Re: eBay Purchases

[Rick Armstrong]

Thanks all, I think you wouldn't received an iMac box, just  a card saying 
"Sucker No 5"

On 02/02/2013, at 12:41 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Rick, 
> 
> My first response to this has only changed from SCAM to SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!
> 
> To add to my original comments:
> 
> *Request to be contacted by email first before bidding is a violation of eBay 
> TOS.
> 
> * $1200 "buy it now price" after the upgrades listed:
> As I mentioned previously the price for the specifications you have listed 
> for the iMac is $4,873.99 AUD from Apple, and I know Apple don't give their 
> resellers anywhere near even 10% discount.
> 
> * The whole details page is a jpg image, designed to avoid eBay's automated 
> text scanning system that quickly flags scam auctions by looking for things 
> like "email me first" type text.
> 
> There is nothing about this that says legit. Anyone who falls for it is just 
> not paying enough attention.
> 
>> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
>> Transfer .
>> Just give me your full name and address.I will send this info's to eBay and 
>> they will contact you with an invoice
> 
> Oh yeah??? Not likely!!
> Once you go out of eBay to contact this person, you are outside eBay's 
> payment system.
> That way he just runs off with the money, never sends the item which he very, 
> very obviously does not have, and you have no way to get your money back.
> 
> The others you have listed also scream SCAM. Same email address and again the 
> whole details page is a jpg image.  
> 
> .My advice is don't have contact with this person, buy one of the New iMacs 
> through an Apple Reseller. As a general rule, you can expect much greater 
> expertise and assistance from a dedicated specialist Apple Reseller than you 
> can from say a Dick Smith or similar store who you would be lucky to find 
> even one person on staff who even uses an Apple computer and doesn't know the 
> first thing about how to deal with problems.
> 
> I can only give my advice, what you choose to do with that advice is entirely 
> up to you.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 02/02/2013, at 11:18 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> 1). OK, this seller wishes you to email him direct, this is the response 
>> from the seller
>> > We can't take Paypal because the withdraw limit is 500USD per week.  
>> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
>> Transfer .
>> Just give me your full name and address.I will send this info's to eBay and 
>> they will contact you with an invoice.
>> you will see there in the invoice step by step how to complete this 
>> purchase..
>> eBay account name: ...
>> First name: ...
>> Last name: ...
>> Address: ...
>> City: ...
>> State: ...
>> Zip code: ...
>> Country: ...
>> Quantity.>
>> SO ABOVE IS WITHOUT DOUBT SUSPECT.
>> 2). 
>> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290855070897?nma=true&si=6tD1zidLWp/6KzAXwDtyJIi1jrw=&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_956wt_1413
>> this is the one 38 bids and sold for $1,136.00 with $3.50 postage from UK
>> 3). 
>> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271148117892?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2648#ht_1589wt_1182
>> this is the one 35 bids and sold for $1,325.00 with $3.50 postage from NSW
>> It seems someone has hacked into the listings and added his direct email 
>> details on both these, of course they will be absolutely no refund here.
>> I am not even sure that the above listings are genuine even with PayPal and 
>> the $3.50 postage is puzzling but both are NEW
>> We can just summarise with buyer beware and ensure I have local pickup with 
>> any item over $1000.
>> 
>> 
>> On 02/02/2013, at 6:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Rick,
>>> 
>>> The links you have supplied are not the computers mentioned in your 
>>> original post. They are not the the same specifications, not even similar 
>>> to what you were asking about?
>>> 
>>> These are the computers you asked about...
>>> 
> NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
> A$1,200.00
> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 
> - for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 02/02/2013, at 3:24 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>>> 
 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148117892&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_1589wt_1413
 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148122644&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_2453wt_1156
 On 01/02/2013, at 9:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
> Send us the link Rick so we can check it.
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Again Rick,
>>> 
>>> I just re

Re: eBay Purchases

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Rick, 

My first response to this has only changed from SCAM to SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!

 To add to my original comments:

*Request to be contacted by email first before bidding is a violation of eBay 
TOS.

* $1200 "buy it now price" after the upgrades listed:
As I mentioned previously the price for the specifications you have listed for 
the iMac is $4,873.99 AUD from Apple, and I know Apple don't give their 
resellers anywhere near even 10% discount.

* The whole details page is a jpg image, designed to avoid eBay's automated 
text scanning system that quickly flags scam auctions by looking for things 
like "email me first" type text.

There is nothing about this that says legit. Anyone who falls for it is just 
not paying enough attention.

> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
> Transfer .
> Just give me your full name and address.I will send this info's to eBay and 
> they will contact you with an invoice

Oh yeah??? Not likely!!
Once you go out of eBay to contact this person, you are outside eBay's payment 
system.
That way he just runs off with the money, never sends the item which he very, 
very obviously does not have, and you have no way to get your money back.

The others you have listed also scream SCAM. Same email address and again the 
whole details page is a jpg image.  

.My advice is don't have contact with this person, buy one of the New iMacs 
through an Apple Reseller. As a general rule, you can expect much greater 
expertise and assistance from a dedicated specialist Apple Reseller than you 
can from say a Dick Smith or similar store who you would be lucky to find even 
one person on staff who even uses an Apple computer and doesn't know the first 
thing about how to deal with problems.

I can only give my advice, what you choose to do with that advice is entirely 
up to you.

Cheers,
Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 02/02/2013, at 11:18 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:

> 1). OK, this seller wishes you to email him direct, this is the response from 
> the seller
>  We can't take Paypal because the withdraw limit is 500USD per week.  
> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
> Transfer .
> Just give me your full name and address.I will send this info's to eBay and 
> they will contact you with an invoice.
> you will see there in the invoice step by step how to complete this purchase..
> eBay account name: ...
> First name: ...
> Last name: ...
> Address: ...
> City: ...
> State: ...
> Zip code: ...
> Country: ...
> Quantity.>
> SO ABOVE IS WITHOUT DOUBT SUSPECT.
> 2). 
> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290855070897?nma=true&si=6tD1zidLWp/6KzAXwDtyJIi1jrw=&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_956wt_1413
> this is the one 38 bids and sold for $1,136.00 with $3.50 postage from UK
> 3). 
> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271148117892?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2648#ht_1589wt_1182
> this is the one 35 bids and sold for $1,325.00 with $3.50 postage from NSW
> It seems someone has hacked into the listings and added his direct email 
> details on both these, of course they will be absolutely no refund here.
> I am not even sure that the above listings are genuine even with PayPal and 
> the $3.50 postage is puzzling but both are NEW
> We can just summarise with buyer beware and ensure I have local pickup with 
> any item over $1000.
> 
> 
> On 02/02/2013, at 6:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Rick,
>> 
>> The links you have supplied are not the computers mentioned in your original 
>> post. They are not the the same specifications, not even similar to what you 
>> were asking about?
>> 
>> These are the computers you asked about...
>> 
 NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
 A$1,200.00
 NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
 for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 02/02/2013, at 3:24 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>> 
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148117892&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_1589wt_1413
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148122644&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_2453wt_1156
>>> On 01/02/2013, at 9:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Send us the link Rick so we can check it.
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
 
> I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Again Rick,
>> 
>> I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I 
>> had not included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your 
>> Specs.
>> So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is 
>> $4,873.99 AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
>> And you think they 

Re: eBay Purchases

[Daniel Kerr]

Dodgy written all over it, so from the start….
it also has two lots of RAM listed in it. It comes with 8GB 1333MHz RAM, then 
the line underneath that is 16GB 1333MHz RAM.
That's the previous model. All the current models use 1600MHz RAM.
So they may be "new", but it's not the "new new" current iMac.

If it's too good to be true,..it probably is. Or you might receive an iMac 
box,..about the right weight….with ….bricks. 
:o)

Trust me,..there is no way that much margin in the Apple gear. Hence why Apple 
themselves (i.e. the AppleStores) never discount.
Even when places like JBHiFi or Dick Smith have a 10% off Apple sale. They're 
losing money. Most resellers may a lot less then 10% on an Apple product. Plus 
when you factor in overheads and Credit Card fees they have to pay,…they make 
very little on it.
So no way someone could sell it, without losing a LOT of money at those sort of 
prices if it was brand new, never used. (unless it fell off the back of a 
truck) :o)

But yes,..something is said about buying "local". At least you can see it 
before you get it. And talk to the person. Even stuff coming from overeast via 
eBay I'd be a bit worry of it. If something happens on the way over,..seller 
may say, it was fine when it left,…courier will say,..sorry our insurance 
doesnt cover it,..you should cover it…etc etc…..

Just my 2cents worth,…. :)))
Hope something there helps,…….

