WOW just won a Macbook alu 2.0 for $900 ???help look

[travis64]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=160310672433


i sent a offer of 900 just messing around

just got an email saying i won

everything look right to u guys?

his old auctions he sold fake iphones but he says they r fake


let me know what u guys think and maybe buy one for yourself?or let me be the tester ha

[jono_3]

what was that saying about being too good to be true?

[travis64]

i know thats what i want to know before i pay

[WinkWink726]

Im super curious to see how this one turns out!!!

Good Luck and I hope that its all on the up-and-up!!!
(sweeet deal, if so!!) ;)

[dibara2003]

The guy looks legit. If you have a good credit card that protects you on those types of purchases I would say go for it. If it helps, I would personally do it.
What ever you decide, keep us updated

[travis64]

dont worry i will

just hope this guys account didnt get hacked and hes just selling laptops for any price

u got a ssd in your macbook?how is it

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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:08:27 -0800
From: trav@yahoo.com
Subject: macbook pro
To: mysiteiseasy@hotmail.com

hey how are you getting these so cheap?

he just added 2 more mac pros alu for 1500

[dibara2003]

he just added 2 more mac pros alu for 1500

just saw those. it's so tempting... even though my mbp is only 6 months old

[travis64]

From: "Joseph Foster" <mysiteiseasy@hotmail.com> Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: travis@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: macbook pro
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:35:11 -0700

I have not opened a website yet. my product changes I sell what is available to me.
I can sell you one as cheap as 1100.00 plus the free shipping If you are interested let me know and I will send you a the bill thru paypal.
thanks again
"





1100 for a macbook pro?lol

[dibara2003]

and that just crushes all hope that it was legit...

[teleromeo]

how can you have won this auction, it's still on sale ...

[jmann]

how can you have won this auction, it's still on sale ...

I think it's spam. :confused:

[travis64]

more then one in the auction not spam!

[California]

Tell him you want to pick it up in Arizona. In person. See what he says.

[svndmvn]

there's something wrong with it, either it's the old macbook, even if new, or he's a scammer.
It says combo drive in the description, as well as ddr2, and the new 2.0 has ddr3 of course and superdrive, even the 2.1 plastic one does.

[WinkWink726]

Dude, i hope its not a scam!!!

I had a horrible ordeal trying to get resolved from a Motorola Razr phone that was JUNK when it arrived (aside from the amount of junk that i expected out of motorola! JJK, the Razr was decent).

Anyway, this "seller" scammed me (and like seriously over 100 others after my sale) and I never got a refund or anything.

AND to make matters worse... there are no real PEOPLE to talk to at Ebay and their help "chat service" is an automated (and cyclical--very frustrating) joke too.

I'm praying for you (and your paypal account!)

[rdowns]

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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:08:27 -0800
From: trav@yahoo.com
Subject: macbook pro
To: mysiteiseasy@hotmail.com

hey how are you getting these so cheap?

This is a scam.

[rust.puppet]

too bad, it sounds so good.... :(

[Tallest Skil]

more then one in the auction not spam!

That is WHY it is spam!

[travis64]

well i paid for it so we will see what happens :confused:

got tracking #
9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67
usps

[Acorn]

usps tracking is useless. it states its delivered or not delivered. there is no actual tracking and you dont get to sign fr the product saying it was recieved. scammers like to send things like photos or tape / cd cases. then say look it was delivered.

signature on deliver is a little better. at least if it feels way to light you can refuse to sign for it.

i hate to say it but that usps is a really bad sign.

[mileslogan]

Smells like a scam .. That tracking number means nothing , just states that they logged in to the USPS site and created a shipping label.

That is just so you send the cash and make you think they are legit .

I hope its legit and you get a good deal , but sure seems borderline scam .

[OrangeSVTguy]

Yeah sadly this does seem to be scam. Oh well, we'll see in a few days when you actually get a cheap Dell or something.

USPS doesn't have tracking. It's only delivery confirmation.


Just looked at his feedback and noticed he's been selling cheap Chinese knockoff iPhones. WTF :confused:

Probably be cheap knockoff Macbooks too....

[travis64]

yea but he says in the auction the iphones are fake these he says are real

idk not getting my hopes up

[weezercleaver]

yea but he says in the auction the iphones are fake these he says are real

idk not getting my hopes up


Thats a good attitude to have, maybe it won't be a scam. I have gotten some really good deals on ebay so who knows :cool:

[fuzzycuffs]

You're going to get an updated P-p-p-powerbook.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/title02.jpg

[fk51785]

When things sound too good to be true on ebay... usually it's a scam...

[linsam]

Simply put --- WALK AWAY!!!

[Sehnsucht]

Hello,

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I have 100% positive feedback. I purchase directly from manufacture to resell.
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Fruity.

[Andrew K.]

Yeah sadly this does seem to be scam. Oh well, we'll see in a few days when you actually get a cheap Dell or something.

USPS doesn't have tracking. It's only delivery confirmation.


Just looked at his feedback and noticed he's been selling cheap Chinese knockoff iPhones. WTF :confused:

Probably be cheap knockoff Macbooks too....

I use tracking all the time for my stuff on eBay, they do have tracking numbers.

[rust.puppet]

good luck.... let us know how it goes i guess.... if it is a cheap knock off it would be just like in "dont mess with zohan" or whatever, the cheap electronics store advertising as big name companies.

[Acorn]

you will get it and it will say Mapple on it instead of apple. it will have a half eaten pear on it. unibody plastic. written in small print geniune cyrix inside.

[Consultant]

Suspicious.

Until now, only sold items under $200.

Somehow the person has dozens of computers that cost $1000 which calculates into something like $10,000 investment?

He IS selling knockoffs of other products...

However perhaps the people on ebay are using live discount to buy from each other, reducing the cost of product every time?

[eman]

got tracking #
9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67
usps

The USPS tracking number will eventually let you know if and when the item is received at the post office and will be updated in the evening. As long as you are protected with CC, you'll be fine.

[WinkWink726]

just states that they logged in to the USPS site and created a shipping label.

Dude, that's exactly what the deal was with me and my situation.
Said it was "shipped" for like a month!!!
She never sent anything until i kept calling and calling and calling.

Finally she shipped something but it was soooo not the item that i "won" :mad:

[rust.puppet]

well if you paid with paypal you should be fine... or a really well protected credit card.

[WinkWink726]

have you thumbed thru some of this guys 100% feedback at all?
(sounds silly at this point, but you might get some leads there)

[uicandrew]

Suspicious.

Until now, only sold items under $200.

Somehow the person has dozens of computers that cost $1000 which calculates into something like $10,000 investment?

