"Thought it was a deal"

I've obviously been had!!

Two white guys, early 20s, in a white van pull into a parking lot (in suburban Philadelphia) where I was waiting. Story about having these speakers loaded in their truck accidentally. They put on a helluvan act (i.e.-all excited, heart thumping, etc.) Didn't have enough to cover the cost of the home theater system in cash, so Joe said "We'll go into this store. You can buy me something with your credit card to cover the difference." I swallowed the whole deal- hook, line,and sinker. Now, feel like a total ass.

Did get the license number - North Carloina plate #CE9970.

PLEASE TELL ME DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO STOP THIS? This cathartic but revenge would be sweet.

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the salesmen that sold it to me

me after I realized i was scamed

they suck....They make sound, but it aint that good
the sales people were good....I really feel like an idiot, but it makes me feel better that this is a known scam, and im not the only idiot who has fallen for it. Boy do i feel stupid....

Dont buy off the street
Dont give wierd people your money
the speakers are bad

I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else

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this is the first time i've been swindled

haven't tried them

I'm sure there are plenty

About 2 hours ago, I was washing my car late at night. A white van pulled up and 2 guys got out. Said they had a van load of speakers that were mistakenly put on the truck. This is killing me that it is exactly like what everybody else experienced. The guy who did all of the talking was good. Had all of the papers that everyone else here described. Even had T-shirts with "Acoustic Image" printed on them. He told me how good the speakers were, showed me the $1200 laminated sheet, explained the warranty. Even gave me a receipt! I have seen so many scams and hussles that I can't believed that I fell for this. It certainly helped them that I am not an audiophile. I have a nice 6 speaker setup, but am certainly not an expert. Looks like these will be someone's christmas gift.

suck

suck

i got scammed saw some guy in downtown manhattan buying the junk.trying to fit it in a small car and i thought wow what a deal poor guy had a big smile in his face this was on sunday the 22 of oct.i said to myself if he can fit it into his little jetta i can fit all yhe boxes in my metro.thanks alot for the great idea. now ifeel even dummer than that guy looked.

snow job

price paid

The young punk can really talk his ass off. Sorry to say I kind of felt sorry for him, so I gave him and his partner in crime 300 bucks. Scammed, always go with your gut instinct that if you've never of a product before, it's probably worth crap! At least they look decent enough. Buyer beware!

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I bought from the mysterious "White Van". They're Acoustic Lab Technology, Pro 600 studio monitors. They guys had about 6 or 8 of them in the back of their van, all in unopened boxes.

The salesman was very convincing, same story as some of you other guys: In town from Oklahoma delivering some speakers, and they had extras. If they took them back, their boss would keep them. The guy even had a "work order" with a company name/address on it (I wrote it down, but I don't have it with me). He showed me a nice professional brochure card that gave the specs of the speaker, and a list price of $849.

I figured they were a good deal at $250, but I hadn't even heard of this site when I bought them.

I just hope they're at least worth what I paid. If so, it's no big deal. I'm not an audiophile, so I don't need high-end speakers. I was just hoping to get high-end speakers for a reasonable price instead of reasonable speakers at a reasonable price.

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Not sur, haven't really heard them yey

same

Definately a lesson learned after reading some of the other reviews.

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Nice packaging?

Method of sales/marketing

I hate to admit this, but I was scammed with these $1200 speakers. I was flagged down while driving by the dreaded "White Van" and told how these guys had an overage from a shipment that they were allowed to keep (or else their boss would keep them), and that they just wanted some beer money to go to a "girly-bar". In retrospect, I hate to admit my stupidity, but these guys were smooth and well rehearsed. I'm sure they've sold plenty of these.
They said that these were commercial, studio-type speakers that can't normally be sold to the public. They asked for half of the $1200 value, but settled (?) for the $200 I was willing to pay. Are they worth the $200? I'd say NO. Here's how I look at it... For $200, I educated myself and my teenage son (who was with me) about how Dad is not above being scammed and how the world has despicable, con-artists, that will lie, cheat, and do whatever to make a buck. My son got to see the low life "speakermen" in action and has realized that he does not want to live that kind of sorry existence. For $200, WE got an education, and he got some good looking speakers to connect to his PC. There is NO BASS and the speakers are very tinny sounding. They are equal to a pair that we "cut off" of a K-mart stereo for our workshop. Beware of the "White Van" and their SCAMS!!! Don't pay anything for the education that we paid for. You just got it here for free (and you didn't lose any space in your habitat)! Read the other posts and check out the web page about the "White Van Speakers". It is the same scam!
Lastly, the address promoting these was a company called SoundVision (or similar) at 900 Ogden Avenue, in Downers Grove, IL. IF anyone knows if this exists, please let me know at barry@hometownlinx.com. The guy also say that they have a warehouse at Finley and Roosevelt Rd in Lombard, IL. If they actually do exist in these locations, it would be nice to let their respective cities know about their tenant businesses. Thanks for the ear, Scam victim #10000001.

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Emerson, Craig, Audivox, K-Mart, get the picture?

I bought a set of these for $100 bucks, After I bought em, figuring they were hot, I found this site before I hooked 'em up. I felt dumb thinking they would suck, but I've gotten some good trunk sellin stuff in the past, so I risked it.

I think they are just fine, I mostly listen to punk so maybe I'm mising out on some of the limitations, but the set I got sound just fine. For what I paid for 'em I really can't complain. Loud, crisp. I guess it all depends on what you wind up paying for 'em.

Better and louder than my old speaks which 5 years ago I paid more for. Sure they are not Bose, but for a c-note, they are well worth it.

I sware I'm not a pusher of these things. Maybe I got lucky.

Crystal Clear sound reproduction. Would be perfect for any enthusiasts's home theater. Projects sound all over the room, sound much bigger than they are.

None that I can hear.

Bought from a shady dude, paid 4300 (not sure of real value, does anyone know?) I was skeptical at first. Took them home a blasted them as front speakers. Very impressive, expecially with a subwoofer to fill out the low ends. They are crystal clear, you can hear the slighest details of sound. Perfect for bookshelf, or home theater (if you have a sub). I am using them as surround and they are perfect, maybe a little under used.