Kindle 3 for $45 on eBay. Is it scam or not? - Page 2

BeTePoK · 10-03-2010, 01:28 PM

Anyway, even if I'll get a reader, which I will be able to use for reading and it's not a "real" Kinlde - I won't apply for a moneyback

daffy4u · 10-03-2010, 01:40 PM

Since Kindles are assembled in China, these could be knock-offs or stolen from the factory.

BeTePoK · 10-03-2010, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Since Kindles are assembled in China, these could be knock-offs or stolen from the factory.

I was thinking about the same...
But in my country the just don't care since we are downloading books from PC, not from Kindle Store, so we don't need a registration.

tarke9891 · 10-03-2010, 01:46 PM

I bought my kindle from amazon but the box says made in China. Mostly a reject.

volwrath · 10-03-2010, 02:00 PM

I will say this, if you examine sellers feedback on ebay, hes been selling $0.99 items almost exclusively, possibly to get his feedback up enough to dupe people into buying $45 kindles

mrzerga · 10-03-2010, 02:01 PM

i've placed 2 orders for 1 and 2 kindles .
at first asked to cancel one of orders- no response. (red flag given the below info)
later asked the following: is this a new item? will all the functions work as advertised? is it manufactured by amazon?

the immediate answer was:
Yes, friends!

asked to cancel one of the orders for the second time - no response as of yet.
as of now not planning to pay for any of the orders, until some responses from other buyers will trickle in.

i'm pretty sure it is a scam. but we will see.

desertblues · 10-03-2010, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeTePoK

Few hours ago I saw this link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Amazon-Kindl...item27b57576dd

They are selling Kindle 3 for $45 bucks! Could it be true?

Almost 180 readers were sold within 2 hours...

Walking on thin ice? Another moral issue here at stake?

rcuadro · 10-03-2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolbreeze

Hell, I may buy one just to see if it's legit. If so, it'll be a present.

If they are fakes, the guy selling them is in for a sh*t storm of negative feedback once they are shipped. The feedback he has is pretty good, actually. Interesting.

I bought one and chanced it. Let see how it goes.... at worse case I will file a claim with eBay and PayPal and be done with it.

BeTePoK · 10-03-2010, 03:18 PM

Hey! The seller got first positive feedback on Kindle 3! From the US!
How it could be? Super-fast shipping?

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...ms=positive_30

rcuadro · 10-03-2010, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeTePoK

Hey! The seller got first positive feedback on Kindle 3! From the US!
How it could be? Super-fast shipping?

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...ms=positive_30

I just saw that also... keeping my fingers crossed

jswinden · 10-03-2010, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeTePoK

Hey! The seller got first positive feedback on Kindle 3! From the US!
How it could be? Super-fast shipping?

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...ms=positive_30

Feedback is easy to scam. He could have had an associate buy one and leave positive feedback. That would be a fake buy.

As far as eBay Buyer Protection, AFAIK it basically freezes the PayPal funds the buyer uses to pay for the item until the item is confirmed as delivered or the buyer gives the seller positive feedback or 30 days passes with no complaint from the buyer--whichever comes first. If the seller pays for a tracking number with a shipping firm like UPS or FedEx and enters it through eBay/PayPal, as soon as the item is indicated as delivered PayPal will unfreeze the funds. So it is really not much protection. By the time the buyer opens the package and checks it out, it might be too late without filing a complaint that will probably take PayPal months to arbitrate. On an item that is only $49, most people probably won't even bother to file a complaint.

ricsmania · 10-03-2010, 04:14 PM

$45 Kindle with free worldwide shipping? Doesn't look like a scam at all...

