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Wizard99 · 03-14-2011, 09:14 PM

Hi, I've registered here to confirm the warning. I ordered an ebook reader on Ebay.com.au listed as "Irex Digital Reader 800s NEW". There was no photo in the listing, neither of the Irex nor the Elonex. But the advertising text clearly dealt with the Irex reader boasting an 8.1 inch screen etc. The ISBN in the listing was the ISBN of the Elonex reader (as I found out later). The reasonable price, the low shipping costs and the fact that the item was located in the UK (no import fee etc.) were the main reasons why I bought the device. But it also turned out to be the Elonex EB621 reader with a 6 inch screen. The seller is willing to give me a full refund, but I also still don't have an Irex DR800...by the way, if you enter the ISBN of the Elonex in Google you'll still find other shops selling the Elonex under the Irex's name...

03-14-2011, 09:14 PM	#6
Wizard99 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Germany Device: Irex DR 800	Can confirm warning Hi, I've registered here to confirm the warning. I ordered an ebook reader on Ebay.com.au listed as "Irex Digital Reader 800s NEW". There was no photo in the listing, neither of the Irex nor the Elonex. But the advertising text clearly dealt with the Irex reader boasting an 8.1 inch screen etc. The ISBN in the listing was the ISBN of the Elonex reader (as I found out later). The reasonable price, the low shipping costs and the fact that the item was located in the UK (no import fee etc.) were the main reasons why I bought the device. But it also turned out to be the Elonex EB621 reader with a 6 inch screen. The seller is willing to give me a full refund, but I also still don't have an Irex DR800...by the way, if you enter the ISBN of the Elonex in Google you'll still find other shops selling the Elonex under the Irex's name... Last edited by Wizard99; 03-14-2011 at 09:16 PM.