Hey guys and gals. I've been in the market for a 13" MBP and I Found a ad in LA with a guy selling a 17" MBP unibody for $750. Long story short he said he would take paypal payments and ship. I stay in Chicago and he looked up the shipping rates and all. We have been emailing back and forth and he sent me the serial number of the device and everything matched up. It even is still under AppleCare until oct 2010. He gave me his paypal email and all of that to send him the money. Should I take this immediately. Or should I hold up. Do you think the 17" is too big?
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Good deal on 17" MBP
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What you should be more worried about, is that the seller sells the machine for 1000$ less than its actual worth.
http://www.mac2sell.net/permalink/?id=e29511f7bd14a17e00d8907a93a4ed15
It smells like a scam.
http://www.mac2sell.net/permalink/?id=e29511f7bd14a17e00d8907a93a4ed15
It smells like a scam.
If your gonna give your money away, at least donate it to charity. That is clearly a scam at $750.
Let me get this straight - you want to buy this MBP...from a seller who is not local...off of craiglist...for more than $1,000 less than what it costs new.
Ask yourself why you would sell a piece of equipment for that much of a loss to a seller in another city when you could easily get more at a local pawn shop.
Or, if you really want to believe that this is not a scam, then go right ahead. General rule of thumb: If it seems too good to be true, it is.
Ask yourself why you would sell a piece of equipment for that much of a loss to a seller in another city when you could easily get more at a local pawn shop.
Or, if you really want to believe that this is not a scam, then go right ahead. General rule of thumb: If it seems too good to be true, it is.
SCAM is SCAM, as SPAM is SPAM. Just because s/he wrote s/he is behind bills, doesn't mean it's the truth.
Checking a serial also won't work, if the computer hasn't been registered as stolen with Apple.
Even if the reason behind the sell is the truth, the seller could easily get 1500$ for it.
Greed Eats Brain. Go and burn your money. Noone would sell something for 1/3 of its retail price if its that desired as a macbook is. It is stolen, "found" or not existent (with the seller as owner)
Cellphones can actually be stolen as well and with a prepaid cards help he can be located everywhere...
I thought Credit Protection does not work if I willingly burn my money...
Cellphones can actually be stolen as well and with a prepaid cards help he can be located everywhere...
I thought Credit Protection does not work if I willingly burn my money...