***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

In article ,
"mike maghakian" wrote:

radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...r_W0QQitemZ250
027311433

Looks all there to me. What is missing?

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

mike maghakian wrote:
radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433

Digging through Martyn's sales, I found this buyer:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=bagger
The only negative feedback he got in the last year was from
Radio-Mart(TM). Yet Martyn called him:

" Reply by radio-mart: a real nasty one this, the rig is perfect, still
is, One of the Nastiest Buyers"

Buying from Radio-Mart(TM) can be bad for your ebay rating.

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

the silver metal insert in to the bandswitch knob.
he knows its missing but he of course he lies.
that reduces the value to a collector and it can not be claimed to be MINT
someone who claims to be the worlds largest drake dealer should not be lying
son of a bitch.





"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"mike maghakian" wrote:

radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...r_W0QQitemZ250
027311433

Looks all there to me. What is missing?

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

for the whole story, the buyer has a web site:

HTTP://WWW.NEW--HORIZONS.COM

he fought radio-mart and WON !



wrote in message
oups.com...

mike maghakian wrote:
radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433

Digging through Martyn's sales, I found this buyer:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=bagger
The only negative feedback he got in the last year was from
Radio-Mart(TM). Yet Martyn called him:

" Reply by radio-mart: a real nasty one this, the rig is perfect, still
is, One of the Nastiest Buyers"

Buying from Radio-Mart(TM) can be bad for your ebay rating.

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

In article ,
"mike maghakian" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"mike maghakian" wrote:

radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...rmer_W0QQitemZ
250
027311433

Looks all there to me. What is missing?

the silver metal insert in to the bandswitch knob. he knows its
missing but he of course he lies. that reduces the value to a
collector and it can not be claimed to be MINT someone who claims to
be the worlds largest drake dealer should not be lying son of a
bitch.

Pretty obvious now that you pointed it out.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

mike maghakian wrote:

the silver metal insert in to the bandswitch knob.
he knows its missing but he of course he lies.
that reduces the value to a collector and it can not be claimed to be MINT
someone who claims to be the worlds largest drake dealer should not be lying
son of a bitch.

Actually it doesn't appear to be missing the insert at all!

Looks like a non stock knob. But, he should know that.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

mike maghakian wrote:

the silver metal insert in to the bandswitch knob.
he knows its missing but he of course he lies.
that reduces the value to a collector and it can not be claimed to be MINT
someone who claims to be the worlds largest drake dealer should not be lying
son of a bitch.

Replacement knobs *are* available, and I doubt the knob being non stock would put off
any *true* collector.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

mike maghakian wrote:

the silver metal insert in to the bandswitch knob.
he knows its missing but he of course he lies.
that reduces the value to a collector and it can not be claimed to be MINT
someone who claims to be the worlds largest drake dealer should not be lying
son of a bitch.

I asked Martyn about it and he says "I have it here somewhere."

Not sure if he means the insert or the original knob.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

***Radio-Mart eBay Buyers Warning ***
 

Any one remember Super Fly?

"RHF" wrote in message
ups.com...

mike maghakian wrote:
radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !


http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433

yes mike, Yes Mike. YES MIKE !

BEWARE - The Radio-Mart Red Drap of Flim-Flams ! ! !
The Radio-Mart eBay Warning Has Been Given
Once Again and Again -by- Mike Maghakian

Know Ye All - That Bid On A Radio-Mart eBay Auction :
You Do So At They Own Risk and Personal Sanity !

Yes It Smarts - When You Buy From Radio-Mart :o)

Look Up In The Sky . . .
- Is It A Bird !
- Is It A Plane
- No It's Flim-Flam-Man !
- Who by Day is the Mild Mannered eBay Seller Radio-Mart !
Selling 'quality' {Used-and-Abuse} Radio Stuff on eBay
with His Mighty Red Drap - Yes It's Radio-Mart ! ! !

Yes - Here He Comes To Save The Day :
Mike Maghakian Is On The Way !
Defending eBay Bidders for Radio-Mart's Evil Ways ! ! !

