I was inquiring about a Harris XG-75 on eBay. I messaged the seller for further details and she said it belonged to her ex boyfriend and when they broke up it was left at her house. Also, she said she knew absolutely nothing about it. When I asked for the serial the number she became rude. For any potential buyers, beware. I have a feeling this radio belongs to a municipality and therefore it is not legally for sale.
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KC4RAF
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Think it could be the below link:
Harris XG 75 Portable Radio | eBay
It's being sold by one "one mad ginger 11"! lol
Harris XG 75 Portable Radio | eBay
It's being sold by one "one mad ginger 11"! lol
Even though you think you deserve to have the serial number given to you from the seller at EBAY doesn't mean you deserve it and will get it.
Keep in mind that seller are not required to give you that information and it does not mean that the radio belongs to anyone that is stolen.
Its a common practice to not give out serial #'s to potential buyers. I sell a few radios here and there on FLEE-BAY and I black out my serial #'s for my sellers protection. My radios are not HOT and never will be.
If you decide to buy merchandise on EBAY then you buy at your own risk. Always buy the sellers not the item. Always check sellers feedback
Would I buy from this seller probably not. Only 1 feedback recently and its was not good. Doesn't mean anything but just would not purchase any items. Also, keep in mind that you do have buyers protection for I think like 6 months which is crazy
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Judging from the other industrial items for sale, I'd tend to agree that there is something fishy going on there. Most people who don't know or claim to not know what they are selling wouldn't put that many specific details about an item...
You can clearly see the serial # in the pictures, so I'm not sure what the issue is here.... Sure looks like a dudes hand that's holding it though haha
I don't know if it has been added after having been asked, but there is a very clear and easily read photo showing the serial number posted in that listing.
I was thinking the same thing
Harris might be willing and able to run the numbers, to show who registered the warranty on the unit. Easy enough to ask.
A friend of mine literally found a Motorola Saber in a snowbank after a blizzard. We knew which agency used them, but they weren't interested. They couldn't admit they lost one, so they had no process set up to "retrieve" one. Then again, sometimes people quit a job and just don't turn in their radios. One never knows.
But Harris might know who the registered owner is.
A friend of mine literally found a Motorola Saber in a snowbank after a blizzard. We knew which agency used them, but they weren't interested. They couldn't admit they lost one, so they had no process set up to "retrieve" one. Then again, sometimes people quit a job and just don't turn in their radios. One never knows.
But Harris might know who the registered owner is.
Yes, Harris can run serial numbers and tell you who the radio belongs to. That is the only reason I asked the seller for the serial number but she became defensive and basically said she doesn't know who the radio belongs to but since her ex boyfriend left it when he moved out she feels it is now hers.
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Quite the eclectic offerings from 2012srivas' store. Some items for sale list the location as Oakland, CA.
Yes, that is not the radio I was referring to though. This is the radio I am posting about:
Harris XG 75 Portable Radio | eBay
Harris XG 75 Portable Radio | eBay
I was thinking the same thing. Her ex-boyfriend must have left in a hurry to leave behind brake pads and an engine wiring harness, among the other equally diverse items.
Exactly... in fact very complete images of all tags.
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