just got a great deal on a powerbook

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  • Reply 21 of 32
    djmbdjmb Posts: 120member
    well. i checked the home phone number, it is infact in Union City, NJ. (where the auction says the seller is). i called that home number before, guy picked up,said she will be home at 7 or 8pm



    so it is infact a home number



    and i checked hte adddress its a real address







    oh and no way i can get the 15 PB from apple.com refurbished, 30 business day shipping. looks like im stuck taking my chance on this one
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  • Reply 22 of 32
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by djmb

    well. i checked the home phone number, it is infact in Union City, NJ. (where the auction says the seller is). i called that home number before, guy picked up,said she will be home at 7 or 8pm



    so it is infact a home number



    and i checked hte adddress its a real address







    oh and no way i can get the 15 PB from apple.com refurbished, 30 business day shipping. looks like im stuck taking my chance on this one




    i was once scammed by someone out of $400 for an ibook. i had a valid phone number and home address for him but it didn't seem to help. eventually, the guy was prosecuted and i got my money back, but most aren't so lucky. be careful
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  • Reply 23 of 32
    djmbdjmb Posts: 120member
    i found on ebay



    both brand new



    15' 1.5 512mb superdrives 80gig



    both with buyout price of 2,195$



    seems like a pretty good deal right?







    EDIT: Screw it im going with apple.com.. with educational discount heres what i got



    1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with 128MB Graphics Memory

    ? 512MB DDR333 SDRAM - 2x256 SO-DIMMs

    ? 80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400 rpm

    ? Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)

    ? Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English

    ? AirPort Extreme Card

    ? 15.2-inch TFT Display

    Subtotal $2,209.00
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  • Reply 24 of 32
    djmbdjmb Posts: 120member
    haha the guy emailed me back



    "send tommorrow something was wrong with my account thanks

    after 5pm it will be OK thanks"



    already ordered the powerbook from apple. not sure what i should do about him.. just ignore him i guess?
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  • Reply 25 of 32
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by djmb

    haha the guy emailed me back



    "send tommorrow something was wrong with my account thanks

    after 5pm it will be OK thanks"



    already ordered the powerbook from apple. not sure what i should do about him.. just ignore him i guess?




    Just tell him that you suspect him of fraud, and that if he wants to do anything about it, he can contact eBay.
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  • Reply 26 of 32
    djmbdjmb Posts: 120member
    yea, i just did that. gave him the reasons why i think its sketchy



    i think im goin to cancel my order with apple and wait till after WWDC to order a PB
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  • Reply 27 of 32
    quagmirequagmire Posts: 558member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by djmb

    yea, i just did that. gave him the reasons why i think its sketchy



    i think im goin to cancel my order with apple and wait till after WWDC to order a PB




    Don't cancel. No updates of Powerbooks especially with the G5 is coming. They just updated the powerbooks.
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  • Reply 28 of 32
    djmbdjmb Posts: 120member
    im not in a big rush, im gonna hope that youre all wrong and that something new comes out if not.. then no loss to me

    but if i do order now, and somethin does come out, then i do lose
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  • Reply 29 of 32
    quagmirequagmire Posts: 558member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by djmb

    im not in a big rush, im gonna hope that youre all wrong and that something new comes out if not.. then no loss to me

    but if i do order now, and somethin does come out, then i do lose




    Don't forget, since WWDC is less then a week away if they do release new powerbooks you can return yours for $300 restocking fee and you can get the new Powerbook G5 myth update since you are in the 10 days.
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  • Reply 30 of 32
    djmbdjmb Posts: 120member
    or i can wait and not order, and wait till after WWDC gonna go to the apple store near me on july 3rd, to check out any new stuff they have
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  • Reply 31 of 32
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by djmb

    or i can wait and not order, and wait till after WWDC gonna go to the apple store near me on july 3rd, to check out any new stuff they have



    so you cancelled your order with apple ?
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  • Reply 32 of 32
    djmbdjmb Posts: 120member
    yep
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