He IS selling knockoffs of other products...

However perhaps the people on ebay are using live discount to buy from each other, reducing the cost of product every time?

The live.com discount is capped at $200 per transaction and up to 12 transactions per ebay account. ebay/paypal fees are roughly 8% or so of the final selling price. Therefore, a $1500 macbook pro has $120 worth of fees.

i bought one of his macbook pros for $1500, and I'm prepared to dispute with my credit card the instant it seems dodgy (like it hasn't already?) but i'm willing to give him the benefit of a little doubt.

[philosopherdog]

Let us know what transpires. There was someone in Montreal on ebay that was selling new Macbooks a few hundred less than the going price. In their ad they mentioned that many ebay sales are refurbs and they claim they're new, etc. They claimed they didn't do this, but then they must be getting them stolen because the margin on these machines is like $100 for the retailer. They make their money on all of the after sale items, such as Apple Care and cases, etc. So, it's either a scam, or a stolen machine. Notice that buying a stolen machine makes you in possession of, you guessed it, stolen property. So, I conclude that you either got scammed, or you bought a stolen machine, which is also being scammed. So, in short, you got scammed, or you got scammed.

That items still looks for sale at $1400 for a 2.0 ghz macbook, it doesn't seem like much of a deal.

[travis64]

it is send a best offer of 900 and u can win it too

but in the history he has denied 2 people so idk the lowest he will take

good luck with the pro i want that one so bad

[ayeying]

Did you get it?

[OrangeSVTguy]

^ It hasn't had the chance to get lost in the mail first! :D

[therealdt]

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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:08:27 -0800
From: trav@yahoo.com
Subject: macbook pro
To: mysiteiseasy@hotmail.com

hey how are you getting these so cheap?

that's an autoresponder.

[dibara2003]

As I mentioned before, if you have a good credit card company who will back you up, all that's lost is some time. On the flip side, you may have gotten a great deal

EDIT: Damn... someone's offer to buy 4 was accepted.

[travis64]

he is denying people also so it might be real

some1 should offer like 500 or 600 and see what happens

i payed with discover will they back me?

[Consultant]

he is denying people also so it might be real

some1 should offer like 500 or 600 and see what happens

i payed with discover will they back me?

Well I had good luck with much smaller amounts with all credit cards. Not sure about large amounts...

[richorlin]

Which turnip truck did you fall off of? There is no way he would be selling those for $900 unless they were stolen or he is scamming you.
Either way, you can kiss your money goodbye. USPS delivery confirmation numbers are worthless. You could be getting a box of rocks and you have no comeback. I really feel sorry for you.

[uicandrew]

Which turnip truck did you fall off of? There is no way he would be selling those for $900 unless they were stolen or he is scamming you.
Either way, you can kiss your money goodbye. USPS delivery confirmation numbers are worthless. You could be getting a box of rocks and you have no comeback. I really feel sorry for you.

so lets say he has a box of rocks. Then the recourse would be disputing the charge because it is "not as described."

the credit card companies are on your side. ebay is not that helpful and paypal resolution is slow.

i bought one. I'm an ebay veteran. Have I been burned before? Yes, on ebay and on the forums (not this one), but my credit card has had my back.

I've got the customer service number for my credit card on my iphone.

did you even bother to look at the whole picture? The seller's ID has been verified by ebay (which is more hassle than is needed), and even if he stole someone else's account, your credit card is on your side.

[99MustangGTman]

Maybe they're stolen and thats how he can sell them so cheap.

[aznguyen316]

I want to know how this ends lol. hopefully good.

[travis64]

if i go thru this with my ccard will i owe paypal money?dont want to lose my paypal account or mess up my credit.maybe i should just just go thro paypal first?

[mcpryon2]

Yeah, eBay for the most part is pretty safe when paying through PayPal. The only part that sounds a little off is the $900 offer being accepted. I mean, for all we know, you're the seller of the item getting some free advertising.

[travis64]

na if it was i would have used real pics and not sold pros for 1500 shiped

my id is knicks64 over 300fb

[Ryuukumori]

You might not need to worry. Just last week I bought an iPod touch 32gb 2g for $270 brand new. Got it in 3 days from UPS. I thought it was too good to be true but in fact it was brand new. You can find some amazing deals from eBay.

[HazRutter]

I really want to know if he gets it?

Sounds like a scam though

[nopassn]

I hope it isn't a scam, but it really is an almost unbelievable price...

[harryhood]

I hope it isn't a scam, but it really is an almost unbelievable price...

how much does it cost brand new from apple?

[nopassn]

how much does it cost brand new from apple?

$1299.00

[travis64]

almost 1400 after tax

[uicandrew]

or $1350 or so with no tax and free shipping at amazon.com.

it seems like usps.com tracking system is down. have you seen any updates to your tracking number?

perhaps call usps. I've asked for a tracking number for my macbook pro that i won, and I haven't gotten one yet.

i will definitely let you know if the tracking number i get is the same one you get. that would be a tell-tale sign

[harryhood]

or $1350 or so with no tax and free shipping at amazon.com.

it seems like usps.com tracking system is down. have you seen any updates to your tracking number?

perhaps call usps. I've asked for a tracking number for my macbook pro that i won, and I haven't gotten one yet.

i will definitely let you know if the tracking number i get is the same one you get. that would be a tell-tale sign

did you purchase yours from the same auction as the original poster?

did you get it for $900 too?

[travis64]

yea how much did u pay for yours?

i asked for a tracking # thats y i think i got it fast

[cherry su]

You're going to get an updated P-p-p-powerbook.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/title02.jpg

this is one of the best pranks i've seen on the internet

for those who are interested, here is the link: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

[CSilver]

I have read all the replies posted by people on this thread. I checked the link you provided us and found several things that were bugging me.

"akin to FireWire and USB 2.0. The 2 GB of PC3-8500 DDR2 RAM"

I thought New Alum Macbook was too ordinary for Firewire?:eek: and DDR2 Ram...hmmm
I know someone mentioned it might be the old macbook(possibly white book?)

I am also very curious about this situation you are in and do hope you get the Alum 2.0 GHz macbook:D

Keep us updated and only the boxed Macbook will tell...

[Sweetfeld28]

i'm shocked that you even bought it, without the auction even having real photos. i would never, unless they gave me photos via email when asked; so i could look at the data on the photos [info].

don't get me wrong i hope you get your item, i know i've fell for stupid things like this in the past. it just made me more cautious.

[iTzChasE]

I'm going to lol when you get a box full of rocks. Or you get a old White Macbook.

