no offense to anyone but buyer beware is all. do a search at google
groups and you'll see more.
Thanks a bunch.
Mike McDonald
> if at all interested - please see my post at gearslutz.com regarding
> this individual. subject is the same.
>
> no offense to anyone but buyer beware is all. do a search at google
> groups and you'll see more.
>
> Thanks a bunch.
>
> Mike McDonald
Amen.
> Ken wrote:
> > Up for auction, a superb original 1960's Neumann u67 tube microphone.
> > This is a complete set, with original mic,mic box,power supply and cable
> > with mic mount.
> > See and bid on this microphone at:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130008413558
--
ha
A link would be nice
I don't know either of you Mike. Can you post a link to gearslutz so I can see
what you are referring to?
And if there is a problem why not just come out and say what that is?
"Steve" <sste...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1153271358.1...@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
Well,,, my personal rule is not to buy/bid from ANYBODY under 98.0%
positive feedback. I think this percentage thing has been discussed
before here on RAP.
-zero
I got a lovely enraged phone call from Ken yesterday after posting
this. This is more than i got when the sale went through 4 or 5 years
ago so if anyone does have trouble with the 67 or anythign else
purchased - this is a good way to get him on the horn.
I'm not pissed at him at all. This happened a few years ago and i'm
over it and in the process found out about the badass alactronics
modifcation to the 1176 - so this is not some sort of revenge. i would,
however, like to be one of the folks that can stop this guy from
ripping more people off by posting public service announcements like
this one that can be found. i noticed him a couple months ago here
and said, "hey! thre's that ken gold!" The good folks at RAP did me a
service by posting about his actions here so i could find out about
him...I only wish i would have looked it up before buying.
Ken - your ebay feedback is littered with the same complaints as mine
about items being misrepresented and on the flip side - not paying for
items. Please go ahead and point to your at best spotty feedback.
Best to you all, sorry for the negativity, and here is what i wrote at
gearslutz:
Ken Gold-
You sold me 2 1176LN's in 2001 or 2002 in "mint condition" for 4800
dollars. You contacted me after i lost an ebay auction on an 1178 and
made them available to me.
These were from your CBC radio station...single owner. You said you
were a CBC engineer and just need to raise money for some newer gear.
One arrived DOA. The other in not so good shape. One had a CBC label on
it. The other did not. Both appeared not to be the items you sent me
pictures of. I contacted you and you were unwilling to discuss it.
After that happened - i did my homework on you - which i should have
done before buying, unfortunately. You may work for the CBC - that i
cannot tell however - you also scrounge for junk in local classifieds -
pay lowball on it - and sell it as something from your CBC station.
You may have some decent sales when you are out in the open but buying
should not be a gamble. I think people's experiences with you on RAP
are more than enough to call your practices into question. It is more
than one person on there who have problems with your ethics. Interested
sellers don't even have to believe my story...there are more out there.
I got burned on 4800 bucks...it took me a year to pay those and the
repair bill off. I'd hate to see someone else fall for it.
Need any more information Ken Gold?
Mike McDonald
96.1% Feedback Score 07/19/2006
224 Total Transactions
8- Negative
6- neutral
1- Negative Feedback withdrawn because member did not respond to
formal mediation request
1- Follow up
Ken wrote:
> but your public slandering is going to get you in serious trouble,
> mark my words.
Oh please... (..)
zero wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:16:38 GMT, Ken <go...@nucleus.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Mike, the actual numbers for example since 2003 over 150 transactions,
>>only 1 negative feedback, and one other that's from a scammer in Vietnam
> 96.1% Feedback Score 07/19/2006
>
> 224 Total Transactions
> 8- Negative
> 6- neutral
> 1- Negative Feedback withdrawn because member did not respond to
> formal mediation request
> 1- Follow up
Yeah, that is pretty poor feedback. Especially considering most people
won't even give bad feedback to sellers since you have to be afraid of
retalitory feedback.
And it appears Ken is not even being very honest about that.
Dr. Dolittle wrote:
> Yeah, that is pretty poor feedback. Especially considering most people
> won't even give bad feedback to sellers since you have to be afraid of
> retalitory feedback.
You can check Ken's feedback left for others. You will find 9 negative
feedbacks he left. Which confirms what I said above. Even though the
SELLER should be leaving feedback first, as soon as he is paid.
Sorry Ken, my money is on Mike.
Ken has been at this for years misrepresenting what he sells . It seems
like everything he offers "comes from CBC" when in fact he is
obviously a picker who resells what he finds elsewhere. And it isn't as
tho he's offering any bargains either.
I think caveat emptor is the minimum attitude one should take with this
guy. You'll be happy you did........
> Up for auction, a superb original 1960's Neumann u67 tube microphone.
"Superb condition" = large dent in the side ?