[Coco] Buyer beware

[Allen Huffman]

CocoFest. Dirt cheap and they work :)

Glenside, maybe time to work out an eBay deal thru the club members?

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On Feb 23, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> Well, I'm among the (probably) thousands who have been bilked on  
> eBay. I an
> effort to find an affordable Coco, I bought a 16K 26-3002 machine.  
> The body
> is in great shape, but it won't even boot up. Garbage on the screen.  
> And
> there is a piece of something rattling around inside. The "tamper  
> hole" has
> had a replacement seal put very carefully over the damaged one, and  
> the
> buyer MADE SURE that it was sold AS-IS-no refunds.
>
> I know I'm not the only one to fall for something like this, and I  
> "puts
> down my money and takes my chances" along with everyone else.
>
> This is just a reminder to those who have never bought from eBay: BE
> CAREFUL. You too, could get screwed.
>
> This is just one that I will have to accept and move on.
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