A certain CD92T on ebay...

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Been browsing the Bay, when I came across a certain Arcam CD92T being sold by a certain person on this site! You know who you are!

Just thought I would ask though, why is he/she selling it, because I'm quite interested...
And what are you upgrading too?!

 

[Anonymous]

Ive seen new cd192's, on ebay in the last few days for BIN £399

 

[JoelSim]

That is exactly why. Picked meself up a CD192 last night so now need to sell the 92. Shame as it's such a nice machine but hey the chance of a new one for £400 was too much to resist...

You are of course welcome to bid. I have 10 watchers and I only put it on late last night.

 

[Anonymous]

What do you think of the difference?

 

[JoelSim]

It's just been sold...

 

[JoelSim]

I haven't got it yet I'm afraid. Won't know until 7th.

 

[JoelSim]

Well I got £275 plus £20 postage for it and the new one has cost me £415 inc postage, so it's cost me £120. I think that's pretty good business.

 

[John Duncan]

Yeah but how are you going to do the swap without your wife noticing Joel?

 

[JoelSim]

I don't know. I may have to just own up, or maybe not

 

[John Duncan]

Get it delivered to work, and wait for a weekend away on her part. Worked for me

 

[John Duncan]

£120 is one haircut, remember.........

 

[JoelSim]

You see I can't do that as I have to post the 92 to the buyer. I had it all set up for 7th July when I have a day off and she is at work, but now that's still 2 weeks way so I need to hold off the buyer for too long really. I think it will have to be undercover of darkness.

 

[Anonymous]

whenever i buy new kit i allways tell the mrs that i bought it cheap out the paper or from my local seconhand shop or that i swapped it for a same price bit of kit.

Or i massively lie about the price of it. (wheres the receipt " i lost it")

Unless the bit of kit looks near enough the same that is

 

[Anonymous]

You could say it needs to go off for repairs.(send it to off to winner). And when your new one gets here, its the old one innit?!. not that i would ever do anything like that..... ;-)

 

[JoelSim]

Hmmm, I don't like lying and am rubbish at it

 

[JoelSim]

Good idea.

 

[Anonymous]

or to improve on that one you could say they couldnt repair it and they have had to replace it with a simular model.

Perfect, (im a professional liar)

 

[John Duncan]

matt444_2000:
or to improve on that one you could say they couldnt repair it and they have had to replace it with a simular model.

Perfect, (im a professional liar)

Yeah! Send the 92 for a 'service'!

 

[crusaderlord]

After having a low budget NAD system for 8 years i upgraded the amp and cd player twice in fairly quick succession in the last 12 months......... After the initial shock, my wife came around to the idea that i 'had' to do it once she realised the net cost after my ebay sales wasnt too much after all......... However it is fair to say i did do some generous roundings in one or two of my figures to make it add up........ I too took advantage of some great Arcam prices at the moment and felt it was too good an opportunity to miss. I am delighted i went for it though so all is well ........ I am still quite interested in some of those Proac Signature 8 speakers though if i could find somewhere to demo them.

 

[JoelSim]

Ah but in the last year I've spent a considerable amount of money upgrading and i promised I woudn't by anything else for at least 2 years

 

[John Duncan]

Service it is then. Alternatively - "borrow a "friend's" 192 just to see what it's like, and forget to give it back.......

 

[John Duncan]

JoelSim:Ah but in the last year I've spent a considerable amount of money upgrading and i promised I woudn't by anything else for at least 2 years

Schoolboy error, though

 

[JoelSim]

I got my Sigs from audiologica.co.uk on a special, about 40% discount brand new. He doesn't usually have them but it's worth asking him. He's called Richard.

 

[JoelSim]

It was kind of a forced promise. I find they never work...

 

[Anonymous]

JoelSim:It was kind of a forced promise.

Well if you didn't mean it then you're in the clear.(like having your fingers crossed) You can proceed to deceive with clear conscience!

Oh If you get rumbled don't tell her it was them wot made you do it.