Kind regards
Daniel

Sent from my iPhone 4s

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On 02/02/2013, at 11:18 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:

> 1). OK, this seller wishes you to email him direct, this is the response from 
> the seller
>  We can't take Paypal because the withdraw limit is 500USD per week.  
> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
> Transfer .
> Just give me your full name and address.I will send this info's to eBay and 
> they will contact you with an invoice.
> you will see there in the invoice step by step how to complete this purchase..
> eBay account name: ...
> First name: ...
> Last name: ...
> Address: ...
> City: ...
> State: ...
> Zip code: ...
> Country: ...
> Quantity.>
> SO ABOVE IS WITHOUT DOUBT SUSPECT.
> 2). 
> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290855070897?nma=true&si=6tD1zidLWp/6KzAXwDtyJIi1jrw=&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_956wt_1413
> this is the one 38 bids and sold for $1,136.00 with $3.50 postage from UK
> 3). 
> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271148117892?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2648#ht_1589wt_1182
> this is the one 35 bids and sold for $1,325.00 with $3.50 postage from NSW
> It seems someone has hacked into the listings and added his direct email 
> details on both these, of course they will be absolutely no refund here.
> I am not even sure that the above listings are genuine even with PayPal and 
> the $3.50 postage is puzzling but both are NEW
> We can just summarise with buyer beware and ensure I have local pickup with 
> any item over $1000.
> 
> 
> On 02/02/2013, at 6:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Rick,
>> 
>> The links you have supplied are not the computers mentioned in your original 
>> post. They are not the the same specifications, not even similar to what you 
>> were asking about?
>> 
>> These are the computers you asked about...
>> 
 NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
 A$1,200.00
 NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
 for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 02/02/2013, at 3:24 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>> 
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148117892&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_1589wt_1413
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148122644&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_2453wt_1156
>>> On 01/02/2013, at 9:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Send us the link Rick so we can check it.
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
 
> I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Again Rick,
>> 
>> I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I 
>> had not included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your 
>> Specs.
>> So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is 
>> $4,873.99 AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
>> And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to 
>> Australia for $1,200?
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Rick,
>>> 
>>> Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams 
>>> SCAM.
>>> Free worldwide shippin

Re: eBay Purchases

[Rick Armstrong]

1). OK, this seller wishes you to email him direct, this is the response from 
the seller

SO ABOVE IS WITHOUT DOUBT SUSPECT.
2). 
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290855070897?nma=true&si=6tD1zidLWp/6KzAXwDtyJIi1jrw=&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_956wt_1413
this is the one 38 bids and sold for $1,136.00 with $3.50 postage from UK
3). 
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271148117892?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2648#ht_1589wt_1182
this is the one 35 bids and sold for $1,325.00 with $3.50 postage from NSW
It seems someone has hacked into the listings and added his direct email 
details on both these, of course they will be absolutely no refund here.
I am not even sure that the above listings are genuine even with PayPal and the 
$3.50 postage is puzzling but both are NEW
We can just summarise with buyer beware and ensure I have local pickup with any 
item over $1000.


On 02/02/2013, at 6:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Rick,
> 
> The links you have supplied are not the computers mentioned in your original 
> post. They are not the the same specifications, not even similar to what you 
> were asking about?
> 
> These are the computers you asked about...
> 
>>> NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
>>> A$1,200.00
>>> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
>>> for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 02/02/2013, at 3:24 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148117892&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_1589wt_1413
>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148122644&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_2453wt_1156
>> On 01/02/2013, at 9:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Send us the link Rick so we can check it.
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>>> 
 I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
 
 On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
> Hi Again Rick,
> 
> I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I had 
> not included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your Specs.
> So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is 
> $4,873.99 AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
> And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to Australia 
> for $1,200?
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Rick,
>> 
>> Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams 
>> SCAM.
>> Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
>> 
>> A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple 
>> Australia is $3,313.99
>> And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... 
>> You have to be kidding!
>> 
>> If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your 
>> decision!
>> eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is 
>> not legit.
>> 
>> Send the link if you want any more comments.
>> 
>> Cheers 
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>> 
>>> I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if 
>>> anyone has had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the 
>>> UK, they seem to be new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around 
>>> the $1200.00
>>> EXAMPLE 1: Quote
>>> "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
>>> A$1,200.00
>>> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
>>> for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>>> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use 
>>> Bank Transfer"
>>> Thoughts?
>>> 
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Re: eBay Purchases

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Rick,

The links you have supplied are not the computers mentioned in your original 
post. They are not the the same specifications, not even similar to what you 
were asking about?

These are the computers you asked about...

>> NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
>> A$1,200.00
>> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
>> for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping


Cheers,
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 02/02/2013, at 3:24 AM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:

> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148117892&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_1589wt_1413
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148122644&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_2453wt_1156
> On 01/02/2013, at 9:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Send us the link Rick so we can check it.
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>> 
>>> I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
>>> 
>>> On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Again Rick,
 
 I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I had 
 not included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your Specs.
 So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is 
 $4,873.99 AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
 And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to Australia 
 for $1,200?
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
 
> Hi Rick,
> 
> Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams 
> SCAM.
> Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
> 
> A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple 
> Australia is $3,313.99
> And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... 
> You have to be kidding!
> 
> If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your 
> decision!
> eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is 
> not legit.
> 
> Send the link if you want any more comments.
> 
> Cheers 
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if 
>> anyone has had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the UK, 
>> they seem to be new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around the 
>> $1200.00
>> EXAMPLE 1: Quote
>> "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
>> A$1,200.00
>> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
>> for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use 
>> Bank Transfer"
>> Thoughts?
>> 
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Re: eBay Purchases

[Walter Haenel]

Good Morning all,

I just looked at the item on ebay. It's located in NSW - not in the UK.
Why are you thinking of iMacs "from the UK"  Rick ?

Cheers,
Walter

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On 02/02/2013, at 5:54, Rick Armstrong  wrote:

> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148117892&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_1589wt_1413
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148122644&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_2453wt_1156
> On 01/02/2013, at 9:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Send us the link Rick so we can check it.
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>> 
>>> I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
>>> 
>>> On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Again Rick,
 
 I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I had 
 not included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your Specs.
 So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is 
 $4,873.99 AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
 And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to Australia 
 for $1,200?
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
 
> Hi Rick,
> 
> Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams 
> SCAM.
> Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
> 
> A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple 
> Australia is $3,313.99
> And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... 
> You have to be kidding!
> 
> If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your 
> decision!
> eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is 
> not legit.
> 
> Send the link if you want any more comments.
> 
> Cheers 
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if 
>> anyone has had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the UK, 
>> they seem to be new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around the 
>> $1200.00
>> EXAMPLE 1: Quote
>> "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
>> A$1,200.00
>> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
>> for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use 
>> Bank Transfer"
>> Thoughts?
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Re: eBay Purchases

[Rick Armstrong]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148117892&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_1589wt_1413
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271148122644&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:1123#ht_2453wt_1156
On 01/02/2013, at 9:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Send us the link Rick so we can check it.
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Again Rick,
>>> 
>>> I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I had 
>>> not included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your Specs.
>>> So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is 
>>> $4,873.99 AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
>>> And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to Australia 
>>> for $1,200?
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Rick,
 
 Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams 
 SCAM.
 Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
 
 A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple Australia 
 is $3,313.99
 And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... 
 You have to be kidding!
 
 If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your 
 decision!
 eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is 
 not legit.
 
 Send the link if you want any more comments.
 
 Cheers 
 Ronni
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
 
> I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if anyone 
> has had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the UK, they 
> seem to be new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around the 
> $1200.00
> EXAMPLE 1: Quote
> "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
> A$1,200.00
> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - 
> for A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use 
> Bank Transfer"
> Thoughts?
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Re: eBay Purchases

[Ronda Brown]

Send us the link Rick so we can check it.

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On 01/02/2013, at 9:06 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:

> I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Again Rick,
>> 
>> I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I had 
>> not included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your Specs.
>> So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is 
>> $4,873.99 AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
>> And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to Australia 
>> for $1,200?
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Rick,
>>> 
>>> Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams SCAM.
>>> Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
>>> 
>>> A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple Australia 
>>> is $3,313.99
>>> And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... You 
>>> have to be kidding!
>>> 
>>> If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your 
>>> decision!
>>> eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is 
>>> not legit.
>>> 
>>> Send the link if you want any more comments.
>>> 
>>> Cheers 
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>>> 
 I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if anyone 
 has had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the UK, they 
 seem to be new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around the $1200.00
 EXAMPLE 1: Quote
 "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
 A$1,200.00
 NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - for 
 A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
 All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use 
 Bank Transfer"
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[Rick Armstrong]

I know Ronni, I can't report it to eBay because it looks so genuine.

On 01/02/2013, at 8:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Again Rick,
> 
> I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I had not 
> included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your Specs.
> So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is $4,873.99 
> AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
> And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to Australia for 
> $1,200?
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Rick,
>> 
>> Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams SCAM.
>> Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
>> 
>> A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple Australia 
>> is $3,313.99
>> And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... You 
>> have to be kidding!
>> 
>> If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your 
>> decision!
>> eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is not 
>> legit.
>> 
>> Send the link if you want any more comments.
>> 
>> Cheers 
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
>> 
>>> I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if anyone 
>>> has had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the UK, they seem 
>>> to be new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around the $1200.00
>>> EXAMPLE 1: Quote
>>> "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
>>> A$1,200.00
>>> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - for 
>>> A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>>> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
>>> Transfer"
>>> Thoughts?
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[Ronda Brown]

Hi Again Rick,

I just rechecked my price for the specifications you have given and I had not 
included the 768GB Flash Storage that you mentioned in your Specs.
So the price for the specifications you have listed for the iMac is $4,873.99 
AUD... Not $3,313.99 that I posted below.
And you think they are going to ship that configuration iMac to Australia for 
$1,200?

Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 01/02/2013, at 7:58 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Rick,
> 
> Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams SCAM.
> Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
> 
> A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple Australia is 
> $3,313.99
> And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... You 
> have to be kidding!
> 
> If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your 
> decision!
> eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is not 
> legit.
> 
> Send the link if you want any more comments.
> 
> Cheers 
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if anyone 
>> has had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the UK, they seem 
>> to be new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around the $1200.00
>> EXAMPLE 1: Quote
>> "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
>> A$1,200.00
>> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - for 
>> A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
>> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
>> Transfer"
>> Thoughts?
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[Ronda Brown]

Hi Rick,

Send the link if you want us to give you more advice, but this screams SCAM.
Free worldwide shipping (massive, massive red flag).
 
A CTO (configured to order) new 2013 with those specs from Apple Australia is 
$3,313.99
And they are telling you they can ship this iMac to you for $1,200AU... You 
have to be kidding!

If you are prepared to throw $1,200 away... Ok go ahead, that is your decision!
eBay are not going to cover this, you won't get your money back if it is not 
legit.

Send the link if you want any more comments.

Cheers 
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 01/02/2013, at 6:34 PM, Rick Armstrong  wrote:

> I am in the position to purchase another iMac 27" and  wondered if anyone has 
> had experienced with the iMacs on eBay that come from the UK, they seem to be 
> new and cheap but seem dodgy. Cost outlay is around the $1200.00
> EXAMPLE 1: Quote
> "NEW 2013 Apple iMac 27" 3.4ghz Quad Core i7 768gb 32gb GTX 680M for 
> A$1,200.00
> NEW Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display 16GB, 768GB SSD, 2.7GHz, i7 - for 
> A$1,200.00 price is included the shipping
> All this deal will be done safe and legal through eBay and  We can use Bank 
> Transfer"
> Thoughts?
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Re: eBay and Safari Problems

[Adam Lippiatt]

Thanks Ronni

Basic upload did the trick.
On 01/10/2011, at 12:13 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Adam,
> 
> The AFL Grand Final is about to start, so very quickly before I have to 
> support my beloved 'Pies'  
> 
> Try reducing the size of the file you are uploading. 802kb to something under 
> 200kb
> 150kb and use Basic Upload?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Go 'The Pies'!
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad
> 
> On 01/10/2011, at 11:04 AM, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
> 
>> Whoops sorry.
>> 
>> Firstly, with this problem I did what a journalist was found to have 
>> recently done and googled for some information - but unlike that journalist 
>> I applied my mind critically to the results but didn't get any answers.
>> 
>> So, I turn to you smart people to give me a hand.  I turn to the questions 
>> kindly set out by Ray.
>> 
>> 1. Version of Safari you are using
>> 
>> Version 5.1
>> 
>> 2. Version of MacOS you are using
>> 
>> Version 10.7.1
>> 
>> 3. File type of photo you are uploading (TIFF, PSG, JPEG etc)
>> 
>> Photo is a JPEG
>> 
>> 4. Filesize of photo you are uploading
>> 
>> 802kb
>> 
>> A logout and login won't get me access to the internet through Safari.  It 
>> also seems to stop Mail accessing the internet.
>> 
>> I tried using Firefox (5.0.1) and no luck with the upload but it didn't kill 
>> access to the internet.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 01/10/2011, at 10:26 AM, Ray Forma wrote:
>> 
>>> Adam,
>>> 
>>> As with too many requests on WAMUG you supply very little information, 
>>> making it just about impossible to devise any help.
>>> 
>>> It would help if you can at least supply the following:
>>> 
>>> Version of Safari you are using
>>> Version of MacOS you are using
>>> File type of photo you are uploading (TIFF, PSG, JPEG etc)
>>> Filesize of photo you are uploading
>>> 
>>> On 01/10/2011, at 10:17 AM, Adam Lippiatt wrote:
>>> 
 Hi
 
 I am trying to put something on eBay and each time I try to upload a 
 photo, it fails.  It also kills Safari's ability to access the internet.  
 Has anyone else come across this strange behaviour?
 
 Thanks
 
 Adam
 
 
 
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 adam.lippi...@me.com
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>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Ray Forma
>>> Mob +61 (0) 428 596938
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>> 
>> 
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[Ronda Brown]

Hi Adam,

The AFL Grand Final is about to start, so very quickly before I have to support 
my beloved 'Pies'  

Try reducing the size of the file you are uploading. 802kb to something under 
200kb
150kb and use Basic Upload?

Cheers,
Ronni
Go 'The Pies'!

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 01/10/2011, at 11:04 AM, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:

> Whoops sorry.
> 
> Firstly, with this problem I did what a journalist was found to have recently 
> done and googled for some information - but unlike that journalist I applied 
> my mind critically to the results but didn't get any answers.
> 
> So, I turn to you smart people to give me a hand.  I turn to the questions 
> kindly set out by Ray.
> 
> 1. Version of Safari you are using
> 
> Version 5.1
> 
> 2. Version of MacOS you are using
> 
> Version 10.7.1
> 
> 3. File type of photo you are uploading (TIFF, PSG, JPEG etc)
> 
> Photo is a JPEG
> 
> 4. Filesize of photo you are uploading
> 
> 802kb
> 
> A logout and login won't get me access to the internet through Safari.  It 
> also seems to stop Mail accessing the internet.
> 
> I tried using Firefox (5.0.1) and no luck with the upload but it didn't kill 
> access to the internet.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> On 01/10/2011, at 10:26 AM, Ray Forma wrote:
> 
>> Adam,
>> 
>> As with too many requests on WAMUG you supply very little information, 
>> making it just about impossible to devise any help.
>> 
>> It would help if you can at least supply the following:
>> 
>> Version of Safari you are using
>> Version of MacOS you are using
>> File type of photo you are uploading (TIFF, PSG, JPEG etc)
>> Filesize of photo you are uploading
>> 
>> On 01/10/2011, at 10:17 AM, Adam Lippiatt wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> I am trying to put something on eBay and each time I try to upload a photo, 
>>> it fails.  It also kills Safari's ability to access the internet.  Has 
>>> anyone else come across this strange behaviour?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Adam
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _
>>> Adam Lippiatt
>>> adam.lippi...@me.com
>>> 0402 301 706
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Ray Forma
>> Mob +61 (0) 428 596938
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[Adam Lippiatt]

Whoops sorry.

Firstly, with this problem I did what a journalist was found to have recently 
done and googled for some information - but unlike that journalist I applied my 
mind critically to the results but didn't get any answers.

So, I turn to you smart people to give me a hand.  I turn to the questions 
kindly set out by Ray.

1. Version of Safari you are using

Version 5.1

2. Version of MacOS you are using

Version 10.7.1

3. File type of photo you are uploading (TIFF, PSG, JPEG etc)

Photo is a JPEG

4. Filesize of photo you are uploading

802kb

A logout and login won't get me access to the internet through Safari.  It also 
seems to stop Mail accessing the internet.

I tried using Firefox (5.0.1) and no luck with the upload but it didn't kill 
access to the internet.

Thanks

Adam

 

On 01/10/2011, at 10:26 AM, Ray Forma wrote:

> Adam,
> 
> As with too many requests on WAMUG you supply very little information, making 
> it just about impossible to devise any help.
> 
> It would help if you can at least supply the following:
> 
> Version of Safari you are using
> Version of MacOS you are using
> File type of photo you are uploading (TIFF, PSG, JPEG etc)
> Filesize of photo you are uploading
> 
> On 01/10/2011, at 10:17 AM, Adam Lippiatt wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> I am trying to put something on eBay and each time I try to upload a photo, 
>> it fails.  It also kills Safari's ability to access the internet.  Has 
>> anyone else come across this strange behaviour?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _
>> Adam Lippiatt
>> adam.lippi...@me.com
>> 0402 301 706
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ray Forma
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Re: eBay Macs

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Adrian, 

Link 1 is located in Melbourne (& not even spelt correctly). 
And as Daniel has mentioned it does not have the original box.
I agree with everything Daniel has mentioned.
Item location: melburne, Victoria, Australia
Also the Photos are not of the Item for sale but very similar?
 PHOTOS ARE NOT OF THE ITEM FOR SALE BUT VERY SIMILAR
Also OS X NOT installed? I would take that to mean there is no operating system 
installed on this iMac & you would need to purchase OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. 
I would also imagine it doesn't come with the Original Discs also
I don't feel happy about this item Adrian. I would be hesitant to purchase 
without knowing a lot more about this iMac.
Os  X NOT installed

I would not like you see you purchase a "shonky deal". I'm not saying this is a 
"shonky deal", but I would advise you to be extremely careful.

