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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Strange auction ...

2008-12-09 by Tobias Enhus

Not sure it's intentionally. Sounds like the assistant was asked to sell off some gear on ebay. 

Tobias Enhus

--- On Mon, 12/8/08, laryn91 <caymus91@aol.com> wrote:

> From: laryn91 <caymus91@aol.com>
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Strange auction ...
> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 2:08 PM
> I'm surprised people are actually bidding on this - does
> anyone know what exactly they're 
> getting? Most of the pictures and replies are incorrect and
> very (intentionally?) misleading. 
> He bothered to buy a Fairlight but now conveniently claims
> he doesn't know anything 
> about it, he "accidentally" put up the wrong
> pictures, etc. Classic dishonest ebay junk seller 
> tactics.
> 
> I suspect these pieces could be scavenged (junk) leftover
> spare parts.The seller makes no 
> claims it powers up or that there's any cards inside!
> Those thinking of buying this for 
> spares may be disappointed.
> 
> 
> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter
> Kersten" <synthserv@...> wrote:
> >
> > The system for sale is a series II (or I, however I
> think it's a
> > series II). The monitor looks bad. The keyboard on the
> picture is from
> > the series III, so I guess there is no keyboard. The
> person says he
> > has never run the system. He writes that the system
> is: "In excellent
> > shape", I seriously doubt that.
> > The second system, a series III can also be bought by
> the winner...
> > I am waiting for some extra pictures, that may give
> more info.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Peter Kersten.
> > 
> > 
> > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Laurent LEMAIRE
> <llemaire1@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > > On fairlight for sale but is this the series 2 or
> 3 ??? Not really  
> > > clear ...
> > > 
> > >
> http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140287122411
> > >
> >

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