[time-nuts] Fake new LPRO 101 Rb's on Ebay?

[Christoph Kopetzky]

They are definitely not new as stated in the item state. In the 
description you can read at every seller "used item"...
So the brandnew state is only a price leader.
In addition there are several seller (you.are.you, cncdeals5 and 
color-fashion-6) with small price differences and shipping costs
but all the same pictures... Delivery timeframe to germany between 16th 
of march and 13th of may :( So delivery with ship container...

I became very critical to chines sellers because I bought several items 
in the last month from chinese sellers and over 50 % was only
expensive garbadge after receiving and testing.
And I do not know whether I should buy from a seller who is using 
several accounts to sell the goods...
In the meantime I do have a few sellers who are trustworthy and 
everytime I bought something the things are quite in a very good state
with fast shipping time  and not defective.
So you have to make your own experiences :)

Chris

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Am 04.02.2020 um 16:49 schrieb Brian Lloyd:
>
> On 2/4/20 01:29, Perry Sandeen via time-nuts wrote:
>> Yo Bubba Dudes!,
>> There are two vendors on Ebay selling *new* LPRO 101 Rb's for around $160 each, with discounts for larger purchases.  The general price of a used LPRO seems to be in the $250 to $350 range.  Anybody have any ideas?  (Discount for coronavirus?)
>> In all seriousness, can the coronavirus be transmitted in gear we buy from China or does it require a living host for spreading?
> OK, coronavirus fun aside, is it possible that these LPRO-101's that are
> listed as new may be new old stock, i.e. could they have been backup
> units in a box that never got put into service? That would suggest that
> they have full life available on the Rb lamp.
>