[Boatanchors] Scam Alert - Beware of Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC

[Ron]

I recently posted the following on the Heathkit
as a public service.

DAN COTSIRILOS K9DTC (dcsfree at comcast.net) posted
a few Hethkit items for sale. I asked him about the
cosmetic condition. He replied that one item was
'real clean' and the other was 'not bad'. Based 
on this description, I agreed to pay $50 for both.

When the units arrived, the 'real clean' unit
had extra holes in the front panel... Someone had
replaced the Heathkit connectors with BNC connectors
and, in his wisdom, used flanged connectors that
require 4 additional holes for the screws. The 'not
bad' unit had serious damage to the front panel,
clear through the paint into the metal, in two
spots.

My hobby is refurbishing test instruments to 
like-new condition. Dan's description led me
to buy these units. They turned out to be 
useless for me.  

I wrote Dan to tell him how disappointed I was.
I waited a few days and, since he did not bother
to reply (why was I not surprised?), I gave him
a call. He said that a drilled front panel still
qualifies as 'real clean' and insisted that the 
unit with the damaged front panel was 'beautiful'.
Also, that I got what I paid for.

I told him I was going to post here a description
of the transaction. His reponse: 'I do a lot of
business. Losing one or two sales is no big deal
for me.'

If anyone yearns to buy stuff from this paragon
of honesty, I'll be happy to provide his address
and phone number. (The address and phone seem to
be registered to a different name , but Dan did 
receive the check I sent to this address and
did answer the phone).

-- Ron



		
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