triceratops: Chill out, my friends. I saw this ad while searching the Orlando Craig's List when I was there a week ago for a corporate meeting. It sounded too good to be true, so I then searched the phone number on Craig's List. Up came an ad with the same number from someone who is looking to buy vintage audio equipment. How odd--I don't think anyone who is looking to buy vintage audio equipment is going to give away a MC275 at a fraction of it's value.
So the ad for the MC275 was probably one of two things:
1. Someone doesn't like the person who has that phone number (a rival collector perhaps?) and wants to cause him some grief by posting an outrageous deal with the phone number attached so he'll have to field lots of frustrating calls.
2. The guy deliberately posted an ad for something he doesn't have to bait and switch people for other audio stuff he wants to sell that is much less interesting.
In either case I seriously doubt the deal was real, so I did not call.
Because Craig's List ads are free and potentially anonymous, some people with nothing better to do use them for pranks and spam.
Regardless, I still love Craig's List and I have scored some great deals there. Keep searchin', folks!
I did the same phone number search after he did not return my call February 20, 2008, and found many posts for rentals and used bicycles for sale with the same phone number. When I noticed the fellow with the bike shop had a post running wanting to buy audio gear, I did not follow-up assuming the $500 MC-275 was some sort of scam, especially with the way it was worded and the fact that both posted within an hour of each other. See both postings below.
orlando craigslist > electronics
MCINTOSH MC-275 TUBE AMPLIFIER NICE WITH TUBES - $500
Reply to: see below
Date: 2008-02-20, 6:47PM EST
Have a vintage mcintosh mc-275 tube amp. Was my dads he just passed away need to sell his old stereo equipment..Tested works good comes with tubes..Please call first come first served...407-529-5237
- Location: ORLANDO
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 580997949
USED VINTAGE ELECTRONICS, SPEAKERS, AMP, RECEIVERS - $1000
Reply to: sale-580943498@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-02-20, 5:57PM EST
I will pick up, WANTED ,Speakers, JBL, Altec, DJ, Amplifiers & Receivers,Tube amps, Preamplifier etc: jbl, McIntosh, Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui, only these brands Top $$$$ any condition Call 407-529-5237
- Location: FLORIDA
- it's ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 580943498
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