Good luck, and when you get this "macbook" put up pictures of it.


I really do hope you get the ALU macbook, but I doubt it. Unless you work with this scammer, and are going to say you got it for the low price. Then other people will buy, and will get scammed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Imac-computer-pc-desktop_W0QQitemZ160310681265QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item160310681265&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

Shipping: Item will be shipped within 24 Hours after payment is made. shipping takes 4-10 days to arrive Payment: I will only accept Paypal and Payment must be made within 3 days. If you have any question please ask before you buy; I will respond promptly. Processor 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo L2 cache 4MB shared Frontside bus 800MHz Memory 1GB (one SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300), supports up to 4GB Hard drive 250GB Serial ATA1; 7200 rpm 320GB Serial ATA1; 7200 rpm Optical drive Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Display 20-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1680 by 1050 pixels, millions of colors 24-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1920 by 1200 pixels, millions of colors Video Built-in iSight; mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter3 Graphics ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB of GDDR3 memory ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 memory FireWire One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port;


Question & Answer
Q: Hi, Is the IMac brand new or refurbished? It also says that shipping to Indonesia is free, could you please advise? Thank you Jan-19-09
A: this computer is brand new in its box never opened. with full warranty 1 year. Yes shipping is free thank you good luck.
Q: IT'S 20 OR 24 INCHES...? 2,8 OR 3,06 GHZ ? THANKS Jan-19-09
A: it is 24inch screen 3.06ghz thanks

[uicandrew]

yea how much did u pay for yours?

i asked for a tracking # thats y i think i got it fast

$1500 for the lower level MBP. no tracking number yet.

not really expecting one. i'm expecting to make a dispute with my credit card.

[dvdhsu]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Imac-computer-pc-desktop_W0QQitemZ160310681265QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item160310681265&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

Oh my!

Simply put --- WALK AWAY!!!
He actually can't walk away now. He's won, and he's won by eBay standards.
Suspicious.

Until now, only sold items under $200.

Somehow the person has dozens of computers that cost $1000 which calculates into something like $10,000 investment?

He IS selling knockoffs of other products...

However perhaps the people on ebay are using live discount to buy from each other, reducing the cost of product every time?
Actually, Live CashBack died before Christmas.
Let us know what transpires. There was someone in Montreal on ebay that was selling new Macbooks a few hundred less than the going price. In their ad they mentioned that many ebay sales are refurbs and they claim they're new, etc. They claimed they didn't do this, but then they must be getting them stolen because the margin on these machines is like $100 for the retailer. They make their money on all of the after sale items, such as Apple Care and cases, etc. So, it's either a scam, or a stolen machine. Notice that buying a stolen machine makes you in possession of, you guessed it, stolen property. So, I conclude that you either got scammed, or you bought a stolen machine, which is also being scammed. So, in short, you got scammed, or you got scammed.
Well, if he bought it and didn't know it was stolen, there's no way he could get in trouble. However, if he knew he was buying stolen property, then he could get arrested. :eek:

Sorry if I sounded like an ******* in any of those posts. :o
To ItzChase: It's possible, put not probable.

[likemyorbs]

well i paid for it so we will see what happens :confused:

why in the hell would you do that?? he's been selling chinese knock off phones. i bought an "iphone" on ebay for $300, received a fake chinese knock off, and it took about 3 months to get my money back while paypal was researching my claim. ultimately the seller was banned from ebay. bad move...

Which turnip truck did you fall off of?

i love that line, can i use it?

[iTzChasE]

Oh my!

Oh MY! indeed. This is going to be fun.

[likemyorbs]

Oh MY! indeed. This is going to be fun.

yeah i know, i hope the OP doesnt bail on us. i want to know what happens...

[travis64]

nope still here

[liquidtrend]

nope still here

we are all hoping for the best.
at least...i think we all are.


i am intrigued to see the outcome of this...

[Acorn]

i know what happens. 3 days from now you see a post "It Came!!!!".

then half the readers of this thread log in and buy one also. 3 more days later
the original poster who turns out to be the seller is gone and 25 people get ripped off at once.

[mousouchop]

i know what happens. 3 days from now you see a post "It Came!!!!".

then half the readers of this thread log in and buy one also. 3 more days later
the original poster who turns out to be the seller is gone and 25 people get ripped off at once.

Well played... haha. Excellent point. No one should be trying to buy from that seller, no matter what the outcome of this thread is...

Get Apple refurb people-- I have a 2007 Blackbook refurb still running strong from Apple Refurb (well, I sold it to a friend to get the alu 2.4 MB). The new MB and MBP are on there now.

[iTzChasE]

i know what happens. 3 days from now you see a post "It Came!!!!".

then half the readers of this thread log in and buy one also. 3 more days later
the original poster who turns out to be the seller is gone and 25 people get ripped off at once.

Look at my previous post. Highlight to see all. I think it was post #69

[children]

is there a chance that the thread starter is the seller? and this is just one big prank?

[uicandrew]

is there a chance that the thread starter is the seller? and this is just one big prank?

no. earlier on in the thread, or in another thread (there's an identical thread to this one in the macbook pro section of the forums) he/she discloses what his/her ebay screen name is.

Besides, the seller is "ID verified" which means that the seller has jumped through many hoops to prove their identity to ebay.

[n8236]

if it's too good to be true, it usually is.

[uicandrew]

things not looking so good right now.

the OP's tracking number is

9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67

and it hasn't been been scanned at any USPS stations in the past 2 days

well, i'm ready to dispute my own auction, so bring it on!

[travis64]

guys im not the seller idk how to prove that but w.e dont believe then.dont buy from him cause i dont think its real thats it

if i was the seller i would say buy it

but if i get it good deal if not i get my money back w.e

[uicandrew]

guys im not the seller idk how to prove that but w.e dont believe then.dont buy from him cause i dont think its real thats it

if i was the seller i would say buy it

but if i get it good deal if not i get my money back w.e

i already mentioned it:

is there a chance that the thread starter is the seller? and this is just one big prank?

no. earlier on in the thread, or in another thread (there's an identical thread to this one in the macbook pro section of the forums) he/she discloses what his/her ebay screen name is.

Besides, the seller is "ID verified" which means that the seller has jumped through many hoops to prove their identity to ebay.

[drjsway]

Hey, it might be real.

I won a Rev B MBA 1.86/SSD on eBay a couple months ago for $1940, free shipping. Took him awhile to ship, which made me nervous, but it came 11 days later, brand new, unopened box, perfect. I even took it to the Apple store to confirm it wasn't stolen.

This seller shipped FedEx though, had much more feedback (thousands, not 51), and sold many laptops every day. I think he's called "electronics king" or something like that.

