Too good to be true?

[Dostoevsky]

Hey guys, I'm a student in the market for a Macbook for college. Cruising around the internet I found a store with rediculous prices. Do yah guys think this is a big scam, or should I go for it? Indonesian internet store ... Hmmm.

http://rosofstore.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=18

I sort of need to get this thing before school starts, so any help would be much appreciated.

 

[WildCowboy]

If you have to ask, it's almost certainly a scam. An Indonesian site registered a month ago to a guy with a Gmail account selling stuff at 30-50% off? Run away. Now.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

As a general rule of thumb, if it looks too good to be true then it very usually is.

 

[slackersonly]

does a bear cr*p in the woods?

wildcowboy points out some really important info.

heavily discounted apple stuff is the #1 warning sign. new website offshore #2.

dont wait for strike #3. run away.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Yeah, I'd pretty much figured it out before I posted this. Didn't hurt to ask, though. Thanks a lot guys. I think that I'll just stick to the Apple Store down south.

 

[California]

Beware also of a site called bestbuynow or something like that. In Italy and Texas.

 

[gadgetgirl85]

If its too good to be true....it usually is.

 

[Makosuke]

If its too good to be true....it usually is.

No, if it's too good to be true it always is.

I suppose you could make exceptions for times when you knew the seller and there was a very obvious legitimate reason (as in "not stolen, and not trying to rip a friend off"), but those are so rare they're not even worth mentioning.

Just remember: The phrase is "too good to be true" for a reason.