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Fake/Counterfeit MacBook Air???

coast1ja said:
Wow, the one I linked in the OP is bid up to $910!... some poor sucker is going to be mighty disappointed.
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Too bad the bidder is fake TOO! Look at the high bidders history. 5 bids all on the same sellers products and only 1 purchase to the bidders credit. So we have a fake product being bid on by a fake buyer. And ebay is allowing all this to take place even after numerous notifications.
 
Gadgetman99 said:
Too bad the bidder is fake TOO! Look at the high bidders history. 5 bids all on the same sellers products and only 1 purchase to the bidders credit. So we have a fake product being bid on by a fake buyer. And ebay is allowing all this to take place even after numerous notifications.
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Just shows you what eBay is becoming. They take 10% of any sale now and let flakey buyers get away with not paying all the time. Out of the auctions I've had in the past six months, half have been won by people with 0 or 1 feedback. Then they just don't pay. You can't do anything about it for a week after the auction finishes and even then it takes forever. Yes you can do a second chance offer thing but then if the original buyer suddenly decided six days later that they do want it then you're the one left in the crapper because you've falsely sold two items when you only had one.

I'm smarting from this even now. I sold an item for ~£120 a week ago Sunday. After numerous attempts to contact the buyer (with 0 feedback, although this went up to 5 feedback for low value purchases over the week), I finally was allowed to put in a no payment dispute. I can't do anything about it until Monday at the earliest though. Then I'll have to relist the item. So that'll be two and a half weeks wasted.
I sold a Black MacBook on eBay at the beginning of the year. Two and a half weeks later and nothing. I listed it again and the same thing happened. I got fed up, waited several months and tried again. Same thing happened. I've just sold it again now and finally got a sale. Of course, it is now worth less than it was when I originally sold it. 🙁
 
Spanky Deluxe said:
Just shows you what eBay is becoming. They take 10% of any sale now and let flakey buyers get away with not paying all the time. Out of the auctions I've had in the past six months, half have been won by people with 0 or 1 feedback. Then they just don't pay. You can't do anything about it for a week after the auction finishes and even then it takes forever. Yes you can do a second chance offer thing but then if the original buyer suddenly decided six days later that they do want it then you're the one left in the crapper because you've falsely sold two items when you only had one.

I'm smarting from this even now. I sold an item for ~£120 a week ago Sunday. After numerous attempts to contact the buyer (with 0 feedback, although this went up to 5 feedback for low value purchases over the week), I finally was allowed to put in a no payment dispute. I can't do anything about it until Monday at the earliest though. Then I'll have to relist the item. So that'll be two and a half weeks wasted.
I sold a Black MacBook on eBay at the beginning of the year. Two and a half weeks later and nothing. I listed it again and the same thing happened. I got fed up, waited several months and tried again. Same thing happened. I've just sold it again now and finally got a sale. Of course, it is now worth less than it was when I originally sold it. 🙁
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I hear ya brutha! I had a tablet PC on eBay and simply stated "Almost Macbook Air size" and with 1 day left and 5 watchers, eBay pulled it and said I violated their policy! What a crock! Then we have this boob trying to peddle fake Macbook Airs and using fake tactics to drive up the price, and eBay ignores it, even after multiple fraud reports. As you said, this is what Ebay has become...
 
coast1ja said:
Hey guys, I just came across this on ebay: LINKY TO FAKE MBA

It appears to have an atom CPU and only 1gb of ram... but it also lists a 160gb HDD (larger than a MBA). It even lists XP as the OS... HAHA, it's not even a Mac! They did do a pretty good job with the box, as it looks kinda real. Also, it's a 12"... crazy.

What gives?
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Holy god! The winning bid is $2550!!! You would have be a mentally challenged degenerate to buy that!😀
 
So now the seller has 3 more going for $5250 each? lol.

Someone is scamming the seller now. So he has to pay a final value fee unless he wins a dispute right? But he won't pay and eBay will not be able to collect I bet.

Actually, it serves them right. I had a no pay auction and it took me 3 weeks to complete another auction through their "process" and I lost $40 in the final bid.

eBay has big issues.
 