Best purchase I ever made and in the end, it was cheaper than my Rev A MBA 1.6/HDD ($1799 + tax = $1947)

EDIT: Sorry guys. I remember now that I got $200 live cashback so it was $2140 for the auction but to me, that was still an unbelievably good deal. Just looked up the seller on my ebay: He is electronic-king-inc and currently has 13,275 feedbacks.

[uicandrew]

i exchanged messages with the seller. i believe he/she is legit in the sense that I will get my macbook pro.

beyond that, it is a private ebay transaction between the seller and me.

because of that, I won't comment on it any further (on this thread or the other thread in the macbook pro forum) unless I feel that the transaction is not going to happen.

and if you want to accuse me of being the seller, then clearly you have not done your homework/research and there is no point in trying to convince you otherwise.

to travis64, i think you have reason to be optimistic. and don't feel like you have to prove yourself to anyone on this forum. If you got an unbelievable deal on a macbook, then you got one. if not, your credit card will back you.

[WinkWink726]

don't feel like you have to prove yourself to anyone on this forum. If you got an unbelievable deal on a macbook, then you got one. if not, your credit card will back you.


Im in agreement!
Most of us have our 'puters already anyhow!!
That having been said... good luck!
I hope its true and you make out on this one and noooooo one else gets nearly as sweet as a deal EVER on a new comp like this.

If not... sorry 'boutcher luck, kiddo! :(
(but i'm still pullin' for ya!)

Okay... so for those of you that are skeptic of Travis being the seller...
dont buy any macbooks on ebay for 900 and you'll be JUUUUUUUST fine ;)

[travis64]

thanks guys

Label/Receipt Number: 9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67
Status: Electronic Shipping Info Received

The U.S. Postal Service was electronically notified by the shipper on January 20, 2009 to expect your package for mailing. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date. Delivery status information will be provided if / when available. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.



not looking good

[HazRutter]

this is one of the best pranks i've seen on the internet

for those who are interested, here is the link: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

This is so funny.. What happened to jeff ?

i know what happens. 3 days from now you see a post "It Came!!!!".

then half the readers of this thread log in and buy one also. 3 more days later
the original poster who turns out to be the seller is gone and 25 people get ripped off at once.

Lol. I hope not for the sake of everyone here :)

[Joeski]

thanks guys

Label/Receipt Number: 9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67
Status: Electronic Shipping Info Received

The U.S. Postal Service was electronically notified by the shipper on January 20, 2009 to expect your package for mailing. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date. Delivery status information will be provided if / when available. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.



not looking good

This is kind of a garbage response from USPS though. I recently bought a few textbooks online and got the same response. They simply don't have as good tracking info as UPS or FedEx.

[jamse]

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I have 100% positive feedback. I purchase directly from manufacture to resell.
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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:08:27 -0800
From: trav@yahoo.com
Subject: macbook pro
To: mysiteiseasy@hotmail.com

hey how are you getting these so cheap?

macbooks are price protected, like all of the other apple products that are non-accessories. so vendors that buy straight from retail pay almost the same as consumers who buy them. if there is any extra margin for the vendors it is probably 100 dollars, but i HIGHLY doubt that they make any money off macbooks themselves. usually vendors will want you to buy accessories with your macbook or ipod, which brings in the revenue for them.

[travis64]

jw if you guys got the same tracking # as me

9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67
hes still not emailing me back

thanks

[aznguyen316]

USPS tracking isn't really tracking's it a delivery confirmation. anyway good luck again, but right now it looks not so hot..

[danvan21]

make sure to take pictures or video of the unboxing so you can say it wasnt what you paid for. Good luck, may turn out ok but maybe not

[Shawn D]

goodluck man, I hope it works out ok for you. eBay has a lot of crooks so you have to be careful.

[ale500]

It is a bit late, but did you read this thread ?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=41856

If not, please do it.

[harryhood]

I won the same auction for $900 and sent the guy a message saying "if you could send me a real picture of the product i just won, then i'll have the money sent"

2 days ago. still no email.

op let us know what happens with yours.

[rust.puppet]

well... if it is real i can tell you 1000 more people will be buying from him... but it wont happen that way im sure :(

[jonnysods]

These things just seem too good to be true. I get that queasy feeling when I hear about these deals.

BUT! I'm watching this post, with money burning in my pocket hoping it's true!

[aznguyen316]

I won the same auction for $900 and sent the guy a message saying "if you could send me a real picture of the product i just won, then i'll have the money sent"

2 days ago. still no email.

op let us know what happens with yours.

smart here. Damn hope it's true though for you guys.

[mcpryon2]

It is a bit late, but did you read this thread ?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=41856

If not, please do it.


What does a thread about wire transfer fraud have to do with an eBay item covered by PayPal?

[travis64]

yea he still has not emailed me

but he has declined offers on the macbook today so

ill give it till wed to get the macbook then ill call him

[Chase R]

yea he still has not emailed me

but he has declined offers on the macbook today so

ill give it till wed to get the macbook then ill call him

Why wouldn't you just call him right away? Much easier than email to get your point across...

[travis64]

give him a chance for me to get it

[gixxerredliner]

you have been scammed seriously. 900 for a new alum macbook? i cant believe you even believed that was legit

[CharlesX]

It may not be a scam. The seller was not actually selling fake iPhones, he was selling fully-functioning knockoffs. There are all kinds of imitation products that come out of China, like the various Wii consoles that aren't branded by Nintendo. It may be that he has a relationship with the Chinese manufacturer that produces the Macbook. Instead of scamming the buyer, he could be scamming Apple.

[sk8mash]

I think we should all buy it...but not pay! That way this scamming w****r is gonna get **** loads of eBay fees!

[sheepopo39]

one thing I've learned about ebay is that you should never take stuff like that via email

[harryhood]

yea he still has not emailed me

but he has declined offers on the macbook today so

ill give it till wed to get the macbook then ill call him

How did you get his number?

[uicandrew]

How did you get his number?

from ebay

[Andrew K.]

I wouldn't give him a chance I'd call him right away and press him for information and make sure wether this thing is real or not! :mad:

:( Sorry this thread has made me antsy for the past week

[Old Muley]

I just ran the tracking number 9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67 through USPS's site, and it still isn't showning up as shipped...

[children]

its a fraud, obviously.
contact paypal and start a dispute. demand your money back.
the longer you drag this, the harder is the dispute.

[uicandrew]

its a fraud, obviously.
contact paypal and start a dispute. demand your money back.
the longer you drag this, the harder is the dispute.

