Audio_Freek
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Recently i got a used amplifier for 4K for my friend via OLX.in from a invidual and it was under my observation for a Month.just a week before i handed over the amp to my friend,and made a statement that " Amp is working fine " and no fault has been found.
But in many cases the Sellers in those online preowned market like OLX,QUICKR,ADPOST are most Dealers and not the Individual sellers. So as dealer even though they get a crappy amps (Re-paired, replaced component,Boards,intermittent issues etc) with decent cosmetic look they made them post in the web as "World's heavy weight Amp- Very rare vintage amp-400w-Made i Japan-original-working condition) etc
People who have low budget and ppl who have interest in old items would go for pre-owns from there. And i think many have been cheated by these people, but not sure.
So let me share my thoughts and ideas on buying a Pre-owned av From Online web-portal.
DO's
1.Check the amp\speaker model number in GOOGLE IMAGE and verify, whether its been copied from "foreign forums" and posted in Indian classifieds.(There is a person in Quickr with name Ganeshhsuryanshi from mumbai, who downloads the photo from Google image and post the same in this add)
2.Be sure to have a look before you buy and try to make a search nearby locality and trust none.
3.Ask for detailed pictures from the seller,even with the top cover open.
4.On visit:Spend some time checking each and every functionality,never hesitate to do it, though we opt for Pre-owned its not for FREE so we have all rights to look-on.
5.On first instance,try to understand whether he is dealer or individual and ifs dealer then, thy to be away and individual, then give a try.
6.If its over priced then just just interest for a while and withraw stating that its over priced, he should come back atlast
7.Do make a online transfer and try avoiding the cash in hand option(might be useful, in future)
8.Read the review on net, take a printout of the External and internal parts of the amp and then go for checking the amp
Don's
1.Never get a pre-owned produce from regular sellers in online portals.
2.never pay until you have a physical view.
3.Dont get attracted towards the quotes "High power 240RMS amp" for 3000INR(the same amp would be available in ebay uk/us for 150-250$) so we think its a big deal and last will end up by cheated by paying money.
4.Dont be so gentle, try to bargain to the most, coz the dealers would have atleast 30-40% profit margin
5.Never hesitate to inform the relevant online portal complaints if you find some one is making a fake add's.
If you have any experience in buying pre-owned from online portal and also any ideas to get escape from the fraud sellers\fake sellers ,please mention the same, so that we can stop few atleast ,before then get trapped,who read this thread
Recently i got a used amplifier for 4K for my friend via OLX.in from a invidual and it was under my observation for a Month.just a week before i handed over the amp to my friend,and made a statement that " Amp is working fine " and no fault has been found.
But in many cases the Sellers in those online preowned market like OLX,QUICKR,ADPOST are most Dealers and not the Individual sellers. So as dealer even though they get a crappy amps (Re-paired, replaced component,Boards,intermittent issues etc) with decent cosmetic look they made them post in the web as "World's heavy weight Amp- Very rare vintage amp-400w-Made i Japan-original-working condition) etc
People who have low budget and ppl who have interest in old items would go for pre-owns from there. And i think many have been cheated by these people, but not sure.
So let me share my thoughts and ideas on buying a Pre-owned av From Online web-portal.
DO's
1.Check the amp\speaker model number in GOOGLE IMAGE and verify, whether its been copied from "foreign forums" and posted in Indian classifieds.(There is a person in Quickr with name Ganeshhsuryanshi from mumbai, who downloads the photo from Google image and post the same in this add)
2.Be sure to have a look before you buy and try to make a search nearby locality and trust none.
3.Ask for detailed pictures from the seller,even with the top cover open.
4.On visit:Spend some time checking each and every functionality,never hesitate to do it, though we opt for Pre-owned its not for FREE so we have all rights to look-on.
5.On first instance,try to understand whether he is dealer or individual and ifs dealer then, thy to be away and individual, then give a try.
6.If its over priced then just just interest for a while and withraw stating that its over priced, he should come back atlast
7.Do make a online transfer and try avoiding the cash in hand option(might be useful, in future)
8.Read the review on net, take a printout of the External and internal parts of the amp and then go for checking the amp
Don's
1.Never get a pre-owned produce from regular sellers in online portals.
2.never pay until you have a physical view.
3.Dont get attracted towards the quotes "High power 240RMS amp" for 3000INR(the same amp would be available in ebay uk/us for 150-250$) so we think its a big deal and last will end up by cheated by paying money.
4.Dont be so gentle, try to bargain to the most, coz the dealers would have atleast 30-40% profit margin
5.Never hesitate to inform the relevant online portal complaints if you find some one is making a fake add's.
If you have any experience in buying pre-owned from online portal and also any ideas to get escape from the fraud sellers\fake sellers ,please mention the same, so that we can stop few atleast ,before then get trapped,who read this thread