bad experience: soundzgreat123

[Zippy]

My brother got a Lasonic 975 for a good price - but it arrived smashed. The transformer wasn't screwed on and destroyed the inside. Now all cables are loose and several plastic bits are broken. The seller didn't really care and wouldn't go for a compromise No protection cause no paypal...

 

[redbenjoe]

sorry zippy -
that seller WILL get his payback-- for sure :annoyed: :annoyed:

 

[mmcodomino]

So sorry to hear that :'-(
I almost bought the beater M90 from him and now I am glad I didn't
Is there any way to get the Lasonic fixed up?

 

[Zippy]

I think with the guidance of one or two experienced members it can be fixed But it won't be too easy to get every single cable where it belongs

 

[blu_fuz]

We can help you bro. Ill open up mu 975 and get you some pictures for the repairs.

 

[monchito]

Its a common problem with the lasonics if not shipped the proper way,, but there is always hope ,,i have repaired a couple of them with those same problems,,a good glue is a must and time to sit down and look at pics to sort out the mess sometimes u might need to solder also if a board gets cracked so be prepared

 

[joeladamkrueger]

That really sucks! Same seller that I had a not so great experience with... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12907
I finally got a partial refund and the box is nice just not at all as nice as he described it! He should understand that he needs to step up or he will lose potential customers. I for one will not be dealing with him again...

Good luck with the restoration and awesome of blu_fuz to take the time to take pictures!

 

[Reli]

Wow that sucks. Those are big boxes, easily damaged.

Any seller with less than 98% good feedback should be avoided IMHO.

 

[Robb]

soundzgreat123 has 95% ebay feedback...
I dont buy anything from someone less than 98%.

 

[Zippy]

We can help you bro. Ill open up mu 975 and get you some pictures for the repairs.

Thanks a lot! But no hurry. The box is still at my brother's place in Munich - I'll visit him next month and then take the Lasonic home with me.

 

[MasterBlaster84]

Sorry to hear, hope you can get it repaired.

That's a big reason why so many of us are wary about using bank transfers to by boxes from German eBay.

 

[baddboybill]

I also recommend on any big black box to remove transformer and wrap in seperate bubble wrap for shipment. If they can't, then don't buy. These are main cause for damage in shipping. Good luck with repairs

 

[JustCruisin]

Depending on what got smashed inside, I have an empty Lasonic 975 shell for sale.. cheap, good condition..

 

[Zippy]

PM sent

 

[mmcodomino]

Wow that sucks. Those are big boxes, easily damaged.

Any seller with less than 98% good feedback should be avoided IMHO.

You know what?
I have 97.6% positive feedback or something like that because some Russian moron bought a box from me that I listed as defective for 20€ and he gave me negative feedback because my description was "misleading".
What the heck??????? :annoyed:
You can really not say that everyone who is under 98% is a bad seller. Every single time I would recommend to go through the feedbacks and READ them.
There are plenty of idiotic buyers out there who expect new items when they buy a 30 year old boombox

Not buying from buyers with less than 98% positive feedback is stupid in my opinion. If they have a serious listing with good photos, I am happy to buy from them.

 

[Reli]

OK if you only have 1 bad feedback out of 50, and that's why your feedback is 98%, I would take that into consideration. But if someone has 500 transactions and 10 negatives, then he would be 98% too, and I would not buy from him. If anyone receives 10 negative feedbacks, he is doing something wrong, no matter how many positives he has. After all, there are plenty of sellers who have tens of thousands of positive feedbacks and NO negatives.

Also, did you describe why the box was defective? I don't think just saying "defective" is good enough --- You should say which functions/parts are defective. Maybe you already did, I don't know.

By the way, I hate when people say "International shipping as defective". There are a couple German sellers who say that, and it cracks me up. Why would a box be defective if shipped internationally, but not if it's shipped domestically? And it isn't like those words would protect them from a claim anyway.

 

[mmcodomino]

OK if you only have 1 bad feedback out of 50, and that's why your feedback is 98%, I would take that into consideration. But if someone has 500 transactions and 10 negatives, then he would be 98% too, and I would not buy from him. If anyone receives 10 negative feedbacks, he is doing something wrong, no matter how many positives he has. After all, there are plenty of sellers who have tens of thousands of positive feedbacks and NO negatives.

Also, did you describe why the box was defective? I don't think just saying "defective" is good enough --- You should say which functions/parts are defective. Maybe you already did, I don't know.

By the way, I hate when people say "International shipping as defective". There are a couple German sellers who say that, and it cracks me up. Why would a box be defective if shipped internationally, but not if it's shipped domestically? And it isn't like those words would protect them from a claim anyway.

The box I sold back then did not power up at all. So defective is just the true description.

I understand any seller who only ships as defective internationally though. The mailmen throw around the boxes so badly sometimes and their policies protect them from any responsibility :annoyed: .
I once had a MINI arriving with a broken handle and even after multiple letters to DHL, they still claimed two layer os industrial bubble wrap and a steady cardboard box were not enough to protect the contents :annoyed: :annoyed: .
It is just to be on the safe side if you sell your items as defective.
I for my part only list my boxes as defective now just to be on the safe side. The eBay definition also says that even if it is only partially defective, you still must not list it as used.
That being said - buying from eBay is always a gamble unless you know the seller.
I prefer to deal with other collectors usually

 

[redbenjoe]

Wow that sucks. Those are big boxes, easily damaged.

Any seller with less than 98% good feedback should be avoided IMHO.

You know what?
I have 97.6% positive feedback or something like that because some Russian moron bought a box from me that I listed as defective for 20€ and he gave me negative feedback because my description was "misleading".
What the heck??????? :annoyed:
You can really not say that everyone who is under 98% is a bad seller. Every single time I would recommend to go through the feedbacks and READ them.
There are plenty of idiotic buyers out there who expect new items when they buy a 30 year old boombox

Not buying from buyers with less than 98% positive feedback is stupid in my opinion. If they have a serious listing with good photos, I am happy to buy from them.

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max is absolutely RIGHT -- its STOOOOOOOPID to pass any judgement of the seller based on that useless % !!!
our own member james/67 has some crappy ebay % --but i have bought and sold many times to/from him -
very good seller --
the only way to go--- is to take your cool time
and study many of the feedbacks -- the good with the bad

amen

and PS --
listen to this dooozy -- :annoyed:
many moons ago - on a 7 day auction --i sold a SEALED NIB box
this dumbshitte buyer --demanded a big refund because she said it was " overpriced "
and that she has " seen these for alot less "

just imagine my reply
she gave me a neg --then - with my great help -- she was REMOVED from ebay

 

[MasterBlaster84]

You know what?
I have 97.6% positive feedback or something like that because some Russian moron bought a box from me that I listed as defective for 20€ and he gave me negative feedback because my description was "misleading".

Same here Max, I received only one negative feedback in 12 years on eBay but it dropped my rating to 98%. Some moron left me negative feedback saying I made a claim in the listing that wasn't true but the crazy part is my listing didn't mention anything about what he left me a negative for. To top it off it was a $30 sale including shipping so it was an auction I only made $10 on.

 

[Reli]

The box I sold back then did not power up at all. So defective is just the true description.

But did you say that it didn't power up?