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[Q] Too good to be true?

This simply must be a scam of some sort, right? Who could be selling touchpads on Ebay for $40 with free shipping?
Ebay item 280795551667
Sorry, too newbie to be allowed to post a link...

Yeah and for a 32GB model as well.
/itm/New-TouchPad-32GB-Wi-Fi-9-7in-Glossy-Black-/280795551667?pt=Apparel_Merchandise&vxp=mtr&hash=item4160b817b3

We'll see, I just bought 2. Covered under the Buyer protection and I can afford to lose $80 if it's a scam. I've bought from this buyer a few times and never had a problem. Thanks for the lead maybe?!?

I hope it is legit...you've actually bought from this character before, lloydcabraham? Electronics?

I ordered one, I've been scammed before on eBay, but since it has buyer protection if its a scam we will get full refund. Since about 130 people have bought so far we won't have too much trouble reporting the scam, if it comes to that. Hopefully it's not a scam.

Looks like 499 of them were sold over the course of a day or so...let's see if anyone actually gets one delivered...fingers crossed

They are coming from China I will be very surprised if you got the touchpad rather then some KIRF from china.

I would be surprised to even get a KIRF. I figured it was a "take the money and run" kind of things. Still, even if it is a KIRF, Ebay and Paypal would seem to offer some protection to the buyer...I hope...
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Since the item description states that the brand is HP, then we would be protected by eBay and Paypal. But we would probably have to pay return shipping.

Milo_Hutz said:
Still, even if it is a KIRF, Ebay and Paypal would seem to offer some protection to the buyer...I hope...
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What if the buyer receives an empty box? How is paypal/ebay going to protect you from that? The seller obviously shipped something, they can say that the buyer is lying and that the product was in the box.

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What if the buyer receives an empty box? How is paypal/ebay going to protect you from that? The seller obviously shipped something, they can say that the buyer is lying and that the product was in the box.
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if that happens there will be 499 ppl stating the same. i just received shipping details from ebay. it cost me 35 dollars since i had 10% coupon, hopefully its something worth that

It a scam nuthouse probably will get your money back eventually.
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peachpuff said:
What if the buyer receives an empty box? How is paypal/ebay going to protect you from that? The seller obviously shipped something, they can say that the buyer is lying and that the product was in the box.
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Not 500 of them. Plus you video tapenit and throw that theory out the window. Not to mention the shipping weight would be off. I would buy one and video tape the opening of the box.
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I hope Leo is right...it does make sense that any seller could scam a buyer or two by sending the old "empty box"- but 499 empty boxes is difficult for Ebay and Paypal to ignore...
Or, perhaps, HP Touchpads will arrive...another Festivus miracle!

Scam
I'm afraid you all got scammed here, but probably Paypal will return your money. It's not that this seller is a fraud, but probably his account has been hacked. Maybe you all are very lucky, but normally nothing branded comes cheaper from China.
I live in China and recently bought my TP on the Chinese Ebay clone Taobao.com, I payed 250 USD for the 16G version..
Funny thing is it was originally send from Shanghai (I can see that on the package, HP Export zone Shanghai, not sure where it was produced in China) to a buyer in Memphis USA, which bought it for 99 USD I guess. From Memphis it was probably sold through Ebay to some guy in Shanghai, possibly for 200 USD or less. This guy sold it to me on Taobao for 250 USD, which is still a very decent price if I compare to other tablets on the market. What a world..

hi
yesterday I received tracking number anyone else?

maguirre said:
hi
yesterday I received tracking number anyone else?
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i received a tracking number the first day, but it hasnt been updated. Also the seller account has been closed. I will wait a couple of day to see if theres any activity on the tracking, then i will put up a claim with paypal.

Solved
So, Ebay gave me my money back asap; but today I received a little package that contained a chinese trinket (rather than 3 tablet computers). Three cheers to Ebay for getting it right immediately...

Milo_Hutz said:
So, Ebay gave me my money back asap; but today I received a little package that contained a chinese trinket (rather than 3 tablet computers). Three cheers to Ebay for getting it right immediately...
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Let me get this straight...free suspense AND a free trinket!?

ooo what kind of trinkets?

