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£220 XDA 2 On eBay

This price doesnt seem right for an XDA 2, im thinking of getting it and selling my XDA and almost getting the price back :lol:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4181231658&category=32242
The person has 100% feedback so it might not be a con anyone bought one from the seller
Thanks
Edit-Western Union payment is prefered beware

just because the subject is xdaII, doesnt mean thats wut they are selling u. If u looked @ the picture, you would have noticed that it is the same device that u currently say u have. :wink:

The person does not have 100% feedback, I noticed there feedback is also private. Even if the feedback is perfect do not assume that the person placing the ad is the real person, there have been many hijacked accounts on ebay.

beware of xda IIs on ebay
I am not saying that there are no lagit deals on ebay but I have been watching them closely and have all but given up. There are a number of scams running:
One of them is posting links to sites running pyramid schemes (some of them tell you it is a site, others bury a disclosure deep in the tech specs in hopes of quick bucks thru paypal)
The second one advertizes XDA IIs but the pictures are carefully taken so that only one shows the antenna making it clearly and xda I.
The worst ones are hijacked live ebay accounts. I e-mailed asking a question of one seller and he told me not to bid as his hotmail and ebay accounts had been stolen. The item description later read 'do not bid! let me know if you have sent money so police and ebay reports can be filed.'
Check to see how long the auction runs for. If it is short and there is no reserve and bidding starts at $.99 you can BET it is a scam.
Feedback helps but it is not foolproof. I saw some that read 'Delivered what was promised' that was feedback from someone who paid $495 for a url to a site where they could get a $45 XDA II.

The problem with ebay accounts is the fact that the first part of your log in details is visible to everybody as your ebay account nickname, all thats needed is the password, it isnt rocket science to try put the most obvious passwords and get a hit. Ebay should change it so that no part of your log in details is available.

Ebay - be cautious

I have seen a few references to ebay on this and other media.
The basic idea behind ebay is great and it started off brilliantly with people selling used or unwanted stuff to other people looking for exactly that stuff.
In the meantime most of the stuff you find on ebay is cheap crap made in China (not everything made in China in bad!, but most crap is made in China) I think.
Like cigarettes, all advertising for ebay should contain a warning: Buying here might be harm your purse.
Sorry if I sound a bit cynical but fact is that ebay is trmendeously successful and people get carried away. I use ebay myself occasionally but I would never ever (again) by a phone or accessory on ebay.
This is all my humble opinion. I do try support serious online shops that sell good products and good service at a competitive price. My advice here: Always see to it that the online shop you buy from provides full contact details on their website: postal address and a valid phone and fax number. There are too many shops out there with no physical address at all which to me is quite dubious.
Cheers

I've been purchasing a quite a few things off eBay, mostly UK sellers, and all of the product I've got are brilliant. If you were to think China products are mostly crap, you can well steer away from it (i.e. most of the China sellers have a word 'China' on the item location).
Anyway, I have bought a powered USB hub from China (via eBay) for GBP5 (include P&P). For the same product, if you were to get it from here in UK, it will cost you at least GBP15+. And yes, my USB hub is still here and I'm using it.
And, yeah, I've got myself a 512 Kingston SD from China, for GBP5 cheaper than of UK sellers.
Anyway, with most people saying that China will be an "economy threat" to others, I'm sure there are some reason to that (i.e. you can't be a threat by manufacturing craps). You might want to reconsider your point of view.
Anyway, I've got my Charmer off eBay for GBP150, that is more than 50% off as compared I were to get it (without contract) off local/web stores.

I have saved tons of money from getting stuff from Ebay, which includes my K-Jam.

I've bought a lot of stuff from ebay.
However, selling stuff on ebay, obviously be extremely careful about your purchaser and receive positive indication of payment before posting.
Buying: well, you take your chances of course. I've had bargains on some small electricals (eg USB hubs etc), but if you're paying that kind of money, be prepared for crap quality, and then hope you'll be pleasantly suprised.
I've had my fair share of scammers and non paying auction winners. I think your level of caution should grow the more expensive the item, of course. A lot of guys will try to scam you out of a phone, or into a stolen one (or one without a touch screen :wink
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I've managed to find original XDA accessories (Keyboard for £16 and Extended Battery for £11!!!!!!!) selling stupidly cheap (would cost 5x more in the shops) and both work great!
Regards,
Neil.

I think there's some golden rules with eBay...
Take everything you see on there with at least a pinch of salt.
Remember, some fraudsters will get others to post fake good feedback, I've seen this in the past and although it's hard, it's possible.
Also make sure you can pay via a scheme which offers Buyer protection - the standard eBay buyer protection is VERY inadequate, and it's really hard to get your money back (and they charge a fee for the service too). If you have a credit card, usually if you have a problem you can speak to your credit card company directly and they will protect you from fraud by charging back the transaction (as far as I know, all UK credit card companies offer free fraud protection these days, so if you are defrauded out of your money they'll give it straight back and get in touch with the transaction processing company themselves to resolve the situation).
Avoid paying by cheque/cash/postal order wherever possible, you're just asking to be taken for a ride like that. Also, third party escrow companies not run or approved by eBay you should steer VERY clear of, I have seen people defrauded by fake escrow agencies. Anybody who pays with cash is just asking to be mugged.
Read the item description VERY carefully - I'm amazed how many people complain that they've received something they didn't want, or people who put negative feedback on items after they bought something which was actually broken (and said so in the description)... They have only themselves to blame. Scour the eBay description every time, and don't be afraid to ask the seller further questions or request pictures / more information if you feel you need it to be confident enough to make the bid.
Everyone with an ounce of common sense will already realise this, I hope.

