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I have been on the lookout for good deals on used speakers on Kijiji for about a month now and yesterday I saw a deal I could not believe.
A Sutherland ST-50 5.1 CH Surround Receiver Amplifier system for sale for $75.00
OK, I looked it up on the internet and found this site:
Sutherland Technology
The system in question ST-50
Check this, Valued at $3229.99
I could not believe my luck, picked up the phone and talked to the lady. I told her the system was worth over 3 grand just in case she did not realize this. I did not want to take advantage of her!!!
She seamed perplexed and said she would call her brother who gave her the system.
She called me back half hour later and told me she still wanted to sell it for $75.00
This all sound a little suspicious so far but I see an incredible deal here so I go for it.
I hoped in my car and drove to her place. The unit looked a little rough and the center speaker was missing but she told me it worked great. I did not bother hooking it up, paid her $80. and drove home. DHOOO!!!
I got around to checking it out tonight and it turned out it only has multichannel inputs and I could not get the sub to work. I took it apart and this did not look like a $3000 plus system. Everything looks cheap and the sub turned out to be fried. (I am not having much luck with sub woofers lately).
Well I figured if the 4 little speakers are working I was still well ahead of the game so I hooked them up as speakers B on my system and compared the sound to my newly renovated Wharfedale E70 speakers. The Sutherland speakers sound like crap.
Not understanding why such "high quality" speakers did not sound perform, I did more research on the web and found this:
White van speaker scam
Some pictures of those "$3229.99 high quality speakers"
More pictures
Fuck, I got taken but I know where the lady lives. I gave her a call and she told me she would take them back. I will be at her place Thursday afternoon. She even apologized for the sub not working.
We will see what happen Thursday.
Cliff:
1: Kijiji has 5.1 stereo system on sale for $75.
2: Internet advertisement has inflated prices for speakers.
3: I bought them and now realize this system is just garbage.
4: I will try to return the speakers Thursday
Conclusion: I am an idiot.
A Sutherland ST-50 5.1 CH Surround Receiver Amplifier system for sale for $75.00
OK, I looked it up on the internet and found this site:
Sutherland Technology
The system in question ST-50
Check this, Valued at $3229.99
I could not believe my luck, picked up the phone and talked to the lady. I told her the system was worth over 3 grand just in case she did not realize this. I did not want to take advantage of her!!!
She seamed perplexed and said she would call her brother who gave her the system.
She called me back half hour later and told me she still wanted to sell it for $75.00
This all sound a little suspicious so far but I see an incredible deal here so I go for it.
I hoped in my car and drove to her place. The unit looked a little rough and the center speaker was missing but she told me it worked great. I did not bother hooking it up, paid her $80. and drove home. DHOOO!!!
I got around to checking it out tonight and it turned out it only has multichannel inputs and I could not get the sub to work. I took it apart and this did not look like a $3000 plus system. Everything looks cheap and the sub turned out to be fried. (I am not having much luck with sub woofers lately).
Well I figured if the 4 little speakers are working I was still well ahead of the game so I hooked them up as speakers B on my system and compared the sound to my newly renovated Wharfedale E70 speakers. The Sutherland speakers sound like crap.
Not understanding why such "high quality" speakers did not sound perform, I did more research on the web and found this:
White van speaker scam
Some pictures of those "$3229.99 high quality speakers"
More pictures
Fuck, I got taken but I know where the lady lives. I gave her a call and she told me she would take them back. I will be at her place Thursday afternoon. She even apologized for the sub not working.
We will see what happen Thursday.
Cliff:
1: Kijiji has 5.1 stereo system on sale for $75.
2: Internet advertisement has inflated prices for speakers.
3: I bought them and now realize this system is just garbage.
4: I will try to return the speakers Thursday
Conclusion: I am an idiot.
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