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Is this a scam?

man, be careful.
I got taken on ebay buy a seller with 100% satisfaction rating, had sold big items in the past, been a member for a long time and had great email discussion with him and he even had a .mac email address.
I was out 1700.00. Neither eBay or PayPal would do anything about. fortunately, my CC company did a charge back.
I cancelled both the ebay and paypal accounts and will never do business with them again. It was a total nightmare.
 
Whatever I buy, it's either gonna be from Apple or an Apple-authorized retailer, whether it be online or in store, refurbished or brand new.

But, I looked at the photo gallery here and saw some 24" Aluminum iMacs, kinda drawing me away from the MBP :D
 
This might sound stupid [I have yet to step foot in an Apple Store], but do they sell refurbished models in the stores?
 
zackkmac said:
This might sound stupid [I have yet to step foot in an Apple Store], but do they sell refurbished models in the stores?
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Some sell "returned models", usually at the end of the month. You have to ask or look around the counter for a discount table of some kind. I've seen boxes marked "buyer's remorse" at my local store a few times.

As hot as Apple products are now, I doubt they have many to resell. If something is wrong, they get returned to Apple.
 
ggjstudios said:
No, only online.
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Eriamjh1138@DAN said:
Some sell "returned models", usually at the end of the month. You have to ask or look around the counter for a discount table of some kind. I've seen boxes marked "buyer's remorse" at my local store a few times.

As hot as Apple products are now, I doubt they have many to resell. If something is wrong, they get returned to Apple.
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Ah, I see. Well, I ended up buying a refurb 24", which was a DOA. New one comes in tomorrow, woot :D
 
there should be a police task force that goes proactively after these scammers and throw them in jail for 10 years.:mad:

but that seems not to be a police priority. maybe a privat nonprofit organization that goes after them with a baseball bat? well, not really a baseball bat but maybe sues them so that they end up bankrupt and harrasses them for money for ten years.:cool:
 
Scammers also like to hack accounts with good feedback and then list a bunch of mac computers or iPods. They usually use 1 or 2 day quick auctions and get the money before eBay finds out what's going on.

I havnt used the site you see talking about. Is there a way to report the seller?

Cheers.
 
Looks like the winner of the auction didn't agree to the terms of the transaction with him. Must be the google checkout thing.

I usually don't trust ebay or other sites unless they have an actual picture of the item clearly showing that they own the item. I actually got my own MBP from ebay a week ago...for a deal that was too good to be true to me...but hey it was true!
 
I think the very fact that you have come here with your initial post seeking advice and reassurance is a sign that your gut instinct is telling you that this deal sounds very, very fishy and obviously "too-good-to-be-true".

Trust your instincts!!

Ang :)
 
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