Check this out. Gotta be a knockoff or a factory second.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MacBook-Pro-15-...56QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4606QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/MacBook-Pro-15-...56QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4606QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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MacBooks for $600 on eBay? Deal or no deal?
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Well, the current bid is 610 Euro, which is about US$790. Then there's about 65 Euro worth of fees (shipping, insurance), and a RAFT of conditions.
I wouldn't buy it simply because the seller is in China. How are you going to get recourse if they rip you off in any way?
I wouldn't buy it simply because the seller is in China. How are you going to get recourse if they rip you off in any way?
clayj said:
Yep. That's why I posted it. Just too good to be true and I wanted to let folks know about the risks. The sad thing is that I would love to have a MB or MBP, but can't afford one right now.
I wonder if these are knock-offs, seconds, or ??
nazdarky said:
Oh please, this is a scam that you should smell from a mile.
Check his customer feedbacks: Out of 11 feedbacks, 8 were received within two minutes, and two say "not a registered user anymore". You can bet that there are a few more people who got feedback from exactly the same people, and they are all fakes.
nazdarky said:
Just to make sure: It is not a knockoff. Or a "factory second". That MacBook only exists in the phantasy of the seller.
It looks dodgey as they say pay by paypal at the top and then don't pay be paypal further down, you seem to have to transfer the money direct.
Also none of the auctions previously given seem to actually have any pictures and seem to contain no actual text (though that could be because they are in chinese.) a lot of the accounts giving feedback seem to have closed, and the feedback is all given very close together. All the stuff about beautiful dresses, with no images.
There are other inconsistances in the auction also, saying it is 6 weeks old and that it is new, I think the buyer's been scammed.
Also none of the auctions previously given seem to actually have any pictures and seem to contain no actual text (though that could be because they are in chinese.) a lot of the accounts giving feedback seem to have closed, and the feedback is all given very close together. All the stuff about beautiful dresses, with no images.
There are other inconsistances in the auction also, saying it is 6 weeks old and that it is new, I think the buyer's been scammed.
Also, all their prevous auctions look fake. Check out the feedback, and look at the people buying from them.
deals on computers at ebay are almost never deals. The current bid is $1100 US. There's no way someone would sell a $2100 computer for that amount of money. I don't have to look at his feedback to know instantly it's a scam.
Looks like it's ended...
Winning bid: EUR 860.00
(Approximately US $1,110.43)
And that the seller is no longer a registered user...which I would assume voids the transaction. Looks like eBay thought it was suspicious too.
Winning bid: EUR 860.00
(Approximately US $1,110.43)
And that the seller is no longer a registered user...which I would assume voids the transaction. Looks like eBay thought it was suspicious too.
