Thanks, John. I voted for your crapophone review as "helpful". I was not even aware that eBay had a Reviews section. Good work! Come to think of it, I don't think you used the word "crapophone" in your review. Haha!
Jim Nichol On Mar 20, 2012, at 9:24 AM, john robles wrote: > Hi Jim > Here it is. It is a general primer for those on wBay who are interested in > phonographs, so it is a little basic, but it contains info about watching out > for Crapophones including the typical ways to tell what is real and what is > not. Here is the link to the article. > > http://reviews.ebay.com/Antique-Phonographs-Gramophones-and-Victrolas?ugid=10000000002813578 > John > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jim Nichol <jnic...@fuse.net> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 11:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Stuck with a Crapophone > > What's the URL link to your article? > > Jim Nichol > > On Mar 20, 2012, at 1:46 AM, john robles wrote: > >> Someone urgently wrote me asking if this was a repro machine - turns out she >> was the high bidder on it. She had read my article on eBay about repro >> phonographs and took note of what iI said about the decal and was afraid it >> might be a repro. Based on that article and my response to her email, she >> canceled her transaction with the seller, and the seller will relist it. I >> feel proud of having saved someone from the pitfall of buying a Crapophone, >> but I hope the seller will relist it as a repro. I did write to the seller >> and advise them of the fact, in a very polite manner, making the assumption >> that they did not know about it. >> John Robles >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> >> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 9:54 PM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Stuck with a Crapophone >> >> Looks like someone got stuck with a crapophone on ebay for $910!!! The item >> number is 260977570310. The auction description says that the seller bought >> it at an auction to use on a built in bookcase, but it didn't fit so now >> they're selling it at a fraction of what they paid...Nowhere does it say >> that it is a repro, but the standard "I don't know anything about these >> machines" disclaimer appears. I find it doubtful because they call the >> machine a Victor Gramphone, not a phonograph or Victrola asothers so >> commonly do. Of corse the decal says "The Gramophone Company, so that's a >> good possibility...Someone asked a question about the date of the machin, >> and the seller says that someone "full of knowledge" said that these >> machines had been made for at least 30 years, so maybe that's the disclaimer >> that it is not a real antique, but if so it is a shady one. And of course >> they may not know what it is like they claim, but who buys something to put >> in a certain >> place in their home without measuring first? Plus the description is typical >> of other items I have seen on ebay that are of questionable origin. Or the >> seller could be totally innocent! >> John Robles > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