Cheers,
Ronni

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On 16/02/2011, at 5:37 PM, Daniel Kerr  wrote:

> 
> As Susan has pointed out, the other 2 are local pickup or overeast only.
> Also, don't be surprised for them to go higher as it gets closer to the end
> of the auction.
> The last few completed 24" models of similar specs sold for $800-$1000 in
> the last week approximately.
> You also then have to factor in the fright cost, which generally won't
> include insurance. If something breaks along the way,..it's at your expense.
> (You have to argue out with the seller or shipping company about it, and it
> can get quite messy). Insurance can quite easily factor in another $100+
> I notice they list $10  insurance. $50 freight and $10 insurance seems all a
> little cheap to get it over here to WA from there, based on prices I've seen
> previously. Plus he lists it doesn't have the original box.
> 
> Without an original box, I'd be a bit cautious shipping those things.
> 
> Just my 2cents worth.
> 
> Kind Regards
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> On 16/2/11 5:18 PM, "Susan Hastings"  wrote:
> 
>> Hi, and link 2 is local pickup only in South Australia. That makes link 1
>> the only possibility.
>> 
>> From:  Adrian Stevens 
>> Reply-To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
>> Date:  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:58:31 +0800
>> To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
>> Subject:  eBay Macs
>> 
>> I will attach 3 links below. If you can, please view them, and tell me which
>> one is the best
>> 
>> I need something that falls within the criteria of:
>> 
>> * A good light gaming machine
>> * A great school machine
>> * A HD dvd machine
>> * A HDD big enough for some music, many programs and videos.
>> 
>> Even add another link for me if you want
>> 
>> LINKS:
>> 
>> Link 1 
>> > 602305446?pt=AU_Computers_Apple_Desktops&hash=item27b8b097a6#ht_5091wt_1139>
>> 
>> Link 2 
>> > =AU_Computers_Apple_Desktops&hash=item45f8b62571#ht_4302wt_1139>
>> 
>> Link 3 
>> > t_1139> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[Daniel Kerr]

As Susan has pointed out, the other 2 are local pickup or overeast only.
Also, don't be surprised for them to go higher as it gets closer to the end
of the auction.
The last few completed 24" models of similar specs sold for $800-$1000 in
the last week approximately.
You also then have to factor in the fright cost, which generally won't
include insurance. If something breaks along the way,..it's at your expense.
(You have to argue out with the seller or shipping company about it, and it
can get quite messy). Insurance can quite easily factor in another $100+
I notice they list $10  insurance. $50 freight and $10 insurance seems all a
little cheap to get it over here to WA from there, based on prices I've seen
previously. Plus he lists it doesn't have the original box.

Without an original box, I'd be a bit cautious shipping those things.

Just my 2cents worth.

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On 16/2/11 5:18 PM, "Susan Hastings"  wrote:

> Hi, and link 2 is local pickup only in South Australia. That makes link 1
> the only possibility.
> 
> From:  Adrian Stevens 
> Reply-To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
> Date:  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:58:31 +0800
> To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
> Subject:  eBay Macs
> 
> I will attach 3 links below. If you can, please view them, and tell me which
> one is the best
> 
> I need something that falls within the criteria of:
> 
> * A good light gaming machine
> * A great school machine
> * A HD dvd machine
> * A HDD big enough for some music, many programs and videos.
> 
> Even add another link for me if you want
> 
> LINKS:
> 
> Link 1 
>  602305446?pt=AU_Computers_Apple_Desktops&hash=item27b8b097a6#ht_5091wt_1139>
> 
> Link 2 
>  =AU_Computers_Apple_Desktops&hash=item45f8b62571#ht_4302wt_1139>
> 
> Link 3 
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[Rick Armstrong]

Ask the question if they will post, they will only be reluctant (as I  
will) if they haven't the original packaging to ensue safe arrival.

On 16/02/2011, at 5:18 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:

Hi, and link 2 is local pickup only in South Australia. That makes  
link 1 the only possibility.


From: Adrian Stevens 
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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:58:31 +0800
To: WAMUG Mailing List 
Subject: eBay Macs

I will attach 3 links below. If you can, please view them, and tell  
me which one is the best


I need something that falls within the criteria of:

A good light gaming machine
A great school machine
A HD dvd machine
A HDD big enough for some music, many programs and videos.

Even add another link for me if you want

LINKS:

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

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[Susan Hastings]

Hi, and link 2 is local pickup only in South Australia. That makes link 1
the only possibility.

From:  Adrian Stevens 
Reply-To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
Date:  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:58:31 +0800
To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
Subject:  eBay Macs

I will attach 3 links below. If you can, please view them, and tell me which
one is the best

I need something that falls within the criteria of:

* A good light gaming machine
* A great school machine
* A HD dvd machine
* A HDD big enough for some music, many programs and videos.

Even add another link for me if you want

LINKS:

Link 1 


Link 2 


Link 3 
 

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Hi Adrian, the third link is for someone in NSW only. So, its your choice
between the other two. Cheers, Susan.

From:  Adrian Stevens 
Reply-To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
Date:  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:58:31 +0800
To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
Subject:  eBay Macs

I will attach 3 links below. If you can, please view them, and tell me which
one is the best

I need something that falls within the criteria of:

* A good light gaming machine
* A great school machine
* A HD dvd machine
* A HDD big enough for some music, many programs and videos.

Even add another link for me if you want

LINKS:

Link 1 


Link 2 


Link 3 
 

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Re: ebay mac prices, was Re: Apple TV First-Generation Pricing and Models

[Joseph Mastrella]

Greetings! What are the specs of your iMac?

Cheers, Joe

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Mark Secker  wrote:

> eBay Apple prices are …. Daft… Really really daft  -
>
> I have one of the 2006 white plastic body  intel iMacs to sell off from
> work and  the boss just said something like "get some prices from eBay"… So
> I tracked a dozen or so of them… Some had starting bids of $500+  and most
> of these never even got a single bid, most of the others sold for in the
> $400 to $500 range but one, for some unknown  reason, just got hammered with
> bids and sold for just under $1050.
>
> Yeh you figure?
>
> Now maybe the time to unload those Mac 128,  512k and SE30 units I have
> sitting around
>
>
> From: Daniel Kerr 
> Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List 
> Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 12:45:30 +0800
> To: WAMUG Mailing List 
> Subject: Re: Apple TV First-Generation Pricing and Models
>
> Omg maybe I should sell my still brand new shrink wrapped 160gb one too at
> that price lol.
> Knowing me it's not like I'll get time to use it anyway lol. It'll sit
> there for months. Lol :) Too much working not enough play time. Lol.
>
> Kind regards
> Daniel
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 01/12/2010, at 12:27 PM, Neil Houghton  wrote:
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> > so they are dreaming if they think they can get $300 for it
>
>
>
> Hehe,
>
> Maybe – but on eBay someone has bid a 160GB one up to $305 already (+$19
> postage)! (with a day left to go)
>
> <
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Apple-TV-160-GB-BRAND-NEW-/150524817595?pt=AU_AppleTV&hash=item230bfa70bb
> >
>
>
> There was actually a column in the back of this month’s Australian Macworld
> “What to do with your old Apple gear” where the writer reckoned eBay was the
> go because Apple gear regularly sold for more than any reasonable person
> would think they were worth. He gave a few examples of gear he had sold –
> including a BROKEN Apple TV for just over $100 (that’s right he sold it as
> “broken”)!
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> Cheers
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[thefrogs]

and I have picked up quite a few- for other people as well as myself -  
of the cable locks for laptops the last cost 99cents with $3 post

cheap by any account
tom
On 22/06/2009, at 3:14 PM, mince and pud wrote:

if you DO get dudded by a seller - don't expect any help from  
ebay.



alastair


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On 22 Jun 2009, at 08:04, Paul Weaver wrote:

We've been using eBay for a few years with no problems.  I've  
managed to get some bargains and never been dudded by a seller. We  
find the Paypal service is excellent.   An excellent free tool to  
use for bidding is JBidwatcher. It can be set up to whack a bid in  
with seconds to spare.  http://www.jbidwatcher.com/   Now I've let  
the cat out of the bag.


Cheers, Paul.

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if you DO get dudded by a seller - don't expect any help from  
ebay.



alastair


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On 22 Jun 2009, at 08:04, Paul Weaver wrote:

We've been using eBay for a few years with no problems.  I've  
managed to get some bargains and never been dudded by a seller. We  
find the Paypal service is excellent.   An excellent free tool to  
use for bidding is JBidwatcher. It can be set up to whack a bid in  
with seconds to spare.  http://www.jbidwatcher.com/   Now I've let  
the cat out of the bag.


Cheers, Paul.

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[Paul Weaver]

We've been using eBay for a few years with no problems.  I've managed to get 
some bargains and never been dudded by a seller. We find the Paypal service is 
excellent.   An excellent free tool to use for bidding is JBidwatcher. It can 
be set up to whack a bid in with seconds to spare.  http://www.jbidwatcher.com/ 
  Now I've let the cat out of the bag.

Cheers, Paul.

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Re: eBay

[Glenn Nicholas]

Hi Malcolm,

Depending on whether you are buying, selling (or both), there are a
few issues to consider. For selling, price and service are important.
Some information on the Paymate vs PayPal:
http://om4.com.au/dilip-rao-on-paypal-vs-paymate-for-online-payments/

If you don't have a lot of need for customer support (ie. you are good
at resolving any issues that arise yourself through
documentation/forums), PayPal is a good option.  If you want access to
better customer service, perhaps check out Paymate.

Glenn Nicholas


2009/6/22 Malcolm McCallum 
>
> I am just joining eBay ( I am a bit slow :-) , Is there any do's and dont's  
> and is Paypal the way to go?
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[Ronda Brown]

Hi Mac,

Lots of do's and lots of dont's Mac! ;-)

Take note of Tom's advice below.

