natrat Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Don't know how many people keep their eye on this online auction clearing house, but they often have home theatre stuff - mostly its just the stuff that the bigger retailers would stock though. currently amongst other things theres a big Tannoy speaker auction: http://www.graysonline.com.au/catalogue.as...SALE_TYPE=THUMB cheers n
mchuelio Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Be very careful please read below! Panasonic Plasma TV (Read the last line) And people will pay good money for this! Its up to $1000 plus buyers fee! PANASONIC VIERA 42INCH PLASMA TELEVISION, MODEL: TH-42PA60A, ORP: $2,549. (STAND NOT INCLUDED). FEATURES: *1080P DIGITAL PROCESSING CHIP SET - THIS ALLOWS THE SD PLASMA TO PROCESS FULL-HD VIDEO SIGNALS IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION BEFORE DOWN CONVERSION, ALLOWING THE REPRODUCTION OF HIGHLY EXPRESSIVE IMAGES WITH EXCEPTIONAL DETAIL. *1080P DIGITAL RE-MASTERING PROCESSOR - THIS PROCESSOR UP-CONVERTS A VARIETY OF VIDEO SIGNALS, SUCH AS THOSE FROM ANALOGUE BROADCASTS AND DVD MOVIES, TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF IMAGE QUALITY RARELY SEEN IN SD PLASMA TVS. *3072 EQUILVALENT STEPS OF GRADATION - EVEN THE MOST DETAILED PARTS OF AN IMAGE ARE RENDERED WITH BEAUTIFUL SMOOTHNESS. *10,000:1 CONTRAST RATIO - PROVIDES CRISP IMAGES WITH SUPERB DEPTH. FEATURES & BENEFITS: *1080P DIGITAL PROCESSING CHIP-SET *1080P DIGITAL RE-MASTERING PROCESSOR *CONTRAST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM *REAL BLACK CREATION *MOTION PATTERN NOISE REDUCTION *LONG SERVICE LIFE *ADVANCED 3D COLOUR MANAGEMENT *HDAVI CONTROL *EXCELLENT BRIGHTNESS EVEN IN LIVING ROOMS *NEW DEEP BLACK FILTER *SUB-PIXEL CONTROLLER *REAL GAMMA CONTROL (12 MONTH MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY - EXCLUDING PANEL) - STAND NOT INCLUDED, TV LOGO BURNT IN ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF SCREEN. (SN:TH-42PA60A) (86644-2) Keep Trucking Mc :ph34r:
natrat Posted April 10, 2007 Author Posted April 10, 2007 i would avoid graysonline in general.. You just have to be picky, the new stuff is generally safe but never buy without warranty.
Scalpel Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 I have used grays to buy the odd piece of equipment (eg Aaron subwoofer) but you need to be VERY picky about what you buy. Generally the HIFI items do not end up selling that cheaply, and are often 'reconditioned' (read repaired fault) or 'damaged' (like the plasma above) with very limited warranty. Often damaged plasmas sell for considerably more than the best prices paid on this forum. Other items (eg bathroom accessories) are often old model stock in perculiar colours. Grays themselves to not set out to fleece people (I have found them to be very up front if you ring them for more information) but general buyer ability to price these goods is quite poor (especially with GST, shipping and buyers premium). The best items are when they dont describe the item properly in a large sale of liquidation items (the Aaron SW I bought being a case in point - it had no picture attached and was called by its model no. only - so not much interest). Also be very careful if you want a quantity of an item (eg light fittings) where all the items must be in a certain style. You may be winning a bid on the whole quantity, only to be outbid on a proportion of the stock for a ridiculous price. You have to either up-bid the whole quantitiy, or accept that you wont get all that you need (and risk not being able to match it). There is no way to drop a successful partial quantity bid (I learnt this the hard way). J.
MELso Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Don't forget to add GST and Buyers Premium (another 12.5%) and shipping...
Cody Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 sigh, not this topic again - seems to come up every other month...
quijibo Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Grays are good. They deliver quickly and there are plenty of bargains. I've bought over a dozen items and never had an issue. If you are looking to save a few dollars on electronics look elsewhere, but if you want cheap wine its great value.
danter Posted April 11, 2007 Posted April 11, 2007 Don't be too concerned about rushing for the Tannoys - they have been reappearing on Grays now for at least 3 months. So they will be back until the sellers try another means of offload. But if you are in the market for Tannoys, even with the 12.5% buyers premium and $22 odd delivery, they are a bargain. Was considering the Eyris 1s which would be $945 compared with $1899 retail (even with a price drop and haggling you would be hard pressed to beat this price).
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