"BZZZZZZ" wrong answer! You never contact paypal. You always contact your credit card first. Paypal allows the seller to drag out the proceding. The credit card will go to bat for you right away and goes on the offensive.

I contacted the seller for a 3rd time this morning. (not all in one morning) If i don't get a response by tomorrow night, I will contact the credit card.

[WinkWink726]

Any News yet?!? :o

[bwortman]

Any News yet?!? :o

Using the tracking number that was listed nothing has changed....Hasn't even been shipped...I would be contacting the seller and if I didn't get a response would be contacting the credit card company ASAP to cancel the charge.

[uicandrew]

i will dispute tonight with my credit card

what is puzzling is that the seller is still selling things on ebay and has had positive feedback left for him (none from notebook auctions) since he started selling laptops.

most would cut and run with the money.

As for the USPS tracking number, i was told that the shipping service used on my auction would be international. (i haven't received one yet)

[saves the day]

So what happened with this one? did he get scammed!? I was thinking about buying a macbook off ebay, but after reading this thread I am a bit scared. I will probably just buy a refurb from the apple store or a new one from the apple store then maybe buy apple care off ebay.

[Consultant]

Think about this.

The auction states:
"Shipping: Item will be shipped withing 24hours after payment is made."
However, up to now the tracking number has not shown anything is shipped.

The guy currently has 4 auctions, each selling more than 10 laptops of around $1000.

So, over $40,000 of goods from someone who originally sold DVD, and $150 knockoff phones?

He is decling offers, probably just offers from other scam artists. (So he IS online, but does not answer questions from people who "bought" his products).

[Halsey12]

i will dispute tonight with my credit card

what is puzzling is that the seller is still selling things on ebay and has had positive feedback left for him (none from notebook auctions) since he started selling laptops.

most would cut and run with the money.



Selling things to other scammers and fake ebay accounts to make it look legit. As long he pulls the money from his PayPal account as soon as he gets paid, he knows PayPal can't get it back from his bank account.

[Acorn]

the guy should be reported to ebay before he scams anyone else and disappears.

[uicandrew]

ebay's policy is that you can't initiate a dispute until 10 days have passed to give adequate time for the seller to ship and receive the item.

my auction ended about 7 days ago. i'll still dispute with the credit card

[superwoman]

If you raise the dispute with your credit card company, then wouldn't you be effectively disputing with paypal, and not the seller? Because paypal is the one that deducted the funds from your credit card account. So from that point of view, the amount deducted by paypal is totally legitimate, since you *did* authorize paypal to make the deduction.

I thought the right thing to do is to raise a dispute with paypal instead. In my experience (albeit for a paltry $50 sum), the dispute was resolved in my favour within days.

[gnasher729]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=160310672433


i sent a offer of 900 just messing around

just got an email saying i won

everything look right to u guys?

his old auctions he sold fake iphones but he says they r fake


let me know what u guys think and maybe buy one for yourself?or let me be the tester ha

Checked the feedback: All relatively low cost items up to $150. And now this guy is selling five expensive laptops, different brands, around $1000 each. I'd consider this to be zero relevant feedback.

[SelfMadeCelo]

man if this works out good for you, if not that sucks. i bought my 2.4 macbook for $800 but i met the woman in person and she showed me the receipt with applecare and everything. i wouldn't go for a deal like that over ebay though, crazy

[LTX]

man if this works out good for you, if not that sucks. i bought my 2.4 macbook for $800 but i met the woman in person and she showed me the receipt with applecare and everything. i wouldn't go for a deal like that over ebay though, crazy

Aluminum 2.4 for $800? Wow. Craigslist? I was looking to sell my white MB and get an aluminum, but figured I'd have to spend at least $500 more than I receive for the MB.

[SelfMadeCelo]

Aluminum 2.4 for $800? Wow. Craigslist? I was looking to sell my white MB and get an aluminum, but figured I'd have to spend at least $500 more than I receive for the MB.

nah, my friend works at best buy and he calls me one day and says "hey theres a lady here selling a macbook for 800 bucks and i know you're looking for one"

little did he know the specs. long story short, she was getting a divorce, skipping town, didn't want to drive an hour to return it at the apple store so she thought she'd give someone a good deal. lucky day for me lol

[cam3ron]

Please do not pay for this item. I tried following up for some "cheap" Macs when i was looking for my Macbook. It ended up being a guy from the Philippines with an Italian bank account. I found that out before the fact. It is true what they say, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.

[WPB2]

Paypal is holding the money in this guys paypal account. He can't touch the money for 21 days, or if the buyer leaves positive feedback on ebay, or if 3 days have passed after delivery conformation. Look it up on Paypal, it states these 3 things I mentioned. This is only for items of this nature, like computers, and gift cards and such. Relax when purchasing on paypal you are safe all the way around.

[OrangeSVTguy]

How come the OP hasn't responded with any "updates" yet. Probably cause there are none. ;)

[aznguyen316]

Paypal is holding the money in this guys paypal account. He can't touch the money for 21 days, or if the buyer leaves positive feedback on ebay, or if 3 days have passed after delivery conformation. Look it up on Paypal, it states these 3 things I mentioned. This is only for items of this nature, like computers, and gift cards and such. Relax when purchasing on paypal you are safe all the way around.

The thing is, there has to be things that will flag it. Not all payments are held. I sold a notebook via eBay for about $600 and I had access to the paypal money right away. I don't know the feedback info on the guy but I dunno if he would be flagged to be held payment or not.

http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m02/i08/s03

The FAQs state that PayPal considers a number of factors in determining a whether a transaction may have a higher risk of dissatisfied buyers, including the following:

* Seller's % Positive Feedback in the last 30 days
* Seller's Detailed Seller Ratings in the last 30 days
* Final price for the item
* Shipping & handling fee
* Seller's eBay tenure as an eBay member
* Seller's total number of Feedback

[iTzChasE]

I think the OP ditched us. I still think he was actual ebay poster, and tried to trick us. Hey look I got Uni Macbook for 900 Bucks Woot! Go buy your own!!!

I don't know.

[Andrew K.]

I think the OP ditched us. I still think he was actual ebay poster, and tried to trick us. Hey look I got Uni Macbook for 900 Bucks Woot! Go buy your own!!!

I don't know.

he has already answered he's not ditching us, he is very skeptical himself and provided his tracking number, just be patient.

[uicandrew]

I think the OP ditched us. I still think he was actual ebay poster, and tried to trick us. Hey look I got Uni Macbook for 900 Bucks Woot! Go buy your own!!!

I don't know.

