Hey people!
I'm new here, & found this place looking for a solution to the 4GB Scam! I was wondering what other genuine ebay sellers are doing.
I'm relatively (absolutely) new to selling on eBay. I invested in chipods, with a view to selling them both in retail on ebay, and in wholesale / dropship mode. While the wholesale mode seems to be fine & picking up, I am stuck in the retail section.
At the time when I bought these players, I was confident that there was no possibility of a loss, (as my costs are probably one of the lowest in the US) I thought that in the worst case, I could easily liquidate my investment by selling at cost.
Now, with the Flash prices down almost 25% in the last 45 days + the very big problem of the scammers, I see where I am headed!
I'd like to share some of my thoughts on this problem & get your feedback.
1. Alberta - that's a great idea! I just bid on that auction. I don't need the CD etc.. please just use the money to relist. (I could use the feedback
2. Let us all genuine sellers bid on different auctions by mp4_scam_buster & fund this campaign.
3. I would also like to cross-promote mp4_scam_buster listings on my store & listings. Could someone please tell me how to do that? I suggest we all do this.
4. I would like to commit 1 dollar from every sale I make, to fund this campaign. I just calculated, that we need about $170 a day to have one of these listings end every 5 minutes. Any other ideas on how to raise this money?
5. I saw a "Black List" here.. what about a "White List" ?
6. How about "certification"? Suppose if all sellers send a sample to say "michiganjfrog', and ask him to review & certify the product, then he posts that review on a separate website. Then we (sellers) could put a logo of the certification, with a link to the review in our listing. the 'review' website could then further offer more information about the Scam, and links to other sites, "Black" & "White" Lists etc. I was just trying to figure in ebay's links policy if this could fit into their policies. Anyone have more idea?
7. michiganjfrog - Great guides there - I gave my vote! The genuine 4GB players are now available. I myself am shipping wholesale lots to my customers since last week. These use 2 x 2GB chips. The 4GB chips are also now available in the chinese component market, but the 2x2 combination works out cheaper. I think we should also have the genuine 8GB (with 2x4GB chips) in the next few months.