Too Good to be True?

[JMac]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REFERENCE-BLACK-IMBALLO-DANNEGGIATO-/311370613481?hash=item487f2282e9:g:ilcAAOSw~OdVaIr5

Seems a very good price and with decent feedback, whats the catch?

 

[Al ears]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REF...

Seems a very good price and with decent feedback, whats the catch?

It's in Italy?

 

[JMac]

Yes, but even with shipping it still works out significantly less than the UK price.

 

[expat_mike]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REF...

Seems a very good price and with decent feedback, whats the catch?

It's in Italy?

An opportunity for the OP to have a long weekend in Italy, and inspect the goods.

 

[DocG]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REF...

Seems a very good price and with decent feedback, whats the catch?

It's in Italy?

An opportunity for the OP to have a long weekend in Italy, and inspect the goods.

Good idea! Cos the cardboard box looks like it's been hit by a truck. We know the P49 is built like a tank, but still...

 

[Al ears]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REF...

Seems a very good price and with decent feedback, whats the catch?

It's in Italy?

An opportunity for the OP to have a long weekend in Italy, and inspect the goods.

Good idea! Cos the cardboard box looks like it's been hit by a truck. We know the P49 is built like a tank, but still...

Should also mention that I cannot read Italian but would like to know what it says.

New (other) can mean a lot of things in eBay speak.

Also note as well as shipping you may get charged import duty and VAT.

 

[Al ears]

Beat me to it chebby....

Useless if dropped indeed.

To good to be true!

 

[chebby]

"Useless if dropped" ...

... and it's evident it has been dropped.* (The shop is even called 'audio-impact-torino'.)

*Probably off the back of a lorry.

Another box, another 'audio-impact' ...

 

[chebby]

Someone has to sell all those items that are delivered with damaged packaging and get refused by the customer.

 

[Rethep]

You mean the hifi-maffia ? ;-) This could be a case of "the Italian inquisition" ;-)

 

[JMac]

They do have perfectly intact packaging ones for £2400.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REFERENCE-BLACK-NUOVO-GARANZIA-/251884804979?hash=item3aa5811b73:g:lqUAAOSw-7RVCcee

 

[Al ears]

They do have perfectly intact packaging ones for £2400.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REF...

In that case it might be worth taking a punt. You pays your money and take your chances as usual.

 

[DocG]

They do have perfectly intact packaging ones for £2400.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCAM-FMJ-P-49-AMPLIFICATORE-FINALE-HI-END-REF...

In that case it might be worth taking a punt. You pays your money and take your chances as usual.

Only possible catch: they give a 2 year Italian guarantee. Would that mean you must send it back to Torino in case of problems? Worth checking IMO.

 

[jjbomber]

"Useless if dropped" ...

John Terry???