ChrisU,

To get back on thread and hopefully deflect the bitterness than many have to bring on-board these forums on a regular basis these days I would comment on the following:-

1. Bought a BV7-40 with BL7-2 and Tall stand from Morethan in 2007. Great price, no issues, all business like and the TV was practically new. I saved over £2k against that of a new Dealer set.

2. For even-handed-ness, sold my BC2 to Lifestyle in 2008. I was happy with the trade price, no issues, all business like. No complaints.

3. I have not dealt with Iconic so far - so cannot comment.

Hope that helps.

10%

for what its worth, as a dealer......

We have worked alongside both Lee and Ian,  when dealing with customers who have bough a combination of new and previously owned product. 

In our experience, and as others have said, both Lee and Ian are hardworking and reputable.

Obviously I also have a vested interest - and wholly recommend people buy a shiny new item whenever possible.......that said, ........ just like the car trade, used items have to go somewhere as well, and it is a testament to the brand that the products merit such attention long after they were sold new.

Never had any dealings with iconic, or the other less established resellers dotted around.

However, customers do occasionally tell us of their buying history, and based on various stories, I would certainly caution anyone against buying from abroad via auction sites,  new or used.

This seems fraught with danger from some of the horror stories I've heard - unless its a vintage collectors item that you fairly sure about (eg, an old beolit)  I would be very careful buying from overseas- buyer beware, as they say.

DJ

as to any rivalry -well, it  keeps life interesting.....

Ridiculous.

In Germany, Bundo4u and Norber Dransmann are very reputable sites for 2nd hand B&O.

Not everything goes bad on auction sites, but had a few problems...

p.

I had dealing with lifestyle av BRILLIANT 😁, the comments above is not helpful should have been sent as pm,imho,i did  make few inquiries in the past with morethan av found them 🙂helpful

What subject were we on?  The initial post had nothing to do with other resellers did it?  It was just a chance for a quick snide remark to demean your principal competitor.  You can't explain why can you?  Let's leave it at that.

Your considered response made compelling reading especially.....  Anyway....

You forgot to ask just one question.

Why then Lee do you not allow Iconic-AV to advertise on your website Beoworld.org? 

Is it the old chesnut about Beoworld not becoming an advertising horse and only one company from each genre?  

Thanks to the contributors who have offered balanced and impartial views either way.

as a longtime member of beoworld i personally understand very clearly who are the advertisers on this site and whose not. this whole debate is ridiculous. 

let's just enjoy the site and b&o!

KingofSnake..  Your IP address puts you in Crawley, West Sussex.

Got anything you'd like to share with us?

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Thanks for assuming we're all idiots.. very respectful of you.  Please, if you've nothing constructive to say - or you strongly disagree with how this site is run, owned or managed - leave this site and don't come back, it's perfectly simple.

With respect and IMHO Chris Reunion started a thread which was not at all ridiculous.  It did become ridiculous when Lee felt comfortable enough to state 'whilst we are on the subject' and then went off venting personal feelings without backing them up.  I have no issue with the site at all, just when people with self-inflated egos make random comments without having anything to back them up and then, instead of answering pretty basic questions when confronted with them, try to divert attention away and harp on about issues are not really relevant at all.

KingOfSnake wrote:

...try to divert attention away and harp on about issues are not really relevant at all.

 

I think it's very relevant.  Ian Grace was banned from this site showing the exact same kind of behaviour you are now displaying..

Lee