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Originally Posted by Scamdalized
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Originally Posted by Bytebug";p="
I bought last week a nano clone from Hong Kong ebay seller Be2princess advertised as 8GB. It was hacked and actually is only 4GB capacity. No usb wall charger supplied and a cd-rom containing viruses. Otherwise as expected. I think if you pay for a certain amount of capacity then expect half that. The item was advertised to the USA market so I expected at least an incompatible power adapter. USB cable was supplied and of course the cheap headphones. It works well although its a cheap build. For $20 USD which is around £15 sterling then I am happy to keep it. Supplier has okay feedback with the exception of these mp3 players which is dreadful, which I was aware of. Price was competative for the UK market.
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If the trader had advertised with an honest description i.e. all of the flaws that you described, would you still have bought it? "Supplier has okay feedback"?? Perhaps this "okay feedback" was left by people who don't know that they've been duped or who refuse to admit when they have. The acceptance of this kind of scam as 'expected' means that cynicism has definitely become the norm, and fishing for an easy mark has become even easier for the conmen, when the fish appear to be only too eager to jump on the hook! |
If the trader had advertised it with the correct specifications then I would of still bought it for the price I did as this was the primary factor; and even taking into account the true specification is still the most competative. Given the size of this thread one cannot be surprised by potential buyers cynicism of foreign auction sellers. I take each description (in pidgen english sic) with a pinch of salt - if the description is correct then wow what a bargain - if not then I have an idea of what I can reasonably expect (from experience) with these products / markets. Auctions are a gamble and yes you only get what you pay for and yes you could say I perputrated this scam by jumping on the bargain hook. The buyer had good feedback for many transactions regarding other products (giving assurance of actual delivery), the only negative feedback was for MP4 player hacks, nevertheless this was either lazy or deceptive Quality Assurance.