Certainly create and pay using a PayPal Account. I've been using  
PayPal for years for online shopping and found them excellent.


Buying on eBay, make sure you check the sellers reputation and do  
background research.





Cheers,
Ronni

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2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
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On 22/06/2009, at 11:18 AM, thefrogs wrote:

DO wait until the last minutes before you send in a bid- there is a  
lot of gazumping.

Do watch items.
Do look down the full list before choosing
Do go through PAYPAL
Bigger items be very careful and watch for serial numbers
Do start off with small things to get the hang of it
Do remember everything is usually in U.S. $ and shipping rates can  
double your price-depending on where they are from
Do keep time of when the auction is ending then you can see how many  
of us jump in at the last minutes\Some of the Buy Now items are well  
worth looking at

if they are cheaper than here it saves time and anguish

tom samson - I have only had one error in all the years I have been  
buying on line cross fingers legs toes

tom samson
On 22/06/2009, at 11:05 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote:

I am just joining eBay ( I am a bit slow :-) , Is there any do's  
and dont's  and is Paypal the way to go?


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DO wait until the last minutes before you send in a bid- there is a  
lot of gazumping.

Do watch items.
Do look down the full list before choosing
Do go through PAYPAL
Bigger items be very careful and watch for serial numbers
Do start off with small things to get the hang of it
Do remember everything is usually in U.S. $ and shipping rates can  
double your price-depending on where they are from
Do keep time of when the auction is ending then you can see how many  
of us jump in at the last minutes\Some of the Buy Now items are well  
worth looking at

if they are cheaper than here it saves time and anguish

tom samson - I have only had one error in all the years I have been  
buying on line cross fingers legs toes

tom samson
On 22/06/2009, at 11:05 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote:

I am just joining eBay ( I am a bit slow :-) , Is there any do's and  
dont's  and is Paypal the way to go?


Mac

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Re: eBay

[Peter Curtis]

Hi
Haven't had much to do with eBay the last few years, but when I did I  
found Paymate to be miles ahead of Paypal. I think Paymate is  
Australian too.

Regards
Peter
On 22/06/2009, at 11:05 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote:



I am just joining eBay ( I am a bit slow :-) , Is there any do's and  
dont's  and is Paypal the way to go?


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Re: Ebay and Java update

[Peter Meyer]

Java 1.6 will only run on 64bit machines in the Mac world


peter meyer
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pmo...@people.net.au

On 09/06/2009, at 5:32 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 09/06/2009, at 3:38 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 09/06/2009, at 3:09 PM, Richard Anderson wrote:

I haven't been able to use ebay recently and their helpline has  
suggested I upgrade my Java. My present version seems to be Java  
1.4.2 and the latest 1.6.13. However when I try to upgrade, Java  
refers me to my software update page and that doesn't mention any  
Java updates



Hi Richard,

What Operating System are you running ... OS X 10.5.7 or ?
If your Software Update application is not showing any security  
updates or any updates, there are none for your system.


Dick

try it another way !

Please tell us what version OSX you are running ?

and does software update tell you it has anything for you ?

Sometimes you need to instal one update before it will tell you  
there is another !


Bob





Do you have Java enabled?
Safari > Preferences - Security: Web Content "Enable Java"

Cheers,
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On 09/06/2009, at 3:38 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 09/06/2009, at 3:09 PM, Richard Anderson wrote:

I haven't been able to use ebay recently and their helpline has  
suggested I upgrade my Java. My present version seems to be Java  
1.4.2 and the latest 1.6.13. However when I try to upgrade, Java  
refers me to my software update page and that doesn't mention any  
Java updates



Hi Richard,

What Operating System are you running ... OS X 10.5.7 or ?
If your Software Update application is not showing any security  
updates or any updates, there are none for your system.


Dick

try it another way !

Please tell us what version OSX you are running ?

and does software update tell you it has anything for you ?

Sometimes you need to instal one update before it will tell you there  
is another !


Bob





Do you have Java enabled?
Safari > Preferences - Security: Web Content "Enable Java"

Cheers,
Ronni

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2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
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On 09/06/2009, at 3:09 PM, Richard Anderson wrote:

I haven't been able to use ebay recently and their helpline has  
suggested I upgrade my Java. My present version seems to be Java  
1.4.2 and the latest 1.6.13. However when I try to upgrade, Java  
refers me to my software update page and that doesn't mention any  
Java updates



Hi Richard,

What Operating System are you running ... OS X 10.5.7 or ?
If your Software Update application is not showing any security  
updates or any updates, there are none for your system.


Do you have Java enabled?
Safari > Preferences - Security: Web Content "Enable Java"

Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
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On 07/07/2008, at 9:20 AM, Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas wrote:


Thank you all for your great advice.
I will tell my brother to tread carefully.
I spoke to an executive at Apple just now and they are prepared to
check the serial number for me if the seller provides me with one.
She also advised there have been no reports of internal theft.
Apple also said there is no warranty if the seller is not an Certified
Australian wholesaler or retailer.

Thanks

Kind regards
Nichole


This news item today , Wednesday , is relative to ebay and Computers :-





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[Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas]

Thank you all for your great advice.
I will tell my brother to tread carefully.
I spoke to an executive at Apple just now and they are prepared to
check the serial number for me if the seller provides me with one.
She also advised there have been no reports of internal theft.
Apple also said there is no warranty if the seller is not an Certified
Australian wholesaler or retailer.

Thanks

Kind regards
Nichole


On 7/07/08 7:25 AM, "Rob Davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Morning,
> 
> Accept it is a risk and take precautions.
> 
> Ask for serial numbers of machine, also provide boot rom version,
> model identifier.
> These give you some scope for seeing if it is stolen from Apples list.
> Also if specifications actually match build time and machine specifics.
> 
> Organise own courier to do pick up giving them the cheque, money order
> or authorisation to confirm credit details.
> Although PayPal does offer insurance on some things I would check
> their validation process, but it is a guarantee of sorts. Also some
> credit cards offer this same protection over the eCommerce world, but
> again check before. eBay does have some form of assistance that
> changes frequently so read there disclosure statements.
> 
> Besides all of the above try locally first, this site has a few people
> with machinery offers, also local retailers?
> 
> It always is a gamble, as is life. But, in this time frame their are
> ways of verifying; hence, minimising the risk protecting ones own
> assets or some form of compensation if it goes wrong. Do the homework
> and assess your level of risk.  If it sounds to good to be true then
> it more than likely is false, again assess risk.
> 
> Applecare is a good insurance that machine works, if available on
> required hardware, as it is transferrable being item specific, but
> validate against machine information. Also be prepared for an
> extremely long replacement or repair scenario if required, as Apple
> Australia are notoriously slow with this scenario of bought and
> replacement  or repair required.
> 
> Now saying that I find eBay an annoying way of purchasing equipment,
> but have done so a few times saving monetary value, but utilised a lot
> of personal time to achieve. Yes, have had one go bad, but thanks to
> credit company was a minimal $50 on a substantial acquisition of 7K,
> done the homework minimising the loss. Applecare have had a couple of
> instances one that was replaced although not with similar standing,
> but was replaced. Other was repaired, but extremely slow in both
> cases, a 3 month scenario on first case still pending on outcome, and
> 9 weeks on second to replace power supply - CPU.
> 
> Cheers!
> `Rob...
> 
> On 05Jul2008, at 9:28 pm, Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Could anyone please give me some advice on this.
>> 
>> My brother recently made a bid on a brand new in the box sealed Apple
>> Macbook Pro 17" 2.5ghz core 2 duo 250gb hard drive.
>> He did not win the winning bid, but the winning bid was AU $2550.
>> The rrp on this $3777
>> 
>> I emailed the seller to ask the question
>> 
>> Are you a Certified Australian wholesaler or retailer, for Apple
>> products?
>> 
>> He replied saying I am private seller.
>> 
>> Has anyone had any experiences buying off ebay?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Nichole
>> 
>> 
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Morning,

Accept it is a risk and take precautions.

Ask for serial numbers of machine, also provide boot rom version,  
model identifier.

These give you some scope for seeing if it is stolen from Apples list.
Also if specifications actually match build time and machine specifics.

Organise own courier to do pick up giving them the cheque, money order  
or authorisation to confirm credit details.
Although PayPal does offer insurance on some things I would check  
their validation process, but it is a guarantee of sorts. Also some  
credit cards offer this same protection over the eCommerce world, but  
again check before. eBay does have some form of assistance that  
changes frequently so read there disclosure statements.


Besides all of the above try locally first, this site has a few people  
with machinery offers, also local retailers?


It always is a gamble, as is life. But, in this time frame their are  
ways of verifying; hence, minimising the risk protecting ones own  
assets or some form of compensation if it goes wrong. Do the homework  
and assess your level of risk.  If it sounds to good to be true then  
it more than likely is false, again assess risk.


Applecare is a good insurance that machine works, if available on  
required hardware, as it is transferrable being item specific, but  
validate against machine information. Also be prepared for an  
extremely long replacement or repair scenario if required, as Apple  
Australia are notoriously slow with this scenario of bought and  
replacement  or repair required.