Thanks for the tips guys.
Always remember " if it sounds too good to be true, it will be !!! "

Just sold my magician on eBay at the second attempt. I've bought quite a lot on eBay, even from Hong Kong and everything's been fine and dandy.
As a seller I'm a bit of a newbie and some nigerian tried to scam me out of my magician. He registered that very day claiming to be an american on business in Nigeria. He even went so far as sending me a fake PayPal confirmation.
I smelled a rat straight away when he said he wanted it posted to nigeria but gave him a chance given that there was a 0.0000001% chance he might have been genuine. When the fake PayPal came through though that was it. I reported him to eBay, PayPal, the owner of the domain he was using to (try to) scam me and then re-listed. He was thrown off eBay in short thrift and I soon had another (genuine this time) buyer.
If selling, you can specify that bidders MUST have a PayPal account and with "But It Now" you can specify immediate PayPay payment. Make sure you do and you really should be OK.
I have my money and the magician is in the post.
Everybody is happy.
P.S. Why do 99% of the world's internet scammers come from Nigeria?

There's a culture, particularly in Nigeria, that scamming people from richer countries is almost entirely acceptable, as the scammers prey on the gullibility and greed of the rich people who usually fall for the scams (the promise of millions with a much smaller payment, what stupid rich person could turn that down?) - some people make a living exclusively from scamming Europeans and Americans (they call their targets 'mugus', singular mugu)... The most prevalent scam is the Advance Fee Fraud - the 419 scam (so called due to the number of the Nigerian law which makes it technically illegal... The thing is, these laws are rarely enforced, and corruption itself is widespread throughout the police force and government).
Of course, this is just how I interpret it, but you'll find others who share a similar point of view. Just googling for Nigerian scam 419 culture brings up some interesting results, including http://slashdot.org/articles/05/10/21/138243.shtml and http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/blog/31063 ... Read those and browse for some more, very interesting, discussions on the subject.

Read this article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3887493.stm on the BBC web site. It's very funny. :lol:
It's about a hobby called Scam Baiting - which is basically stringing the 419 scammers along, getting them to do rediculous things and sometimes conning THEM out of money in the process.
If you want to get in on scam baiting go to http://www.419eater.com
Edit: Funny you should mention police corruption - this is the address he wanted me to send it to:
Name : Eke James
Address : block (d) highway patrol barracks flat 17 :shock:
City : Ikeja
State : Lagos
Country : Nigeria
Zipcode : 23401

TheBrit: that's some funny sh*t!! :lol: "Church of the Painted Breast" LMAO
Sometimes I'm not even sure if the scammers know what they're talking about: one time I received a request to end the auction early with an instant payment of something like £300 for this xda iis with a broken screen, and that I must send it to this guy's cousin a.s.a.p. cos it was his birthday! :lol:

Oh guys if you haven't seen it already, check out http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/ - don't sell a faulty laptop and leave your data on the hard disk! This has been making news around the world, over 2 million hits now and a Wikipedia article hahaha!
Neil.

OMFG - the fun never stops!!! I'm laughing so hard that I can't even go to bed... :lol:
It's a shame that the guy's been kicked off ebay now: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI..../search.dll?from=R40&satitle=6825578528&fvi=1

Hardly, he's exactly the kind of person that I don't want to see on ebay. I love all the newspaper coverage this story's been getting

What I mean is that guy is probably using ebay under a different name now, so it's hard for us to track him down, unless he forgets to wipe his hard disk again!

I have bought heaps of great things on eBay and I find it great but you should always be careful of things that seems to good to be true.

@mycompanyname. com email????/New Company Name

im starting a new business and im looking for an email service provider that i can get push notifications to my cell (epic touch 4g). i know those aint free like gmail or hotmail but looking for something good but economic
can anyone recommend any thing?

http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html
It costs $5 a month, and you'll get [email protected] and you'll be able to add different business tools/apps to your account. It will work like regular Gmail, and it's easy to set it up on your phone. 30 days free trial.

any other option out there i could possible consider before deciding on this one

i used 1and1 when i started my business. it came with 50 email slots for employess and a stock website that was easy to change around. I was very happy with them and their service.

alaman68 what do you use now?

Ma$etas said:
any other option out there i could possible consider before deciding on this one
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I think Microsoft has something similar. Haven't used Domain.com but it's $1.99 /month.

