Buy from SteinAir or Stark Avionics and don't worry about it. They have
been around a long time, sold thousands of units, and never stiffed anyone.
Steinair sent me about $10,000 in avionics before they billed me for it
while swapping out some units. Never a doubt. They are a known quantity!
Have no idea if their financials are good or not but their word is gold in
the RV community.
Of course that's easy to say now ;-)
Bill S
7a Finishing
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jay Brinkmeyer
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 3:46 AM
To: RV10
Subject: avionics escrow
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Given the current state of the economy and recent experiences of Direct2 and
several other vendors doing the old take the money and run ploy... I'm not
about to risk many thousands of dollars to any seller without participation
of a known quantity third party.
I've searched through the archives and have read up on chatter regarding
escrow for avionics purchases. Has anyone actually used escrow for avionics
transactions out there? AOPA would seem to be a good first choice (I'll
check). I've also seen Escrow.com mentioned, but anything with a .com in the
name has me nervous. Maybe there are other well known escrow outfits to
consider?
Wish I would have done this previously for both my engine and prop. The
engine transaction fortunately worked out okay, but the my first (used) prop
purchase did not and I got to buy it twice. Get it in writing and never
trust that a mechanic has done AD homework for you. Lesson learned and
school's out.
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Jay
