Ebay 6700K Scam? Probably.

[hiimFred]

Hello people!!

I just bought an i7 6700K from Ebay for 26 CAD 

Probably a scam, but I thought why not? It's just 19 Euros, so f**k it, I'll give it a shot.

 

At first it seems like a normal new seller. About 32 reviews with 100% positive feedback, member since 2014. No recent feedback though (not so normal after all...).

 

Now to the strange parts:

1. Item's seller claims to be in Utah, US. But he requires payment in Canada Dollars? Shouldn't he ask for US Dollars?

2. In my PayPal transaction email it says I sent a payment to "L630136@163.com". I mean 163.com took me to a Chinese site. And wtf is L630136? A bot generated account probably.

3. All of the seller's ~32 feedback is by HUGE eBay sellers with thousands of positive feedback themselves. LOL

4. The price of the product itself.

 

So what can I do in case it's a fraud? (Almost 100%)

[TheRandomness]

-Thread moved to CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory.

Does the seller accept returns?

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

eBay guarantees money back if the sale ends up being a fraud. Open a case on eBay, and you'll get your $ back.

[dizmo]

Congrats, you're now part of the problem. They'll keep doing it if people are stupid enough to try buying it.

A part of me hopes you don't get your money back.

 

7 minutes ago, MeepLikesToBuildPc's said:

eBay guarantees money back if the sale ends up being a fraud. Open a case on eBay, and you'll get your $ back.

"Guarantees". It doesn't always happen, especially if it's Paypal you're trying to get the money from.

I've received partial refunds of not even 10% of the value of the item before, and that was all they could get for me.

[stealth80]

I think you know the answer to your question here, but you're gonna have to wait and see if you actually get any info from the seller

[SCHISCHKA]

Looks dodgy to me. I bet 26 CAD you will receive an ancient amd from the 90s

[hiimFred]

@TheRandomness No he does not of course  Sorry for posting it in the wrong section. Seemed right at first..

@MeepLikesToBuildPc's Let's hope so...

@dizmo And you, sir, are part of the rude people of the Internet. I mean why not take my money back? Because I wanted a deal/steal? I do understand your way of thinking, and I mostly agree. I mainly "bought" it out of curiosity. But if it is a fraud, then I'm most than willing to help bring him down.

 

Anyway, seller's name is: gis-qs9ompas.

 

The link is now inactive.

 

Photo of my eBay history.

[phongle123]

Looks like someone forgot the extra 0 at the end!

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

18 minutes ago, phongle123 said:

Looks like someone forgot the extra 0 at the end!

Even then that'd be really cheap for such a chip

[Droidbot]

It's a common scam or timewaster on eBay. They earn money by cashing out fast, and eBay has to give you your money back. I've seen this with a Surface Pro 2 that I saw on eBay for just $25 and I never saw anything in the mail. Got my shit back from eBay. 

[ComputerFrenzy]

51 minutes ago, hiimFred said:

 

So what can I do in case it's a fraud? (Almost 100%)

Definitely a scam, Just a pain in the ass. 

[Brooksie359]

57 minutes ago, hiimFred said:

Hello people!!

I just bought an i7 6700K from Ebay for 26 CAD 

Probably a scam, but I thought why not? It's just 19 Euros, so f**k it, I'll give it a shot.

 

At first it seems like a normal new seller. About 32 reviews with 100% positive feedback, member since 2014. No recent feedback though (not so normal after all...).

 

Now to the strange parts:

1. Item's seller claims to be in Utah, US. But he requires payment in Canada Dollars? Shouldn't he ask for US Dollars?

2. In my PayPal transaction email it says I sent a payment to "L630136@163.com". I mean 163.com took me to a Chinese site. And wtf is L630136? A bot generated account probably.

3. All of the seller's ~32 feedback is by HUGE eBay sellers with thousands of positive feedback themselves. LOL

4. The price of the product itself.

 

So what can I do in case it's a fraud? (Almost 100%)

You could stop and think for 2 seconds before making a mistake that you should be liable for not eBay.

[hiimFred]

My bank has not sent me any SMS yet though. Dont know if the money is withdrawn.

[dizmo]

10 hours ago, hiimFred said:

 

@dizmo And you, sir, are part of the rude people of the Internet. I mean why not take my money back? Because I wanted a deal/steal? I do understand your way of thinking, and I mostly agree. I mainly "bought" it out of curiosity. But if it is a fraud, then I'm most than willing to help bring him down.

Rude, perhaps, right, absolutely.

If people didn't entertain the idea that they'd actually get something like that as cheap as that, scammers wouldn't be hijacking peoples accounts to try and "sell" them. You played right into it. That person, seeing sales, will try again.

You're only helping continue the cycle.

 

 

[hiimFred]

@dizmo I did't exaclty play into it. I had knowledge of what I was getting myself into. I know it's 99.999% a scam. I was just curious.

[Simon771]

For 200$ I would think it's a scam ... for 19$ you probbably only get empty box  

[dizmo]

15 minutes ago, hiimFred said:

@dizmo I did't exaclty play into it. I had knowledge of what I was getting myself into. I know it's 99.999% a scam. I was just curious.

No, you did. You knew it was likely a scam, and did it anyway. The end result is exactly the same as someone who was simply ignorant. You were ignant, which is so much worse.

[Princess Luna]

3 minutes ago, Simon771 said:

For 200$ I would think it's a scam ... for 19$ you probbably only get empty box  

Or a dead 6700k

I honestly think OP should not have bought it, there is no chance someone would sell a 6700k for so cheap, literally.

He should feel bad for actually falling on a scam on purpose since this can end up costing eBay money that will end up on the hands of a bad person.

[Brooksie359]

1 hour ago, hiimFred said:

@dizmo I did't exaclty play into it. I had knowledge of what I was getting myself into. I know it's 99.999% a scam. I was just curious.

If you know it's a scam then why do it? I mean if you want to be out 19 bucks just to feed your curiousity then go ahead but don't go doing dumb stuff like that with eBay's money.

[NumLock21]

Probably a 6700K made from clay

[Acorn Eyes]

14 hours ago, Droidbot said:

It's a common scam or timewaster on eBay. They earn money by cashing out fast, and eBay has to give you your money back. I've seen this with a Surface Pro 2 that I saw on eBay for just $25 and I never saw anything in the mail. Got my shit back from eBay. 

eBay should pay people to find fraud posts and ban those people. You could pay $1 for every $20 in potential losses.

[Acorn Eyes]

1 minute ago, Acorn Eyes said:

eBay should pay people to find fraud posts and ban those people. You could pay $1 for every $20 in potential losses.

I forgot that eBay is in kahoots with PayPal, who are fucktards when it comes to dealing with fraudsters.

[arnavvr]

You know it's a scam, why even bother buying the product.

[Void_Viking]

Never buy from a seller who does not post the picture of the ACTUAL item.

 

If the seller uses stock images from retailers, chances are it's a scam.

 

Goodluck to you. Be really nice if they actually sent you a working chip

[Emberstone]

17 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

Looks dodgy to me. I bet 26 CAD you will receive an ancient amd from the 90s

In that case, I wouldn't be disappointed. Lol.