MM - The 'magic' of Radio-Mart's Red Drap. :o)
{ It's The Official eBay Make-Your-Money-Grow-Cloth ! }
[ It's The Official eBay Transforming-Junk-to-Collectibles-Cloth ! ]


just for the fun of it ~ RHF
.
.
"The Flim-Flam Man" Movie -starring- George C. Scott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flim-Flam_Man
Playing Mordecai C. Jones the legendary "Flim-Flam-Man"
.
.
"Network" Movie -starring- Peter Finch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_%28film%29
Playing the longtime Network News Anchor Howard Beale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Finch
Lets All Scream : "I'm As Mad As Hell, and
I'm Not Going To Take This Anymore ! ! !"
.
.
. .

***Buying and selling overtake sex online***
 

Buying and selling overtake sex online
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/articl...parentid=52575

"mike maghakian" wrote

part of one of the knobs is missing.


He bit it off!

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:10:42 -0700, "mike maghakian"
wrote:

the silver metal insert in to the bandswitch knob.
he knows its missing but he of course he lies.
that reduces the value to a collector and it can not be claimed to be MINT
someone who claims to be the worlds largest drake dealer should not be lying
son of a bitch.

If the backside of that radio is mint, I'm the Shiek of Araby.

bob
k5qwg







"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"mike maghakian" wrote:

radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...r_W0QQitemZ250
027311433

Looks all there to me. What is missing?

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

This line could make your side of a story if you ever wanted to go after
him.

From his description:

" It is functioning perfectly, the calibration is right on the mark and
the set is very sensative, working slightly better than Drake spec's."


Prove it, where is the calibration results, from a certified lab? This
line indicates that he/or someone has verified that the equipment is
working better than it's original spec's, which I am no expert but
I doubt this.





mike maghakian wrote:
radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

Please explain his 97.5% positive rating AND several repeat customers.

Really. I'm at a loss.

Bill

************************************************** ******
mike maghakian wrote:
radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433

***Radio-Mart eBay Buyers Warning ***
 

If he finds the knob,tell him to auction it off.
cuhulin

***Radio-Mart eBay Buyers Warning ***
 

BWAHAHA!!!

wrote in message
...
If he finds the knob,tell him to auction it off.
cuhulin

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

That's actually pretty low. I generally don't buy from someone with that
kind of rating.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Please explain his 97.5% positive rating AND several repeat customers.

Really. I'm at a loss.

Bill

************************************************** ******
mike maghakian wrote:
radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433

***Radio-Mart warning ***
 

wrote:
Please explain his 97.5% positive rating AND several repeat customers.

Really. I'm at a loss.

Bill


The feedback system on e-Bay is more of an 'I'll scratch your back if
you scratch mine' system. Feedback is often exchanged by users and
sellers as a perfunctory conclusion to the transaction. Because feedback
is rarely revokable, many do not wish to leave negative feedback.

I know, it doesn't make a lot of sense to most of us. But considering
that poor service and less than satisfactory transactions are widely
accepted in commerce coast to coast these days, don't expect the e-Bay
feedback system to reflect an accurate portrait of buyer satisfaction.

Note also that Martyn's listings clearly appeal to less knowledgable
users. Maghakian is actually quite right: Radio-Mart's listings are
often inaccurate, if not deceptive. Buyers who move on these
transactions who don't know the difference will not be dissatisfied, and
while those who do have other motives for their purchases. Negative
feedback will not be posted for these transactions.

But if you read the feedback comments for Radio-Mart, you'll see a
pattern in the complaints. As well as a pattern in Martyn's responses
that tell you more about what doing business with him is like than the
raw percentage ratings.

And actually, among sellers on e-Bay, a 97.5% feedback rating is
quite low. It's quite low for brick and mortar merchants, too.

If Bob Grove had a satisfaction rating that low, he'd have been out
of business years ago.

Fear of retaliatory feedback has kept some users from posting
negative feedback. Martyn has been known to threaten negative feedback
when a transaction goes south, something that's expressly forbidden by
e-Bay, and can get most users ejected summarily.

However, as is common today, complaints are not as frequent as
offending situations. Nor are the complaints particularly well made.

Unfortunately, there is a different set of rules for large volume
sellers like Martyn than those for lesser sellers, or casual buyers,
and complaints are treated differently.

What it would take is more than one user forwarding a documented case
of a threat of negative feedback to get e-Bay to look into complaints
against this guy.


************************************************** ******
mike maghakian wrote:
radio mart calls this mint, but part of one of the knobs is missing.
impossible to be mint. be careful if you plan to bid !

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-SPR-4-Rece...mZ250027311433