Ah those guys in the white van strike again...
You friends dad (er right) got hoodwinked, scammed, flim flamed, took, hosed and snookered. There's whole websites devoted to the White Van Scam. These guys take 3rd rate speakers from Canada or China, put a price tag on em and shop them to greedy Americans looking for the deal of a lifetime. And their greed get's them about 150 dollars worth of speakers for 300. Ah there's one born every minute.
Da Worfster
TVs with no specifications!
I just checked their web site, and they have a 27 inch HDTV for $2000. WTF??
And no information as what type of A/V inputs or specifications TV have. Given that 27 inch HDTV can be had for around $800 or lower, I wonder would be fool enough to buy that TV. May be the white van will deliver it to your house for that price :D