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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
http://cgi.ebay.ca/128-128GB-USB-FLASH-DRIVE-USB-2-0-PEN-STICK-MEMORY-/120585715690?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item1c1377ffea#ht_2873wt_1137 Nothing feels right about it. Crazy Chinese scams. Anyway, I was starting to wonder how far behind I had fallen behind in hardware prices.  | ||
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ella_guru
Canada1741 Posts
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DemiSe
883 Posts
Yea, if there is no feedback, you take a huge risk of being scammed, sad to admit it but it's the truth. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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Mindcrime
United States6899 Posts
looks legit to me + Show Spoiler + you of friend | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
I did a little research, it seems like the 128GB drive may be a 2GB or 4GB chip that displays 128GB, so when you write more than say 4GB on it, it disappears... I assume most people don't notice until it's too late. | ||
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ella_guru
Canada1741 Posts
On June 20 2010 14:29 Djzapz wrote: I'm not too familiar with how ebay protects you... they dont | ||
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hellokitty[hk]
United States1309 Posts
They use the low capacity/defective flash chips that get caught by quality control (if they have any) and add in a special chip to display it as 128 or something. But it will still act as a low quality low capacity flash drive just fine. You might even fit starcraft on it. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
That's the rule I go by when I buy things from strangers... | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On June 20 2010 14:50 hellokitty[hk] wrote: Ahh yes, this is a common chinese scam. They use the low capacity/defective flash chips that get caught by quality control (if they have any) and add in a special chip to display it as 128 or something. But it will still act as a low quality low capacity flash drive just fine. You might even fit starcraft on it. http://feedback.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=sri2414&&sspagename=VIP:feedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller Look at this guy's ratings... most people are completely oblivious to the fact that they got scammed -_- Sad.... | ||
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HighTimes
Taiwan342 Posts
if it's not on here, it's not on sale  | ||
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Ixas
930 Posts
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matt09
United States21 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On June 20 2010 15:31 matt09 wrote: its on paypal so you can get your money back if he jips you. Yeah but it's almost certainly a ripoff... Won't go through the trouble for the 0.01% chance that it's somehow a legit drive. | ||
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newvsoldschool
428 Posts
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knyttym
United States5797 Posts
Q: hi friend It is real 128 GB?? A: Friend: Yes, please believe, it be true 128 GB You of friend Q: How long does your item take to ship to Croatia,Europe. Thank you A: Friend: The item will be 15-20 days and arrive a gram the ground be second, thanks You of friend Q: do you have this item in now? A: Friend: Item already at me, at China of processing time need 2 days, send out the United States to need 10-15 days and thank you of letter! You of friend Q: Does this come in the original, unopened packaging? A: Friend: The item is first and it have never openned, please trust! You of friend Q: hi how are you? tell me usd 28.99 is for a 128 128GB USB FLASH DRIVE USB 2.0 PEN STICK MEMORY whith ship to argentina incluid and paypal fee?? and other thing, the ship is by EMS or HKP( hong kong post) thanks A: Friend: The letter thank you, the item be free to send out whole world, the sea transportation is in the HKP, item of deliver time be 15-20 days.Thanks I think the seller might me Yoda | ||
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danl9rm
United States3111 Posts
that's like those phone calls i get every week saying i've won a cruize. | ||
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nOia.pod
Hungary263 Posts
hi friend It is real 128 GB?? A: Friend: Yes, please believe, it be true 128 GB You of friend Q: How long does your item take to ship to Croatia,Europe. Thank you A: Friend: The item will be 15-20 days and arrive a gram the ground be second, thanks You of friend Q: do you have this item in now? A: Friend: Item already at me, at China of processing time need 2 days, send out the United States to need 10-15 days and thank you of letter! You of friend Q: Does this come in the original, unopened packaging? A: Friend: The item is first and it have never openned, please trust! You of friend Q: hi how are you? tell me usd 28.99 is for a 128 128GB USB FLASH DRIVE USB 2.0 PEN STICK MEMORY whith ship to argentina incluid and paypal fee?? and other thing, the ship is by EMS or HKP( hong kong post) thanks A: Friend: The letter thank you, the item be free to send out whole world, the sea transportation is in the HKP, item of deliver time be 15-20 days.Thanks It's like a fcked up WoW gold seller. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
Smells like a scam. Feels like a scam. Must not be a scam. Go for it dude. We got your back. | ||
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
This is a classic and often used Ebay scam! What the seller will do is buy a tiny little USB key and format it to appear to the computer as 128gb, you will plug it in and it will look legit, but of course if you actually try to copy large files it will fuck up and not work. VERRRRRY common scam! never buy too good o be true ebay deals from people with 0 feedback. This explains the rampant thumbdrive scamming lately: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/33110.aspx | ||
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Zilver
Finland282 Posts
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Subversion
South Africa3627 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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Ho0ps
United Kingdom216 Posts
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On June 21 2010 04:30 lac29 wrote: Who buys on ebay anymore? It seems like ebay doesn't have any good deals anymore. I got a few good deals in the last months =) | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
What kind of things did you buy? Were they auctions or buy it now items? Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Craigslist has kind of overtaken ebay for the last several years in terms of finding bargains. | ||
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rwan
Canada68 Posts
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holy_war
United States3590 Posts
JK of course it's fake or it might be an used 128 MB flash drive | ||
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Kezzer
United States1268 Posts
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AeonStrife
United States918 Posts
On June 20 2010 14:22 FragKrag wrote: It's too good to be true. Yes. One of the many rule of thumb to go by. I almost gotten scammed through e-bay once. It was not a pretty experience. Paypal saved the day however, but it was such a pain in the ass! EDIT: Send the seller a question anyways. Ask some dumb question, and see if he replys! | ||
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Shinshady
Canada1237 Posts
On June 21 2010 13:47 BDF92 wrote: are there even 128gb flash drives out? Yeap http://www.kingston.com/flash/dt200.asp | ||
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Canada10681 Posts
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