[Resolved] iPhone X Deal Too Good to Be True? (Facebook Marketplace)

ProBoDoBo on 26/06/2018 - 16:36
Last edited 26/06/2018 - 19:13 by 2 other users

Facebook Marketplace! I found this seller selling iPhone X 64gb for $900.

He is based in Perth and wants me to pay him to his bank account before he can ship the phone to me.

He has provided his store address and says "I already told you that we in our discount period. Offer ends soon. We dont reason to cheat you at least you know where you money is been paid to. You can report our bank account to fraud squad or take any legal action if anything goes wrong. But I assure you 100% safety. My duty is to satisfy all my customers"

The page is: Klassic Mobi

A quick run through his Facebook page suggests people who commented are not even in Australia or have fake accounts probably

Is this legit?

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  • [Deactivated] on 26/06/2018 - 16:42
    +6

    Marketplace is like Gumtree. Only good for meeting up with cash.

  • dollarmenu on 26/06/2018 - 16:45

    Check if his bsb in a bank in perth

  • rompastompa on 26/06/2018 - 16:49
    +3

    I'm in Perth. Did you want to put the money in my account, and I go pick it up and ship it to you? ;)

    • ProBoDoBo on 26/06/2018 - 16:58

      Airtasker? Haha

    • bobbified on 26/06/2018 - 17:41

      Offer this ^^ guy $100 for his efforts to do the transaction - $1000 isn't that bad a total price. Everyone wins!

  • zuuutoootuuu on 26/06/2018 - 16:52

    does AusPost still do COD?

    • ProBoDoBo on 26/06/2018 - 16:57

      Just forwarded the link to the page.

  • CyberMurning on 26/06/2018 - 16:58

    too good to be true?
    iPhone X 64gb for $900.

    thats about the correct price/value for that phone so could be legit. im not sure why other people paid $1800. probably fake people. that $900 phone is real.

    sarcasm mode

  • zonra on 26/06/2018 - 17:03
    +2

    A quick run through his Facebook page suggests people who commented are not even in Australia or have fake accounts probably

    Is this legit?

    I think you already know the answer to your own question but hoping that someone here can give you that nudge to grab an awesome “deal”.
    Walk away.

  • battler on 26/06/2018 - 17:09
    +7

    Next week's forum post: "I got scammed on Marketplace, what can I do about it"

  • follow on 26/06/2018 - 17:15

    you probably feel like you're about to miss out on a killer deal. ignore that and walk away. this can only end in two ways. both outcomes result in only one person coming out of this unscathed.

  • HighAndDry on 26/06/2018 - 17:19

    He is based in Perth and wants me to pay him to his bank account before he can ship the phone to me.

    Sounds dodgy. But apparently based on the bank cheque thread, some people think this is the only way for sellers to be safe, without considering that it'll also scare off all potential buyers (yes I'm still slightly salty, why do you ask?).

    They look like they have a physical space. If so, maybe some nice Perthian OzB person could walk past and at least make sure it exists.

    • ProBoDoBo on 26/06/2018 - 17:27

      This is what I got from them

      "578 Murray St, West Perth WA 6005, Australia 2nd floor
      Beside electro board …"

  • Gandalf the Thrifty on 26/06/2018 - 17:28

    There was a comment on a bargain post that someone bought similar and got an Android 6 device with stylus

    • [Deactivated] on 26/06/2018 - 17:36
      +1

      There is also a subsequent comment that the seller did them a favour

  • bethepro on 26/06/2018 - 17:44
    +2

    Definitely fake. Do not buy. If it's too good to be true = avoid. All evidence points to a bad purchase. As the saying going, penny wise, pound foolish. IF you want to purchase a premium product you have to pay a premium price. There are only limited ways to obtain a small discount.

  • Ryanek on 26/06/2018 - 17:50

    Sigh

  • kakarot123 on 26/06/2018 - 18:18

    Feel like it's most definitely not real and if so, it's probably stolen.
    My brother bought a iphone 6 for what he thought was a bargain for $200 a few months ago. My parents drove him all the way to meet the seller and turns out the phone was just stolen and it was locked. That was a lesson for him.

    • HighAndDry on 26/06/2018 - 18:19

      Man, your parents the real MVPs.

  • Nutrino on 26/06/2018 - 18:19

    is the saving worth the risk of being scammed?

    • HighAndDry on 26/06/2018 - 18:20

      More to the point, is it even a saving when the chance of being scammed is basically 100%?

  • King Tightarse on 26/06/2018 - 18:49

    "Offer ends soon" Fake urgency is always a scam
    Money straight into a bank account = bye bye never see it again.
    Total scam.
    Don't even think about it

  • pinchies on 26/06/2018 - 19:09
    +1

    You can report our bank account to fraud squad or take any legal action if anything goes wrong

    This means nothing. There is nothing police will do. Online fraud team at ACORN won't pursue it without more evidence. Scammers know they will get away with it, this is a bluff to give you confidence of your security, but in actual fact, you're completely vulnerable.

  • Moderatorhamza23 on 26/06/2018 - 19:13

    OP has asked to close the post, it appears the matter is resolved.

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