[HAM] Hammond OrganSeller and e-Bay. BUYER BEWARE

[Scott Hawthorn]

At 05:33 AM 5/30/2007, JOHN HABURAY wrote:
>To the list from John Haburay:
>   I feel this should be brought to the attention of anybody who does not 
> believe what I have said numerous times about making sure you know your 
> information and your seller before you buy something. This organ was 
> recently on e-Bay along with some others. It was purchased by a person 
> who did not do his homework and fell into a line of crap dished out by 
> the seller. This is a perfect example of what happens when you do not go 
> to a seller or dealer that knows his business. This poor guy got the 
> royal screwing. The organ was purchased in Michigan and landed in 
> Nashville to the player who needed to bring it to an experienced tech to 
> iron out a "few things". I will not tell you what the organ and Leslie 
> sold originally for but I will say if I had bought it there would be a 
> law suit pending for sure. Follow the link an enjoy. Also thanks to Murph 
> for exposing this kind of selling practice and saving the reputation of 
> those of us, myself included, who are upstanding and honest in
>  our business practices. Murph has provided a large number of pictures of 
> what he found when this masterpeice arrived to him to repair, and also 
> the original sellers advertisment for it. Parental control is 
> advised.  http://www.nashvilleprohammond.com/greenb3.html

Well, that is the finest photo of mouse poop I ever saw. But I have to ask: 
what is this gigantic gallery of pictures supposed to prove? There's no 
text, no description of what the problems are. I couldn't read the 
advertisement at the size it was posted so maybe that's why I'm missing 
your point. I have certainly seen much-worse organs in my somewhat limited 
experience. Too bad if the guy overpaid, but whose fault was that? I have 
to wonder if there is some kind of commercial agenda on John's part here.

--Professional Skeptic