what would you do?

[CZBrian 0]

i bought a new zed audio amp at the beginning of may. zed was giving away free refurbished amps with a new amp purchase. i got a free us acoustics amp. i bench tested the amp as soon as i received it and it played music fine. i put it back in a box and never installed it. on june 2nd it sold on ebay for $160. the guy left me good feedback on june 12th.

on august 7th the guy PMs me on sounddomain and says that he finally got around to hooking the amp up and it blows his power wire fuse (the amp doesnt have onboard fuses). i respond immediately, telling him how i tested it. i asked him to measure the resistance of the inputs with a dmm, and look at the circuit board for anyting visually wrong and to get back with me. finally, today (aug 22) he sends me a PM saying the amp is still blowing fuses. no mention of testing for a short with a dmm or opening the amp up.

i feel bad for the guy but i also dont feel responsible since it left my hands working fine (if it was broke, i would have sent it back to zed myself). if it was damaged in the mail, its way too late for a claim. if it had a short warranty from zed, its way too late for that.

what would you do in my situation? tell him im sorry but i cant help you or would you offer to pay for the amp to be repaired. i dont see why i should do the latter other than to protect my reputation. i would feel more inclined to do something had he not contacted me months later. ive bought a lot of amps online and i always test the amp withing a week of receiving it and certainly before i leave feedback.

[mrray13 30]

i wouldn't offer anything until he shows proof of testing it to ur satisfaction. like pics of the dmm hooked up and shots of the internals...

but hell, by now, it could be caused by anything...chit, his wiring could be messed up...

i say, if he shows u proof, maybe offer to split the cost of repair. but if he makes no effort...u shouldn't either.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[UndercoverPunk 0]

I agree 100% with Kent, and honestly that's more than you really have to do.

[ANeonRider 3]

Over 2 months... I would do nothing.

[Supa_c 1]

X2 on what Scott said.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

humm that is odd, but I agree I would need proof of failure, I had a similar problem with an amplifer that was new

hey are they still doing the promotion? hehe

[jntar 15]

Reccomend for him to take it to a shop and have them install it. Tell him that the amp worked perfeclty fine when you tested it and that you are not responcible for incorrect installation.