Now saying that I find eBay an annoying way of purchasing equipment,  
but have done so a few times saving monetary value, but utilised a lot  
of personal time to achieve. Yes, have had one go bad, but thanks to  
credit company was a minimal $50 on a substantial acquisition of 7K,  
done the homework minimising the loss. Applecare have had a couple of  
instances one that was replaced although not with similar standing,  
but was replaced. Other was repaired, but extremely slow in both  
cases, a 3 month scenario on first case still pending on outcome, and  
9 weeks on second to replace power supply - CPU.


Cheers!
`Rob...

On 05Jul2008, at 9:28 pm, Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas wrote:


Hi All,

Could anyone please give me some advice on this.

My brother recently made a bid on a brand new in the box sealed Apple
Macbook Pro 17" 2.5ghz core 2 duo 250gb hard drive.
He did not win the winning bid, but the winning bid was AU $2550.
The rrp on this $3777

I emailed the seller to ask the question

Are you a Certified Australian wholesaler or retailer, for Apple
products?

He replied saying I am private seller.

Has anyone had any experiences buying off ebay?

Thanks

Kind regards
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[Robert Howells]

On 06/07/2008, at 9:51 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote:

ebay has a rating system, do a search for the sellers name & see if  
others gave him a good rating, my experiences where quite good, i  
bought software & hardware though ebay (in both cases traceable  
reputable sellers)

cheers James


Yes ...but some of the scammers are able to manufacturer good  
records ..
It's one thing to put at risk one or two or three hundred dollars ...   
but for two

or three thousand dollars I would want to do a cash on pickup .

Even then you are at risk of buying a   " hot "   item !  ( Stolen )

Beware


Bob











On 05/07/2008, at 21:28, Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas wrote:


Hi All,

Could anyone please give me some advice on this.

My brother recently made a bid on a brand new in the box sealed Apple
Macbook Pro 17" 2.5ghz core 2 duo 250gb hard drive.
He did not win the winning bid, but the winning bid was AU $2550.
The rrp on this $3777

I emailed the seller to ask the question

Are you a Certified Australian wholesaler or retailer, for Apple
products?

He replied saying I am private seller.

Has anyone had any experiences buying off ebay?

Thanks

Kind regards
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[James / Hans Kunz]

ebay has a rating system, do a search for the sellers name & see if  
others gave him a good rating, my experiences where quite good, i  
bought software & hardware though ebay (in both cases traceable  
reputable sellers)

cheers James

On 05/07/2008, at 21:28, Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas wrote:


Hi All,

Could anyone please give me some advice on this.

My brother recently made a bid on a brand new in the box sealed Apple
Macbook Pro 17" 2.5ghz core 2 duo 250gb hard drive.
He did not win the winning bid, but the winning bid was AU $2550.
The rrp on this $3777

I emailed the seller to ask the question

Are you a Certified Australian wholesaler or retailer, for Apple
products?

He replied saying I am private seller.

Has anyone had any experiences buying off ebay?

Thanks

Kind regards
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Re: Ebay

[Rod Lavingtonq]

On 05/07/2008, at 9:28 PM, Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas wrote:


Hi All,

Could anyone please give me some advice on this.

My brother recently made a bid on a brand new in the box sealed Apple
Macbook Pro 17" 2.5ghz core 2 duo 250gb hard drive.
He did not win the winning bid, but the winning bid was AU $2550.
The rrp on this $3777

I emailed the seller to ask the question

Are you a Certified Australian wholesaler or retailer, for Apple
products?

He replied saying I am private seller.

Has anyone had any experiences buying off ebay?

Thanks

Kind regards
Nichole



Be careful.  There have been a lot of dodgy laptop sales on ebay  
lately.  I'd steer clear and look for reputable resellers instead.


Seeya

Rod!

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Re: eBay non connect

[pweaver]

I've figured out the problem. "Parental controls" was toggled on for
that account.

Another triumph over machine by a human.

Paul.  


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Re: eBay non connect

[Glenn Nicholas]

Hi Paul,

When you say refuses to connect, is there any specific error message
from eBay (presuming it is ebay.com.au)? What is the last action being
carried out before it refuses to connect?

Have you checked Safari's Activity Window (under Window menu) and
whether there are any errors being returned?

Glenn.

2008/5/8 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Running OS 10.5.2 and Safari 3.1.1 here on a iMac set up with
> different accounts for members of the family.  One of the accounts
> refuses to connect to eBay.  All other connects are okay, just not
> eBay.  Any suggestions on a fix please.
>
> Paul.

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Re: Ebay

[Shay Telfer]

Thanks to everyone who replied re my ebay query. Never fear - I 
wasn't actually going to buy it - a new machine like that, I want a 
warranty and a local service to fall back on - but I appreciate how 
quickly I was warned off.


I thought it must be a scam, but I have seen other stuff on ebay 
(yes, Newtons) that I was interested in, and wondered if the whole 
of ebay was a just a giant scamfest.


I've bought several hundred dollars worth of things off eBay, and 
have always got what I ordered relatively quickly. The trick is 
knowing what to buy from whom :)


I've also heard bad things about Paypal, and this is sad, because 
there are a few software demo sites that I would love to buy from, 
but I am not willing to use paypal to do it. Are there any secure 
alternatives out there?


I haven't had any problems with PayPal (BTW, it's owned by eBay). 
Just remember that it's not a bank. As such it isn't subject to the 
same financial rigours (but then again, it doesn't charge you the 
same fees either :). I wouldn't put my life savings in it, and my 
PayPal account isn't linked to a credit card with a huge limit.


eBay are also usually happy to co-operate with law enforcement types 
to help stamp out scams, so it's not like there's anything shonky 
with the eBay company itself.


Have fun,
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Re: Ebay - my $.02

[Mrs C]

Hi Everyone:

My husband and I have sold about $5,000-$7,000 worth of stuff, big and
small, on eBay. We have always been paid by the consumers, and they have
always been happy with their purchases (as our feedback shows). The most
expensive single item we sold was $1,000. The cheapest? $10.

We have bought lots of stuff from eBay as well, but nothing like the same
price tag. Using a credit card is good advice. So is actually speaking to
the individual to make sure that they exist--you can ask them for a phone
number and have a discussion about the item. I wouldn't buy something on
eBay which costs more that $1,000, though. And I tend to purchase items from
stores on eBay, rather than individuals, if the item is expensive.

There are some guidelines on eBay as to how to trade safely, but it is
always a risk. That is why a credit card is such a good idea.

At the moment I have several items on eBay: a mobile cable, eyeglasses, and
unopened toner cartridges.

Tell me where else I could sell all that stuff in one place so cheaply! I
really like the service!!

Nat

On 26/3/04 6:45 PM, "Jude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who replied re my ebay query. Never fear - I
> wasn't actually going to buy it - a new machine like that, I want a
> warranty and a local service to fall back on - but I appreciate how
> quickly I was warned off.
> 
> I thought it must be a scam, but I have seen other stuff on ebay
> (yes, Newtons) that I was interested in, and wondered if the whole of
> ebay was a just a giant scamfest.
> 
> I've also heard bad things about Paypal, and this is sad, because
> there are a few software demo sites that I would love to buy from,
> but I am not willing to use paypal to do it. Are there any secure
> alternatives out there?
> 
> thanks again
> Jude
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Re: Ebay

[Craig Ringer]

On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 00:05, Rob Findlay wrote:
> I am not aware of any problems with the
> Paypal system but I'm always willing to be enlightened.

My understanding is that Paypal tends to be pretty good in general, but
has poor protection against loss from fraud, in strong contrast to the
credit card system we have here.

Craig Ringer

Re: Ebay

[Rob Findlay]

I bought a Fender Guitar Pickup for $90 and a MOTU 828 Firewire 8 channel
digital music recording interface for $600 on eBay. Both items were bought
from eBay "shops" run by dealers in America and both were delivered via USPS
within 10 days of the auction closing. Both items were delivered as
advertised in perfect condition. I paid for both items using Paypal and have
used Paypal for buying software and hardware over the net for several years
now without any problems at all. I am not aware of any problems with the
Paypal system but I'm always willing to be enlightened.

BTW I'm going to sell the MOTO-828 as it's surplus to my needs since I got a
Digidesign Mbox so if anyone is in the market for an 8 channel recording
interface with ADAT optical and SPDIF connections email me and I'll send you
more detail. It works with any ASIO compliant multitrack software including
Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer and Logic.

Cheers
Rob

> From: Jude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:45:12 +0800
> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
> Subject: Re: Ebay
> 
> Thanks to everyone who replied re my ebay query. Never fear - I
> wasn't actually going to buy it - a new machine like that, I want a
> warranty and a local service to fall back on - but I appreciate how
> quickly I was warned off.
> 
> I thought it must be a scam, but I have seen other stuff on ebay
> (yes, Newtons) that I was interested in, and wondered if the whole of
> ebay was a just a giant scamfest.
> 
> I've also heard bad things about Paypal, and this is sad, because
> there are a few software demo sites that I would love to buy from,
> but I am not willing to use paypal to do it. Are there any secure
> alternatives out there?
> 
> thanks again
> Jude
> 
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Re: Ebay

[Lara]

Jude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Slightly off topic, but is it 'safe' to buy things from Ebay?  I just
> noticed a dual 2gig G5 with 500 gig of 7200rpm drives, an apple 23 
> inch cinema display and all the other bells and whistles going for 
> $3800.

