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So I've been looking online for this phone and i found this website:http://www.expatriates.com/cls/13636164.html
I emailed the guy and he/she replied with this message:
Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry...
We are registered wholesale supplier from Bolton, United Kingdom.
We sell Brand new and original SAMSUNG GALAXY S2 UNLOCKED
PRICE : - $300 / piece - price is including shipping.
Bonus: If you buy 2 units you will get 1 unit extra as free bonus.
We deliver order in 2 / 3 days via EMS/FEDEX/DHL/UPS to your doorstep. Shipping Tracking Number/Airway bill will be emailed to you after shipment
Payment by Western union... ( we accept 50% deposit via western union and you pay the remaining 50% balance after delivery of the goods to you)
So If you agree to our quotation and terms, then kindly email me back with your shipping address so we send you invoice and payment details and we can proceed with shipment.
Please get back to us with the following information for your order to be processed.
1.) What quantity do you want to buy ? ...................
2.) Your Full Name:.............................
3.) Deliver Address to Include the following:
*City:...................................
*Phone:...............................
*Postal Code:.......................
*Country:............................
We await your order confirmation and quick response.
Best Regards
Ali Alkaaby
Manager
CELL SERV. LTD
Tel:+447024011026
You guys think its legit? because $300 for that phone is an awesome price
Yes of course they are legit. Go ahead get 50 of them!! Great price. I may order one too. I will pay western union too. And give them my information in an email. Cant wait!!! Galaxy s2 rocks!!! lol
No. Its fake. Never pay via western union. Email is extremely sketchy other than that, you're a moron.
Noooooooo way! Total scam
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Its fake.. lol on top of the page it says never pay with western union in red lmfao
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It's an obvious fake, I live in the UK and they cost at least £450.
I hate websites like this as they must work quite well considering people can't seem to resist an apparent bargain!
Interested buyers should email : cellmaket@hotmail.com
Looks damn safe.. Fake
I got my SGS2 here in Finland for 456€ euros (650$) which is the cheapest in the whole country.
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we are registered wholesale supplier from bolton, united kingdom.
Price : - $300 / piece - price is including shipping. = based in uk but deal in us dollars?
bonus: If you buy 2 units you will get 1 unit extra as free bonus.
really? Wow u buy 2 phones and get one free! Almost as good as the deal in your local tesco store
payment by western union... ( we accept 50% deposit via western union and you pay the remaining 50% balance after delivery of the goods to you)
most trusted and secure payment method available to date! *sarcasm*
you guys think its legit? Because $300 for that phone is an awesome price
after all of the above, you seriously, i mean seriously take the time to create a thread on xda and seriously (SERIOUSLY!!!!) ask if this is legit????.
I offer you a better deal, send me $100 via western union and I will send you a BRAIN...no hold on! I will send you one free as a bonus!!!!
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Its obviously fake, its misleading as it has false info, and to spot these, you need to notice a few things.
The Picture posted is from Galaxy S2, but the description isnt, including the links.
Phone Models:
Galaxy S2 = i9100
Galaxy S = i9000
Plus norwich union, bank transfer even ebay are run by a lot of the scammers.
Always check for a legit shop, and if you buy it from ebay, make 100% sure to check the seller's feedback, DO NOT TRUST any seller with low feedbacks (less than 30) and specially with any negative feedbacks.
You dont want to trust the wrong person with your money.
Better be cautious than sorry
3 at cost of 2 ? In other words new sgs2 for 200$ ? Cool - considering selling mine and buying three new from there ! (me stupid that I paid 560 € for mine xD)
If they were selling Iphone 4 for 200 $ i would have said it's true Samsung Galaxy S 2 no way
WOW i think i'm gonna order 2 of them! isanely cheap
EDIT: nah lol, just a joke^^
too good to be true. op, if someone is asking you to wire money (especially something like half now, then half after you get the phone), dont bite. theres scams like this all over the web ranging from cars, to houses. if there's some type of special or unusual circumstances involved, then likely its fake.
theebest said:
Its fake.. lol on top of the page it says never pay with western union in red lmfao
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haha.. noticed the red warning when first loaded the page.. then read the content say pay by western union... lol..
Hello My Most Worthy and Esteemed Friends,
I am corresponding with you all as you all as you have been elucidated to me as commendable through your good offices and deeds.
