do you trust ebay??

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Charles_Lee

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there are chinese ebayers selling items really cheap;;;
i need help to see if they are trying to scam some of us or not...
i want to purchase this item...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/AMD-Athlon-64-FX...839705024QQcategoryZ80140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
something doesn't seem right...
its way too cheap for the item description.
their feedbacks are all private.
and it seems like they have all other good cpus on sale on ebay for very cheap price.
and nobody seems to be bidding on it...
 
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NO!!! Its a total scam. Pretty much all the chinese sellers with private feedback are fake. Also, with private feedback, you cant email a previous seller to see if its geunine.
 
Think about it dude, an FX at that price? Besides, if you buy from Ebay and it's a DOA you can't return it :(
 
Ebay I trust, the sellers are a different matter. Always read feedback and always read the auction completely. There are people on there selling empty boxes for $600 because an X-box came in them and the buyer didn't read the auction. I saw feedback yesterday with over 100 negatives in the past 12 months because people don't read the auction. Even if someone has 96% Possitive feedback you check his negatives. If they're mostly the same then you'll know where this seller falls short. Never buy without a photo!!! You'd think this was common sence but unfortunatly no.
 
Charles_Lee said:
there are chinese ebayers selling items really cheap;;;
i need help to see if they are trying to scam some of us or not...
i want to purchase this item...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/AMD-Athlon-64-FX...839705024QQcategoryZ80140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
something doesn't seem right...
its way too cheap for the item description.
their feedbacks are all private.
and it seems like they have all other good cpus on sale on ebay for very cheap price.
and nobody seems to be bidding on it...
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If it seems to good to be true it normally is.
 
I trust ebay, but not all the seller's as said above, and in this case dont buy it, If somethign is set to pricate its not always bad, but when there is 10 positve and its provate, that is bad. If its set to private and there are 4000 or so then it;'s ussaly fine. not to mention the unreasonable price. and his only three listing are ending within a few minites of eachother which after payment will most lilky never be seen again.
 
Seller's payment instructions
PAYMENT: Money Transfer via western union, bank wire transfer . We don't accept paypal. If you want to receive the item earlier, I sincerely hope that you can make the payment western union payment which is proceeded at the post office, and you can also use bank transfer so that I can receive the item very soon.

lol scam
 
I trust ebay only to sellers within Australia with high feedback, I do not buy anything from overseas becuase I dont trust it.

I only order overseas if its from a well known company
 
i wouldn't. first, they only have 10 reviews over the course of a year or even more.

second, they only accept western union. western union is notorious for scams.

third, well.. if u really want it. go for it
 
computerhakk said:
if u really want it. go for it
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bad advice this screams scam. The 10 feedback they have could be .01cent items they bought just to get a little padding. Then they are private so you cant see what they are, THEN only wire trasnfers or money orders. Then the price, this item is in short supply you dont sell stuff in short supply for that cheap. +40 dollar shipping! lol.

"If its to good to be true, it most likely isnt" To bad i didnt follow any advice and i lost 500 money order but not on ebay. Even if when they get the guy i got 90% chance of not getting my money back cause the dude will be to poor to pay it back.
 
well, item has ended at $410, i sure hope saraw162 isnt anybody on this forum, cos i fear they just lot their money
 
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oh man, i will be so happy if i get that fx 60 for my new computer... lol
for the price of like x2 4400

well, if all you guys are telling me that its a scam, i won't bid for it...
at least i will try not to bid for it,, cuz its tsoo tempting, GOD>...
 
If someone will only take Western Union or similar payments then they're almost always frauds. If they'll take paypal, and have high feedback they're usually OK. Check what any negative feedback entries say, as well as the reputation of the people leaving them. Make sure you get photos, if possible of the actual item, not just something taken off the net. Always read the auction thoroughly, sellers will, for example, sometimes try to sell a link to an item. I've bought internationally before without any problems, but if I can't get it locally i'll usually only look at the US or UK.

Always look at postage costs, it's amazing how many people don't, and realise (only after buying the item) that the postage costs more than the item.

If the seller will accept paypal it's usually the best choice, as you can dispute a transaction. Don't wait for too long, as paypal won't allow a transaction to be disputed that's older than about a month. I've once had a seller drag the transaction out for longer than that by telling me after 2 weeks that he had resent the item.

Always be VERY careful when buying software or DVD movies. They'll be copies, as often as not. Always look for feedback in this case. Often they are good quality copies, and the average user won't notice. If even one user says the seller is selling copies, they probably are.
 
ahhh man i hate ebay now!!! so many scammers!!!! I sold this guy an xbox and at tracking number and all. He said he didnt get it, and so he tried to get his money back, but i won the case. This has happened so many times to me that i dont use ebay any more. total garbage
 
I trust eBay, I've sold and bought stuff and my dad always buys and sells things and never has problems. You just have to remember to look at the sellers feedback, and if its private like this guys, I wouldn't trust it.
 
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