On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Jim Nichol <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 <[email protected]> > > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > > 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 <[email protected]> > >> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
