Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller
On 1 Mar 2008, at 00:37, maxim wexler wrote: ... If you're looking for PC power supply on ebay and you come across a Dynex, big quiet fan, PCI-E, SATA, 24 pin for cheap from 2213Joseph. New in Box! Don't buy it. You'll get the Dynex box alright and a new PS but it's just a run of the mill, noisy, substandard unit. No SATA, no PCI-E etc. This is such an obvious fraud it makes me wonder at his 100% positive feedback. I've started a dispute with Paypal against him. Just to add to your other replies, it is just possible this is an honest mistake. From what you've told us it's possible that the seller didn't look inside the box and assumed it was a new PSU, after their spouse tidied the old one up into an empty box. Certainly, I always keep packaging in case I need to make a warranty return, and in the case that a PC is just misbehaving, with random reboots stuff, the first thing I do is replace the PSU, keeping the old one in case that makes no difference. I would email the seller in the first instance see what they have to say. If, as a seller, I found I had made such a mistake, I would send you a refund or replacement immediately. As a buyer I wouldn't be prepared to pay the cost of shipping the duff component back to the seller, and wouldn't expect the seller to insist on that. If the seller isn't prepared to accommodate you then give them a negative feedback - a scammer with several negs will be quickly obvious from their feedback score, and will quickly lose sales. I personally wouldn't have high expectations of the buyer protection offered by fleaBay or ThievingScumPal. Stroller. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller
well, I buyed hardware over 40 times on ebay - and I was always a very satisfied costumer. From mainboards, cpus to tapedrives and libs, I always got the right stuff. Me too. This has been my first experience of outright fraud. I've been shipped the wrong stuff or broken stuff but the seller always made good in the end. mw Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller
From what you've told us it's possible that the seller didn't look inside the box and assumed it was a new PSU, after their spouse tidied the old one up into an empty box. Certainly, I always keep packaging in case I need to make a warranty return, and in the case that a PC is just misbehaving, with random reboots stuff, the first thing I do is replace the PSU, keeping the old one in case that makes no difference. Nah, this guy sells lots of them. The power supply he did mail is brand new -- just not the one I thought I was buying. The box originally had been sealed by Best Buy. The box came with the original Dynex User Guide. My theory: these are cheap run of the mill PSs put into Dynex boxes acquired from Best Buy which used the original PSs in their PCs. The seller took a picture of the box and put that on eBay. When the order comes in he takes a shiny new PS New and puts it in the Dynex box in Box!. So, technically he hasn't lied. Typical scamster M.O. I would email the seller in the first instance see what they have to say. No reply feedback - a scammer with several negs will be quickly obvious from their feedback score, This is puzzling. Maybe the seller gets his family and friends to buy stuff and give him props. Then he runs his scam, cancels his account and starts another. Where's my tinfoil hat! personally wouldn't have high expectations of the buyer protection offered by fleaBay or ThievingScumPal. It should be in their best interest to supply good service. mw Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller
On Sonntag, 2. März 2008, maxim wexler wrote: well, I buyed hardware over 40 times on ebay - and I was always a very satisfied costumer. From mainboards, cpus to tapedrives and libs, I always got the right stuff. Me too. This has been my first experience of outright fraud. I've been shipped the wrong stuff or broken stuff but the seller always made good in the end. once I bought a cheap soundcard. I got it, everything was fine. Ca one year later I got a letter from ebay - they would be investigating the seller because of fraud and if there had been any trouble with that person. ... -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller
maxim wexler ha scritto: Hi group, If you're looking for PC power supply on ebay and you come across a Dynex, big quiet fan, PCI-E, SATA, 24 pin for cheap from 2213Joseph. New in Box! Don't buy it. You'll get the Dynex box alright and a new PS but it's just a run of the mill, noisy, substandard unit. No SATA, no PCI-E etc. This is such an obvious fraud it makes me wonder at his 100% positive feedback. I've started a dispute with Paypal against him. That's why, I never buy hardware on eBay, and I discourage everyone to do it. Heck, I even had scams when buying CD-R. m. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller
On Samstag, 1. März 2008, b.n. wrote: maxim wexler ha scritto: Hi group, If you're looking for PC power supply on ebay and you come across a Dynex, big quiet fan, PCI-E, SATA, 24 pin for cheap from 2213Joseph. New in Box! Don't buy it. You'll get the Dynex box alright and a new PS but it's just a run of the mill, noisy, substandard unit. No SATA, no PCI-E etc. This is such an obvious fraud it makes me wonder at his 100% positive feedback. I've started a dispute with Paypal against him. That's why, I never buy hardware on eBay, and I discourage everyone to do it. Heck, I even had scams when buying CD-R. well, I buyed hardware over 40 times on ebay - and I was always a very satisfied costumer. From mainboards, cpus to tapedrives and libs, I always got the right stuff. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller
Hi group, If you're looking for PC power supply on ebay and you come across a Dynex, big quiet fan, PCI-E, SATA, 24 pin for cheap from 2213Joseph. New in Box! Don't buy it. You'll get the Dynex box alright and a new PS but it's just a run of the mill, noisy, substandard unit. No SATA, no PCI-E etc. This is such an obvious fraud it makes me wonder at his 100% positive feedback. I've started a dispute with Paypal against him. Maxim Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
