http://www.ebay.com/sch/audiparts4you/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Thought I would post this up and see what you guys think... this guy has several of each box listed as in stock and asks for core in return so it doesn't sound like he's just selling salvaged ECU's with tunes...sounds like he has cloned some GIAC tunes and is re-selling them. I personally think this is pretty illegal unless he is paying GIAC for individual licenses (then how can he charge just $100?). This is the nasty road I think things are heading down.

"2001 Audi S4 6 Speed ECU GIAC Flashed With 3 Modes  93 Octane, 100, and Stock
Compatible with M Box and H Box and T Box ECU Codes
Tested and ready to ship..
Free Priority Mail Shipping
Gain 75WHP and 75WTQ from this Direct Plug In ECU
Upon purchase you have to leave a $100 Core charge which will be returned to you once i receive your Stock ECU
Feel free to ask if you have any questions
IF YOU NEED ANY PARTS OR SERVICE FOR YOUR CAR PLEASE CONTACT ME
We can Do Custom tunes also for any AUDI, VW, Porsche, BMW, So if you have questions just Ask "

 

How did you conclude that?

He is in Arizona and that is not his ebay store.

That's a pretty serious accusation.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/175636-Anti-SSP-Tuning-Thread


Quote from that thread:
"I want one person to tell me im lying. I have proof of this because I have a aim conversation where Greg admits to stealing the latest giac tune off a customers ecu. This conversation was between greg and another member of audizine(this member is a guy who most of you look up to for his groundbreaking achievements with the S on pj ko4s)."

pretty sure thats greg @ ssp. he's bought a few lcd screens from me in the past and is also offering it as a repair service on ebay as well.

Suits him well to be a cop! Never knew an honest one!

I actually think it's that Marc guy - 10secS4 or whatever his name was - he drove a nogaro blue I believe? 

I had exchanged messages with him a while back over ebay when I was trying to buy a spare ECU.  At first I thought maybe he had just bought a bunch of junkyard ECU's that happened to have tunes and thought that raised their value...  But then I flat out asked him if he actually had ECU's for sale outright or if he was just selling stolen tunes.  He stopped responding and that answered my question.

My advice, if you need a spare ECU, use http://www.car-part.com - I have had very good luck there.

Edit:  Also, shameless plug for buying spares from Tullin Concepts - I've bought a bunch of stuff (engine, driveshaft, instrument cluster) and they are super nice, helpful, and honest.

What's worse is people buy it.  If you can't afford to spend the money on a shelf tune and resort to spending $100 on a stolen tune, you sure as hell can't afford to own one of these cars.