On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 13:59, Steve Kidd wrote: > But with all this chatter about how most of the Powerbooks on Ebay are > scams, I decided to take a look for myself. After reviewing more than > 100 Powerbook listings, I've found four that were obvious scams.
The real problem are the non obvious ones... > I did find half a dozen or so that seemed suspicious, but as someone > pointed out, requesting escrow is a sure way to weed out someone who > doesn't intend to send you the product. Many honest sellers do not accept Escrow. > I, for one, don't have any > problems with paying escrow fees when I'm sending $2,000 to someone I > don't know in a foreign country (That would be the US for me). Same for me. > But by and large, the vast majority were people who seemed to be making > honest transactions. One guy even suggested that you drop by to pick up > the machine, if you felt unsure. > The really sad thing that I did notice > though, was people bidding up the price on auctions so high that they > might as well buy at a retail used/refurbished store. Foolish. I'll be more precise then: ALMOST ALL GOOD DEALS for NEWER Powerbooks are scams. The ones that are not have prices close to the ones you find in a retail shop. Joaquim -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