Through my fair service as Chief Banking Officer (Second Class) of the Imperial Banking System of Liberia, I have become encumbered by a sum of $23,000,000 (twenty THREE million dollar sterling) falling due to my ingratidudinous bureaucracy under the glorious tenure of former ex-President Charles Sierra-Leone of Cote d'Ivoire, who is currently dying of incurable cancer of the esophagus, in a plane crash.
I am most efficaciously appraised, in consideration of the unusual number of lottery wins that you have all had recently, that it is unworthy of my writing politely asking for help to move the fundage out of the country into a bank account of your officiating with a card to be delivered by FedEx.
Instead, I'm therefore going to blow the entire $42,000,000 (THIRTY five billion US dollars sterling) fundament and benevolence on this most execrable offer. Postage and packing not included.
That's how legit it is.
Yours
Hon Worthy Scamma (Mrs)
Federal Bank of Somewhere Unlikely
Wow, I miss "respect" button.
Woah! I ordered 1000 units.
No I didn't really
In your link it clearly says i9000 like, four times. That's a Samsung Galaxy S 1. Not S 2. That's going to be their "you didn't read it properly" get-out clause when you get sent old 1st-gen overstocked Samsung Galaxy 1s... if you get sent anything at all.
darkodin14 said:
Yes of course they are legit. Go ahead get 50 of them!! Great price. I may order one too. I will pay western union too. And give them my information in an email. Cant wait!!! Galaxy s2 rocks!!! lol
No. Its fake. Never pay via western union. Email is extremely sketchy other than that, you're a moron.
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Lmao quality post......
Hi everyone, I was looking forward to join the I717 community but sadly, I don't think I'll be getting my Note because of some ******* who decided to rip off people thru ebay, I was so happy by the fact that I was getting a new Note, and now I'm trying to get my money back and the guy keeps giving excuses, ebay told me to wait until Saturday to open a didn't receive item case, but for what I know is gonna take some time, the bad thing is that I sold my Sensation and my T-Mobile's Galaxy S2 to be able to buy the Note and now I'm stuck with a Prepaid LG Flip phone. Beware when using ebay, don't wanna end up like me. Bad thing $600
Anyone here can point me on the right direction...
Dispute! If you paid with Paypal then you'll most likely recover your money.
Nothing you can do but wait.
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Yes, I did used Paypal, guess youre right all I can do is wait... which is not easy when you spend that kind of amount, I am an a 28yr. DoD veteran (Sadly, because of an accident) I've dealt with situations that I never thought I'll ever witness, but I never been played like that.
djxcee said:
Dispute! If you paid with Paypal then you'll most likely recover your money.
Nothing you can do but wait.
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Buyers are always covered. Which is tough for selling. But it gives buyers some confidence that they have some sort of recourse. Without buyers ebay can't survive, even with millions of sellers
Only way the seller can win the dispute, is if he can show tracking signature delivery to the registered pay pal address.
It takes 10 days at least, sorry to hear you have to go through this, it will just take some patience.
Try not to instigate or piss the seller off. Just keep it cool and let ebay/paypal work for you. At times they may end up sending you the item damaged on purpose, then the claiming gets harder.
I used Ebay to get mine and they were a great seller i believe their name was cellstoreusa and also got a 2 year squaretrade warranty as well I would just say next time make sure you are buying from those sellers who have the highest ratings, Im sorry this happened to you though i hope you get your money back
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Only way the seller can win the dispute, is if he can show tracking signature delivery to the registered pay pal address.
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From what I heard, you have to use eBay for shipping in order for eBay to trust your tracking information. If you shipping the stuff youself without using eBay to produce shipping labels, you are SOL.
Not true.you have to use a shipper that provides online tracking our a method where deliver can be confirmed. You can use USPS with delivery confirmation, UPS with tracking, Fed Ex, DHL, etc.as long add you can show that it had tracking and show proof it was delivered via online for example. I am a Powerseller on EBay btw.
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Not true.you have to use a shipper that provides online tracking our a method where deliver can be confirmed. You can use USPS with delivery confirmation, UPS with tracking, Fed Ex, DHL, etc.as long add you can show that it had tracking and show proof it was delivered via online for example. I am a Powerseller on EBay btw.
