Isn't alltest that company in New Jersey with the shady practices? I don't think I would buy any "for parts" unit from them. Their deal with Shahriar looks like a clever marketing ploy to get a new round of gullible buyers. They could have gifted him with a special unit which would make it appear fixing them is much easier that it usually turns out to be.
Yup,
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/metrology/datron-4910-on*bay/msg1128954/#msg1128954
Oh wow, so Alltest is express_test on ebay?
However I do think their list pricing is way out of whack. 5% Signal Path discount needs to be more like 55% to get even close to the market. I'd also be very nervous buying anything marked 'parts or repair' from a company who clearly have significant repair capability. How do I know I'm not getting a stripped down parts mule which has been raked over for anything of value?
I thought they screwed over TiN in misrepresenting the contents of the for parts 3458a they sold him.
However I do think their list pricing is way out of whack. 5% Signal Path discount needs to be more like 55% to get even close to the market. I'd also be very nervous buying anything marked 'parts or repair' from a company who clearly have significant repair capability. How do I know I'm not getting a stripped down parts mule which has been raked over for anything of value?
Well this was exactly my point. They are a repair depot with a large stock of test equipment and 4 repair techs. The only way the business model sustains itself is if they have a large volume/throughput of working units which fetch premium dollars and some cannibalized hulks which they unload on suckers. I thought they screwed over TiN in misrepresenting the contents of the for parts 3458a they sold him. You would stand a better chance buying from joe random seller. It should be recognized that it was marketing genius engaging The Signal Path though.
However I do think their list pricing is way out of whack. 5% Signal Path discount needs to be more like 55% to get even close to the market. I'd also be very nervous buying anything marked 'parts or repair' from a company who clearly have significant repair capability. How do I know I'm not getting a stripped down parts mule which has been raked over for anything of value?
Well this was exactly my point. They are a repair depot with a large stock of test equipment and 4 repair techs. The only way the business model sustains itself is if they have a large volume/throughput of working units which fetch premium dollars and some cannibalized hulks which they unload on suckers. I thought they screwed over TiN in misrepresenting the contents of the for parts 3458a they sold him. You would stand a better chance buying from joe random seller. It should be recognized that it was marketing genius engaging The Signal Path though.
Ah OK - I couldn't tell
The issue about advertising as working, but not actually testing until after purchase was something people complained about in one of the old threads about express_test.
Too much advertisement? Well, didn't we all learned to ignore it by now, and use own gray wetware to decide on deals?
I'm not completely sure, but it seems that some of the ExpressTest/Alltest critical comments have disappeared from youtube . Not a nice practice, but common at youtube
Yes, I think there were a few critical 1-liners such as: "Beware of alltest-equipment" or "Their shipping costs are insane" etc. that disappeared.
Can't prove it, since I don't have screen shots, but that sort of thing is happening quite often on youtube on these sort of videos.
Yes, I think there were a few critical 1-liners such as: "Beware of alltest-equipment" or "Their shipping costs are insane" etc. that disappeared.
Can't prove it, since I don't have screen shots, but that sort of thing is happening quite often on youtube on these sort of videos.
I guess its up to Shariar to clarify this.
May be i miss something, but none of bad words was written towards Shahrir.
Shame that this interesting topic drifted away from technical to ethical.
The occasional hate, unwarranted conspiracy theory generators and the thumb-downs within the first 5 minute of the video release don't deter me. If they did, I would be doing consulting in the industry in my free time.