Where is the ad?

Offer to buy with a credit card (about the only payment method that
offers real buyer protection). Watch the seller run and hide. Chalk it
up as a scam, report it to ebay, move on.

Lara

Re: Ebay

[Jude]

Thanks to everyone who replied re my ebay query. Never fear - I 
wasn't actually going to buy it - a new machine like that, I want a 
warranty and a local service to fall back on - but I appreciate how 
quickly I was warned off.


I thought it must be a scam, but I have seen other stuff on ebay 
(yes, Newtons) that I was interested in, and wondered if the whole of 
ebay was a just a giant scamfest.


I've also heard bad things about Paypal, and this is sad, because 
there are a few software demo sites that I would love to buy from, 
but I am not willing to use paypal to do it. Are there any secure 
alternatives out there?


thanks again
Jude

Re: Ebay

[Lindsay Adams]

To All re ebay
This type of auction "pre-apporoved bidder type " is currently under  
investigation by several agencies.  The auctions are run by individuals  
who have stolen anothers email identity and use it to list items on  
ebay.  A trick to picking the cons is to see what the seller has sold  
in the past and I bet it wasn't computer gear.  They will ask you to  
depoisit money through western union and also say they are sending you  
a UPS booking number.  They may also give you some bull about it being  
part of a bankrupt store sale OS.  UPS will give anyone a booking  
number without sending goods as they give out quote numbers for  
transport.  Please report to ebay and if you get caught the federal  
police who will take details of the site/auction. Also there is the  
escrow service that ebay offer however the scammers will give you a  
reason why they can't do that.


It is similiar to scams running involving cheap plasma screens, digital  
cameras, large LCD screens.  most are coming out of central Europe and  
are very difficult/almost impossible to track.

Buyer beware.

Note ebay only give fraud protection to $400 and then its all your  
cost. .

In closing if you can't touch it don't buy it.
Talk soon
Lindsay


On Friday, March 26, 2004, at 10:50 AM, Steve Woods wrote:


Regarding:
<http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/ 
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3596423832&category=5>



Slightly off topic, but is it 'safe' to buy things from Ebay?  I just

noticed a dual 2gig >>G5 with 500 gig of 7200rpm drives, an apple 23
inch cinema display and all the

other bells and whistles going for $3800.


Usually if it's too good to be true, it probably is!

There are a number of e-bay con artists selling either stuff that

doesn't exist, or stuff

that's stolen. My rule is usually don't spend more than you can afford

to lose.

Definitiely a scam of sorts.

Important points with this particular one:

"Note: This listing is restricted to pre-approved bidders or buyers  
only.

Email the seller to be placed on the pre-approved bidder/buyer list. "

(ie: Please sign up for our spam list and get hassled to buy all sorts  
of

junk :)

and the Feedback shows that bob6960_0 apparently hasn't ever sold  
anything

on Ebay (but has bought an odd assortment of Xbox and elctronics gear).
Identity fraud on eBay is a potential problem to watch out for. (ie:
sellers hijacking someone's account that has reasonable positive  
feedback)


I've used eBay a number of times with no problems whatsoever, but you  
do

need to be able to spot a scam, and do your homework.  I'd _always_
contact the seller prior to placing a bid, and prefer to "buy local",  
so I

can see the goods before parting with my hard-earned.

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Re: Ebay - "buyer" beware

[Mark Secker]

tried to send this earlier this morning to the WAMUG list but it 
bounced twice due to strange happenings with my reply to address been 
jiggered by our SMTP server (!?!?).
In the end posted it direct to Jude but maybe others on the list may 
be interested in it (slightly edited now to remove errors made in 
making a hasty "don't do it Jude!" post)



This one is a long running  Scam (well as long as the G5's have been 
out and probably well longer than this). A friend who fell for a 
similar sort of auction said what  happened was  that you had to 
register to bid (auction is open only to "approved bidders") and then 
they ask you for your credit card details before you start bidding so 
that they can "ensure that payment is made by the winning bidder". 
... of course you can see where this is heading  .. fortunately 
my friend had a card which was maxed out so there was nothing left to 
steal - when I spoke to her  she realised how silly she had been and 
immediately canceled the card.



this VERY G4 auction, compleat with same graphics and text, goes 
around  the different e-bay regions the last one I saw was a few 
weeks back "based" in Italy.


I'm surprised it's stayed up there for as long as it has  as e-bay 
usually pulls these obvious (and repeat) scams within a couple of days


No bids are ever accepted - because they don't want a realistic 
market price to drive away bargain hunters who might say "hey what 
the heck!"


Their "high ratings" by other e-bay users are fabricated by a 
conducting a multitude of fake auctions of small items with "buy now 
at this price" options which are immediately "purchased" by a small 
number of  "buyers" who then post a multitude of  glowing but 
identical testimonials (even down to the same spelling and 
grammatical mistakes), sometimes the process goes the other way round 
with the holder of the auction "buying" a similar amount of similar 
"goods" from a similar amount of "sellers" who give the similar 
glowing "testimonial reviews".



At best they havest your e-mail for spam at worst it is outright 
credit/ identity theft.






When things are too cheap to be good I would be cautious - there are a lot
of scams on ebay...

Andy

On 26/3/04 10:12 AM, "Jude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 Hi All

 Slightly off topic, but is it 'safe' to buy things from Ebay?  I just
 noticed a dual 2gig G5 with 500 gig of 7200rpm drives, an apple 23
 inch cinema display and all the other bells and whistles going for
 $3800.

 It has been up for seven days, has about six hours to go and has no bids on
 it.

 How do you know that you're not buying stolen goods? It sounds pretty
 sus - I figure that combination to be more like $8000 worth.

 Any good/bad/don't even think about it stories about Australian ebay?

 cheers
 Jude

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SCAM Re: Ebay

[Mark Secker]

tried to send this earlier this morning to the WAMUG list but it 
bounced twice due to strange happenings with my reply to address been 
jiggered by our SMTP server (!?!?).
In the end posted it direct to Jude but maybe others on the list may 
be interested in it (slightly edited now to remove errors made in 
making a hasty "don't do it Jude!" post)



This one is a long running  Scam (well as long as the G5's have been 
out and probably well longer than this). A friend who fell for a 
similar sort of auction said what  happened was  that you had to 
register to bid (auction is open only to "approved bidders") and then 
they ask you for your credit card details before you start bidding so 
that they can "ensure that payment is made by the winning bidder". 
... of course you can see where this is heading  .. fortunately 
my friend had a card which was maxed out so there was nothing left to 
steal - when I spoke to her  she realised how silly she had been and 
immediately canceled the card.



this VERY G4 auction, compleat with same graphics and text, goes 
around  the different e-bay regions the last one I saw was a few 
weeks back "based" in Italy.


I'm surprised it's stayed up there for as long as it has  as e-bay 
usually pulls these obvious (and repeat) scams within a couple of days


No bids are ever accepted - because they don't want a realistic 
market price to drive away bargain hunters who might say "hey what 
the heck!"


Their "high ratings" by other e-bay users are fabricated by a 
conducting a multitude of fake auctions of small items with "buy now 
at this price" options which are immediately "purchased" by a small 
number of  "buyers" who then post a multitude of  glowing but 
identical testimonials (even down to the same spelling and 
grammatical mistakes), sometimes the process goes the other way round 
with the holder of the auction "buying" a similar amount of similar 
"goods" from a similar amount of "sellers" who give the similar 
glowing "testimonial reviews".



At best they havest your e-mail for spam at worst it is outright 
credit/ identity theft.






When things are too cheap to be good I would be cautious - there are a lot
of scams on ebay...

Andy

On 26/3/04 10:12 AM, "Jude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 Hi All

 Slightly off topic, but is it 'safe' to buy things from Ebay?  I just
 noticed a dual 2gig G5 with 500 gig of 7200rpm drives, an apple 23
 inch cinema display and all the other bells and whistles going for
 $3800.

 It has been up for seven days, has about six hours to go and has no bids on
 it.

 How do you know that you're not buying stolen goods? It sounds pretty
 sus - I figure that combination to be more like $8000 worth.

 Any good/bad/don't even think about it stories about Australian ebay?

 cheers
 Jude

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Re: Ebay

[Shay Telfer]

what was really really ahead of it's time was that it was the first 
consumer "computer" to be equipped with a RISC processor... in terms 
of actual FLOPS it was also one of the fastest consumer "computers" 
in it's time - of course most of those instructions were chewed up 
for doing handwriting recognition .




Even more amusing is that the ARM technology was originally used in 
the BBC Archimedes, successor to the BBC micro. Apple invested in 
ARM, and the technology was later bought by Intel and is now used in 
all these handheld PC's and Palms because of its high effiency and 
low power consumption. Conveniently, this would make reviving Newton 
OS somewhat easier I'd imagine, as the processor's already out there 
in all these machines...


