Today was a very bad day!

[Styleking]

Today I was psyched to see that the JVC M-90 that I bought off EPAY was finally going to be delivered to my house! And then I got home. I guess I should start at the beginning:

Late one night while scanning EPAY i noticed a brand new listing for a JVC M-90. I was shocked first one I had seen in months. The listing stated that it was a one owner box with all original parts, some wear and tear but all knobs were present, speakers were clean and all functions worked. I was interested. I thought a little clean up and I have a king grail to worship at! So I decided to try something I never had done before, contact the seller and see if he would consider selling it as a buy it now. We haggled for half an hour and finally agreed on a price $800 shipped. If it was as he advertised I was happy! Next here's where things went bad real bad .

He didn't ship the box for about 10 days. Plus, he lived in Alaska and he sent it parcel post so it took 3 and a half weeks for me to get. I get home and to my surprise It was packed pretty well. First look though, it was beat up a little more than described. Next, I pull it from the box and one antenna is missing and the other is broken in half? Then I noticed there was a dust bunny in the right woofer so I blew on it and underneath was a tear in the woofer? Okay, I wondered how would that affect the sound? The seller didn't include a power cord, although he said he would, so I went and grabbed a cord and plugged it in. The radio dial was a little scratchy but I expected that. Okay radio doesn't sound horrible how about the tape deck? I insert a tape and press play and the power goes shut off? I take out the ac cord and try the radio again, seems fine, then I try the tape again, shuts off! WTF! Okay let me try batteries! Nope that doesn't work either! My wife walks in the room and asks what is that terrible smell? I say what smell and she says moth balls. That thing smells gross! Oh crap now I smell it damn it! Okay back in the box you go.

Seller we have a problem! Thankfully I did use Paypal. And now the waiting game begins. Will I:

1) Get my money back from the seller no problemo.
2) Get my money back after a brief fight.
3) Get a partial refund.
4) Get screwed.

To be continued................................

Ps I would upload some pictures but this has been so distressing I'm not ready to deal with it quite yet.

 

[Jwrok707]

DAMN...........that sucks! I feel for you man. Making a big purchase and the guy jerks you like that, that's brutal. I hope everything works out for you after all this crap. EPAY really sucks some times!

 

[Styleking]

DAMN...........that sucks! I feel for you man. Making a big purchase and the guy jerks you like that, that's brutal. I hope everything works out for you after all this crap. EPAY really sucks some times!

Thanks Got my fingers crossed. BTW I love your Avatar! I was a DJ in 86 and played the grooves out of Eric B and Rakim's "Eric B is President". It's awesome that the show was at a YMCA! I got to meet alot of the great rappers in their prime....but I digress.

 

[Jwrok707]

DAMN...........that sucks! I feel for you man. Making a big purchase and the guy jerks you like that, that's brutal. I hope everything works out for you after all this crap. EPAY really sucks some times!

Thanks Got my fingers crossed. BTW I love your Avatar! I was a DJ in 86 and played the grooves out of Eric B and Rakim's "Eric B is President". It's awesome that the show was at a YMCA! I got to meet alot of the great rappers in their prime....but I digress.

That's awesome to meet some of the great legends back in their prime. To be honest with you I'm still wearing all the grooves out of my old hip hop, and I can't see it stopping!

 

[oldskool69]

...Seller we have a problem! Thankfully I did use Paypal. And now the waiting game begins. Will I:

1) Get my money back from the seller no problemo.
2) Get my money back after a brief fight.
3) Get a partial refund.
4) Get screwed.

To be continued................................

Ps I would upload some pictures but this has been so distressing I'm not ready to deal with it quite yet. ...

I know you may hate this but post some pics...may be worth a partial refund and you end up with a very restorable M-90. Let's see what it looks like before making a call.

 

[hollyrockets]

So sorry!

THAT'S AWFUL!

 

[monchito]

...Seller we have a problem! Thankfully I did use Paypal. And now the waiting game begins. Will I:

1) Get my money back from the seller no problemo.
2) Get my money back after a brief fight.
3) Get a partial refund.
4) Get screwed.

To be continued................................

Ps I would upload some pictures but this has been so distressing I'm not ready to deal with it quite yet. ...

I know you may hate this but post some pics...may be worth a partial refund and you end up with a very restorable M-90. Let's see what it looks like before making a call.

 

[redbenjoe]

we have some great guys here -
like monchito who has restored at least FIVE m90s

and - your 800 shipped was a damn good price for an original m90 -
the antennas are no big deal -

so --if you just send it back -and get the full refund -

you may be looking at 1000 PLUS 100 freight -
to replace that one -
and still have the exact same shipping and quality risks
-------------------------

a few months ago - i got an m90 with a huge FORK LIFT accident--
tonight -- thanks to monchito and elwood .......... its ON

 

[redbenjoe]

and - if you decide to keep it -
and spiffy it up -
we have the paint codes

 

[baddboybill]

Well whatever you do, good luck I always hat to see hard earned money spent on something not even close to what your expecting But like the guys said it may be easily restorable

 

[Superduper]

Well, $800 shipped in today's market does not usually equal a minty M90. So you probably should expect a few issues here/there. Some people luck out but that should probably not be an expectation.

 

[Styleking]

I definitely didn't expect a mint here's part of the listing description:

"It has been moved around and put in cars and such over the last 28 years, so it has scratches and marks. It does not look like it was made yesterday. As you can see though, it is a fine sample of the king of boomboxes.

The case is in very sound condition. It plays radio and tapes, in stereo. It has all its buttons and knobs. The speakers, cones, are all intact and looking good. It has never been put in harsh sunlight for any period of time, (and here in Alaska, I doubt it would matter much if it had been.)"

So from that description I expected it to be in full working condition. Here's where I'm at so far:

1) Right woofer has an 3/4 inch tear at the bottom.
2) Power supply cuts out when the tape deck buttons are depressed. Tape deck not functioning.
3) Antennas both need replacing.

The seller has contacted me and is interested in a partial refund. I'm not sure though, how much would it cost to bring this back to the sellers description. I never believed it to be mint but I did expect that it would arrive and work to the description of the posting! I think $800 for a fully working M-90 that is scratched and dinged was an accurate price. If he had described it as it arrived I don't think I would have offered more than 300-350. Any thoughts?

I'll break the camera out this afternoon and get some pictures up.

 

[uns69]

an Ebay nightmare! Good luck

 

[Styleking]

an Ebay nightmare! Good luck

Thanks! I will post more info about this once I've concluded so no one else here gets burned!

 

[Superduper]

"It has been moved around and put in cars and such over the last 28 years, so it has scratches and marks. It does not look like it was made yesterday. As you can see though, it is a fine sample of the king of boomboxes.


.............. Here's where I'm at so far:

1) Right woofer has an 3/4 inch tear at the bottom.
2) Power supply cuts out when the tape deck buttons are depressed. Tape deck not functioning.
3) Antennas both need replacing.

If he had described it as it arrived I don't think I would have offered more than 300-350. Any thoughts?

(1) Would've resulted in NO DEAL or
(2) If an M90 like this could be had for $350/$400 -- I'll take 2 please. No make that 3.