Ebay Tube amp buy disaster

itsmejto · 2nd March 2008, 07:49 PM

Can anyone explain this ? the chassis and transformers are not bent at all, note the blood on the chunk of glass, right center under the white wire, it's not mine and the box was unopened by customs.

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cuibono · 2nd March 2008, 07:58 PM

darn it. the box had no damage to it? I'd guess the shipper put his foot through it.

Dunno about the blood though - you're sure its blood?

I'd write the people you bought it from. Unfortunately, lots of things off Ebay arrive in worse condition than expected, though this is pretty extreme. After a number of disappointments, I've become very picky when dealing with Ebay. Ebay really lacks in the accountability department...

cuibono · 2nd March 2008, 08:01 PM

Hopefully, you can just replace the tubes, and be ready to go. I'd check the inside for glass and other loose parts/damage before powering on..

Good luck with the seller..

HollowState · 2nd March 2008, 08:07 PM

WTF? Perhaps a disgruntled employee on the sellers end. I hope you used a credit card for payment and notified the seller.

andyjevans · 2nd March 2008, 08:18 PM

Mice

Sonusthree · 2nd March 2008, 08:21 PM

.... and ask the seller to check if any of his employees have cut hands?

Paypal should refund you if the seller doesn't. Product not as described.

Maybe you could come to an agreement with the seller that you pay for new tubes and he re-imburse you if the amp is working ...... and perhaps to have someone competent to check it for electrical safety.

cuibono · 2nd March 2008, 08:23 PM

I used to do assembly - they called us solder-monkies.

It musta been one of them solder-monkies.

Jim McShane · 2nd March 2008, 08:23 PM

I'll explain it. It's visual proof why you should NEVER ship with tubes in place. The large power tubes bounced out of their sockets and smashed the small signal tubes. Look at the pins on the miniatures - they are all bent up from the impact of the large power tubes smashing into them. Of course, if they hadn't already, eventually the tubes smashed themselves to bits.

It doesn't take any sharp blows such as a drop or ??. Over a period of time tubes will vibrate out of the sockets, and the larger/heavier tubes pop out first. That's what happened here...

Sonusthree · 2nd March 2008, 08:25 PM

Is that really blood though?

andyjevans · 2nd March 2008, 08:42 PM

Mouse blood.

2nd March 2008, 07:49 PM	#1
itsmejto diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2008	Ebay Tube amp buy disaster Can anyone explain this ? the chassis and transformers are not bent at all, note the blood on the chunk of glass, right center under the white wire, it's not mine and the box was unopened by customs. [IMG][/IMG]

2nd March 2008, 07:58 PM	#2
cuibono diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: City of Angles	darn it. the box had no damage to it? I'd guess the shipper put his foot through it. Dunno about the blood though - you're sure its blood? I'd write the people you bought it from. Unfortunately, lots of things off Ebay arrive in worse condition than expected, though this is pretty extreme. After a number of disappointments, I've become very picky when dealing with Ebay. Ebay really lacks in the accountability department... __________________ double complete rainbow all the way!!

2nd March 2008, 08:01 PM	#3
cuibono diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: City of Angles	Hopefully, you can just replace the tubes, and be ready to go. I'd check the inside for glass and other loose parts/damage before powering on.. Good luck with the seller.. __________________ double complete rainbow all the way!!

2nd March 2008, 08:07 PM	#4
HollowState diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taxland, New Jersey	WTF? Perhaps a disgruntled employee on the sellers end. I hope you used a credit card for payment and notified the seller. __________________ "The supercomputer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." ~ Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University

2nd March 2008, 08:21 PM	#6
Sonusthree diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brighton,UK	.... and ask the seller to check if any of his employees have cut hands? Paypal should refund you if the seller doesn't. Product not as described. Maybe you could come to an agreement with the seller that you pay for new tubes and he re-imburse you if the amp is working ...... and perhaps to have someone competent to check it for electrical safety. __________________ Martin + + =

2nd March 2008, 08:18 PM	#5
andyjevans diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London	Mice

2nd March 2008, 08:23 PM	#7
cuibono diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: City of Angles	I used to do assembly - they called us solder-monkies. It musta been one of them solder-monkies. __________________ double complete rainbow all the way!!

2nd March 2008, 08:23 PM	#8
Jim McShane diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwest Chicago Suburbs	I'll explain it. It's visual proof why you should NEVER ship with tubes in place. The large power tubes bounced out of their sockets and smashed the small signal tubes. Look at the pins on the miniatures - they are all bent up from the impact of the large power tubes smashing into them. Of course, if they hadn't already, eventually the tubes smashed themselves to bits. It doesn't take any sharp blows such as a drop or ??. Over a period of time tubes will vibrate out of the sockets, and the larger/heavier tubes pop out first. That's what happened here...

2nd March 2008, 08:25 PM	#9
Sonusthree diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brighton,UK	Is that really blood though? __________________ Martin + + =

2nd March 2008, 08:42 PM	#10
andyjevans diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London	Mouse blood.

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