Mr47 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 Hi all, just wondering have anyone of you encounter 2 fellow wearing polo tees (red collar and black body) trying to sell off speakers off from the streets. They have a large amount of speakers to sell off stored behind their van. My father bought from them about 2 years back as he quote from them, they are selling it off from the street because they happen to have extra supply not stated in their invoices and they don't wish to let their boss to take that extra surplus of stock. I forgotten what brand of home speakers they were selling. Until today i still see them operating at boon keng, kallang. Jalan Besar area, elsewhere i'm not too sure. Moderator if this thread doesn't belong here please feel free to move it to another section. i'm not too sure where to put this though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefox 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 The typical white-van story... They're basically con-artists.. Scamming unknowing people into thinking that the speakers they paid $300+ for are actually $2k+ speakers when they're only $50 speakers from China etc... You get the idea.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nakedtoes 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 My frend told me the holw set cost $25 in china Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr47 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 Do they operate at some other place too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clemo 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 I once reported those scums to the police with their van number, when i saw them chatting up this old driver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr47 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 Have the police done anything about? They seem to target older folks, i was approach by them while smoking with a friend under my block. It seem like they have been operating this scam for a very long time, plus they have upgraded their apperances, dressing in so-call uniform to help scam folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viix 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 (edited) hmm, seen many reports out there. Seems to be branded as "pure Accoustics" and some other brand. They even have a "US" website but upon doing a whois and you'll notice the website is registered in Singapore/Malaysia addresses. They are quite successful with so many people selling them off at echoloft after being conned. Well, they were reported in some papers recently last I heard.. but I must say they are quite persistent syndicates.. Edited August 30, 2006 by viix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaron-xp 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2006 Imagine buying speakers off the road... I would even dare do so with cheaper ear buds... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2006 Believe me, they have been around for years now and despite the alarm raised in audiophile forums, their operation is still prevalent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
