whell Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 No affiliation. Looks like the same owner for both. Cornwall: http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/ele/5379618861.html K-Horn: http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/ele/5379576356.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Whenever they have those oddball prices for things on CL, especially cars, it makes me think it's a scam ad. Who puts an extra $6 on the end of the price? No one. On Little Rock CL car ads, you'll see them advertise cars like a 2014 Honda Accord EX with a 3rd row bench seat and low mileage for $2506. I'm beginning to think it's a racket among all of the CL scammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Who puts an extra $6 on the end of the price? Actually, this is a proven marketing technique that gets attention. Another is to put "88" at the end of a price, either in dollars or cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uts Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 i came across these this morning. the cornwalls have my interest, & they're pretty close to home. what kind of scam would the guy be running,? the prices are about right, and he lists his number. is it just the 6's ? not giving you a hard time, just trying to see what i'm missing. usually, you can weed out the crap by the stupidly low priced items, to a phone number listed area code in florida, or california when the item is listed in detroit. for example, there were a pair of mint forte ii's list in Detroit a couple of weeks back for 250 or 300, but the number was listed in CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 for example, there were a pair of mint forte ii's list in Detroit a couple of weeks back for 250 or 300, but the number was listed in CA. Entirely possible it was not a legitimate sale, however.......don't be swayed by phone numbers that don't seem to sync up with locations.....people move and take their cell numbers with them, it's very common. Like me....I live in Indiana and have a cell number from the West Coast...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Not a lot of pics, but they all look nice. Just a Belle away from a pretty nice 5 channel HT speaker setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 A long time ago I worked for a family owned department store that sold (literally) everything from grape jelly & clothes pins to a Wellcraft Scarab. In the Boating Dept. the prices were already marked on each one on the sales floor. But there was a trick to it........the model number of the boat on the price tag was the minimum amount the store could sell it for BACKWARDS. So you could buy that Scarab Model # 00783061 for $160,387.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Who puts an extra $6 on the end of the price? Actually, this is a proven marketing technique that gets attention. Another is to put "88" at the end of a price, either in dollars or cents. Oh I spent 30 years in Consumer Electronic retail, distribution and manufacturers rep for home/car audio/video/automation/etc so I get the marketing part. I know that's common for some places....but not average Joe Seller on Craigslist. First I've seen for something like this including when I lived in Dallas...except for bogus car sales ads that are phishing for phone numbers and email addresses. Maybe it's legit. Edited December 30, 2015 by avguytx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow#422 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Stated list prices are too high, but I cannot blame seller for posting with some wiggle room built in. Welcome to CL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Stated list prices are too high, but I cannot blame seller for posting with some wiggle room built in. Welcome to CL. $6 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I know that's common for some places....but not average Joe Seller on Craigslist. Average Joe with Khorns...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Thus the reason I think it's a phishing ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Cornwall are gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 If the Khorn were local I'd make an offer. They look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow#422 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Road trip? They are "only" 5-1/2 hours away from you, and the weather up here is fairly nice - for now. C'mon up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 They are also listed on Ebay so I doubt highly they are a fake ad. If I had $2500 I could spare I would offer it up, they look sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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