Are you just plain lazy?

did you even read other posts in this thread?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6977987&postcount=77

[travis64]

im still here and have no updates

i will call 2mor if i get nothing in the mail

:mad:

[VSMacOne]

im still here and have no updates

i will call 2mor if i get nothing in the mail

:mad:

You still haven't called?!? WHAT the HECK are you waiting for?!?!

[travis64]

i said i was calling him wednesday since saturday so i bet these #s wont even work anyway

did the other guy call his ccard company?what card did you use?

[anfmanusa]

requested a refund last night and it has already been processed. paypal had his account flagged before i had even submitted the request so it went directly past an actual dispute with paypal taking care of this quickly.
so i learned that there is some jerk off with way too much time on his hands, its really sad that people like this choose to exist as the scum to society. i am back at square one on obtaining a laptop. know of any deals on a macbook pro unibody 2.4? lol

[uicandrew]

i also just initiated a paypal dispute. if it doesn't pan out within the next day or so, i'm going straight to my credit card.

[n8236]

While everyone has a right to doubt Travis as the eBay seller, people should really keep that to themselves and not insinuate until there's further proof.

If the item is being shipped via USPS w/o signature confirmation, you're in for a long ride.

To make a long story short, I once ordered AppleCare via eBay shipped via USPS and the seller did this scam where some random item was shipped to my area code and deemed my original item shipped while it never came. USPS electronic tracking shows items shipped to an address in your area code, but not an actual address. Lucky for me, I scammed the scammer back. On PayPal, any item over $250 requires signature confirmation and the seller did not send it w/ that feature. I filed a complaint w/ PayPal and they were able to get my money back.

Another time, I had a seller on a car forum scam others and myself. We all sent him $ for his parts but no parts ever came. We all created one big complaint to PayPal and after 4 months of evidence collection and investigation, PayPal finally gave everyone a partial refund of our payments. The scammer went dark and authorities did not allow for his phone # or address to be released though we had his real IP address. So, it's very possible for people to do this type of thing and get away with it.

I really don't know who you should be contacting, eBay/PayPal/Credit Card company.

I mean, if you lost your cc and someone bought a tv from Best Buy, sure, your cc co. will be the first and only place to contact. But if it's via eBay, you're technically going thru three companies and having to merge and coordinate the complaints. And it's likely they're all going to tell you to contact one another to get the $ back. It's going to be a damn ***** mess.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[rust.puppet]

you know... you got a good deal if it were real (but not worth your time and hassle)

you could buy the 2.0 macbook alu for 1099$ on the apple.com refurbished which isnt that much more, still a good deal in my eyes.

[shady825]

you could buy the 2.0 macbook alu for 1099$ on the apple.com refurbished which isnt that much more, still a good deal in my eyes.

I've been following this thread, just curious of the outcome..
I agree with you (rust.puppet) and thats what I've thought all along. A refurbished 2.0 can be bought for not that much more than this shady eBay offer. Why wouldnt you guys go for the 'sure thing' and just buy refurbished??
Regardless, I hope you guys get your money back and everything works out.

[travis64]

I open a paypal dispute let's if he writes now

[OrangeSVTguy]

And the bad feedback starts.... (http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=confedince1&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true)

Beware Macbook buyers. Never rec. tracking info. seller stopped communicating.
DONT DO BUSINESS! Horrible communication. Never shipped product, no explanation.

Oh looks like he's not selling anything no more.... I wonder why? :rolleyes:

[travis64]

good find

they left neg fb fast you think we should all give our neg fb now to get this paypal thing moving faster?

[TuffLuffJimmy]

good find

they left neg fb fast you think we should all give our neg fb now to get this paypal thing moving faster?

You are definitely not getting your money back, sorry bud.

Remember: if it seems too good to be true, then it is.

[uicandrew]

You are definitely not getting your money back, sorry bud.

Remember: if it seems too good to be true, then it is.

wow. you're either lazy or just not knowledgeable.

this thread has already talked about different ways of getting money back, 2 different ways, in fact.

your statement about not getting money back is flat out wrong. you can figure out on your own why that is.

[Poirot818]

good find

they left neg fb fast you think we should all give our neg fb now to get this paypal thing moving faster?

How exactly did you pay for the item? Paypal balance, debit card, credit card, etc.

edit: Nevermind, I just saw that the item is covered for up to $2000 so it doesn't matter.

[VSMacOne]

wow. you're either lazy or just not knowledgeable.

this thread has already talked about different ways of getting money back, 2 different ways, in fact.

your statement about not getting money back is flat out wrong. you can figure out on your own why that is.

No mercy!! :cool:

[TuffLuffJimmy]

wow. you're either lazy or just not knowledgeable.

this thread has already talked about different ways of getting money back, 2 different ways, in fact.

your statement about not getting money back is flat out wrong. you can figure out on your own why that is.

If'nn this is a hijacked account (as it sounds since the user had great feedback up until recently) then there is very little chance that the OP will be getting his money back.

[OrangeSVTguy]

If you read the entire thread, you'd know that he paid by credit card. Instead of just reading the last few posts....

[TuffLuffJimmy]

If you read the entire thread, you'd know that he paid by credit card. Instead of just reading the last few posts....

I actually did read most of the thread/started at the beginning, skipped to the middle, skipped to the last pages. Anyway, sure from his credit card he'll be able to collect insurance on it, but he'll not be able to recover what was lost.

[uicandrew]

nevermind

[Andrew K.]

I actually did read most of the thread/started at the beginning, skipped to the middle, skipped to the last pages. Anyway, sure from his credit card he'll be able to collect insurance on it, but he'll not be able to recover what was lost.

Well isn't that what the credit card is for? ...to recover what was lost?

Anyway this seller is a low life , thinking he can do this and get away with it, I just sold my iPhone on eBay for $670 and the damn guy never paid :mad: Yeah I'll get my fees back and stuff but I sill have to relist and wait another week for it to end again.

[uicandrew]

I actually did read most of the thread/started at the beginning, skipped to the middle, skipped to the last pages. Anyway, sure from his credit card he'll be able to collect insurance on it, but he'll not be able to recover what was lost.

sigh...... STILL wrong.

1. credit card - dispute the charges, get conditional credit, then after providing documentation of transaction, the credit is permanent. Lose no money
2. paypal - dispute the charges, paypal investigates, burden of proof is on the seller, if no response or no proof, refund all money.

i highly encourage you to actually read the fine print of the terms and conditions. you'll learn much about your rights as a consumer, instead of relying on others to tell it to you. Otherwise, we might be misleading you for laughs and you'd be none the wiser.

