Seller portofino168 sells 1gb hacked to 4gb, beware.

[Husker]

Just received this unit. It was 1GB (not the 4GB claimed). I wish I had found this site prior to buying this unit :evil:

H.

[Husker]

I did send off an email to this seller

have just received the MP4 player purchased from this auction. The player is "SIGNIFICANTLY NOT AS DESCRIBED" The player is only a 1GB player, which has been hacked to appear like a 4GB Player. I have NOT left eBay feedback yet, nor have I opened a claim with PayPal, or filed a "significantly not as described" claim with eBay. I wanted to contact you first, to see if this problem can be worked out.

The player is not totally unusable. However, the street value is only about $25 or so for a 1GB, and not the $37 which I paid for it.

and received this as a reply

Dear,
Now is 2am Hong Kong Time.we are so disappointed to hear that.As we have order all 4 GB MP4 from our agent.It may wrong format.I suggest that the following solution.
1.)we will send you the return shipping cost US$8.Please send it back to us for checking.when we receive it.we will take it back to our agent for checking.Afterward we will send you one for replacement or full refund you.

2.)If you don't have time to send it back.We would like to see our customer happy.We refund you US$15.And you can keep it.

Which one you like.Please send us your message.
we will answer you after this weekend.
Thanks!

- portofino168

I replied back that I would keep the player, and that $15 refund was acceptable to me.

$25 shipped cost (for me) on a good working 1GB player is very acceptable (yes, I did want a 4GB, but this 1GB is much more responsive than the sluggish true 4GB I also have). I have a question for the other board members. What should I do about feedback? I have looked at this sellers feedback, and there are several 4GB fraud ratings. I have also looked at the items he has for sale, and now all of them are listed as 1GB.

So I have a quandary, and that is on what feedback to leave this? I would like to hear from others about this.

The player was certainly hacked, that is a given. The player was sold well below what a true 4GB would sell for ($37 USD delivered). Now (for me, but unknown for others scammed), the price has (hopefully) been modified down to $25 USD delivered. In some ways I want to believe the seller. I do not see him with 4GB scam units for sale any more, and that makes me believe he is not a true fraud (but again, I can not say for certain). How would others handle this?

H.