volwrath · 10-03-2010, 04:27 PM

Assuming it is a scam, seller has made almost $15,000 of profit before paypal and ebay

o0-0o · 10-03-2010, 04:28 PM

I guess the seller is just trying to get money as soon as possible and then disappear. The seller will roughly has three weeks to collect the money since it takes that long for the item to be delivered and the buyer to realize that it is a fraud and file the first complaint. The seller won't ship anything. When eBay confirm this is a fraud and wants to take action (e.g., freeze the account), the seller may have already earned a lot of money. Since China doesn't have a credit system as the U.S. has and the seller may even use a fake name for the ebay account so it is very difficult to prevent such crime. Ebay won't be able to do anything but pay the buyer from its own pocket in order to fulfill the buyer protection. I, myself, lost $150 for just being 2 days late in opening a case in Ebay in a similar situation.

krazy4katz · 10-03-2010, 04:35 PM

Here we go again....

http://www.links2love.com/lyrics_ray...orah_jones.htm

k4k

ETA: please don't take this the wrong way...

10-03-2010, 02:01 PM	#21
mrzerga Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 7060 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi - love it	i've placed 2 orders for 1 and 2 kindles . at first asked to cancel one of orders- no response. (red flag given the below info) later asked the following: is this a new item? will all the functions work as advertised? is it manufactured by amazon? the immediate answer was: Yes, friends! asked to cancel one of the orders for the second time - no response as of yet. as of now not planning to pay for any of the orders, until some responses from other buyers will trickle in. i'm pretty sure it is a scam. but we will see. Last edited by mrzerga; 10-03-2010 at 02:17 PM.

10-03-2010, 04:28 PM	#29
o0-0o Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 108 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Pocketbook 301+	I guess the seller is just trying to get money as soon as possible and then disappear. The seller will roughly has three weeks to collect the money since it takes that long for the item to be delivered and the buyer to realize that it is a fraud and file the first complaint. The seller won't ship anything. When eBay confirm this is a fraud and wants to take action (e.g., freeze the account), the seller may have already earned a lot of money. Since China doesn't have a credit system as the U.S. has and the seller may even use a fake name for the ebay account so it is very difficult to prevent such crime. Ebay won't be able to do anything but pay the buyer from its own pocket in order to fulfill the buyer protection. I, myself, lost $150 for just being 2 days late in opening a case in Ebay in a similar situation. Last edited by o0-0o; 10-03-2010 at 04:32 PM.

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10-03-2010, 01:28 PM	#16
BeTePoK Guru Posts: 740 Karma: 12616666 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Republic of Belarus Device: Sony PRS-505	Anyway, even if I'll get a reader, which I will be able to use for reading and it's not a "real" Kinlde - I won't apply for a moneyback

10-03-2010, 01:40 PM	#17
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Since Kindles are assembled in China, these could be knock-offs or stolen from the factory.

10-03-2010, 01:46 PM	#19
tarke9891 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 126 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3 3G	I bought my kindle from amazon but the box says made in China. Mostly a reject.

10-03-2010, 02:00 PM	#20
volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	I will say this, if you examine sellers feedback on ebay, hes been selling $0.99 items almost exclusively, possibly to get his feedback up enough to dupe people into buying $45 kindles

10-03-2010, 03:18 PM	#24
BeTePoK Guru Posts: 740 Karma: 12616666 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Republic of Belarus Device: Sony PRS-505	Hey! The seller got first positive feedback on Kindle 3! From the US! How it could be? Super-fast shipping? http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...ms=positive_30

10-03-2010, 04:14 PM	#27
ricsmania Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 40 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brazil Device: Kindle 3 3G+Wifi	$45 Kindle with free worldwide shipping? Doesn't look like a scam at all...

10-03-2010, 04:27 PM	#28
volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	Assuming it is a scam, seller has made almost $15,000 of profit before paypal and ebay

10-03-2010, 04:35 PM	#30
krazy4katz Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 1552656 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: [Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (KK)], Kindle Voyage, iPad Pro	Here we go again.... http://www.links2love.com/lyrics_ray...orah_jones.htm k4k ETA: please don't take this the wrong way...

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