eBay Black Friday AirPods DEAL is FAKE !!! (with evidence) - not the product

Lhungchieu on 29/11/2019 - 19:00
Last edited 30/11/2019 - 23:55

Hi,
I found out that today eBay's Black Friday AirPods deal is fake. I have evidence.
At 10:00 AM, the AirPods is SOLD OUT, and they said 100 units are sold. However, on the listing, on the top left of the listing picture, it said 5 sold in last hour :) (Forget to take pictures, but I showed to my brother)
At 2:00 PM, the AirPods, one again, SOLD OUT, and they said a total of 200 units are sold. But then, on the top left of the listing picture, it said 6 sold in last hour, BUT, on quantity, it said 11 sold in 24 hours :))) Please check attached pictures.

Please check link:
1/ https://ibb.co/6nR5qPY
2/ https://ibb.co/WFq0HFw

Then I'm too bored to check again at 4 PM.

I can say that, they said 100 units, but actually are 5 (at 10 AM), then 6 units (2 PM), so don't be upset if you can't grab one.

And is there any authority I can contact to report them?

Edit: I don't understand why English is you guys first language but you guys could not understand what the title means. The DEAL is FAKE, not the product, OKAY?

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  • Downvoter on 29/11/2019 - 19:05
    +20

    Lol

  • sw0rdy on 29/11/2019 - 19:08
    +10

    cool story bro

  • follow on 29/11/2019 - 19:10
    +12

    report it to eBay. give them a chance to investigate first.

  • MS Paint on 29/11/2019 - 19:11
    +57

    but I showed to my brother

    Can you put your brother on? I have a few questions for him.

    • toristo on 29/11/2019 - 23:08
      +12

      I'm unclear too. MS Paint picture pls.

      • tessel on 01/12/2019 - 19:41
        +2

        Of the brother?

        • Munki on 02/12/2019 - 11:31

          Yes.

  • Hithere on 29/11/2019 - 19:36
    -7

    but I showed to my brother

    It has to be a FAKE if you showed it to your brother.

    And is there any authority I can contact to report them?

    Your brother, obviously

    • hungchieu on 29/11/2019 - 21:55
      -7

      This is the first and last comment for you. I don't like to talk with idiot.
      Explain me the sum up quantity please.

  • yummypinacolada on 29/11/2019 - 19:42
    +4

    Dude chill out. there are thousands of people who try to buy the airpods the second the deal started. The chance of you getting it is slim to begin with.

    Ebay even have a list of 100 users who buy the airpods.

    • hungchieu on 29/11/2019 - 21:55
      +1

      Then explain to me why it said 5 sold in last hour, then 6 sold in last hour, then 11 sold in last 24 hours.

      • yummypinacolada on 29/11/2019 - 22:45
        +1

        So there's a discrepancy on the information they provide, but they already provided one that is matched with their ad and in more detailed with timestamp which you can see it for yourself. Instead you choose to make a problem that there was other false information which you believe to be true. You can complaint to them all you want, but the best response that they can give is they gonna fix the discrepancy in the information on the webpage.

        It might be a fault or bug on their system, I don't know and I don't really care. You work in IT? I'm a developer myself and you should've known that things like these could happen, which is why sometimes you see a price error or credit card got charged but no confirmation.

        Also Ebay aside, just think logically for a moment. Airpods is a high demand item where its rare to see them going on sale, what do you think will happen if they sell it for under half price?

        Sorry, reading your complaint just make you sound like a butthurt kid who couldn't get his toy. I was after the airpod as well since this morning and I couldn't get one, but I know from the beginning that the chance of me getting it is very slim. I bet you wouldn't make a big deal out of this if you manage to get one, am I right?

          • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 29/11/2019 - 23:28
            +25

            @hungchieu:

            i dont care about the airpods. i have 2, sitting in the drawer not using, together with the pro as well, i use sony xm3 and bose 700.

            Good for you.

          • giventofly on 01/12/2019 - 12:30
            +6

            @hungchieu: Weird flex

          • Blitz001 on 01/12/2019 - 13:25
            +3

            @hungchieu: Sounds like your just gonna diagou the $99 AirPod anyway.

          • smartazz104 on 01/12/2019 - 21:58

            @hungchieu: Tell the truth, why are you really getting worked up about his? Because you want to add another set to your collection.

          • JTTheMan on 01/12/2019 - 22:21

            @hungchieu: That explains everything!

          • solidice on 02/12/2019 - 11:39

            @hungchieu: Only 2? Is this some sort of poor joke? I have 15 just sitting in the drawer not being used.

      • bizarredeal on 01/12/2019 - 12:51

        May be there is delay in updating.

  • sputnik19 on 29/11/2019 - 19:44

    I tried 3 times today but all failed, it took me less than 10 sec but still out of stock, feel really bad.

    And it feels like the staffs from that store keeps saying here that they made it to get one, idk just a guess

  • PissLUR on 29/11/2019 - 19:59
    +4

    so where is the evidence?

    • hungchieu on 29/11/2019 - 21:56
      -6

      Press on those links for pictures. OZB can't attach pics.

