Hardware Wii U - Ebay $30.00 - Risky ?

[JoostinOnline]

*raises hand*

It was too good to be true and since he's actually shipping stuff out (probably garbage) it'll be a big deal having to dispute it. But I am pretty interested in how this all plays out.

When the 200+ people who bought one all complain that they got something fake, I don't think it will be much of a fight, lol.

 

[Ericzander]

When the 200+ people who bought one all complain that they got something fake, I don't think it will be much of a fight, lol.

This actually makes me think (and I am not advocating this because it's evil).

But you know how sites like 4chan arrange raids or whatever where they all do a certain thing? What's stopping a group of say 10 people (with morals turned off) from buying a legit console from a seller on eBay and then once it ships they all claim that they were scammed. Would PayPal take their side and completely screw the buyer?

Selling stuff in bulk online is intimidating.

 

[[^Blark^]]

my father bought an new gen ipod off eBay last year for my little brother. for around 30$ turns out all he got was a "bead" yeah, that's right, a bead. a tiny single green plastic bead in a plastic baggy. I feel sorry for the people who actually bought one of these systems. even if taking a risk selling WiiU for 30$?!? even if stolen 30$ is too low. why steal them risking hard time with the laaaw (Sylvester stalone -judge dredd voice) and then sell them for that low? makes no sense. I would have thought scam instantly and looked the other way. I just recently went through fraud charges on my credit card after purchasing something through my old PayPal account. I'm done with ebay/PayPal... Amazon prime ALL DAY.

 

[CreAtor135]

Just commenting to get notifications. I'm pretty interested.

 

[Ericzander]

@CreAtor135 is just here so he doesn't get fined.

BTW, if you want to subscribe to a thread without commenting, there's an option to do so at the top of the thread.

 

[Bladexdsl]

What's stopping a group of say 10 people (with morals turned off) from buying a legit console from a seller on eBay and then once it ships they all claim that they were scammed. Would PayPal take their side and completely screw the buyer?
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yes they will give them the refund and screw you over it's happened to me with selling phones!

 

[Ericzander]

yes they will give them the refund and screw you over it's happened to me with selling phones!

Oh man... You'd think PayPal would at least be the ones to bite the loss and not the seller. That's really unfortunate that something like that is possible.

 

[DaftMink]

Oh hooray, I'm getting a letter. =/

https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=LS103626746CN

 

[CreAtor135]

Oh hooray, I'm getting a letter. =/

https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=LS103626746CN

Maybe it'll have a picture of the Wii U listing and a message saying "You cheap American lel" in Chinese or something

 

[JoostinOnline]

Oh hooray, I'm getting a letter. =/

https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=LS103626746CN

I bet they're just sending us a lame PS4 or Xbox One.

Edit: LOL! We're both getting an "International Letter"

 

[Ericzander]

Wouldn't it be great if the letter is asking for $100 to be sent to an address so that they can get the actual system.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Wouldn't it be great if the letter is asking for $100 to be sent to an address so that they can get the actual system.

Or was a Nigerian prince asking for money so he can access his savings.

 

[VashTS]

i use paypal credit when things look shady - doesn't hurt my pockets if its a scam recently got a win10 key for $35, figured i'd get ripped but was legit.

 

[q9p]

This actually makes me think (and I am not advocating this because it's evil).

But you know how sites like 4chan arrange raids or whatever where they all do a certain thing? What's stopping a group of say 10 people (with morals turned off) from buying a legit console from a seller on eBay and then once it ships they all claim that they were scammed. Would PayPal take their side and completely screw the buyer?

Selling stuff in bulk online is intimidating.

This would be classified as 'social engineering'. This would likely work, but if the seller has sellers insurance, then you have to find a way in order to get around the system. It is definitely illegal to do this.

 

[JoostinOnline]

i use paypal credit when things look shady - doesn't hurt my pockets if its a scam recently got a win10 key for $35, figured i'd get ripped but was legit.

You could have bought the key I've been trying to sell for $30, then upgraded. Never mind, we already talked about that.

I used PayPal though.

 

[Bladexdsl]

i use paypal credit when things look shady - doesn't hurt my pockets if its a scam recently got a win10 key for $35, figured i'd get ripped but was legit.

why did you pay for w10 when it's free?! you got scammed BIG TIME

 

[DaftMink]

why did you pay for w10 when it's free?! you got scammed BIG TIME

Maybe they wanted enterprise licenses b/c their cooler? idk

 

[VashTS]

why did you pay for w10 when it's free?! you got scammed BIG TIME

First time I ever shelled out money for Windows...was heart breaking honestly and my dad probably rolled over in his grave. I remember when he came home with a stack of disks to install Win 3.11.

 

[stab244]

Can I file my complaint with eBay right now? When I hit the "Seller sent the wrong item" option, it gives me a form to return...

 

[Ericzander]

why did you pay for w10 when it's free?! you got scammed BIG TIME

Thought it was only free if you were upgrading from an earlier version. If you were building a new PC you'd need to buy it (or pirate).