Powerbook and Apple Scams on Ebay!!

[philpro68]

Has anyone here ever looked for a Powerbook or Apple product on Ebay? I have ran across a few in the last few days ( getting the bug again, and my mini isn't even here yet ) and their are some people posting Brand New 17" Powerbooks still in box unopened for anywhere from $600.00 to $1000.00
The kicker is they only accept instant wire transfer! I have contacted a few of them, and I got an Identical email from two different locations (they are in Spain and such). I emailed one of them back and asked him how it is that he can sell a brand new Powerbook that is selling all around ebay for $2000-$2400.00, Anyway, I told him I was contacting ebay about him and told him I might even forward it to the FBI ( I was just yanking his chain ), next thing ya know, his listing is gone. I told him it was people like him that make it hard to do business on Ebay. I read some where that they are offering a product they don't even have, they get your wire transfer and you never receive the product because they don't have one. But this guy had a picture of the Powerbook box in what looked like an apartment, so he may have bought one to do the scam (he said he had three). Buyers Beware!!! I know my wife would kick the living stuff outta me if I buy another computer, but if I could buy a new or same as new 17" Powerbook for a grand or less....I would risk the beating!

[Susurrus]

Another good thing to beware of is people just selling the box for Apple products. Somebody was selling just a powerbook box and even put that in bold at the top of the listing (though not in the title). It ended up going for a pretty penny, maybe a couple of hundred dollars.

That wasn't a scam, but make sure to read everything on eBay. And when it comes to Apple, if it's too good to be true, it ALWAYS is.
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[e3mw]

Wire transfers out of the US almost always equal bad news.

I got burned one time when buying a DV camera online a few years ago. I hated that it happened but I've learned from my mistake and I am much more responsible now when making purhcases online.
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