  • uppitt on 29/11/2019 - 20:30

    You spent over $99 of your own time trying to get $99 Airpods. I saw the shenanigans last time this stunt was pulled, go buy a lotto ticket 😀

  • BertieBrown on 29/11/2019 - 20:57
    +11

    While I wouldn’t put it beyond the realms of possibility that it’s a bait and switch game, it’s probably more likely that they just sold out.

    It’s good to question things and keep your mind open, but in this case you have to remember that a lot of people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, that Apple AirPods are incredible popular, and realistically it’s just not very many items to begin with.

    Consider how many people are in a Coles or a Woolworths at any given time on a weeknight? Fifty, sixty? That’s just one supermarket. So when it’s a national event, online, you’ve got potentially thousands of people all trying to get an item.

    The eBay side of things showing how many people bought xx probably isn’t that reliable either I would think.

    So like I said, keep an open mind but on this occasion it’s probably just that they sold out.

    • hungchieu on 29/11/2019 - 21:57
      +4

      Agreed!
      My point is they might (or might not, but likely might) fake the quantity. Their own system report selling 5, then 6 items, then 11 in last 24 hours. I dit not make that number up. It's on their OWN system.

      • capslock janitor on 01/12/2019 - 10:47

        Yeah it shouldn't be that hard to get that number right in real time! Hrrrrm

  • whooah1979 on 29/11/2019 - 21:01
    -3

    How do you know that the item is fake if you haven’t purchased it?

  • CC123 on 29/11/2019 - 21:49

    I can say that, they said 100 units, but actually are 5 (at 10 AM), then 6 units (2 PM)

    Perhaps your browser was loading the cache and not updating to the lastest copy?

    If all you do is press F5, that loads the webpage using cache but if you do ctrl + F5 it will redownload the webpage and avoid using cache

    Edit: Checked screenshots and realised you were on the mobile app. That is very strange… have you tried rebooting or restarting the eBay app?

    • hungchieu on 29/11/2019 - 21:59
      +1

      It's on eBay apps, not browsers. And not once, but twice. Of course, there won't be cached.
      The reason why I did not take screenshots of the first time at 10 AM is I am not sure they will do it again or not.

      • CC123 on 29/11/2019 - 22:03
        +1

        I realised, it is extremely strange though… never seen that happen
        Next time also take screenshots through your phone's browser just to see if that is the same.

  • Fysh on 29/11/2019 - 21:49
    +5

    Reporting resources are probably delayed due to workload being high

    • hungchieu on 29/11/2019 - 22:00
      -7

      I work in IT. So I leave it sometimes. Says, I saw 5 items sold at 10 AM, then both numbers on the pic and the quantity sold are matches. Then at 2 AM, the last our sold is 6 . but total sold is 11 (5+6) It means the system already updated and reflected a correct number

  • [Deactivated] on 30/11/2019 - 01:00
    +15

    Not sure why people are being so negative against OP.

    Clearly he is trying to share evidence of a mismatch.

    Less apparent is that the evidence is probably evidence of a system isn't syncing well.

    • whooah1979 on 30/11/2019 - 14:57
      +1

      Some sellers just pick a number when they list a new or revise an existing listing. Some buyers whinge when they’re slow and miss out on a deal which is what’s happening here.

      • hungchieu on 30/11/2019 - 23:52
        -1

        the DEAL IS fake, not the AirPods ARE fake.
        Since you are so negative and full of assumption, I don't think we should this conversation.

  • exc3113nce on 30/11/2019 - 08:00
    +2

    Ok I'll bite. On the product listing it will say how many have sold. If you visit here beside the Quantity text click that.

  • jimbobaus on 30/11/2019 - 08:02
    +1

    I came here to see why the Airpod deal i manage to get yesterday was fake, i was super keen to see the evidence.
    Sadly neither was provided, No actual evidence and the email confirmation in my inbox gives me pause to suspect the deal may have in fact not been fake.

    • Skramit on 30/11/2019 - 09:30
      +1

      I came for the same reason, but mostly for the lols and was not disappointed

    • hungchieu on 30/11/2019 - 23:51
      -2

      the DEAL IS fake, not the AirPods ARE fake.

  • OzHunterNSW on 30/11/2019 - 10:45

    But, is this just in Oz, or world wide?

  • foxmulder on 30/11/2019 - 11:05

    Here is what I think happen: assuming your timestamps correct, at 10AM, you see 5 sold, and at around 1pm seller have more stocks and put up 6 more units in the listing, then again sold out, thus sold 11 units in 24 hours make sense. That 200 sold may just a round number, thus it doesn't change to 206 sold, but just 200 sold.

    Beside those numbers are provided by eBay automatically, not the seller.

    All these is nothing to do with genuity of the product.

    • hungchieu on 30/11/2019 - 23:51
      -1

      the DEAL IS fake, not the AirPods ARE fake.
      And I don't get you. At 1 PM seller and 6 units, this is what you mean, right? Then this is exactly what my post is about. eBay ad states that 100 units, not 5 or 6.

