Ok. I have to admit that I'm as lost as a goose in trying to follow what's going on here. I understand that Jcarr343 bought a machine that he thought was a 2013 but its older. To answer Whipper's question - I despise a scammer. I have some questions, though, because I haven't been on this forum long enough to perhaps know some of the stories behind the stories. Also, Hey Dan's pics don't show up for some reason, so forgive me if my questions are answered by those pics. And, I'm neither defending or accusing anyone with my questions - I don't have a dog in this fight, so to speak.
1) Jcarr343 doesn't say where/who he bought the machine. The fact that he says it was a factory demo unit implies it came from a dealer or factory direct, but that is not known factually from his post. Perhaps the machine's origins are known because some of you recognize the picture?
2) Hey Dan notes that the factory demo machine is the one in his avatar, which looks blue to me. Jcarr's machine is green. Was there more than one factory demo unit? Or, is the factory demo bit is just part of the scam and Jcarr's machine was not a factory demo? I can't follow Hey Dan's post very well because of the possibility of two different machines. When he says "this machine" and "that machine" I'm not sure if he's talking about the blue one, or the green one. BUT, if he is talking about the green one, and it wasn't the factory demo, how does he have such personal knowledge of the green machine? ( I suspect the missing pics would clear up a lot!)
3) Hey Dan mentions checking a serial number in an Ebay ad, and Model Citizen also mentions a serial number. Where is the serial number and Ebay info coming from, as none are shown in these posts?
4) I get the impression from egoperf's post that the blue machine was the factory machine, but was the blue machine also the one worked hard, or is he saying the green one was the one worked hard?
As far as scammers on this site - I'm with whipper - kick them off. I have only been on this site for about a year or so, but in that time I have had a few transactions with other members buying/selling/swapping parts, all handled will full mutual trust that items would in fact be shipped, items were as described, personal checks were good - all with 100% success. The membership on here strikes me as good and honorable people willing to devote time, share knowledge, and engage in mutual trust all in the name of fun. One bad apple can spoil the whole basket.
Forgive me if my questions are dense. I'm in Mississippi and I guess we're also last in understanding!