[travis64]

left him neg fb


first time i ever did that on ebay =(

just wanted to make sure i got it in there before his ebay account got suspended

[leighonigar]

Bottom line after all of this is almost the top line too:

"If it looks too good to be true, it probably is"

it's been said over and over and over and yet people still get taken in on these things. Just because the credit card company will give you the money back doesn't mean there's no cost to the system and it propagates this kind of fraudulent nonsense.

World of internet, please, the time has come to crush these scammers by NOT FALLING FOR IT.

[best of luck to those here who need to get their money back, let it be 'once bitten, twice shy'.]

[skubish]

This thread is like a train wreck that I couldn't look away from.

[travis64]

som1 just gave him pos fb from a phone only 5 days before i got the macbook

im going to feel bad now if i get the macbook and gave him a neg

[OrangeSVTguy]

Did you notice the positive feedback from the one buyer in the private listing? Wasn't the MB auctions private too? That means he got his, right? Someone should send him a message asking what he purchased since he said that it was as described and delivered.

Then again, I still think that the seller's account was high-jacked.

[travis64]

no that was for a phone pretty sure

[uicandrew]

i already contacted that person who left the positive feedback and he/she told me that the item was a phone.

i don't think the seller's account was hijacked. here are my reasons

1. Hijacked accounts usually tell buyers to send payment to a specific paypal account. Unless the hijacker has BOTH ebay and paypal passwords, they can't touch the money. So the auction description will tell buyers to pay to a specific paypal email address. (Seen it before with powerbook auctions)

2. Hijacked accounts don't last that long and have many more items for sale. Since the hijacker knows that the account won't last long, they have PAGES upon PAGES of items for sale.

3. Seller also responds to emails sent through "contact seller" link on ebay. The seller would also have to have the password for the email account. therefore, a hijacker would also have a separate email address in the listing to be contacted at. everytime you use "contact seller" a copy of the email is sent to the email address on file. The real owner would likely notice emails about auctions that they didn't list. (another reason why hijacked accounts don't last long.)

4. items sold are consistent with previous items sold. The person sold fake iphones. fake iphones are made in China. macbooks are also made in china. usually, hijackers takes the account of someone who sells lots and lots of small knicknacks, where there is a high number of feedback.

[travis64]

very true

we still might see are macbooks

too bad he will prob be to mad at us to sell us more lol

can we retract negs?

[dvdhsu]

very true

we still might see are macbooks

too bad he will prob be to mad at us to sell us more lol

can we retract negs?

No you can't.
Good Luck in getting it.

[uicandrew]

no. feedback is not retractable. sellers can respond to feedback, to give their side of the story.

Why would he sell it to us?
He's given you a bogus tracking number.
Also, I called ebay and they said that since the seller has DSR (detailed seller ratings, the x out of 5 stars) of LESS than 4.1, he can not list new auctions.

[TwinCities Dan]

we still might see are macbooks

Seven pages in and you still can't believe you were scammed? The never was any macbooks, this guy played you like a fiddle... ;) :o

[Sun Baked]

This thread is like a train wreck that I couldn't look away from.

More like watching a drunk redneck play with a new power tool.

[42gb]

Maybe we can help by reporting this item as fraud.

http://cgi1.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ReportThisItemRedirect&itemid=160310672433&seller=confedince1&active=0

[travis64]

You have successfully submitted a report.

We appreciate you taking the time to file this report. eBay will investigate to determine resolution.


thanks good idea

[guthy-lux]

i already contacted that person who left the positive feedback and he/she told me that the item was a phone.


the one you contacted is one of the criminal group or seller itself.

[sk8mash]

You have successfully submitted a report.

We appreciate you taking the time to file this report. eBay will investigate to determine resolution.


thanks good idea

Havnt you got your money back yet?!

[iCantwait]

skipped here...

Label/Receipt Number: 9102 1501 3471 1530 9809 67
Status: Electronic Shipping Info Received

The U.S. Postal Service was electronically notified by the shipper on January 20, 2009 to expect your package for mailing. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date. Delivery status information will be provided if / when available. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

mmmmmmmmmm, You got done

[uicandrew]

the one you contacted is one of the criminal group or seller itself.

what evidence or reasoning do you have to support that idea?

who's to say that i'm not the seller, trying to defend myself?
or for that matter, who's to say i'm not steve jobs, marauding as a troll, trying to pump up the secondhand market for macs?

if you can't back up your opinions with reasoning, then stay away from making such rash irresponsible statements.

[travis64]

ha i got like 20 people emailing me from ebay asking me what to do

i sent them to this post lol

[uicandrew]

yup. his feedback rating was at 54 at 100% before the negative feedback started.

now he's at 90.2% with 49. i'm interested to see what is ebay threshold level to cancel his account

[harryhood]

im so glad i didnt send him his money. what a jerk off - live.

[uicandrew]

final update - the seller's account has been killed. The final "tally" was 7 negative feedbacks in 2 days. before that, 100% feedback.

it's like I hear the "wicked witch is dead" song (from Wiz of Oz) in my head :-)

time to wait to get our money back from paypal.

[55orangeave]

I have read this whole thread, and I got to say, its pretty funny. I hope it all turns out well, but this was an easy to tell scam. Sorry to say.


Goodluck:apple:

[travis64]

great my paypal claim says it will be reviewed when tracking # says i got the item.but my tracking # will say in transit forever cause he never sent it.so now i guess i got to call my ccard.anyone get there money back from paypal?

[Music_Producer]

I don't blame the people who got conned into buying this, because the price ($900) looks reasonable (I resell computer gear.. and I frequently obtain the MBP priced at $1999..for $1650..I know my supplier gets it for cheaper.. so it *is* possible to get a MB for $900.. but that would be close to cost)

I have experienced tons of sellers with 4-5 feedbacks.. relatively new, selling stuff for close to cost - with stock photos - and I have received all my items. The best way to prevent being scammed is to use a credit card in conjunction with paypal - so your ccard can back you up in the event that paypal does not.

It boils down to luck - I mean some power seller with 15,000 feedback can suddenly decide to pull a scam.. imagine how many people would get fooled! Hey, if Madoff could get away with 50 billion.. :cool:

[uicandrew]

great my paypal claim says it will be reviewed when tracking # says i got the item.but my tracking # will say in transit forever cause he never sent it.so now i guess i got to call my ccard.anyone get there money back from paypal?

call up paypal and explain your situation. i called up paypal and they understand how these scams work.

[travis64]

what the # u got ur money back?

[uicandrew]

i'll pm you my response.

