FS: Tektronix 475 oscilloscope for spares or repair [UK] - Page 1
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author: s1512783
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 26, 2018, 07:02:35 pm
content: I bought this one off a user on this forum (Anks), but it turned out to be a complete scam. The scope got damaged in post, because it was packed very badly (literally thrown into a cardboard box). Anks promised to give me my money back, but has not done so, despite many requests and reminders. I gave up all hope of breaking even here, so it's going on ebay with £1 starting bid.eBay auction: #132758898204Apparently it was working before it was shipped to me (recently calibrated even!), but now I can't get it to display anything on the screen - the LEDs light up and backlight works, one can hear the fan spinning, but that's as far as I got. Maybe it's salvageable, maybe it's only good for parts. I don't have the time to fix it or the space to keep it.If it does not sell on ebay, will be free to a good home if you pay for postage.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2018, 07:15:54 pm
content: Pretty sad to see it get borked like that.The Ebay thing for posts just needs the item number, BTW, and adds the http stuff automagically. A corrected link for those too busy to type would be:eBay auction: #132758898204

author: s1512783
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 26, 2018, 07:49:00 pm
content: Quote from: dunkemhigh on August 26, 2018, 07:15:54 pmThanks, I fixed the ebay link.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2018, 09:01:25 pm
content: That sucks. I've seen this damage before on a 465. They do travel well as they were designed to be portable and lugged on planes and in and out of cars, but only when there's the front cover on them. The one I got a few days ago had one and was absolutely fine just wedged in a double wall box with some minimal padding but only because of the cover! Big shame as they are really nice scopes. Hope you didn't get screwed out of too much for it. Have you contacted moderators (Simon / Dave) and complained about the user? They should be banned for that sort of crap.I will bid on this however for parts as I need some parts for the 465 I'm restoring at the moment here:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/yet-another-465-repair-thread/

author: s1512783
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 29, 2018, 10:25:17 pm
content: Quote from: bd139 on August 26, 2018, 09:01:25 pmbd139I did not pay too much. I did not really need a 200MHz scope, so my upper budget was £50 and the seller agreed to sell it for that much. I thought I was getting a bargain, but if something's too good to be true, it usually is.I have not contacted the mods, I don't think it should be their job to resolve online selling disputes. Maybe I should have. This all happened almost a year ago, so it's an old story. I decided to bug the user once more with a PM and then I'll report this to the mod team.I hope it'll have the parts you need. Like I said, I was assured that it was completely functional before it was posted.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2018, 10:35:17 pm
content: Quote from: s1512783 on August 29, 2018, 10:25:17 pmI, too, doubt the mods have any interest in your commercial problem!Be careful about what you write. With slander you are guilty until proven innocent - and quite right too. In other words, a defendant slanderer has to prove that what they wrote was true; the plaintiff doesn't have to prove anything beyond loss.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2018, 10:56:57 pm
content: Quote from: s1512783 on August 29, 2018, 10:25:17 pmTo be fair if it had arrived in reasonable condition that was a good price. Even if it had one of the numerous trivial failures that these suffer then it's repairable.Will see what it ends atQuote from: tggzzz on August 29, 2018, 10:35:17 pmActually that's not actually true. Firstly it's actually libel here and even the hookiest of solicitors wouldn't touch it with a barge pole because it is both a statement of fact and over a tangible business transaction. If you sell someone a pile of gold and a pile of shit turns up it's fair to throw a wrecking ball at the individual or the business. I forget the case but I had that explained to me by a solicitor after my employer went after someone...

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2018, 11:20:23 pm
content: Quote from: bd139 on August 29, 2018, 10:56:57 pmSlander? Doh!Apart from that, it depends on what was written, how much it affected the plaintiff, and on how ornery they are.I well remember Godfrey vs Demon Internet unfolding; there is a succinct summary at:http://s176fa637c8c04c3f.jimcontent.com/download/version/1348733984/module/6144611876/name/Summary%20Godfrey%20v%20Demon%20Ltd.pdf

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2018, 11:27:47 pm
content: You'd still end up in court as there's a solicitor being paid hourly. That's how these things escalate. And you'll have to defend yourself. A good solicitor will take the guy's money and tell him not to bother.It's not libelous if it's true, however expensive that may be to find out.I remember that one. I was a Demon customer back then. I actually sued Demon as well, but to get out of a large leased line contract for blocking inbound SMTP no less than two years later. Ho ho ho.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 30, 2018, 05:48:00 am
content: Quote from: bd139 on August 29, 2018, 11:27:47 pmAll valid, but I'd modulate that to "not libellous if it can be proved in court to be true".