Ma$etas said:
alaman68 what do you use now?
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nothing, sold that business to a bank for a lot of TARP money
I am planning another company in the few months and i definitely will use them again because it was so easy. One word of advice, when you check different registries for name availability, they will hold that name so you can't take it from godaddy to myfreedomain.
Give 1and1 a look. they also have a sales department you can call with questions to make sure they do meet your individual needs.

thinking of going with Gmail for business i use the trial and see how it goes
hey the business im starting is a trucking business and have been having trouble with coming up with the name thats not already being used by someone else
We will work CA, AZ, NV, NM, TX , mainly with Produce and Dry freight we bring in alot of international product into the states (yes i know this is waaaayyyy off topic but if you can help that be great)
cant find anything so last resort is
740 Transportation ... what do you guys think???

Gmail All the Way and +5 more and you can add 25 gigs to your account. Really Good.

The problem with gmail is the support. It was impossible to receive decent support... I agree with free service = no support. But not when you pay.
Look for a hosted exchange company that is available on phone, by chat or email. It was the major point in my decision.

Scammed by saxx mobile on amazon? help

I bought 2 galaxy nexus from amazon on tuesday but they didnt seel it directly they used saxx mobile as a merchant , out of curiosity i googled them and i came up with these sites
http://saxxmobilescam.com/
http://community.kabam.com/forums/s...lbert-Mita-Scammer-–-Saxx-Mobile-Scam-Exposed
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/detail...PDKIKX0DER&isCBA=&asin=&seller=A2JCK7Q5C98FMU
They say saxx mobile is a scam and that they used and returned phones as new, i also checked their reputation on amazon and they just have 13 reviews, and 3 of them say they didnt get the item , now i'm paranoid and thinking the reviews are fake or the people didnt realize they got used phones, they provided me with a tracking number which i checked but it only weighs 1 lb, which sounds like very few weight for 2 phones, have any of you bought from them? to make things worse i'm forwarding the package to my country so i cannot know for sure until the phone gets here and amazon doesnt make itself responsible when you forward their items
One thing that gives me relief is that they mention this site
http://www.negrielectronics-scam.com/1/post/2012/03/first-post.html#comments and say that negri is a scam too but ive read about people buying from them with no troubles whatsoever so maybe the trouble with saxx mobile was just an angry costumer?

One word - homework.
Hope it turns out ok.

Seems like there's a feud between saxx mobile and negrielectronics, both sites fake claims on the internet to give bad rep to the other store classy!
I found this online
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-525af8badca83a3/saxx-mobile-albert-mita-scammer-saxx-mobile-scam-exposed
Pathetic people indeed
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Dear customer,
Please be assured that the phones you will receive will be brand new oem no locks or logos.
The Spam posted by Negri is false.
We are members of CTIA and we are exhibitors of CTIA trade show for 4 years.
Regards,
Saxx Mobile

Contact amazon. Why wouldn't that be your first course of action? They will normally help in situations like this.

Dear Readers,
All postings on Google are spam and false. They are part of a smear campaign by Negri against Saxx Mobile.
Please don't be fooled by illegitimate info on the NET.
Saxx Mobile

galaxymiami said:
Dear Readers,
All postings on Google are spam and false. They are part of a smear campaign by Negri against Saxx Mobile.
Please don't be fooled by illegitimate info on the NET.
Saxx Mobile
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Has the OP received his phones? Might want to reconcile that before you go defending yourself. Otherwise, I have only that and "the NET" to give me info on you.

Screw it, don't buy from either company. Easy nuf.

boosterp said:
Screw it, don't buy from either company. Easy nuf.
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he already bought........

i woudl contact amazon. they CS department has usually been good to me.

Thread closed - PM sent to OP.

**AMAZON SELLERS** FAKE FAKE FAKE REVIEWS!… Offers Money for Reviews, TONS of PROOF!!

Hey, Hey XDA World!!!
As some of you who utilize Amazon may know, there has been a huge problem with companies who pay for fake reviews to elevate their sales. IMHO, Amazon has been fully aware of the problem. My main concern is that when ANY sort of discussion comes up about this on the Seller Forums, they shut it down with the claim that 'they're looking into it' or 'we forwarded your concerns to the appropriate team'. This is my reason for opening the thread here on XDA-Dev, so people may discuss it without being censored by the Corporate Overlords who, by the way, took away Seller's ability to call Amazon for immediate support. They make us rely on ONLY the forums.
Another big problem Amazon Seller Support uses this response with is the old "A-Z Refund Scam" where someone will purchase a high-dollar item, claim it arrived broken and return something not resembling the originally purchased product, which in one case a scammer bought a top-end gaming laptop, made an a-z refund claim saying it was broken and proceeded to box up and send dog s**t to the seller.
One pissed off seller made a topic post yesterday and Amazon closed it just 7 hours ago.. "It was a lively discussion".. :good: Here's the topic post: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/fo...ent-to-gain-traction-to-this-issue/560288/128
As an Amazon Seller, it is frightening to see Amazon allowing this and other worse types of abuse to continue. What are your thoughts on this?

Potato? :silly:

Deaddpool said:
Potato? :silly:
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My thoughts exactly lol