|
As this forum is rarely used anymore, we've locked it. Feel free to browse and read. Questions? Please reach out to us directly. Cheers! |
|
 |
|
|
| Author |
Message |
Heywood Jablome
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 1548
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:10 am Post subject: *sigh*... I've been told I have the patience of Solomon... |
|
|
And the sense of a half eaten twinkie.
245 mile round trip to pick up an 8500LC with 1000 hours which turned out to be an 8500AC with 6/10 tubes. It also had cosmetic and (minor) structural damage that looked like it had been rolled over improperly.
I should have asked what lenses it had, or otherwise vetted it more carefully. Five and a half hours of my life I'll never get back.
--Edit: To be fair, the seller seemed truly ignorant of the nuances of CRT and does not appear to be out to scam anyone. My LC assumption came from close inspection of the picture of the front of the unit, where the shiny beveled aluminum edge of an HD10 was suspected.
_________________
"Those countries which lag behind in industry, in the application of mechanics and technical chemistry, in the careful selection and utilization of natural products, where the respect for such activities does not permeate all classes of society, will unfailingly decline in prosperity. They will sink faster when neighbor states, with an energetic exchange between science and industry, go forward with renewed vitality."
-- Baron Alexander von Humboldt: 1769-1859
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ecrabb
Forum Moderator
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 15909
Location: Utah
TV/Projector: JVC RS40, Epson 5010
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
Bummer, dude.
Oh, well - Coulda been worse, right? Coulda had an accident or broken down or...
SC
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stefuel
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
Posts: 3353
Location: Green Harbor MA USA
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
| ecrabb wrote: | Bummer, dude.
Oh, well - Coulda been worse, right? Coulda had an accident or broken down or...
SC |
Not to hyjack the thread or anything but speaking of break-downs Heywood, my comany supplied work van died in the middle of the road yesterday at 9:00AM. Remember what it was like at that time? I spent 1-1/2 hours waiting for a wrecker or someone to plow into me.
_________________
Chip
A Barco is only a AmPro with training wheels
Card carrying member of the AVS chain gang.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Heywood Jablome
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 1548
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:35 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hep me Captain hook! Hep me! Hep MEEEE!!!!
_________________
"Those countries which lag behind in industry, in the application of mechanics and technical chemistry, in the careful selection and utilization of natural products, where the respect for such activities does not permeate all classes of society, will unfailingly decline in prosperity. They will sink faster when neighbor states, with an energetic exchange between science and industry, go forward with renewed vitality."
-- Baron Alexander von Humboldt: 1769-1859
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Elaine Benes
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 1416
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: Re: *sigh*... I've been told I have the patience of Solomon. |
|
|
| Heywood Jablome wrote: | And the sense of a half eaten twinkie.
245 mile round trip to pick up an 8500LC with 1000 hours which turned out to be an 8500AC with 6/10 tubes. It also had cosmetic and (minor) structural damage that looked like it had been rolled over improperly.
I should have asked what lenses it had, or otherwise vetted it more carefully. Five and a half hours of my life I'll never get back.
--Edit: To be fair, the seller seemed truly ignorant of the nuances of CRT and does not appear to be out to scam anyone. My LC assumption came from close inspection of the picture of the front of the unit, where the shiny beveled aluminum edge of an HD10 was suspected. |
A sure way to never let that happen again is to note that the LC projectors lenses have a definite different spacing than AC lenses. No need to try to see the actual lenses, just look at how much space is between them. If its big, they're LC, small spacing is AC, definitive.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Heywood Jablome
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 1548
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
I'm not convinced the pics were the actual item...
_________________
"Those countries which lag behind in industry, in the application of mechanics and technical chemistry, in the careful selection and utilization of natural products, where the respect for such activities does not permeate all classes of society, will unfailingly decline in prosperity. They will sink faster when neighbor states, with an energetic exchange between science and industry, go forward with renewed vitality."
-- Baron Alexander von Humboldt: 1769-1859
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Nashou66
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
Posts: 16171
Location: West Seneca NY
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Heywood Jablome
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 1548
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Nashou66 wrote: | | Heywood Jablome wrote: | | I'm not convinced the pics were the actual item... |
if it was e-bay start a dispute.
Athanasios |
No dispute needed... I simply walked away. If it had an 03 VIM I'd have taken it for the agreed price, as it was I dropped my offer to $200 (which was turned down.)
It did not even dawn on me to offer him ten bucks for the OEM ceiling mount. THAT I could have used!
_________________
"Those countries which lag behind in industry, in the application of mechanics and technical chemistry, in the careful selection and utilization of natural products, where the respect for such activities does not permeate all classes of society, will unfailingly decline in prosperity. They will sink faster when neighbor states, with an energetic exchange between science and industry, go forward with renewed vitality."
-- Baron Alexander von Humboldt: 1769-1859
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Elaine Benes
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 1416
|
| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Heywood Jablome wrote: | | I'm not convinced the pics were the actual item... |
Well, there's no solution for a seller who lies.
The first question I used to ask was "Is the picture of the actual item for sale". I stopped that years ago, since so few people I dealt with were ripping off pictures, but I guess it still happens...recently I asked that about a laptop I bought for $53. because the description said it DID NOT include many items that were clearly installed in the laptop(ie. hard drive, memory cover, memory, etc). When I got the laptop, it had everything pictured, as I was assured it would, yet the seller stated it didn't include any of that stuff...weird.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Forum powered by phpBB © phpBB Group
|
|