[rdowty]

I'll chime in. I bought a new guitar off eBay on 1/2/09. The seller waited a few days to ship it even though he assured me it would go out within 24 hours. From the time I purchased it to recieving it was about 13 days. I picked it up from UPS because I missed the delivery, ate dinner, came home, opened the box and it had a damaged fret. I looked it up and this is not a simple fix. I notified the seller immediately. No answer for about a week. I also started a dispute on PayPal just in case. Finally heard from the seller, he appologized, offered to replace the item which by then I had bought locally (for more money) and submitted a claim on eBay to mutually void the transaction so he could get his fees refunded. I had already shipped the guitar back. Two days after the guitar was delivered to the seller he contacted me again and said he'd give me a refund once the merchandise was received. I replied that it was delivered already. That was a Friday. After them having the guitar back for almost a week still no refund and no answer to emails.

Finally... They'd not ever responded to the dispute process which I escalated to a claim so PayPal gave me a refund which was immediately credited to my account.

The seller had 100% positive feedback and still sells things. Not sure if they just dropped the ball on this or not. About 1% of new stuff is DOA so anybody that sells enough stuff is going to run into the problem. The crappy part was they ship the guitar in a free guitar case so if they'd checked it out for a couple minutes after taking it out of the box they could have prevented the mess. In the end I paid more for a guitar than I did for a guitar and what turned out to be a nice case which I could have used and I was stuck paying the return shipping plus it took three weeks before I had a playable guitar and almost a month before I got my money back. Still buy stuff on eBay all the time and plan to continue doing so.

Not sure that helps but since this just happened I figured I'd pass the info along. Sorry for the rambling.

[mac jones]

Classic Ebay scam

I think it's a lot easier now to get your money back from Ebay(Paypal) as they have taken some nice steps to protect people.

But it's taken them years and ten's of thousands have ben ripped off in the meantime.

[Benguitar]

I think it's spam. :confused:

I agree with you.

[uicandrew]

I agree with you.

it's called a multiple listing auction. if there were 8 available, and someone bought 1, there is still 7 left to be sold until the auction ends

[Consultant]

great my paypal claim says it will be reviewed when tracking # says i got the item.but my tracking # will say in transit forever cause he never sent it.so now i guess i got to call my ccard.anyone get there money back from paypal?

You probably want to add to your first post in this thread with something like
"Edit: turned out it's a fraud. If it sounds too good to be true...."


nah, my friend works at best buy and he calls me one day and says "hey theres a lady here selling a macbook for 800 bucks and i know you're looking for one"

little did he know the specs. long story short, she was getting a divorce, skipping town, didn't want to drive an hour to return it at the apple store so she thought she'd give someone a good deal. lucky day for me lol

Probably not her laptop. Probably her ex-husband's.

[erstwhilepo]

No updates?

[travis64]

well i called paypal and they gave me my money back in 2mins

[TuffLuffJimmy]

well i called paypal and they gave me my money back in 2mins

So what did you learn?

[travis64]

dont worry paypal will refund you ?

[Sun Baked]

dont worry paypal will refund you ?

How bout.

If paypal agreed it was a scam soo quick ... you should have also caught on much quicker.

[TwinCities Dan]

dont worry paypal will refund you ?

2 weeks, 8 pages, and you learned nothing!?! :eek:

At least PayPal is there to scrape up your pride... :rolleyes:

[alexlovesmacs]

The important thing is you got your money back and you learned your lesson. I suggest you to save up and get one from Apple.

[zmttoxics]

eBay + PayPal can be bad news. PayPal often refuses refunds for bad reasons, and eBay projection is false if you received anything at all.

In my experience, the best deals you can get are on places like Craigslist where you have to physically meet the person, inspect the item, and then make the purchase. I got my G5 on UsedOttawa.com for 700 bucks, which at the time was a great deal.

[NeGRit0]

I got my iPod Touch 32GB (2G) two weeks ago for $250. :D It's just too bad me and the person i bought it from dont listen to the same type of music, cause he left all the music, music videos, and movies on there. That would have been a great!

Also picked up my :apple:Tv off of craigslist. got the 160GB model for $200 i think it was...

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[Consultant]

dont worry paypal will refund you ?

Keep in mind that A fool and his money are soon parted.
If you keep that attitude, you will scammed again sooner or later.

This is the reason ebay + paypal fee cost close to 10% of auction closing price!

They have to charge a higher fee to pay off the scammers.

People falling for scams -> scammer profit -> more scammers, more fraud -> higher fee -> higher product cost for legit products.

[Earendil]

In my experience, the best deals you can get are on places like Craigslist where you have to physically meet the person, inspect the item, and then make the purchase. I got my G5 on UsedOttawa.com for 700 bucks, which at the time was a great deal.

Right. This way, at least when they rip you off, you get the satisfaction of being able to put a face to the person who just robbed you :rolleyes:

[mac jones]

it's a curious thing.

If Paypal and Ebay (same co.) are giving refunds so easily I wonder what steps they are taking against scammers. There's a clear electronic path. If the resources were there they could lock up quite a few bad guys I would think.

But then again it may just be more cost effective to just pass on the loss to either taxpayers as write-offs, or transaction fees.

[sam10685]

I thank you for taking the time in visiting my site.

That should have given it away right there.

[mcdj]

dont worry paypal will refund you ?

humankind is doomed.

[Halsey12]

This was awesome. I miss the suspense of the impending doom.

[MattyK]

$900 for a macbook. NO WAY.

[uicandrew]

I got my refund from paypal a couple days ago. a full refund.

Paypal has definitely improved their policies in terms of "buyer protection" compared to a couple years ago.

[gixxerredliner]

I got my refund from paypal a couple days ago. a full refund.

Paypal has definitely improved their policies in terms of "buyer protection" compared to a couple years ago.


:) im glad you got your money back, now stop cutting corners and go buy the macbook at a store lol

[Psychmike]

Travis Dude, you need to CHILL OUT.

Re-read all your posts on this thread. First you express doubt regarding the deal but you leap on it and shrug, hopping for the best. Then you get worried that you were screwed over and leave negative feedback. They you get worried that were too impulsive and want to retract your negative feedback. They PayPal fixed everything for you. You're all over the map. You feel one way but act another and it changes the next day.

You sound like a decent guy. When in doubt, DO NOTHING. Take a deep breath, give yourself some to figure things out and don't throw gasoline on the fire. Man, the few hundred bucks you're trying to save is not worth the weeks that this stress took off your life.

Best,
Mike

[arthursiew]

I knew it was a scam. $900 seemed a little low for somebody to sell.

[piimaPAKK]

Dont get too cocky, i dont know what paypals policy is, but if you have too many claims they might stop refunding you.