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Re: Cables cut off

deaddruid — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:52:10 GMT

Good idea, although I guess the far end is only likely to be available for a short time. It's a good piece of advice - make sure you keep both pieces to support the sale.

Mark

Re: Cables cut off

elephant — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:02:59 GMT

ask for both ends of the cables ... I had one once and it was clear from that evidence that it had been a "through the wall" installation

Re: Cables cut off

deaddruid — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:10:55 GMT

Yes, that's the explanations that are normally given. I guess it's a matter of assessing how trustworthy the seller appears to be.

Thank you for your thoughts, guys.

Mark

Re: Cables cut off

tournedos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:14:59 GMT

Usually I'd suppose so as well. But there are legitimate ways for the cables to end up cut - think for example wall mounted speakers, where the power & signal cables have been built into the wall. Same with televisions, the power cord may have been originally taken off at the TV end, perhaps a longer cable put through the channeling and reinstalled so you can't simply pull it out. Now when someone is moving for example and want's to sell the gear instead of leaving it behind or having it reinstalled at the new place, the fastest way is to simply cut the cords. Remember that much of the B&O target audience will not touch such installments themselves, they have to pay someone to do it...

Many people also have a peculiar habit of snapping the cords of equipment that doesn't work, and some services do the same for gear that may be electrically unsafe for some reason (and then it ends up at some online auction as "untested due to missing cables", which you can safely assume to mean "doesn't work").

Re: Cables cut off

PhilLondon — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:26:55 GMT

... stolen ...

Cables cut off

deaddruid — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:12 GMT

Every so often, I see adverts on ebay for B&O equipment, where the cables have been cut off. There is normally a claim that the installation was too complex to dismantle, so the leads were cut. Are these ads genuine, or are they likely to be stolen goods?

Mark