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#299955 - 27/06/2007 21:13 Rio Car EMPEG 10 GB on Ebay
izSku
new poster

Registered: 27/06/2007
Posts: 3
Loc: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
I've put my player up on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250137119985

I'm not sure how to tell if it's MkII or not, maybe you guys can help me out. I'm sure you will have a ton of questions and I'll be more than happy to fill you in on whatever information I can.

I'll have my AIM on most of the day, or e-mail works too. [email protected]

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#299956 - 27/06/2007 21:44 Re: Rio Car EMPEG 10 GB on Ebay [Re: izSku]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31572
Loc: Seattle, WA
If it says "RIO CAR", then it is a Mark 2A player.

The most important piece of information we need is the player's serial number so we can look to see if it's a stolen player. If the player powers up correctly, you can find the serial number in one of the player's menus.

(There's nothing to prevent a thief from posting a fake serial number, but in that instance, since the number is hard-burned into the unit's electronics, the final buyer would discover after-the-fact whether the number was fake or not.)
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#299957 - 28/06/2007 00:15 Re: Rio Car EMPEG 10 GB on Ebay [Re: tfabris]
FireFox31
pooh-bah

Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
A great thing to include is a photo of the player showing the serial number in the About screen. It's an easy way to increase the confidence of potential buyers.
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110gig MKIIa (30+80), Eutronix lights, 32 meg stacked RAM, Filener orange gel lens, Greenlights Lit Buttons green set

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#299958 - 28/06/2007 13:46 Re: Rio Car EMPEG 10 GB on Ebay [Re: FireFox31]
izSku
new poster

Registered: 27/06/2007
Posts: 3
Loc: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Will do. I'll throw that up later today when I make it back home.

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#299959 - 28/06/2007 16:05 Re: Rio Car EMPEG 10 GB on Ebay [Re: izSku]
izSku
new poster

Registered: 27/06/2007
Posts: 3
Loc: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Here is the SN - 40103827

I added the image as an attachment but I couldn't figure out how to embed the image into my post using HTML or UBB.

Here's the link -

http://mac.fuzzygroove.com/shared/Files/david/pics/DSC06033.jpg


Attachments
301001-DSC06033.jpg (101 downloads)



Edited by izSku (28/06/2007 16:08)

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#299960 - 05/07/2007 09:57 Re: Rio Car EMPEG 10 GB on Ebay [Re: izSku]
Shonky
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 2009
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
Once you've attached it, you come back and edit the post with a link to the image with the inline [ img ] and [ /img ] tags:



Edited by Shonky (05/07/2007 09:57)
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#40104192 120Gb (no longer in my E36 M3, won't fit the E46 M3)

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#299961 - 13/07/2007 13:17 Re: Rio Car EMPEG 10 GB on Ebay [Re: tfabris]
brax
member

Registered: 22/07/2005
Posts: 109
Loc: Birmingham, AL
Quote:
If it says "RIO CAR", then it is a Mark 2A player.

The most important piece of information we need is the player's serial number so we can look to see if it's a stolen player. If the player powers up correctly, you can find the serial number in one of the player's menus.

(There's nothing to prevent a thief from posting a fake serial number, but in that instance, since the number is hard-burned into the unit's electronics, the final buyer would discover after-the-fact whether the number was fake or not.)


tfabris - I have always wondered about my player as it seems the person I bought it from off ebay did not really know what they were doing with it, took several folks on here to get me up and running. While my player did come with a sled still not 100% sure that the person I bought it from was the original owner. The person did not include the original lens, which I can understand maybe losing it or selling it. The sled on it did not show signs that it had been installed. Anyway here is my serial number 30102880. The user info on it when I got it was just garbage from what I remember.

Not that I would just willingly turn over the Empeg, now that I have put some money in to it, but I would be more then willing in help provide proof of sales and contact information on the person that I bought the player from. I know what it feels like all to well to have someone do the five finger discount on my stuff and while getting my equipment back would have been nice actually being able to file charges would have been better.


Edited by brax (13/07/2007 13:18)

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