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I'm not a powerseller. But I have around 56 feedback. 100% positive. This guy speaks the truth. you'll get your money back.
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Don't worry. You will get your money back, but it will take some time. I got scammed some years ago. It took a few weeks of going back and forth with ebay, paypal, and the seller. Paypal finally awarded me the money. But (at that time) they could only award me from money that was in his account. That may have changed. Best of luck.
Can't provide any direction, but I"ll chime in with my own Note from ebay experience.
Won one on ebay last month, posted as "brand new". When I received it; no stylus, aftermarket rear cover, and aftermarket battery. Most likely stolen Returned and still waiting on refund.
Had a similar experience... Long time ago with a 300+ dollar phone
Hit that bastard up with a paypal claim.. No seller likes those. Keep all emails and records of attempts to contact. You are protected via paypal "xxxx.xx" amount of dollars
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Do you have a link to the listing?
*USPS with "signature" delivery confirmation. To the verified shipping address on record with Pay Pal.
h0tw1r3 said:
Can't provide any direction, but I"ll chime in with my own Note from ebay experience.
Won one on ebay last month, posted as "brand new". When I received it; no stylus, aftermarket rear cover, and aftermarket battery. Most likely stolen Returned and still waiting on refund.
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Sorry to hear that, sounds like you may have been sold a Best Buy demo unit. Those are usually missing the Stylus, battery door, but everything can be bought OEM except the box. No box to compare the IMEI usually is cause to be alert and weary.
I was offered a phone in that condition, while testing it, it would go into the orange demo screen and randomly show feature videos. But it can be reset via recovery.
I mostly buy my devices locally on Craigslist. Usually cheaper than ebay and I get to really test it out before paying. Not say youre guaranteed anything tho. Still a risk. YMMV
I've always wondered, how would PayPal get you your money back if the seller just closed their account (banking account)? Do they actually come out of pocket for you?
Yes they do..
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I've always wondered, how would PayPal get you your money back if the seller just closed their account (banking account)? Do they actually come out of pocket for you?
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years ago you were sol..not sure how it works now.
If OP paid by CC or bank to paypal to seller you can dispute the charge through them
If you paid with funds already in your paypal account you have to wait through the process unfortunately (a good reason why I always pay via one of my credit cards, and not my paypal balance)
Here is the link for the listing... It was listed as brand new/unopened, thanks everyone for the help and support.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-S...Cell_Phones&hash=item231bbca264#ht_500wt_1156
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Do you have a link to the listing?
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I just sold my Iphone on Ebay and they are so anal about protecting the buyer, I was upset on how long I had to wait to get my money. Now I'm not that upset about it. If you do exactly what they want and either use Ebay to print yor shipping label or upload your tracking data immediatley, there's no way to get ripped off except maybe for missing items or defects. I didn't get my money until Ebay got confirmation of delivery. I then had to wait 4 days to get my money from Paypal. I don't know what takes so long for Paypal unless they try to mske a couple days interest off my money.
what if the sends a fake package with signature confim with nothing inside?
shaolinx said:
what if the sends a fake package with signature confim with nothing inside?
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You take pics of the label...which shows the weight. ..and of the box open and empty
Thur u arrrrrrgh
Hey guys, I saw a decent case on ebay and unfortunately they wouldn't ship here in the Philippines. I was thinking of buying this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/StandBook-Multi-Stand-PU-Leather-Case-for-Asus-Eee-Pad-Prime-TF201-red-Tablet-/120912896867 They're the only vendor selling this kind of case.
So anyway, can anyone especially from US would help me buy it? They offer free shipment of the item for US btw.
The payment would be like this:
1. I would pay for the item plus the shipment fee for Philippines via Paypal. Cheapest USPS only please
or
2. You can be the one buying it and I would pay you when I receive the item. I know this option may sound creepy on your part but don't worry, I won't screw you up.
Hi guys,
I put my transformer prime on ebay yesterday at a buy it now price of £350 which I thought was fair considering the prime's condition. Someone bought it within about 6 hours which was great, however, he only has 1 feedback for a saw he bought in 2011.
