[dcpoor]

just a heads up, the latest k1000 auction on ebay appears to be a scam.
Akg professional headphones k1000 - eBay (item 250721794299 end time Nov-09-10 06:13:12 PST)

new ebayer/no feedback, and using the pictures and description from this auction that ended last week.
 
I already reported the auction to ebay yesterday afternoon, but it's still up with a bunch of additional bids since then. ._.

 

[Bostonears]

I find it interesting that both auctions claim the item is "brand-new, unused, unopened,...", which it clearly isn't. Look at the wear and tear on the outside of the wooden box.

 

[chrisjackson]

Looking like both auctions were/are scams.

 

[dcpoor]

the headphones themselves look mint, look at those pristine temple pads. lol. could've been just a beatup outer box.

 

[dcpoor]

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Looking like both auctions were/are scams.

Just saw that negative feedback from last week's auction. looks like the buyer is in China, maybe the auction was suppose to be CONUS only or something.
 
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cheater!!!! I paid to him ,he refused to send me the item

 

[chrisjackson]

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Just saw that negative feedback from last week's auction. looks like the buyer is in China, maybe the auction was suppose to be CONUS only or something.
 

Maybe. But no feedback on that account for four years?...
 
Good of you to give the heads up BTW 

 

 

[Mr.Sneis]

You can always pay via credit card via paypal.  If it is a scam you would get your money back (first level going thru PP, second level thru your CC), but it's still a gamble.  Were I not in a transitionary period of gear I might risk it

 

[juanharu4913]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm only reason I'd say that these might be legit is the fact that there rare headphones, fakes go for the big market like sonys and there current models not old akg's.

 

[dcpoor]

then please speculate about the stolen pictures and description from the other auction.
 
the only non-scam explanation i can think of is the same seller making a new account after the previous sale fell through.

 

[chrisjackson]

Could always ask seller for a picture which might be difficult to fake. Anyone know what the back of that user manual should look like? 

 

[Uncle Erik]

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Could always ask seller for a picture which might be difficult to fake. Anyone know what the back of that user manual should look like? 

 
Good idea.  Maybe ask for a closeup shot of the grills.
 
Or, even better, a photo of the serial number.

 

[rhythmdevils]

just make sure that whatever you ask him for a picture of doesn't come up in a google image search.  Or check google images for the picture he sends you.

 

[Bostonears]

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm only reason I'd say that these might be legit is the fact that there rare headphones, fakes go for the big market like sonys and there current models not old akg's.

I don't think anyone was suggesting the headphones were fake, only that the auction was fake, i.e. the eBayer selling them doesn't actually have them. By the time the buyer figures out that they aren't coming, the seller has taken the money and closed his PayPal account.

 

[SkyKidFalken]

I think it was the same seller with the same account
 
about the pictures and that description from the other auction
because the seller cancelled his last auction     he took all the infor directly from the older one
 
my guess is the headphones were decent and the reason he cancelled the auction because he wanted more money
 
 
i'd like to give it a try