#254274 - 15/04/2005 06:35
FS: MkII
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Registered: 07/01/2002
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serial # 090001019 dead HDD inside! (well, every now and again will boot up)
I just pulled my empeg from my car after a few years of good use. The HDD is dying, so needs to be replaced. If I don't get any good offers for it, I'll put a replacement drive in there and eBay it.
Comes with the dock, serial cable, usb cable, remote control, a bunch of Darkstorm fascia. No box or manual.
US buyers only!
-Mark
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#254275 - 15/04/2005 12:36
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: mdinh]
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Registered: 10/01/2001
Posts: 630
Loc: Windsor, Ontario Canada
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US buyers only indeed....
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#254276 - 23/04/2005 16:59
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: mdinh]
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Registered: 07/01/2002
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I ended up reading through the FAQ and it turns out the hard drives are fine. I pulled them out and did a stress test. I ended up reseating the IDE cable and voila! the unit works just fine now. It has 2x 20gb HDD in it. I loaded up the 2.0 firmware, and the lastest Hijack kernel. I've put it up on ebay:
Ebay Listing
-Mark
Edited by mdinh (23/04/2005 17:35)
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#254277 - 26/04/2005 23:06
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: ineedcolor]
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
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Johnno, if you're interested, I could meet you at the border with it.
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#254278 - 27/04/2005 00:04
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
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Registered: 10/01/2001
Posts: 630
Loc: Windsor, Ontario Canada
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Hey Brad
Thank you for the offer.
Actually I wasn't interested in making the purchase, I was just expressing my disdain for the restriction imposed on us non-US residents....It's one of my BIG pet peeves with certain US eBay sellers as well...filling out that customs form isn't really that hard now is it?
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#254279 - 27/04/2005 00:50
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: ineedcolor]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
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It's not, but I had more trouble shipping my player to Mark Lord for repair than I did to the UK for another repair. Very frustrating when the Canadian border is closer to me than the mall.
If you come across an eBay auction, let me know.
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#254280 - 27/04/2005 11:13
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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Maybe you should have taken it to a post office in Canada and mailed it from there.
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#254281 - 27/04/2005 13:46
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: ineedcolor]
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Registered: 07/01/2002
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Oh, I guess I'll ship out of the states as long as the buyer pays for shipping. I just instinctly put that restriction in place because I don't want to deal with the hassle of shipping oversees on not so valuable stuff like old cameras, cell phones, electronics. Quote: Hey Brad
Thank you for the offer.
Actually I wasn't interested in making the purchase, I was just expressing my disdain for the restriction imposed on us non-US residents....It's one of my BIG pet peeves with certain US eBay sellers as well...filling out that customs form isn't really that hard now is it?
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#254282 - 27/04/2005 16:18
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: mdinh]
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Registered: 29/06/2002
Posts: 531
Loc: Triangle, VA
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Ack! a MKII refered to as a not so valuable electronic!
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Modifying and Tweaking is a journey,
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MKIIa : 60gig - 040103286 - Blue - v2 + PCATS tuner
MKIIa : 20gig - 040103260 - Blue - v3a8 + Mark Lord Special Edition Cherry Dock
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#254283 - 27/04/2005 17:24
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: wfaulk]
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
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Quote: Maybe you should have taken it to a post office in Canada and mailed it from there.
That thought crossed my mind, and I didn't realize how much easier it would have been!
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#254284 - 27/04/2005 19:04
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
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Quote: It's not, but I had more trouble shipping my player to Mark Lord for repair than I did to the UK for another repair. Very frustrating when the Canadian border is closer to me than the mall.
No, Brad's trouble was not shipping the player to Canada, but the fact that we knew in advance we wanted it to be shipped BACK to the USA afterwards. That's the troublesome part, not the shipping out of the USA.
Besides, all his troubles would not have happened if he'd simply filled out the customs label with a low value as requested, instead of labelling it as a very valuable item subject to duty/taxes. But again, for one-way shipments, even that part is trivial for the sender.
