Hardware Would anybody trust this?

[TWilliamson]

Hey guys,

I found this pro controller on Ebay. It is stocked in the UK but I assume it is originally from China as the seller's details suggest that,
The controller is much cheaper here - would you trust it? Could I verify if the controller is genuine e.g. through its serial number or something?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283321530658

Thanks

 

[yusuo]

It's shipping from Hong Kong, I would not trust personally

 

[Hayato213]

Listing says item location in UK but actually seller is in China.

 

[TWilliamson]

I'll just spend the extra 25

 

[smf]

My guess is that the gift in the auction is so that they can tick the gift box on the customs declaration to avoid customs charges.

I bought wiimotes from hong kong and they were fine, but the ps3 controller turned out to be fake and the bluetooth got banned by sony in an update.

If you want to be guaranteed to get it quickly and be original, then probably not the seller to use. Their disclaimer is interesting

Please understand , this is only one of over 100,000 products offered for sale by antonline and shipped from our many different automated warehouses. There are no local stores or pick up. All the product information we have is provided by the manufacturer and in the item listing. Manufacturers change colors and item details frequently and often do not update pictures. We have no personal knowledge or experience with this product or ability to customize it. All items ship as addressed in an automated warehouse. The time to process and ship is listed prominently in each listing. It usually takes about a week to get your item. It may be faster or longer as shown in the listing or if credit check or special handling is required. There is no human intervention in the process. That is how we control costs and keep prices are so low. Paypal requires that we only ship to the verified Paypal address provided with the order. NO ADDRESS CHANGE IS POSSIBLE

The VAT registration number is for this address

Name SU ZHOU RUI QI FEI MAO YI YOU XIAN GONG SI
Address UNIT 204,SALFORD INNOVATION
51 FREDERICK ROAD
SALFORD
GREATER MANCHESTER
M6 6FP

 

[TWilliamson]

My guess is that the gift in the auction is so that they can tick the gift box on the customs declaration to avoid customs charges.

I bought wiimotes from hong kong and they were fine, but the ps3 controller turned out to be fake and the bluetooth got banned by sony in an update.

If you want to be guaranteed to get it quickly and be original, then probably not the seller to use. Their disclaimer is interesting

Please understand , this is only one of over 100,000 products offered for sale by antonline and shipped from our many different automated warehouses. There are no local stores or pick up. All the product information we have is provided by the manufacturer and in the item listing. Manufacturers change colors and item details frequently and often do not update pictures. We have no personal knowledge or experience with this product or ability to customize it. All items ship as addressed in an automated warehouse. The time to process and ship is listed prominently in each listing. It usually takes about a week to get your item. It may be faster or longer as shown in the listing or if credit check or special handling is required. There is no human intervention in the process. That is how we control costs and keep prices are so low. Paypal requires that we only ship to the verified Paypal address provided with the order. NO ADDRESS CHANGE IS POSSIBLE

The VAT registration number is for this address

Name SU ZHOU RUI QI FEI MAO YI YOU XIAN GONG SI
Address UNIT 204,SALFORD INNOVATION
51 FREDERICK ROAD
SALFORD
GREATER MANCHESTER
M6 6FP

Thank you for your response. I think i'll just spend the extra cash and have peace of mind

 

[smf]

Thank you for your response. I think i'll just spend the extra cash and have peace of mind

It's tricky. Years ago I bought an original dell laptop power supply from amazon and when it turned up fake, I thought I was ok to return it.

I returned it, the seller didn't refund me, I put in a claim and they refused to answer the delivery companies queries and the delivery company told me that they therefore assumed it had been delivered & rejected my claim.

By the time the delivery company came back, it was outside the complaint window. I probably should have pursued it further, I'm more prepared to complain now.

 

[hippy dave]

Short answer: No. Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 

[g00s3y]

Antonline is legit, I can confirm that. Bunch of other people here just making general ebay assumptions.

As to whether this seller is a actual distributor/agent of theirs, I have no idea. But the feedback score alone would make me purchase elsewhere.

 

[PegLegs]

If you scroll down and use more than 2 brain cells, you'll notice that it says unbranded, which would tell me it's not going to be a genuine Nintendo product.

 

[TWilliamson]

If you scroll down and use more than 2 brain cells, you'll notice that it says unbranded, which would tell me it's not going to be a genuine Nintendo product.

Yeah I definitely missed that one, and so did everybody else here. Thanks for pointing it out, just maybe go at it a more polite way next time

 

[PegLegs]

Yeah I definitely missed that one, and so did everybody else here. Thanks for pointing it out, just maybe go at it a more polite way next time

Didn't mean to offend you, I'm a nice guy most of the time :')

 

[TWilliamson]

Didn't mean to offend you, I'm a nice guy most of the time :')

Haha no worries man, I appreciate the response