Spanky Deluxe said:
Just shows you what eBay is becoming. They take 10% of any sale now and let flakey buyers get away with not paying all the time. Out of the auctions I've had in the past six months, half have been won by people with 0 or 1 feedback. Then they just don't pay. You can't do anything about it for a week after the auction finishes and even then it takes forever. Yes you can do a second chance offer thing but then if the original buyer suddenly decided six days later that they do want it then you're the one left in the crapper because you've falsely sold two items when you only had one.

I'm smarting from this even now. I sold an item for ~£120 a week ago Sunday. After numerous attempts to contact the buyer (with 0 feedback, although this went up to 5 feedback for low value purchases over the week), I finally was allowed to put in a no payment dispute. I can't do anything about it until Monday at the earliest though. Then I'll have to relist the item. So that'll be two and a half weeks wasted.
I sold a Black MacBook on eBay at the beginning of the year. Two and a half weeks later and nothing. I listed it again and the same thing happened. I got fed up, waited several months and tried again. Same thing happened. I've just sold it again now and finally got a sale. Of course, it is now worth less than it was when I originally sold it. 🙁
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It happened to me as well. I was selling a 1st generation iPhone the buyer with '0' feedback did a buy it now and that was the last we heard from him. Still can't figure that out. The stupid new eBay rules don't allow sellers to leave negative feedback which is weak.

The good thing is, you can set stipulations on who is allowed to bid/buy your item. You can make it so no one with < 10 feedback can do it, and there are a couple of other criteria you can select.
 
MICMAC247 said:
The good thing is, you can set stipulations on who is allowed to bid/buy your item. You can make it so no one with < 10 feedback can do it, and there are a couple of other criteria you can select.
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I think you can only block sellers with -1 or less. EBay don't want to block new users after all - even if half of new users think eBay is just for fun and they're not actually spending real money.
 
Gadgetman99 said:
Too bad the bidder is fake TOO! Look at the high bidders history. 5 bids all on the same sellers products and only 1 purchase to the bidders credit. So we have a fake product being bid on by a fake buyer. And ebay is allowing all this to take place even after numerous notifications.
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Its gone. Taken down.
 
While technically it could make sense, I thought the only posted feedback was funny 😀
 

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nieye129 said:
It's true????????????????
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Lol.
Description (Be careful that this item isn`t original, it is one 1:1 copy version)
Hardware configuration
Intel 82945GSE,N450 1.66Ghz,
Memory: DDR2 2G original three-year security, or security KINGTIGER three years)
Storage Devices
SATA 320 (standard 320G) (three-year security Hitachi or Western Digital hard drive)
Display
13.3 "LCD 1024 * 600 (A bright spot highlighted specifications to ensure that no screen)
Audio Devices
Input: built-in microphone input interface
Output: AC97 integrated sound card, SRS stereo sound.
Loudspeaker: dual-channel Stereo output, large power amplifier
Video equipment
Built-in video camera 1,300,000 pixels (optional) to support the built-in Bluetooth module
Intel Generation 3.5 Integrated GFX Core (133MHz)
Network Equipment
10/100 MB Ethernet network interface
Built-in WIFI wireless network card support IEEE 802.11.B / G standard
Power Equipment
2750MA lithium battery,the average standby time :6-8h, working hours 3. 5-4.5 hours. (BYD batteries)
Input device
Note Book standard input device keyboard
Interface Devices
Supports standard USB2.0 interface external mouse, touch pad high sensitivity
USB Interface: USB2.0 X 2
Audio Interface
3.5mm/40mw X 2 stereo headphone outputs, 3.5mm/-56dB microphone input
Network Interface
RJ-45
Expansion interfaces
MMC / SD / MS memory expansion slot, expandable to 32GB
Power Interface
AC 110 ~ 240V 19V @ 65W
Use of environmental
Temperature :0-40 degrees, the Working humidity: 20% -80%
Storage temperature: -20-60 degrees, storage humidity: 10% -90%
Software Configuration
OS "Support Window XP SP2
Package
Each box put the number of machines x 5
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Dang! 1,300,000 pixels and 133MHz, 1024 * 600
 
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