BTW, there's a Newton Wikipedia entry 



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Re: Ebay

[Mark Secker]

On a related note,  does anyone have an old Newton that they want to 
sell? I have an original Newton that I have just got going after 
about 8 years and its so cool I'm thinking a 2000 model (is that 
what they were called?) would be even more fun. It even does the 
'puff-of-smoke' thing just like deleting something on OSX. Talk 
about ahead of its time.




what was really really ahead of it's time was that it was the first 
consumer "computer" to be equipped with a RISC processor... in terms 
of actual FLOPS it was also one of the fastest consumer "computers" 
in it's time - of course most of those instructions were chewed up 
for doing handwriting recognition .


Even in mere MHZ the later newtons trounced  the then current Pentium 
1's which were  at 66 Mhz vs the Newtons 2000's 160'ish Mhz  - of 
course then the Pentium II  came out later that year and at a 
blistering 200Mhz wiped the newtons off the map ;)


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Re: Ebay

[Rod Lavington]

On 26/3/04 11:04 AM, "Jude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The G5 is at
> 
> 
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=5&item=359642383>
2
> 
> On a related note,  does anyone have an old Newton that they want to
> sell? I have an original Newton that I have just got going after
> about 8 years and its so cool I'm thinking a 2000 model (is that what
> they were called?) would be even more fun. It even does the
> 'puff-of-smoke' thing just like deleting something on OSX. Talk about
> ahead of its time.
> 
> 

I treat ebay like gambling - spend as much as you would be willing to gamble
at the casino.  $4000 is a lot of moolah to gamble though..

As for a Newton 2000 or 2100, good luck in finding one!  Those that have
them hold on to them with dear life now, and if you do find someone that is
willing to part with theirs, expect $500 plus asking price.  I met one guy
at the Joondlaup AppleCentre once that had 4 2100s - one he used daily, the
other three locked away in a safe still in their boxes and shrinkwrap.  His
whole life was in that Newton!

Seeya

Rod!

Re: Ebay

[Jude]

The G5 is at

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=5&item=3596423832

On a related note,  does anyone have an old Newton that they want to 
sell? I have an original Newton that I have just got going after 
about 8 years and its so cool I'm thinking a 2000 model (is that what 
they were called?) would be even more fun. It even does the 
'puff-of-smoke' thing just like deleting something on OSX. Talk about 
ahead of its time.

Re: Ebay

[Steve Woods]

Regarding:


>>Slightly off topic, but is it 'safe' to buy things from Ebay?  I just
noticed a dual 2gig >>G5 with 500 gig of 7200rpm drives, an apple 23
inch cinema display and all the
>>other bells and whistles going for $3800.
>
> Usually if it's too good to be true, it probably is!
>
> There are a number of e-bay con artists selling either stuff that
doesn't exist, or stuff
> that's stolen. My rule is usually don't spend more than you can afford
to lose.

Definitiely a scam of sorts.

Important points with this particular one:

"Note: This listing is restricted to pre-approved bidders or buyers only. 
Email the seller to be placed on the pre-approved bidder/buyer list. "

(ie: Please sign up for our spam list and get hassled to buy all sorts of
junk :)

and the Feedback shows that bob6960_0 apparently hasn't ever sold anything
on Ebay (but has bought an odd assortment of Xbox and elctronics gear). 
Identity fraud on eBay is a potential problem to watch out for. (ie:
sellers hijacking someone's account that has reasonable positive feedback)

I've used eBay a number of times with no problems whatsoever, but you do
need to be able to spot a scam, and do your homework.  I'd _always_
contact the seller prior to placing a bid, and prefer to "buy local", so I
can see the goods before parting with my hard-earned.

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Re: Ebay

[Rick Armstrong]

ebay seems safe but I have only spent up to Au$400.00. I wouldn't be game to
spend over Au$3000.00
I have had a quick look at eBay australia only and couldn't see it.
Could it be on the international site and in american dollars.
Regards, Rick 

Re: Ebay

[Shay Telfer]

Hi All

Slightly off topic, but is it 'safe' to buy things from Ebay?  I 
just noticed a dual 2gig G5 with 500 gig of 7200rpm drives, an apple 
23 inch cinema display and all the other bells and whistles going 
for $3800.


Usually if it's too good to be true, it probably is!

There are a number of e-bay con artists selling either stuff that 
doesn't exist, or stuff that's stolen. My rule is usually don't spend 
more than you can afford to lose.


Have fun,
Shay
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Re: Ebay

[andy baker]

When things are too cheap to be good I would be cautious - there are a lot
of scams on ebay...

Andy

On 26/3/04 10:12 AM, "Jude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> Slightly off topic, but is it 'safe' to buy things from Ebay?  I just
> noticed a dual 2gig G5 with 500 gig of 7200rpm drives, an apple 23
> inch cinema display and all the other bells and whistles going for
> $3800.
> 
> It has been up for seven days, has about six hours to go and has no bids on
> it.
> 
> How do you know that you're not buying stolen goods? It sounds pretty
> sus - I figure that combination to be more like $8000 worth.
> 
> Any good/bad/don't even think about it stories about Australian ebay?
> 
> cheers
> Jude
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Re: ebay G5 bargain

[Steven Tan]

I also have noticed this new spam trend lately. It started with some "too good 
to be true" deals on Macs. The other day when I placed a bid on a mobile phone 
on eBay, I get a surprise when I found 10 emails from supposedly other eBayers 
to ask if I want to get the same phone from them (very cheap of course). Now I 
am getting these emails on a daily basis, which is very annoying. 
I am not sure how they obtained my direct email address, or is it some bug in 
eBay that allows them to send email to me via the "Ask seller a question" when 
I am not even the seller!
I have emailed ebay about this but have yet got a reply from them.

steven

On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 11:32PM, Lindsay Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

>Hi all
>
>Was surfing ebay the other night and came across this "sweet" deal.  
>supposedly these nice people in Italy send you a new G5 and a 23 inch 
>cinema screen for the below price and they pay for postage/delivery.  
>The delivery cost alone from italy to Aust for the UPS 48 hours service 
>for an item of this size is around $1000.
>
>I'm sure they'll manage to rip some poor fellows of.  Is similiar group 
>that were peddling plasma screens and digital camera recently.
>
>If you want a laugh check out ebay.
>
>the guys whose email they have highjacked usually sells crockery :o).
>
>sadly the ebay group refuses to axe auctions like this which are 
>clearly bogus.  apparently no crime committed until they actually rip 
>someone off.
>
>Just another example of buyer beware, and keep those passowrds secure.
>
>Lindsay
>
>
>
>
>Hello Lindsay,
> 
>If you agree with what i am going to propose to you we have a deal.
>First of all i need your full name and address,so i can make a 
>reservation at UPS service for sending the package and you will have it 
>in 48 hours at your place.
>Look below are all the details I think you need to close this deal
>quick and successfully.
> 
>I'm sales representative for an US corporation that trades its products 
>and since the end of November l'm working for their Italian office.
>THE BUY IT NOW PRICE FOR THIS PRODUCT IS AU $2,699.00 WITH SHIPMENT 
>INCLUDED and you can buy it without winning the auction.
>Right now l'm located in Palermo (country: Italy) because here I meet 
>my source directly in the factory.
>The product is brand new, factory sealed with all the accessories.
> 
>It is an US model and will come with warranty fully transferable to 
>your name.
>It will come with the receipt from the authorized dealer and there will 
>be no problem for you to use the warranty.
> 
>Shipping: l will ship via UPS but you can choose other mail
>carrier .ltusually takes 48 hours till the package arrives to your 
>door. l
>will cover the shipping and insurance costs.
>Payment: l'm a serious seller with more than 2 years of experience in
>this field.
>l'm a fair trader with a very good feedback on ebay which is the proof 
>that l have closed a lot of successful deals.
>During this period l learned that best deals are made when the
>risk involved is minimum.
>You will arrange payment through western union.
>I have something safe for you because I want you to be sure that
>you will receive the product and I hope we will collaborate in the
>future too because I want to develop this business as soon as possible.
>Look what I can do for you:
>-you will make the transfer to my location but not to my name(you will 
>use your best friends name for example as receiver's name)so you can be 
>sure that I will not pick up the money until you get the product.So you 
>make a deposit at western union and you will give me the transfer's 
>details(SENDER'S NAME,RECEIVER'S NAME,MTCN) so i can check that the 
>deposit was made.
>After i verify I will send you the product immediately and email
>you the tracking number from UPS.
>-only after you will receive the product and check if it OK you will
>have to change the of the transfer to my name so i can collect my money.
> 
>So until you will NOT have the product in your hands money will be 
>deposited in your best friend's name at an western union agent.
>My old buyers of course make the transfer at western union directly to 
>my
>name which is easier and i will be happy if you can trust me in doing 
>so but because it is our first deal i proposed you this very safe and 
>efficient method so you can only deposit the money first and after you 
>will get the product to allowed me to cash it.
>Probably this payment method it is not very familiar to you but since i
>am in Italy (where is a lot of bureaucracy ) l am used to it each of my 
>customers being satisfied with it. l have to admit that it is the most 
>efficient process to go through.
>Return policy: 20 days.my suppliers only approved this kind of  deal 
>and that is why i have to follow his desire.
> 
>Product: 2GHZ Apple Power Mac G5
>Price: AU $2,699.00
> 
>Here is my address:
> 
>KEVIN WELLER
>VIA DANTE, 82
>90141
>PALERMO
>ITALY
>Mail me asap ,if you are still interested!