GPS and ebay

dougproctor · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:45 pm Post subject: GPS and ebay

Just a word of warning - there are hundreds of scam listings for GPS systems on ebay at the moment. Nearly all are for sellers from Beijing, China or Beijing, Ireland or Chile or whatever.
All ask for Western Union payment and all have about 12 really dodgy feedbacks.
Unfortunately, there are those who completely ignore all the signs and are bidding on these items and then bleating afterwards that they have been ripped off. Saw a guy lose £450 the other day.
So if you see a GPS system for about 50 Euros, it's not a bargain, it's non existant.

nigel1100 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 03, 2005 Posts: 16

Thanks for the post dougprocter.
I have also noticed that these sellers only have positive feedback for sellers , not buyers. So it looks like they buy a few small and cheap items to create a list of good feedback.
How many of us actually check to see where the feedback has come from?
I know I have started checking both sides, sellers and buyers, before bidding.
Also a good idea to only buy things from sellers who only accept Paypal, watch out for them adding Paypal fees though.

philip4242 · Regular Visitor Joined: May 26, 2004 Posts: 123

dougproctor · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:09 am Post subject:

You're right, lots of people try many things on ebay to boost their profits. Inflated postal charges are another way of getting more money. Unfortunately, many don't read further down than the title and then wonder why they get ripped off, some for hundreds of £'s.
The latest mass posting mentions "pay by Western Union and payment will be proceeded and be by my side in two hours". Obviously no word for processed in Chinese/English dictionary!
As i sdaid previously, leave GPS well alone until after Xmas, it is very difficult to spot the real ones. Have a look yourself, some of the feedback given by these scammers is hilarious.
Doug

Gmonkey · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject:

i'd be careful with ebay. I am out $600 because of a ticket selling scammer and a few of my friends have been screwed with the new xbox.

dougproctor · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject:

Some of the scams are really quite believable, it just takes care and some experience. The XBox over here is just as bad with people selling stuff they haven't got or even empty boxes!
Sorry for your loss.
Doug

netsurfer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 4

Not that long ago someone got ripped for £470 for a PHOTO of an xbox 360 - be very careful with misleading advertisements, ebay dont seem to care about how they get their money these days.

A full report on the auction was posted on theregister, an internet and technology news site

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/08/xbox_photo_auction/

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Gmonkey · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:15 pm Post subject:

especially with the great deals around the holiday, i dont think ebay is a smart choice. I saw you can save $85 on the TT300 at bestbuy.

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