Our First G5 ebay Scam Alert!!!

sdw2001sdw2001
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=4607



I'll do the honors, boys and girls.



--"Presale" not indicated.



--No PayPal



--Zero Feedback

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 20
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Gosh if I only pay $101 more than Apple's price I can have it now!
  • Reply 2 of 20
    sdw2001sdw2001 Posts: 18,027member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Scott

    Gosh if I only pay $101 more than Apple's price I can have it now!



  • Reply 3 of 20
    sdw2001sdw2001 Posts: 18,027member
    It's been submitted for fraud investigation.
  • Reply 4 of 20
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Party pooper.
  • Reply 5 of 20
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    Quote:

    Party pooper.



    Don't you mean Harry Potter?
  • Reply 6 of 20
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Potter pooper





    Isn't that someone who gives away the ending of the latest book?
  • Reply 7 of 20
    sdw2001sdw2001 Posts: 18,027member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Scott

    Party pooper.



    I resubitted it...but someone had already done it. It would be fun to drive the price, though.
  • Reply 8 of 20
    sdw2001sdw2001 Posts: 18,027member
    The guy e-mailed me and told me he is an Apple employee and will have his the 7th of July. He also sent this link on why he doesn't do PayPal.



    www.paypalwarning.com





    Sounds iffy to me. Still not listed as Pre-Sale.
  • Reply 9 of 20
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    All scammers have that URL handy.





    Quote:

    Laptop is guarenteed against D.O.A. (Dead On Arrival) for 30 days.



    Um, it's not a laptop.



    Quote:

    Unless stated otherwise items will ship 1-2 business days after payment is received and processed.



    July 7 is 8 business days away.



    Certainly raises flags, anyway.
  • Reply 10 of 20
    sdw2001sdw2001 Posts: 18,027member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by murbot

    All scammers have that URL handy.







    Um, it's not a laptop.





    July 7 is 8 business days away.



    Certainly raises flags, anyway.



    I mailed him back with this:



    "Thanks for the reply. However, this auction should have been listed as Pre-Sale clearly in accordance with ebay policy. I'm sure you are aware of the various Mac scams out there. Many Mac users perceive this auction as fradulent, even if it isn't. "





  • Reply 11 of 20
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    Report his ass.
  • Reply 12 of 20
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    hey, this is the smae style as the sketchy cube seller i was looking at today!



  • Reply 13 of 20
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Looks like the boys at the Vegas Crime Lab needed a new computer.



  • Reply 14 of 20
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by SDW2001

    www.paypalwarning.com



    ummm WOW! PAYPAL IS NAUGHTY!



    im glad I never setup an account with them...
  • Reply 15 of 20
    fred_ljfred_lj Posts: 607member
    But the site neglects to point out how many billion transactions have been conducted SUCCESSFULLY with PayPal. People need to liven up to the fact that the Internet is just as risky as shopping in the real world (hmm....could it be that it IS the real world?!). You can get great deals on eBay if you proceed with caution and refrain from stupidity, namely "if something's too good or too bad to be true, it probably isn't true." Simple as that.
  • Reply 16 of 20
    sledgehammersledgehammer Posts: 505member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by fred_lj

    You can get great deals on eBay if you proceed with caution and refrain from stupidity, namely "if something's too good or too bad to be true, it probably isn't true." Simple as that.



    Also, if someone has 0 feedback and is not even a registered user, you probably shouldn't buy something from them that costs $3100



    And the name of the purchaser is a bit ironic, since any real investigator would probably not be dumb enough to go for an auction like that
  • Reply 17 of 20
    qaziiqazii Posts: 305member
    Do we have another winner?



    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2738604807



    Or is this one legit?
  • Reply 18 of 20
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Check nick stokes's feedback. Looks like a scam hunter.
  • Reply 19 of 20
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Yee haw. Dude is banished from eBay. I feel...err... Nick must feel good about that one.



    heh heh



    Props to SDW2001 for spotting this one. MANY more to come, I'm sure. \
  • Reply 20 of 20
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Paul

    ummm WOW! PAYPAL IS NAUGHTY!



    im glad I never setup an account with them...



    your money with them is also FDIC insured, and they're owned by eBay now, which actually makes them a bit more responsible. The big problem before was that your money wasn't insured. Since the merger, they've cleaned up their act considerably. Anybody that still worries needs to wake the **** up and smell the maple nut crunch.
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