Cheers
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#254285 - 27/04/2005 19:23
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: mlord]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
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Mark, for the record, I did fill out the lable with a low value. You and I were never able to figure out how the figure on there was so high and I remember you noticing that it looked like it wasn't writen at the same time the rest of the lable was filled out. I also marked it "car stereo" and IIRC the lable said "computer part" or something, so I believe someone poked their nose in it. What really messed it up was when I missed the package on its way back and the USPS left no note on my door. They in turn shipped it BACK to Mark in Canada and we got to enjoy the process all over again! Mark was really understanding about it all and thankfully it got resolved. I think the whole thing was a fluke though. I wouldn't hesitate to ship to Canada again. I just offered to drive it across the border for the chance of a little spin in my car.
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#254286 - 27/04/2005 23:04
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
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Registered: 10/01/2001
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Loc: Windsor, Ontario Canada
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Hey Guys
Just my two cents...and the following applies to Canada only...
First of all, there should have been no taxes assessed on Brad's player if the player was being shipped to Canada for repair only. Taxes usually only apply on a item purchased outside of your home country and then imported. Taxes may be assessed on a repair service as well if the cost of the service was a high amount. In any case taxes are assessed on the value of the item / service only. The best way to deal with this kind of situation is to clearly mark the shipment as a repair return containing used items destined to be returned to the original owner...
If the item is undervalued and it is deemed purposely so, then an assessment of the current fair market value of the item is made and taxes paid on that amount. An additional monetary penalty may also be applied if the case is deemed serious enough.
Duty in this case would not apply because the player was manufactured in a MFN (most favoured nation) tarriff country and imported into the US. The duty was paid when the player was originally imported in the US. There is no duty on computer equipment crossing between Canada/US due to NAFTA.
Brad, you can appeal/contest the tax assessed on the shipment if you're interested, do you still have the customs documents?...let me know and I'll send you the paperwork you would need to proceed with an appeal....
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#254287 - 28/04/2005 00:09
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: ineedcolor]
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
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Quote: Brad, you can appeal/contest the tax assessed on the shipment if you're interested
Mark was kind and patient enough to do this for me. He PayPal'd me back the return. Thanks for the offer though! I think it was just a one time thing..
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#254288 - 28/04/2005 02:32
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
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YEah, like Brad said, we eventually got the tax refunded. Somebody must have doctored the paperwork, though, which is worrying for a country like Canada.
I regularly receive goods with mis-applied taxes from the border crossing, and have to do the paperwork to get it refunded again. Four times in a row now, all since CPC farmed it out to Purolator Global or whatever they're called. They have a deliberate incentive to mis-apply duty/taxes now, since they get to tack on C$8 every time they do it, and they get to keep their (my!) $8 every time regardless.
Slimey bastards.
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#254289 - 29/04/2005 14:53
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: SonicSnoop]
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Registered: 07/01/2002
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Quote: Ack! a MKII refered to as a not so valuable electronic!
Ack! Sorry for the bad/ambiguous English. I was trying to distinguish btw the very valuable empeg and the not so rare stuff that I typically sell or buy on eBay.
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#254290 - 29/04/2005 15:01
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: mdinh]
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Registered: 29/06/2002
Posts: 531
Loc: Triangle, VA
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Its all good was just messing with ya
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Modifying and Tweaking is a journey,
not a destination................................
MKIIa : 60gig - 040103286 - Blue - v2 + PCATS tuner
MKIIa : 20gig - 040103260 - Blue - v3a8 + Mark Lord Special Edition Cherry Dock
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#254291 - 12/05/2005 01:27
Re: FS: MkII
[Re: mdinh]
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Registered: 16/04/2005
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Just received my empeg from mdinh. Looks like it was still having cable issues, so after a little troubleshooting I ordered one from Eutronix. When I let mdinh know about it, he even compensated me for it.
What more can ya ask.
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