eBay seller: safe2star

enforcer505 · #1 (**permalink**) 30th Jan 2009, 7:34 pm

well guys i was mad with this one. paid for a 16gb mp3 mp4 player. says it can hold 1000 songs etc etc. well i ran the reformatting tool and found its less the 4gb memory in it. also ran a few programs to see what it had. i bought 2 others before and was un aware of it. i gave them out for x-mas presents. so now i have to round them up. the seller says he will give me a refund if i ship it back to hong kong, but no thanks i no where that is going.

here is the sellers account: safe2star

NEW 16GB SLIM MP3 MP4 VIDEO RADIO PLAYER FREE SHIP EB16

BEWARE OF THIS GUY! if u notice ppl leave feedback when they get it not if it works ok 2 weeks down the road.

admin · #2 (**permalink**) 30th Jan 2009, 8:20 pm

Sorry to hear that you have a hacked player.

My best suggestion is to ask for a PARTIAL REFUND. That way, you keep the player but at a much cheaper price. Otherwise you will waste money on shipping etc.... The player should still work fine, just not the 16GB storage as advertised.

Hope you leave him negative feedback (after you get the partial refund though

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mac_gyver · #3 (**permalink**) 31st Jan 2009, 6:17 am

Oh no :shock:
I have ordered two 16Gb MP3 players from that seller for about a month ago, but have not recieved them yet.
Probalby they will also be hacked

By the way how long took the shipping for you ??

enforcer505 · #4 (**permalink**) 31st Jan 2009, 10:55 am

took about 35 days to get it. once you get it use "MP3 Player Utlities 4.00" and reformat it. the seller since told me about his 16gb to 4gb and sent me a refund extremely fast. he asked not to leave negative feedback because he has had many complain about it. what a fraud artist huh? so i would try talking to him for a refund.

mac_gyver · #5 (**permalink**) 3rd Feb 2009, 3:34 am

Ok, today I recieved the players, both where 4Gb not 16Gb

Did you get any refund or what did you do about this ?

chris92 · #6 (**permalink**) 3rd Feb 2009, 3:48 am

Wow what a rip off :shock: !!!
I never buy from outside because I never get refunds

But can't you report him? (I never use ebay so I don't know

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Next time buy directly :wink:

admin · #7 (**permalink**) 3rd Feb 2009, 11:36 am

mac_gyver,

If you paid via PayPal, I would recommend you file a DISPUTE for the purchase. Say it's a hacked player and isn't what is advertised. A lot of users have been able to get a partial refund for it which is the better solution than to return the player.

Hope that helps.
Good luck.
After you get the refund, leave negative feedback!

mac_gyver · #8 (**permalink**) 4th Feb 2009, 5:13 am

Ok thanks

I have done the dispute now, let's see what happens.

fueldragster · #9 (**permalink**) 4th Feb 2010, 6:34 am

Well I ordered one of these (16gb slim) before finding this site, Safe2star is still listing these.
From what I read on other postings I should be thankful that it had as much as 25% of the advertised memory. Audio quality is nothing to get excited about but it works (I'm not guessing for how long).
I paid 14 quid for it, they offered 35% back so, if the refund comes through, just under ten (16 bucks I suppose).
The emails contain "shock and surprise" that the factory could do this and states that they are tested...
I've suggested a couple of utilities he could spot check them with, yeah, I know.
I will let you know if I see the refund.

All told I'd be much happier if the 32gb 2.8" touch-screen player i bought at the same time (elsewhere) had had as much as 4gb actually fitted, it is a better device in all other respects. That "player" is no longer reg'd with ebay so I'm trying the paypal claim route with that one. Given the way that I have seen ebaypal dodge their responsibilities I am not holding my breath.

Best of luck everybody.

ians1 · #10 (**permalink**) 27th Mar 2010, 2:13 am

Hi I am new here so forgive me if I have missed the point here.

I recently bought 2 x 16Gb players from this seller (ipod classic lookalikes but smaller) and found they contain what is listed as "ACTIONS HS USB Flash Drive" which both DOS and Windows reports as 15.9Gb

I downloaded the "MP3 Player Tools" as suggested above but found no Format option, although the AMV convertor looks useful.

I used Windows Vista to format one (quick format option to FAT32 default unit size etc) and it took a few seconds and the other I did on Win 7 with similar results. They still show 16Gb (15.9Gb formated) and in fact have hologram labels on the reverse stating 16Gb.

I would imagine the ones mentioned above were different models or he has cleared the defective stock now.

Now, what I wanted to ask was how to organise several thousand mp3s onto these beasts so that they can be "seen" in the display and navigated because it seems to use a very wacky version of file system!

Any pointers would be appreciated!

ian