View Full Version : Too good to be True .... must be
smith
13th Jul 2006, 22:18
Is this a hoaxe or a scam
http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Garmin-396-Aviation-Marine-GPS-sith-XM-Weather_W0QQitemZ320006889778QQihZ011QQcategoryZ46 68QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Garmin-396-Aviation-Marine-GPS-sith-XM-Weather_W0QQitemZ320006889778QQihZ011QQcategoryZ46 68QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
No. Check out the feedback of the seller.
Looks like a con.
smith
13th Jul 2006, 22:24
BRL
I agree, looks like a con, thats a £1k piece of kit for £150. Would be a good bargain. Somethin dodgy there:{
Indeed. There was a similar thing like this a few months ago involving iPods.
Same set up with the feedback thing too. Keep away.
oscarmike
14th Jul 2006, 09:01
Indeed. There was a similar thing like this a few months ago involving iPods.
Same set up with the feedback thing too. Keep away.
There have been a rash of these recently, including lots claiming to originate from China.
The feedback is almost invariably phoney.
It is indeed a scam, but they still seem to catch one or two suckers - I have actually seen people bidding on these items.
Sometimes, the ads carry a message "Do not bid, contact me for a 'Buy it now' price"
I tried this out of curiosity, and got an e-mail back asking me to send US$400 by Western Union Money Transfer to an address in Romania! :hmm:
I have reported these phoney ads to Ebay, but they still seem to appear.
Beware folks!
regards
OM
AerBabe
14th Jul 2006, 09:21
Unfortunately, it seems the glory days of Ebay were over far too soon. I've been caught out once - the seller sent the wrong item and got abusive when I asked them to change it. They did eventually send the right thing, but not without chasing and negative feedback from them. :sad:
gcolyer
14th Jul 2006, 09:55
Someone actualy bid on it and won :) also the postage was quoted at £45!!
It might not actualy be phoney, although i agree it is highly suspect. Plus i think ebay is ****e nowdays. If you dont get ripped off you usualy end up with complete toot.
I wouldn't mind a 396 fo £150 though.
oscarmike
14th Jul 2006, 11:00
Neither would I, but lets be honest, it ain't gonna happen!
I note that the 'seller' was in the Netherlands but the 'item' is located in China?
Yeah right............:hmm:
Ebay is OK as long as you are very careful. Useful genuine bits of kit like second hand GPS units do come up for sale, but quite honestly I can spot the phoneys a mile off.
I feel kinda sorry for the suckers that do bid on the phoney items though.
Wonder what would happen if you were to set up a phoney Ebay account and bid about £1000 for an item like this, and then didn't pay.
On the other hand, could I be bothered? Ebay clearly aren't.:*
regards
OM