Galaxy Tab S 10.5 - $399

I found this Best Buy page.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...hite/7798007.p?id=1219291425819&skuId=7798007
Went to Walmart and they price matched it for me! Walked out with a new Galaxy Tab S 10.5 for $399 and didn't have to wait for black Friday.
The price is down to 379 now. Happy price matching!

hey give me credit please.............you got it from ME on slickdeals

I figured I wasn't the first one to find it. The Internet is a pretty big place

just kidding, glad you got the deal as well.

You got lucky there was an idiot working at Wal-Mart when you asked for the price match. bb price is still 499 for new. The link you posted was for a GSCR which is for a Greek squad certified refurbished unit!

....... Paid 499 for lol! Someone got real lucky!

I was the OP and I got mine right at best buy so it shows not just Walmart can be idiots

Suzook1 said:
I was the OP and I got mine right at best buy so it shows not just Walmart can be idiots
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Wait so you guys got it at bestbuy or walmart at 399? Brand new?

I got mine at Best Buy for $379.99. I went in and asked for a 16 gig white Tab S 10.5. When he told me the price, I showed him the print out and even the link. He didnt even bat an eye lash. It wasnt until after I posted that it was realized that four letter word stands for refurb. So its a ymmv deal but it also
does not scream refurb anywhere so you might have an argument with management. (refurbs are usually much more clearly labeled) See my receipt here to show what they gave me and the price: http://slickdeals.net/f/7367948-sam...-white-379-better-than-black-friday?t=7367948

Suzook1 said:
I got mine at Best Buy for $379.99. I went in and asked for a 16 gig white Tab S 10.5. When he told me the price, I showed him the print out and even the link. He didnt even bat an eye lash. It wasnt until after I posted that it was realized that four letter word stands for refurb. So its a ymmv deal but it also
does not scream refurb anywhere so you might have an argument with management. (refurbs are usually much more clearly labeled) See my receipt here to show what they gave me and the price: http://slickdeals.net/f/7367948-sam...-white-379-better-than-black-friday?t=7367948
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Nice, I was curious what Best Buy would do. I was even going to go as far as trying in store pickup but decided to go the Walmart route instead. I didn't know it was for a refurbished unit, the page gives absolutely no information about it.

ill stop by bb today and see if i can get one for 379!!!!
but im still waiting for the dell venue 8 700 !!!!!

mywingtophone said:
ill stop by bb today and see if i can get one for 379!!!!
but im still waiting for the dell venue 8 700 !!!!!
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I'm one of the guys who got the deal at Walmart. My BB store knew the deal on the tablet...so I took the printed ad to my Walmart and they price matched without hesitation. Brand new for $379!

spaceace414 said:
I'm one of the guys who got the deal at Walmart. My BB store knew the deal on the tablet...so I took the printed ad to my Walmart and they price matched without hesitation. Brand new for $379!
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Your so lucky! I would of wanted one for that price!

Do a search on Ebay.
BestBuy/Geek Squad is selling Refurbished 32 gig Titanium color model for $379 Shipped to you no charge. Bought mine last night.

This deal is rather tempting, but I am also waiting to learn how much the Dell Venue 8 will be and how the Moorefield processor performs in comparison to the Exynos.

Should we have any concern about this being a refurb? I may bite as well at bb.

I do NOT think this is a high enough value product that these are physically repaired units. I tend to think these are just customer returns that have been factory reset, cleaned off, and repackaged. If anyone with real expertise can comment further I'd be curious. Whether customers returned them because they were broken or they just didn't like, hard to know. I think warranty is only 90 days and i don't know if a credit card doubles the warranty on a refurbished product or not. I've bought a moderate number of refurbished electronics before and never had a problem though, and most problems will surface in first 90 days. That said price new is only $20 more next week so savings not big enough to just ify It.

the point is that its one day to get that price and the madness behind it. Also I disagree in that anytime I have bought a refurb from a large company, its usually pristine. GO to cowboom and that is a prime example of taking returns and simply reprocessing them.

