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Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!

00 Offline Mechanickal

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Just snagged this from a seller on a Facebook group:


Seller asked €80 which included shipping.
Shipping from Albania...

This looks an awfull lot like a Custom from Robert Lessard, doesn't it?
Can anyone confirm/deny?

Since most deals that look too good to be true usualy are so, I asked some directed questions like:
Where from?
Why sell?

Seems he got it as a gift from a friend so he didn't buy it himself, and he now needs some cash asap.

I told the seller I was transfering €85 to him as payment for goods, not a friends and family transfer.
I apologised for my suspective tone and stated that I just wanted to be cautious.
The seller said not to worry at all and didn't mind that form of payment... which is good!

Now the wait begins...

Me being out of country for some time might be a good thing now...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #1 on: July 30, 2018, 11:55:21 AM
Nice snag Nick  :cheers:

Certainly looks like Roberts scales and pivots.
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #2 on: July 30, 2018, 11:58:23 AM
It also looks like one of Syph's photos. :-\


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #3 on: July 30, 2018, 11:59:13 AM
That's definitely a Pic of a syph custom. Its a Pic he uses in one of his eBay listings.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142124874449

Hopefully your seller is legitimate. May be worth asking if they have any pics of their own.
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #4 on: July 30, 2018, 12:00:26 PM
That's definitely a Pic of a syph custom. Its a Pic he uses in one of his eBay listings.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142124874449

Hopefully your seller is legitimate. May be worth asking if they have any pics of their own.
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #5 on: July 30, 2018, 12:03:32 PM
Damn!


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Reply #6 on: July 30, 2018, 12:09:56 PM
I was looking at that as well!

Nice grab ya bastage!!!!  Haha


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #7 on: July 30, 2018, 12:14:28 PM
Hmmm, all the posts on Facebook seem to be gone now. Kind of odd...




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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #8 on: July 30, 2018, 12:16:38 PM
Chances of it being legit are dropping though...


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Reply #9 on: July 30, 2018, 12:16:40 PM
That's definitely a Pic of a syph custom. Its a Pic he uses in one of his eBay listings.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142124874449

Hopefully your seller is legitimate. May be worth asking if they have any pics of their own.

The price was right. $116 versus $355!!!  I was seriously thinking of buying it but got beat out. LOL

Hope it is indeed legit Nick!!!  Congratulations again!!




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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #10 on: July 30, 2018, 12:17:39 PM
And I can still see the posts...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #11 on: July 30, 2018, 12:18:25 PM
Seller said to post self made pic when he gets home and not to worry...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #12 on: July 30, 2018, 12:19:08 PM
Smurf... now the posts are indeed gone...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #13 on: July 30, 2018, 12:23:19 PM
Robert's Ebay listing does show "41 sold" so they're clearly not a one off.

And if stuff goes down the drain, I should be able to have Paypal backing me up...

Breathe Nick, breathe...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #14 on: July 30, 2018, 12:44:58 PM
And only now I see that the seller became a group member just yesterday...
Smurf...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #15 on: July 30, 2018, 01:43:58 PM
This went from   :D to  :-[ very quickly. Hopefully you'll not receive a cheap sakalike.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #16 on: July 30, 2018, 01:48:47 PM
If something seems too good to be true.............


I hope you get what you paid for though Nick.  :tu:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #17 on: July 30, 2018, 01:51:23 PM
well, those are all red flags in my experience,  :P
but,
you did very good in paying G&S, and I am glad to see this practice more extended.  :tu:

In any case, for every good deal and apparently excellent price, there are three basic steps:  :ahhh

a. Do your research, about the item and the seller, ALWAYS
b. Ask for pics from the seller himself, to know exactly that he has it and that it is what you are getting, EVERY TIME
c. Pay with Goods and Services, if he isn't your friend or shares your same blood, don't use Friends and Family, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE DEAL IS

hopefully this is legit and ends well, without any headache,
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #18 on: July 30, 2018, 01:51:58 PM
Pfff...
All sorts of doom scenarios going on inside my mind atm...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #19 on: July 30, 2018, 01:53:00 PM
Can't do anything for the first few weeks though.
If I'd receive a pic later today it would ease my mind a little though...


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #20 on: July 30, 2018, 02:18:38 PM
Pfff...
All sorts of doom scenarios going on inside my mind atm...

Pointless. There's nothing you can do at this moment but wait and be glad you paid with G&S. Hope it works out :cheers:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #21 on: July 30, 2018, 02:20:06 PM
A group admin deleted the listing.
Still waiting for the news why.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #22 on: July 30, 2018, 02:20:20 PM
Hope it works out, Mechy.

I like to think the best of people.....although I've been proven wrong a few times.......


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #23 on: July 30, 2018, 02:20:47 PM
Pfff...
All sorts of doom scenarios going on inside my mind atm...

Pointless. There's nothing you can do at this moment but wait and be glad you paid with G&S. Hope it works out :cheers:
I know. Tell my other mind half that! ::)


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #24 on: July 30, 2018, 02:22:04 PM
Hoping for the best possible outcome, Mechy!  :cheers:
At least you didn’t use friends & family.  :rofl:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #25 on: July 30, 2018, 02:28:23 PM
I'm always carefull with transactions where I can't pick up.
Besides from dedicated members here.

Turns out the admins deleted his post because he didn't post a price initialy, which is group protocol.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #26 on: July 30, 2018, 02:29:14 PM
At least you didn’t use friends & family.  :rofl:

NEVER use friends and family payment.  If you're buying something, even if it's from someone (you think) you know.  smurf happens, and stuff goes wrong all the time.  F+F gives you no hope of getting stuff back - and decent sellers shouldn't ask for F+F payments.


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #27 on: July 30, 2018, 02:37:16 PM
At least you didn’t use friends & family.  :rofl:

NEVER use friends and family payment.  If you're buying something, even if it's from someone (you think) you know.  smurf happens, and stuff goes wrong all the time.  F+F gives you no hope of getting stuff back - and decent sellers shouldn't ask for F+F payments.

I must say I usually use F&F when I buy something from a trusted member here on MTo. Of course there's always a small risk but hey, you can't ban out every risk in life! At least we're talking small financial risks here, nothing really serious  :cheers:
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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #28 on: July 30, 2018, 02:43:42 PM
Glen is a big earner it seems :D


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Re: Plunge in the deep end!! Syph Custom on the cheap??!
Reply #29 on: July 30, 2018, 02:48:55 PM
Glen is a big earner it seems :D

 :rofl:

What I meant with "nothing really serious" is nothing life threatening ;)
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