He sent me this message over ebay:
Hi mate, Glad I won your item. I'm currently in U.K at the moment. Please email me at [email protected], confirming the exact condition of the item. I will be going for an appointment will be able to access my email from my iPhone, so email me at [email protected] using the item number as the subject. cheers
seems dodgy. Only in the UK for a bit? going for an appointment? Using a freeweb email address? His address checks out as being from the UK
I am aware of people reversing payment on paypal once theyve received the product and I don't know how to defend myself from that happening. I can't afford to be scammed as I'm a student and need the money to buy a laptop as my other one packed up yesterday.
Any advice would be great,
Cheers, Nick
Did he send payment? Did he pay with Paypal?
Just make sure that you ship the tablet with tracking and insurance. You might consider doing a proof of delivery (signature) as well. As long as you can prove it was delivered to the address he specified he can't come back later and say he never got the item. The tracking, signature confirmation and insurance all cost a few bucks extra, but when dealing with a $350 item and a dodgy customer they are well worth the extra fee.
nickkyboy36 said:
Hi guys,
I put my transformer prime on ebay yesterday at a buy it now price of £350 which I thought was fair considering the prime's condition. Someone bought it within about 6 hours which was great, however, he only has 1 feedback for a saw he bought in 2011.
He sent me this message over ebay:
Hi mate, Glad I won your item. I'm currently in U.K at the moment. Please email me at [email protected], confirming the exact condition of the item. I will be going for an appointment will be able to access my email from my iPhone, so email me at [email protected] using the item number as the subject. cheers
seems dodgy. Only in the UK for a bit? going for an appointment? Using a freeweb email address? His address checks out as being from the UK
I am aware of people reversing payment on paypal once theyve received the product and I don't know how to defend myself from that happening. I can't afford to be scammed as I'm a student and need the money to buy a laptop as my other one packed up yesterday.
Any advice would be great,
Cheers, Nick
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I'd be concerned about wanting to "confirm the exact condition of the item". If he wanted to do that he should have contacted you before bidding, not after winning. Also, whatever precautions you may take, if he leaves the country after he has your hardware in hand, you will not have much recourse if things go sour later-even if you have all the documentation to prove your side of things. Any way you could get him to pay cash?
On the yahoo account, I wouldn't be too concerned about that. I know lots of people who use yahoo, gmail, etc as their primary email accounts. This keeps things so that your email account is not tied to your ISP and you can keep your address if you change service providers. Also, I personally keep a separate Gmail account that I only use on ebay so that I don't have to give out my "real" address which I only give to friends and family.
thanks for your replies guys,
no, I have not received any money into my paypal account and am waiting for a response from him. Just a quick question regarding postal insurance: Do I insure my tablet up to the value of £350 and receive that if it all goes wrong? Why doesn't everyone just claim things went missing and both parties win?
also to the guy above, that bothered me too. The item's condition was extensively detailed in my description with photos and everything
cheers, Nick
With insurance you specify the sale price of the item and if it goes missing you collect that amount of money from the postal service which you then use to repay the purchaser.
The reason that everyone doesn't just say things are "missing" is because doing so is a crime punishable with prison time if you are found out. Also, it is unlikely that you will be able to get a stranger to reliably lie for you.
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With insurance you specify the sale price of the item and if it goes missing you collect that amount of money from the postal service which you then use to repay the purchaser.
The reason that everyone doesn't just say things are "missing" is because doing so is a crime punishable with prison time if you are found out. Also, it is unlikely that you will be able to get a stranger to reliably lie for you.
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So Worst case scenario is the item goes missing in the post according to mr fraudulent purchaser and I collect cash from the post office?
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So Worst case scenario is the item goes missing in the post according to mr fraudulent purchaser and I collect cash from the post office?
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No. The worse case scenario is that you don't buy insurance and the package gets lost or damaged in which case you are out of a tablet and have to refund the $350 out of your own pocket because your item was never delivered.
(Total loss= Tablet + $$350)
2nd worst scenario is the tablet is lost, but you paid $5 (or whatever) for the shipping insurance so you don't have to refund the purchaser out of your own pocket but you are still missing a tablet.
(Total loss= Tablet + $5)
When shipping relatively expensive items overseas it is always worth paying an extra $10 or so to the shipping company for insurance, detailed tracking and signature confirmation. This is doubly true if you don't trust the buyer which seems to be the case with this guy.