It's four days. Many stores have that price and you can order online. No hassle at all. Samsung.com has it for 399$ beginning Sunday and you can pre-order today.

Also if you want to go refurbished, Newegg is cheaper than bb, no sales tax, and includes a one year warranty.

Best Buy Pre orders

Anyone get email saying pre-order is ready for pickup? I still haven't gotten mine

I just got out of bestbuy, no luck! They said their shipment from fedex hasnt arrived yet..im pissed!! Gonna go to att store if thet have it imma cancel the bestbuy preorder

krazyflipj said:
Anyone get email saying pre-order is ready for pickup? I still haven't gotten mine
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I got one for one of my orders last night, but not for the 2nd order for the wife yet - though I got an email that the wireless charger on that order was ready for pickup, strange. This was the Northridge, CA store.

Mine said the wireless chargef was ready to be picked up on wednesday..maybe i should just pickup ghe charger and cancel the order..jk lol i know its not possible

I have 2 preorders that was placed on the 29th. Store will be open in about 10mins. No emails yet. Location- Northern California.

Booo!
Called my Best Buy. They said AT&T withheld their shipment and that's all they could tell me.
Update: they called. They have it now

Called my store. Told their are still expecting their shipment from AT&T. Store is also a Samsung Experience store.

I just picked mine up from best buy. I was there before the email notice. They were like we just got them in for At&t.

dligon said:
I just picked mine up from best buy. I was there before the email notice. They were like we just got them in for At&t.
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Just picked mine up about a half hour ago. Everything went smoothly to be honest. Would easily buy from them again given the good preorder goodies.

redshoepaul said:
Just picked mine up about a half hour ago. Everything went smoothly to be honest. Would easily buy from them again given the good preorder goodies.
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yea I just wished they had some gold ones in when I got mine. apparently the gold ones are a hot item.

Got mine from bestbuy this afternoon as well as they didn't arrive until late in the day.

Picked up both of my preorders. Unadvertised promo of no sales tax.

I got an email apologizing for the delay. Still waiting

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I got an email apologizing for the delay. Still waiting
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anyone else still waiting?
i'm in southern CA; haven't gotten an e-mail or a phone call regarding my pre-order. pre-ordered on the 28th but got the e-mail confirmations a few days later.

Picked mine up yesterday took 1 hour 40 minutes from the time I put my name on stupid waiting list to walk out. Will only return to Best Buy to spend my rewards then will go to all lengths to avoid giving them business ever again.

Did not preorder, walked in and asked for 32gb ATT, only had white, bought full price and working on crickett flawlessly.
Ian B

dtam916 said:
Picked up both of my preorders. Unadvertised promo of no sales tax.
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That was not a no sales tax promo, that was just the 50 dollars you paid to preorder it going towards your sales tax.

whoamanwtf said:
That was not a no sales tax promo, that was just the 50 dollars you paid to preorder it going towards your sales tax.
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Total nonsense. My sales tax rate is 8.5%. 784.99 x 8.5% would be $66.72. My total bill was ZERO.
Therefore with $50 preorder deposit I would still owe $16.72.
Even the CSR admitted they had a non advertised promo of no sales tax.

Mr Ian B said:
Did not preorder, walked in and asked for 32gb ATT, only had white, bought full price and working on crickett flawlessly.
Ian B
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Nice. Got cricket also so that's good to know.

barondebxl said:
Nice. Got cricket also so that's good to know.
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Here is the link to request unlock code.
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/
Ian B

Buying T813

Been waiting for the s3 to come out but the price is in my view too steep (£599) so my plan was to get the T813 but it seems impossible to buy it in the UK except via Amazon. However i am reluctant to buy something this expensive from a 3rd party reseller there. Has anyone seen it sold by some more reputable seller?

