Beware of Craigslist also... the old saying "If it sounds too good to be
true..." You might find a bargain, but be careful. On that note, a collector
from NC just found a Regina-Phone for $1,200, so you never know.
Also, if you list on Craigslist - NEVER meet someone at your house - if you are
going to meet, go to McDonald's or a public place. A friend of mine had a
number of high end phonographs stolen from his home because of that.
Fortunately, he got the NC SBI involved and they recovered all but one, just a
day before they were leaving the country.
> From: steve_nor...@msn.com
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:05:43 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?)
>
>
> Before eBay hid the buyers ID I bid on an Alva to see the final price and get
> photos. A man wrote and told me he had a number of Alvas in stock and would
> be happy to sell me one for $1500.
>
> > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:20:25 -0800
> > From: hexaph...@sbcglobal.net
> > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?)
> >
> > I suspect the motor doesn't exist, thus I'd never get it. He keeps avoiding
> > my request for a picture to validate whether it is a correct one. It seems
> > there are scammers scouring the various boards on the net including
> > phonograph forums. I prefer to keep to those I am familar with.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > --- On Fri, 1/14/11, Ron L'Herault <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Ron L'Herault <lhera...@bu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?)
> > To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> > Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 1:49 PM
> >
> >
> > Did you ever get the motor? Is it different from the usual spring motors
> > for Victors of that period?
> >
> > Ron L
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
> > Behalf Of hexaph...@sbcglobal.net
> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:56 PM
> > To: Antique Phonograph List
> > Subject: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all. On one of the phonograph forums I had a "Wanted" notice indicating
> > I was looking for a Victrola Orthophonic 8-9 motor. I received a response
> > from a Brian Kidd. His email is bra...@blumail.org . This one has all the
> > red flags waving. He keeps spelling his own name incorrectly for one. He
> > is located in Italy and wants a money gram or western union payment and his
> > pricing is way out of line i.e. not even reasonable. He wanted 690 euro or
> > more than $900 for a motor of which, of course, he had " in stock. Playing
> > along, I asked for pictures. None have been provided (surprise). Anyone
> > else familar with this individual? I would assume he is responding to other
> > people looking for items. Just for a final amusement, I sent him an email
> > stating I would most certainly send a western union for the full amount once
> > I received the product. I am waiting for my reply. Beware.
> >
> > Ron
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