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Got a CRAZY deal on NEW aluminum MBP 2.4ghz!

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HiFiGuy528

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I just bought NEW aluminum MBP 2.4ghz, Nvidia GPU, 200GB HD for $1650 shipped minus $200 MSN Live Search. Total came to $1450 shipped! :D:D I bought two.

There are three more avaliable.
 
I wonder why they're not shipping for three weeks? That would make me nervous. Someone who needed to pay their mortgage could sell a few of these and then just refund the money in a couple weeks if they were looking for a short term loan.
 
Is this one of those pirate stories where a cargo ship is held hostage and the crew is held for ransom? It sounds pretty shady to me and I'd be going crazy waiting until it shipped. Imagine the problems trying to exchange a damaged or lost machine.
 
IMO, Pay Pal & credit card protection so no worries. Seller is a Power Seller with high positive feedbacks. The wait is not a problem because I am reselling them on Craigslist or Ebay just in time for Christmas.
 
rdowty said:
I wonder why they're not shipping for three weeks? That would make me nervous. Someone who needed to pay their mortgage could sell a few of these and then just refund the money in a couple weeks if they were looking for a short term loan.
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couldnt he do some trick where after a certain amount of time, even paypal wont back you up?
 
I would never buy from an auction like this. While their feedback seems high, not being able to ship a product for 30 days for something that is readily available elsewhere would set off all my alarm bells.

I'd cancel my payment immediately if I were you. Otherwise in a month when you find out this account was hijacked by a scammer who has your money and is gone you will be a lot more sorry.
 
didn't know the new MBP shipped with a combo drive :eek:

I really do wish you luck but somehow I doubt you'll see the machine .
 

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Another good question would be how could you make a profit on them at that price. Since they're not in stock they're assuming they'll be able to buy them cheap somehow in the next couple weeks? I still think those notebooks won't ship at all and they'll issue a refund or just try to hijack the money. I'd be tempted to do it if I was 100% sure PayPal would back me up if the seller didn't come through.
 
Common sense is uncommon...

'If it seems too good to be true...'


As an aside, anyone remember that scam/pyramid scheme from the dotcom era, where you bought normal stuff for like 10x the price ($900 toasters and stuff) but then there was a mail-in-rebate for 100% of the amount? They did it for awhile, before they closed up shop and left a lot of idiots with $1,000 iPods and stuff.
 
wont that be a witch if Apple really does drop the prices right before Christmas? I have had more people ask me about this and I have been telling them Apple doesnt go on sale. Watch me be wrong.
 
That looks like a good deal. 30 days is kind weird, but I agree the seller has good feedback and seems legit, plus Paypal coverage. On the positive side, you will be getting your cashback only 30 days after you get the MBP!! ;)

BTW- please save this thread and post back when you get the MBP-
 
madmaxmedia said:
That looks like a good deal. 30 days is kind weird, but I agree the seller has good feedback and seems legit, plus Paypal coverage. On the positive side, you will be getting your cashback only 30 days after you get the MBP!! ;)

BTW- please save this thread and post back when you get the MBP-
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Seems legit? The listing is saying the MBP has a combo drive. Since when? Seems all too shady to me.
 
JBazz said:
wont that be a witch if Apple really does drop the prices right before Christmas? I have had more people ask me about this and I have been telling them Apple doesnt go on sale. Watch me be wrong.
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Doesn't happen historically.


madmaxmedia said:
That looks like a good deal. 30 days is kind weird, but I agree the seller has good feedback and seems legit, plus Paypal coverage. On the positive side, you will be getting your cashback only 30 days after you get the MBP!! ;)

BTW- please save this thread and post back when you get the MBP-
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30 days = SCAM to collect money from as many suck*rs as possible.
 
The only way someone could afford to do this without losing money is if the computers are stolen. Here in the UK, possession of stolen goods is a criminal offence so I hope you enjoy your time in the clink.
 
Maybe the seller thinks he's going to get a really good deal on Black Friday.
 
jessica. said:
Seems legit? The listing is saying the MBP has a combo drive. Since when? Seems all too shady to me.
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That's a simple mistake in the drop-down list when setting up the auction, the product description states it is a SuperDrive.

The seller has a feedback rating of 99.7% (on 1362 ratings), and is explicitly clear on what the auction is for. If you look at his feedback he's sold a lot of electronics too- iPods, DSLR's, etc. The positive feedback ratings come from many different buyers with significant feedback as well.

Yes, it could be a scam. But it would be more elaborately concocted than any other I've seen (most smell fishy from a mile away.) Plus the buyer has full Paypal protection too.
 
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