Eggstones said:
Been waiting for the s3 to come out but the price is in my view too steep (£599) so my plan was to get the T813 but it seems impossible to buy it in the UK except via Amazon. However i am reluctant to buy something this expensive from a 3rd party reseller there. Has anyone seen it sold by some more reputable seller?
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I got mine Open Box on eBay for $50 less than the going rate at the time, however I saw no signs of it ever having been touched. Original factory seals were in place and it came with a 1 year parts and labor warranty, and a 60 day full refund policy both from the seller. It is now available from them for $319.99. I have had it for about four months and have never been happier with a tablet.
They shipped it immediately (free shipping) and I had it four days from the purchase date. If you are interested shoot me a PM and I will send you the info.

pastorbob62 said:
I got mine Open Box on eBay for $50 less than the going rate at the time, however I saw no signs of it ever having been touched. Original factory seals were in place and it came with a 1 year parts and labor warranty, and a 60 day full refund policy both from the seller. It is now available from them for $319.99. I have had it for about four months and have never been happier with a tablet.
They shipped it immediately and I had it four days from the purchase date. If you are interested shoot me a PM and I will send you the info.
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Thanks for the info. Can't find the store on eBay in the UK.
My main concerns about buying something like this from someone on ebay/amazing marketplace is that I'll be hung and dry if it is a problem with it.

Eggstones said:
Thanks for the info. Can't find the store on eBay in the UK.
My main concerns about buying something like this from someone on ebay/amazing marketplace is that I'll be hung and dry if it is a problem with it.
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I get that. I feel the same way, so I researched for a couple of weeks, reading feedbacks, comparing with other sales. The warranty and return policy they offer was a big selling point for me and they have a 99.7% positive feedback rating in 263396 feedbacks.

Purchased from argos
Just bought the s2 t813 from argos. Advertised as t810 but when checked in store it was the newer version. £339 if that helps.

Steviepp said:
Just bought the s2 t813 from argos. Advertised as t810 but when checked in store it was the newer version. £339 if that helps.
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Is it. I ordered last night the T813 from ebuyer for £344.99. if i had known I would have gone to Argos.

Slickwraps skin

Waiting for my skin from @slickwraps. Will update with pics. Ordered chared robot with express shipping. Hopefully receive it quickly.

suzook said:
Waiting for my skin from @slickwraps. Will update with pics. Ordered chared robot with express shipping. Hopefully receive it quickly.
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I ordered from Xtremeskins.co.uk, will do the same, I ordered on the 21st of October, still not here yet though, it's coming to Ireland from the UK.
Ordered screen protectors from Germany and got those within 2 days from protectionfilms24.com

Well, I won't be ordering from @slickwraps anymore. I payed $8.95 for 2day shipping, 2 days ago, and the item still hasn't even shipped! Wtf? Never again. I got ripped off.

suzook said:
Well, I won't be ordering from @slickwraps anymore. I payed $8.95 for 2day shipping, 2 days ago, and the item still hasn't even shipped! Wtf? Never again. I got ripped off.
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Same experience here a few phones ago. I actually got em on the phone & they were very dismissive, claiming the order was a pre-order & basically I'd get it whenever.....
If that's the case, the expedited shipping shouldn't even be available.
I filed a grievance/complaint w/PayPal & got my money back.
I'd try Gadget Shieldz..... good prices & high quality product.
https://www.gadgetshieldz.com/index...ecurity_hash=746bef8462363023589eaa6bebc14b26
They're based in India, so, if you're on the other side of the pond, expect three weeks for delivery. Upgraded shipping is basically tracked shipping... doesn't really cut down on shipping time, but, it's relatively inexpensive.
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I will be contacting PayPal tomorrow for a refund. What a joke

suzook said:
I will be contacting PayPal tomorrow for a refund. What a joke
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Order # 3827066
Placed: Monday: | Oct 28, 2019 3:18:37 PM
Shipped: 10/30/2019
Tracking Number: Emailed

Still nothing from xtremeskins.co.uk, its been 10 days , the sent the We're happy to let you know that your order has been shipped! email
Exactly 8 minutes after the order confirmation email, so there either really really fast and given its been 10 days since the order, thats unlikely or there completely full of it, the only way to contact them is through a Contact Us web form.

It finally came

suzook said:
It finally came
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Looks Good!
How about removing the other post now.