you did replace with a 3A fuse, didn't you? Have you continuity tested the fuses? If not, its a problem internal to the amp, and you need to have it looked at by someone who knows what they're doing. Now you know why they were selling it on ebay.
No life in the amp at all, plug it in, switch it on and nothing, no light, no noise, nothing! I even went and bought a new fuse just to make sure. No joy at all.
I have to say, anyone who would connect the xmas tree lights into the same plug has a very laid back attitude towards electricity and could be capable of mis-treating anything. Perhaps buying on ebay was not such a bargain after all.
the obvious explanation is that someone added thier christmas lights to the plug (probablly due to a socket shortage) and later just cut them off (which i agree is highly dangerous but that doesn't mean that people won't do it).
sorry didn't notice the second page before i replied.
I don't see the problem with putting a couple of small appliances on the same plug. Much neater than socket doublers and i can't see how its in any way dangerous. OFC you don't just cut the appliance off to remove it though!
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