Post by gato on Apr 5, 2023 8:37:55 GMT -5
"A businessman who made more than £1m selling fake vinyl records was caught after a fan of punk band the Clash complained that the sound quality of an LP he had bought was not as sharp as it should have been.
Hutter, 55, from Ringwood, Hampshire, was given a suspended jail sentence, ordered to do 350 hours unpaid work and told to wear a tag for three months.
He charged up to £35 for albums from bands ranging from the Beatles to Pink Floyd, Nirvana and Amy Winehouse.
He was found out when a Clash fan demanded his money back because of the poor sound quality on the record he had bought online.
As well as selling through his website and a US site, he listed almost 1,200 LPS for sale on eBay in one year."
---Guardian Newspaper----
Hutter, 55, from Ringwood, Hampshire, was given a suspended jail sentence, ordered to do 350 hours unpaid work and told to wear a tag for three months.
He charged up to £35 for albums from bands ranging from the Beatles to Pink Floyd, Nirvana and Amy Winehouse.
He was found out when a Clash fan demanded his money back because of the poor sound quality on the record he had bought online.
As well as selling through his website and a US site, he listed almost 1,200 LPS for sale on eBay in one year."
---Guardian Newspaper----