I sell my prime with dock, with 399 euro. I buy this in aprile. 2years waranty. I never use this tablet, and i want to sell. I change 2 prime, for defective problems. This is OK. For link send PM.
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No. The worse case scenario is that you don't buy insurance and the package gets lost or damaged in which case you are out of a tablet and have to refund the $350 out of your own pocket because your item was never delivered.
(Total loss= Tablet + $$350)
2nd worst scenario is the tablet is lost, but you paid $5 (or whatever) for the shipping insurance so you don't have to refund the purchaser out of your own pocket but you are still missing a tablet.
(Total loss= Tablet + $5)
When shipping relatively expensive items overseas it is always worth paying an extra $10 or so to the shipping company for insurance, detailed tracking and signature confirmation. This is doubly true if you don't trust the buyer which seems to be the case with this guy.
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oh I see, thus keeping the cash the buyer has given me.
This does sound like a scam to me, I once had very similar emails when I advertised a car.
I wouldn't part with your Prime until you have the money safely. I don't think you're covered by eBay payment protection (because his feedback is low), but might be worth checking with eBay customer service how protected you are.
Good luck!
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oh I see, thus keeping the cash the buyer has given me.
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Pretty much. According to eBay rules if your product was lost and not delivered you would have to refund them their money (Paypal would happily do it for them without your consent). If you bought insurance, the postal service would pay you the listed value of the tablet so you would get $350 (minus whatever you paid for insurance) and the purchaser would get their $350 back as well.
Insurance is ALWAYS worthwhile, especially for items over $100 and often for items as low as $30 if you have a bad feeling about the buyer.
I've used Ebay a LOT.
1 - Never send without a payment
2 - NEVER, I repeat NEVER EVER accept a payment through PayPal that they used a credit card to make. Reason? People claim that they were "frauded" and do a chargeback. PayPal retracts the money from you and you are out everything.
3 - If you receive a payment email from the buyer NEVER trust them. EVER. Go directly to your paypal through your web browser, never through their links. Reason? They have fake paypal pages set up to make you think you got the payment. I've seen this more times than I can count...it almost suckered me the first time it was that good.
4- ALWAYS get insurance, tracking number and mandatory signature upon delivery. DO NOT EVER send without any of these. Period.
5 - Make sure to ship through whatever government shipping options you have if available. Canada Post, USPS, whatever...this usually avoids brokerage fees (which you can apply to be your own broker and get the item anyway, but it's a headache and a HUGE scam shipping companies LOVE to employ for extra cash)
6 - If the guy says he's from somewhere reasonably local (UK, USA, Canada) then states "I am overseas working in Africa on a geological survey ship, can you please send to my cousin in Nigeria" tell him to **** off and repost it.
7 - EVERY fake buyer will send a template email "Thanks guy, I am happy to be winning your item off of ebay and can not wait to get it! I am so excited!", it never sounds conversational and never mentions the specific item. You can send them back an email that asks them specific questions and they'll answer with another template "Glad to hear from you, I will send the money requested and $50 extra dollars if you send the item as soon as possible through the fastest way".
If the person on the other end can't have a conversation, even in halted English, ignore them and move on. They are a scammer, usually from Africa, using templates to try to scam. Chances are they can't speak a lick of English, or even count. They entice with excited sounding emails offering extra money above and beyond the asking price, then send a fake email that they paid you with a link inside that takes you to a fake page.
This screams scam, I'd back away from it right now. If your selling on Ebay make sure you have someone with atleast 6 to 12 months history, and with a good rating. People will buy a bunch of crap $1 cables so they can raise up there rating and then start scamming on big name items.
When I sold my iPhone 3G years ago I ended up with someone offering to pay me and paypal but wanted me to ship to his Niece in another province... it was a gift and she'd be soooooo excited... apparently....
I walked away from that deal quickly.
Put it up on craigs list, meet in a public place and get cash.
I would run the other direction. This sounds no good.
Over on eBay is an auction eBay Auction for GN2 on Verizon and as of right now its up to $750. The stupid part is its above full retail price and the seller is only offering to ship you his pre-order once he gets it. So really you could just pre-order yourself at full retail and save money and keep your warranty since its tied to your account.
Thread Closed...going no where, but thanks for the info.
Thank you.