Would you consider bidding on ebay items if they are crazily discounted, example:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Asus-nVidia-GeForce-GTX-1080-ROG-…
Best case a price error (though I doubt it since there are three similar listings from the same seller), or a hacked account, I doubt even stolen goods would be so cheap.
It comes with an ebay money back guarantee but there must be some sinister motive for posting this in the first place… Trying to grab a bunch of names/addresses maybe?
Yeah I saw that lol
Trying to grab a bunch of names/addresses maybe?
The order details are only revealed to the seller once the payment's gone through.
Even then, getting one address per auction is too slow.
OK but it doesn't cost much to have 1000 accounts run by software.
I did once, lost my money - took months and months to get back. Never again.
But everyone needs their first experience, so go for it!
I've done this a few times.
1000w Electric Bike for $200 delivered.
1080p LCD projector for $40 delivered.
Razer Blade 14" for $700 delivered.
Everytime I did get my money back from PayPal. It hasn't been worth my time, I've never got one that I didn't expect to be sent and it takes a while to get the money back.
For me it's like buying a lottery ticket. I know I'm not going to win but I do like how I get to imagine it until reality kicks back in.
If I was smarter I wouldn't do it :P
Sounds like my life atm.
"This sounds like a bad idea let's do it"
Moments later…
"Ok I am never ever doing that again but experienced earned and lesson granted.. win win?"
This one is obviously a scam (check their feedback, hacked account probably).
But I do sometimes buy a too-good-to-be-true Buy It Now listing, just in case it's legit. I'm just cautious (check feedback, only pay with Paypal, etc).
If it fails, I just get a refund through Paypal. In fact, usually ebay catches them and cancels their account first. No harm done.
And of course, low prices are not suspicious if it's an auction. Just read carefully and don't do anything that seems off.
Apart from the most recent negative feedback, all the other positive feedback are in French, suggesting this used to be a French account. Now suddenly the account is in Sydney.
Obvious hacked account. You won't get the item. You're just wasting your time. It's like seeing a dog shit, you know it's a dog shit, but step on it anyway, then complain and then try to warn others of the obvious.
I see these buy it nows from time to time, I always ignore.
Hacked eBay and paypal account can be purchased cheap if you know where to look
LOL, i love the dog shit analogy
Member is from Belgium according to ebay
Member since: 10-Nov-06 in Belgium
Member is from Belgium according to ebay
Member since: 10-Nov-06 in Belgium
Oops, completely missed that part in the sellers profile, only looked at feedback page. Close enough though!
This is not even an auction listing, you can't bid on it but you can purchase it at that price. But yes, it looks very scam-worthy.
Red flags at a glance:
I mean, isn't it blatantly obvious enough?
Reported to eBay. Last time (similar case) eBay removed the listing within one hour, and sent a short "thank you for reporting" note.
3 Cards advertised at a similar price point
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/007errahali/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1…
No I wouldn't. "If its too good to be true, it probably isn't" a cliche, but still rings true.
not with OzBargain
There's price error threads every week or so. This site isn't immune to 'if it's too good to be true, it probably is'.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/284404
That listing caused many users to be out of pocket for a long time, including me to be $800 out of pocket for a month.
Account frozen, all items listed removed, recent feedback flushed.
Been caught out when I won a $400 item for $40. They sent me a lucky charm instead of the watch. When I called ebay/paypal they initially said I had to post the lucky charm back to get a refund. Basically they follow the rules. I did my home work and discovered that the contact details of the seller were fake. The phone number provided just went to a music on hold system and never answered. The return address in China was basically a Street and country so was like sending something to Queen st, Australia. If I returned the charm it would never have got there. Whilst paypal only need to see proof of returning the item the whole scam is designed to delay the process as long as possible whilst they empty their paypal account and run with the money. So I called Paypal again and this time insisted on talking with a manager/supervisor instead of the "follow the script" customer agent. They refunded straight away. This saved all the time of waiting 7 days for the seller to respond, plus 2-3 weeks for postage back top china and another week or so for paypal to finally agree to refund. If you have been caught out, my advice is to call Paypal/ebay direct and insist on dealing with someone with authority. Providing you have all the evidence to prove its a scam they will listen to you and take action.
The latest type of scam - scheme.
There is an extraordinarily long delivery time.
eg: over 60 days.
They do this so that the listing doesn't show on your "My Summary" landing page.
Unless you expand the parameters of the search to a longer period.
If you are purchasing multiple items it may slip through the cracks of the "60 day" listing.
They are hoping you will forget about it.
haha someone just posted negative feedback:
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS IS A COMPLETE SCAM!
30 Mar, 2017