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for this price should i get it?
« on: March 08, 2017, 03:40:07 pm »
found a super cheap gaming computer on e-bay.im talking less then 30 bucks but is it worth it for mame? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-Quad-Core-8GB-1TB-Desktop-Gaming-PC-Computer-4-2GHz-7650K-R7-Graphics-New-/282387239477?hash=item41bf975235:g:Tp0AAOSw4CFYv1jy

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2017, 03:43:17 pm »
Looks legit to me.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2017, 03:54:05 pm »
Best case scenario is that is going to be a cardboard box full of angry bees.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2017, 04:48:42 pm »
Buy it and find out. If its bad get your money back.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2017, 05:09:26 pm »
What could go wrong?




Aside from the fact that the "Check out our ebay store for hundreds of customized PCs" link takes you to the actual ebay store, not the one this template was scraped from. Or the fact that this user has 1 item when you look at their Items For Sale link. Or the 16 feedback rating....


Go for it!

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2017, 05:11:13 pm »
They couldn't ship that computer for what they are asking for it, obvious scam.
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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2017, 05:21:20 pm »
They couldn't ship that computer for what they are asking for it, obvious scam.

had to try it was less then 30bucks if anything ill just dispute it after the shipping date

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2017, 05:45:26 pm »
Gotta be a type-o.  Even a scammer isn't going to try to fool someone into thinking they can buy $1k+ computer for $30.  I'm guessing it's supposed to be GBP 2,299 / $2,804. 

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2017, 06:11:49 pm »
I just ordered one  :laugh2: fuckit

Just curious, why do they have it listed as monopoly money but its shipping from Arizona?

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2017, 06:14:05 pm »
Why is it in pounds but it ships from Chandler, Arizona?

Surles, don't ---smurfing--- cheap out on your hotel when you got $30 to drop on ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- like this. :cheers:
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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2017, 06:45:46 pm »
Gotta be a type-o.  Even a scammer isn't going to try to fool someone into thinking they can buy $1k+ computer for $30.  I'm guessing it's supposed to be GBP 2,299 / $2,804.

hey the sale went through so I guess we will see

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2017, 07:07:55 pm »
This kills it.

PLEASE NOTE: An Operating System is not included with this PC.

With an OS, I could scrape together the $30.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2017, 07:13:46 pm »
Some dude probably got hacked and all the funds will be transferred out before the the refund can be processed...
Dude will probably be on the hook for it.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2017, 07:14:06 pm »
This kills it.

PLEASE NOTE: An Operating System is not included with this PC.

With an OS, I could scrape together the $30.

i have an xp disk so im ok with this

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2017, 08:02:47 pm »
Yeah, I got scammed by something like this.... In 2002?  Took months to get the money back. 


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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2017, 08:19:18 pm »
Yeah, I got scammed by something like this.... In 2002?  Took months to get the money back.
I will let you know how long it takes to get my money back.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #16 on: March 08, 2017, 09:12:58 pm »
Yeah, I got scammed by something like this.... In 2002?  Took months to get the money back.
I will let you know how long it takes to get my money back.

Kind of weird that every time the 6 available sell - he suddenly has 6 more avalable !!

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #17 on: March 08, 2017, 09:43:32 pm »
Yeah, I got scammed by something like this.... In 2002?  Took months to get the money back.
I will let you know how long it takes to get my money back.

Kind of weird that every time the 6 available sell - he suddenly has 6 more avalable !!

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2017, 09:45:22 pm »
I am telling you it is a box of angry bees. Be careful when you open it.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2017, 09:52:57 pm »
I still think it's odd the price is listed in GPB but the location is 25 minutes from me....
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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2017, 09:58:13 pm »
I already know its never gonna get marked as shipped. Ebay has been good about getting my money back in about two weeks from purchase when i dont get something. I dont know why i even wasted my time. Just curious i guess.

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« Reply #21 on: March 08, 2017, 10:01:33 pm »
I still think it's odd the price is listed in GPB but the location is 25 minutes from me....

Could be they do that so that it can not be disputed for a longer time as the estimated delivery date is over the 15 days you have to file a dispute with Paypal.  :dunno

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« Reply #22 on: March 08, 2017, 10:15:40 pm »
I already know its never gonna get marked as shipped. Ebay has been good about getting my money back in about two weeks from purchase when i dont get something. I dont know why i even wasted my time. Just curious i guess.

yeah e-bay has been good to me too.if it dosnt come by the date im requesting my money back

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #23 on: March 08, 2017, 10:21:29 pm »
Remember that one time dudes here bought those cheap Android-on-a-sticks from China and they ended up getting beads and trinkets instead?
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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #24 on: March 08, 2017, 10:25:34 pm »
Remember that one time dudes here bought those cheap Android-on-a-sticks from China and they ended up getting beads and trinkets instead?
Well i hope i get sone trinkets so at least i can have some free stuff before i get my refund.

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« Reply #25 on: March 08, 2017, 11:50:51 pm »
Bread and trinkets were probably a better buy anyway.


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« Reply #26 on: March 09, 2017, 12:26:03 am »
Remember that one time dudes here bought those cheap Android-on-a-sticks from China and they ended up getting beads and trinkets instead?
Well i hope i get some trinkets so at least i can have some free stuff before i get my refund.

Oh yeah I remember that one - but the bracelet I got was good enough for a cheap Christmas present, but I was disappointed when it showed up minus the TV stick....
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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #27 on: March 09, 2017, 07:53:31 am »
Is marked as shipped but has been removed. So no way to track or contact seller.

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #28 on: March 09, 2017, 07:56:13 am »
Well it was scammers  :dunno

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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2017, 09:27:45 am »
well the computer was taken down from e-bay

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« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2017, 10:17:50 am »
No ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.
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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #31 on: March 15, 2017, 07:22:35 pm »
For closure i got my refund on the 13th. So five days from purchase. Not bad

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« Reply #32 on: March 15, 2017, 10:16:22 pm »
Who was that guy who sold Xbox's on here that totally flaked?

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« Reply #33 on: March 15, 2017, 10:38:25 pm »
For closure i got my refund on the 13th. So five days from purchase. Not bad
Next time leave your money in your pocket.
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Re: for this price should i get it?
« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2017, 05:56:29 am »
Yotsuya is right, you should not encourage that nonsense.

I think we all prefer the threads on the other kind of eBay scams any way.
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