      • jimbobaus on 01/12/2019 - 04:39
        +4

        The only thing you have proven is that eBays system cant handle high volume of sales in its metrics for reporting "units sold"
        I can tell you from reading around the place, comments on Facebook, Forums, Here, Whirlpool at least 30 people got them (including myself) so that's more than 11

  • smallishbear on 30/11/2019 - 17:12

    Does anyone happen to have a screenshot of the original deal on the eBay homepage? The one from the 29/11 that was advertising the $99 Airpods? I'd be REALLY grateful if you'd share the screenshot with me!

    • sagitox on 01/12/2019 - 03:18
      -3

      What will you give me for it?

  • viper8548 on 30/11/2019 - 19:24
    +1

    i told my mom

  • boozler on 30/11/2019 - 20:53

    bro, I had the pods in the cart at 10am and had to wait until 1pm and smashed the buy button and guess what, I finally got the dame pods lol. Calling it fake, I don’t think so.

  • Blue Cat on 30/11/2019 - 21:32
    +1

    You should buy some Tide Pods.

  • myusername on 30/11/2019 - 21:40

    if only we could tag facebook groups lolololololol

    this comes to mind

    "Are you literally farting into ur hands & typing your farts into facebook"

  • utsc on 01/12/2019 - 00:00

    Change of Topic - Are the AirPods really worth their original MRSP $299 because the MRSP is what is makes feel rush to this deal

    • redpen on 01/12/2019 - 00:30

      MSRP is always inflated to heck. That's why stores can then show "massive savings" when discounting against it.

  • mjolnir on 01/12/2019 - 01:37
    +6

    I work in IT, discrepancies like this are common in large distributed systems… the number sold are likely cached, its not like it matters that much if its a few minutes out of date and users see a different number… they call it eventual consistency for a reason.

  • sagitox on 01/12/2019 - 03:09
    +1

    Mate, at 10am and 2pm a lot of people were online buying these AirPods at the same time. They sold out probably in under a minute. It probably crashed or at least glitched their "sold per hour" algorithm, which is obviously inaccurate. But believe what you want to believe though.

  • Hardlyworkin on 01/12/2019 - 08:12

    Is that you Eric Cartman?

  • SuperMid on 01/12/2019 - 08:12

    How dare you!

  • IMadeYouReadThis on 01/12/2019 - 08:25
    +1

    This is the third deal on AirPods on eBay and I have been able to secure one on each of the deal. Sorry OP, nothing wrong with the deal but due to sheer number of users trying to grab one the possibility of securing one is not very high. Good luck for the next time!

  • AndPlagueFlowers on 01/12/2019 - 08:32

    Might not be fake, but thousands of people trying. What pissed me off, is I hit "Confirm and Pay" at about 12 seconds past 4 and it said sold out. But when I look at the sale history, I can see transactions that went until 26 seconds past… what's the deal here?

    • beOson on 01/12/2019 - 11:23

      I hit pay at 0.5 second past 4, and I got it. The purchase history list has the seconds of payment gateway connection time included, simple.

      Add: for example, (if) there was stock available the moment you hit pay, the pay button becomes greyed out, it's establishing connection with payment gateway there and you may count how many seconds it takes before you reach the order confirmation page. The number will be counted towards the purchase history list st the end.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/12/2019 - 10:14
    -1

    Con job for sure, good way of getting people onto ebay

  • CoreJava on 01/12/2019 - 10:52
    -1

    I managed to get 5 using trial accounts. It is such a good deal. Perfect xmas gift for friends and family. Sour grapes….

    • [Deactivated] on 01/12/2019 - 11:13
      +1

      as if lol

    • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 01/12/2019 - 11:17

      Broden.

  • anonymouscapybara on 01/12/2019 - 11:18
    +3
    Merged from AMA - I bought the eBay Black Friday AirPods DEAL: IT'S REAL!!! (with evidence)

    Hi guys

    I bought the airpods, AMA.

    Please check link
    https://ibb.co/vmgf7K9
    https://ibb.co/vHt9JWz

    If anyone wants to report me to the authorities for being fastassheeeiicuzzzz, lmk.

    • waterbottled on 01/12/2019 - 11:55
      +15

      no one cares

    • anonymouscapybara on 01/12/2019 - 17:27

      For anyone who missed the satire content of this post /woosh

  • CoreJava on 01/12/2019 - 11:20
    +1

    In order to win this deal, you need to change a few things, you need a super fast internet connection. I am Telstra 5G network. It has shorten the latency to load the pay page a lot quicker.

    • boozler on 01/12/2019 - 13:49
      +1

      I am on adsl works as well .

      • TEER3X on 01/12/2019 - 22:03
        +1

        I did dialup, but at 56k,not 28k like some pleb. I turned off pictures and it worked, piece of cake.

  • CoreJava on 01/12/2019 - 11:22
    +3

    If you want action, I can introduce you to Maurice Blackburn to launch a class action for the deal.

  • tasty-falafel on 01/12/2019 - 12:34

    Where is your proof that the product is fake? Can you post images of the product?

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