Too good to be True .... must be
 

Is this a hoaxe or a scam

http://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.

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.

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

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:

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.

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