Sell: Tektronix TSG4106A E1 6GHz Signal Generator - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BalticLab
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2015, 01:40:29 am
content: In desperate need of money so this baby has to go to a new home. eBay listing is US only but international buyers can send me a private message and we can figure something out.http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/281891530243?

author: HighVoltage
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2015, 03:48:42 pm
content: How old is the generator?

author: ivaylo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 12:28:18 am
content: So this is what happened here. I placed a bid on this item and turned out I won it. Promptly sent my payment and waited. Nothing ever arrived, tried to contact the seller, nothing...Having experienced scams on eBay opened a case with them and today one month later they returned my money (thank you eBay...)Anyways, since this sale was advertised here I thought I should mention it. Can't tell if it was a scam, but disappearing like this with the money it felt that way (or hope nothing happened to that person). I've only have had positive buying/selling/trading/sharing interactions with members of this forum so far...

author: rx8pilot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 12:36:55 am
content: That appears to be the last post, hope everything is ok.At least eBay stepped in so you are not out the money.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 12:43:53 am
content: Thanks for the heads up. Strange indeed. Seems to still be recently active on his own blog:http://jaunty-electronics.com/blog/Glad to hear eBay took care of it for you.

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 01:12:12 am
content: ClickThis other thread appeared at about the same time as the one we're in right now.There was an auction for that scope with lots of bids on it and then suddenly the auction was canceled. No explanation was provided by KF5OBS as to what happened.I'd be willing to bet someone offered him a better price for the instruments than he would get on the auctions, so he just canceled the scope auction and ignored ivaylo after he sent him the money for the sig gen.

author: ivaylo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 01:27:59 am
content: Quote from: Dave on January 26, 2016, 01:12:12 amI don't care how he sells his stuff or cancels auctions or orders as long as money don't get exchanged of finds its way back. Just communicate would be nice. eBay provides plenty of ways for canceling things, refunds, communication, etc.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 02:07:27 am
content: He mentions in a few places that he has been dealing with mental health issues, so that about sums it up.

author: BalticLab
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 08:41:57 pm
content: QuoteWhat he says is unfortunately correct that way. And what someone suspected on here is also correct, there was a direct bid out of eBay and I sold the Sig Gen (and the MDO) out of eBay. I forgot to cancel the Sig Gen auction apparently but did delete the other auction. The PayPal eMail address is rarely checked (and I didn't expect any money) and the eBay mails landed in the dreaded "updates" folder of gmail that i frequently just purge. But when eBay contacted me directly (they have a high claims department) I confirmed that indeed the device hasn't been shipped and they refunded the buyer.It shouldn't have happened but for me the SigGen was of the radar once it was sold directly. And it's not that I ran off with the money, it never moved from my PayPal account to anywhere. Anyhow, my apologies, this shouldn't have happened the way it did.

author: nidlaX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2016, 10:30:37 pm
content: Quote from: ivaylo on January 26, 2016, 01:27:59 amHey ivaylo, I hope you have "Pay After Delivery" set up on your PayPal account if available, it helps with these eBay headaches sometimes.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 27, 2016, 01:49:08 am
content: Thanks for the update and clarification, KF5OBS.

author: mairo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 27, 2016, 03:39:26 pm
content: I was also going to bid for this unit including the oscilloscope, but was abit confused with the whole 'thing' as I have watched many of KF5OBS's videos and when I saw the sales of these fairly new items for so cheap + the very poor descriptions/advertisement of them (the oscilloscope had some nice extras including a current probe) led me thinking that there is something not quite right ... hope everything is alright with KF5OBS, you do make good and interesting videos.Just on the side, some time after the ebay sale for the sig gen a very similar item appeared on ebay, which could be the same item - the guy who bough it is reselling it now?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-TSG4106A-E1-RF-Vector-Signal-Generator-DC-6Ghz-ALL-Options-Installed-/222003673028?hash=item33b07337c4:g:ntcAAOSwGotWiqtFGlad that Ivaylo got his money back as well

author: BalticLab
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 27, 2016, 06:06:13 pm
content: QuoteYes, that's them.