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    Kingston 128GB USB Flash Drive $29 (SCAM)

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by make 7 up yours, Feb 22, 2010.

  1. temon

    temon Notebook Consultant

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    temon, Feb 27, 2010
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  2. make 7 up yours

    make 7 up yours Notebook Geek

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    Is the transfer rate good for this usb?

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    make 7 up yours, Feb 27, 2010
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  3. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    So has fleabay shut down this "bargain" yet?
     
    talin, Feb 28, 2010
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    make 7 up yours Notebook Geek

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    make 7 up yours, Mar 2, 2010
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    make 7 up yours Notebook Geek

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    "This listing (260561295680) has been removed, or this item is not available"

    Now that's what I call fast service
     
    make 7 up yours, Mar 2, 2010
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    make 7 up yours Notebook Geek

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    make 7 up yours, Mar 2, 2010
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    make 7 up yours, Mar 2, 2010
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    make 7 up yours Notebook Geek

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    make 7 up yours, Mar 2, 2010
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    make 7 up yours Notebook Geek

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    make 7 up yours, Mar 2, 2010
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  10. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Dude, the edit post button is there for a reason.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Mar 2, 2010
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  11. zeth006

    zeth006 Traveler

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    You got scammed.
     
    zeth006, Mar 2, 2010
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  12. zeth006

    zeth006 Traveler

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    Either that or they erase anything you try to transfer onto them. Welcome to Chinese USB flash drive scams.
     
    zeth006, Mar 2, 2010
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  13. built

    built Notebook Deity

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    Notice how poster "temon" never came back.

    He got scammed and can't come back to admit it. :)
     
    built, Mar 3, 2010
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  14. Mazdaspeed_6

    Mazdaspeed_6 Notebook Evangelist

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    well it's been 1 week since i opened a dispute with paypal. i escalated it this past monday. the seller has replied to paypal and has sent a tracking number to paypal. i have no idea what shipping method was used. but next week i shall get my money back from paypal. unless it really is 128gb USBs. *yea right. ill keep you guys posted.
     
    Mazdaspeed_6, Mar 3, 2010
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  15. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Maybe he registered as another user, and start a new life. :) I can't believe people would by 128GB drive for $30 without actually checking somewhere that's it's not fake... I mean REALLY... they got chinese owned - chowned...
     
    unreal25, Mar 3, 2010
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  16. temon

    temon Notebook Consultant

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    Lol no I just busy

    Yes after i check the both
    they both became 8gb so at all i got 16gb

    not too bad i think
     
    temon, Mar 5, 2010
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  17. temon

    temon Notebook Consultant

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    temon, Mar 5, 2010
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  18. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    just look at what he says
    "vicious bid and buyer , Shiped to you today , you can't receive it by now !"

    in response to some feedback
    (?)
     
    niffcreature, Mar 5, 2010
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  19. dkillone

    dkillone Notebook Evangelist

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    Ha, that was me. Sadly I'm still the only 1 as of this post to give him bad feeback. Granted, I truly havent gotten it still. But the main point of it was to stop, or make others aware that it was a scam.
     
    dkillone, Mar 5, 2010
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  20. process

    process \( ಠ_ಠ)/

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    mine will come in on monday or tuesday, i'll get my money back if its not the right size, im not too worried about it either way.
     
    process, Mar 6, 2010
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    5482741 5482741

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    I'll be picking up whatever was shipped to me later today, it'll be interesting to see what was actually shipped to me.
     
    5482741, Mar 12, 2010
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  22. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    I am waiting with baited breath :eek:

     
    Tinderbox (UK), Mar 12, 2010
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    5482741 5482741

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    Indeed, I didn't even think anything would be shipped.
     
    5482741, Mar 12, 2010
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    I picked up the drives today. The packaging wasn't too suspicious (besides what looks like identical serial numbers), but the drives themselves feel quite light.


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    I'm testing one right now, so far, 20 gigs have been written without issue.

    How high will go? I'd say ~30 gigs, 60 gigs max.

    Only time will tell. :rolleyes:
     
    5482741, Mar 12, 2010
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  25. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    you have to write to the USB then copy to another folder. Writing usually goes fine, its when you try copy out where the errors come.

    Download that testing program
     
    flipfire, Mar 12, 2010
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    5482741 5482741

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    I should've said the testing program is writing that data, it'll verify the data when the writing completes.
     
    5482741, Mar 12, 2010
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    5482741 5482741

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    Well, I verified the written data, and only 3 gigs was available on each. :eek:

    My complaint with Ebay should end in a few days, and I should be getting a refund.

    So, it looks like I'm getting three free 3GB flash drives. But, honestly, these drives are so crappy that I'd never use them. :(
     
    5482741, Mar 13, 2010
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  28. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    3gb out of 128gb, ouch.

    Once you get your refund, destroy them.
     
    flipfire, Mar 13, 2010
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  29. dkillone

    dkillone Notebook Evangelist

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    Yup, i got my refund from paypal last monday. Even though my credit card company funded me my money like 2days after i bought it.


    I still havent gotten mine, but thanks for pretty much confirming what the actual size is.
     
    dkillone, Mar 13, 2010
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  30. jojoinnit

    jojoinnit Notebook Consultant

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    This brings back bad memories of how I got scammed for a Sony Vaio laptop on ebay a few years ago. I paid just over £300, the guy never shipped em and ebay only refunded me £150 because thats all they're legally bound to and they don't care about buyers. They've since raised their buyer protection to £500 I think, after too much bad publicity. I was a kid then and losing that £150 sent me into a debt spiral that I didnt recover from for over a year.

    Beware of ebay is all I can say. Use your head. My mistake was trusting stock pics instead of asking why he didnt take pics of the actual product he was claiming to sell.
     
    jojoinnit, Mar 13, 2010
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  31. Mr_noob8

    Mr_noob8 Newbie

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    Mr_noob8, Mar 16, 2010
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  32. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    Obvious scam. Try and get a refund.
     
    Angelic, Mar 16, 2010
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  33. ghettocowboy

    ghettocowboy Notebook Consultant

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    saw your negative feedback there. But most of the feedbacks on this item are positive except one: delayed shipment or the buyer never received the item.
     
    ghettocowboy, Mar 16, 2010
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  34. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Yes those are fake, the feedback alone scares me.

    Yes you can get a full refund, just act fast and report it now before the sellers gets a chance to get away.

    You probably dont need to send them back, unless buyer pays for the shipping. They only hold about 3 gigs of unreliable data storage so its not even worth keeping.
     
    flipfire, Mar 16, 2010
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  35. Mr_noob8

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    One problem, i reported the seller and opened a dispute but now i gotta wait a week for him to "reply" which i know they wont, they probably transferring all the money to their bank, while im here waiting for their response. By then, they wont even use that account anymore, does this mean that paypal covers the lost amount?
     
    Mr_noob8, Mar 17, 2010
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  36. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    No, Paypal never takes money out of their own pockets

    Whatever they can funds they recover from the seller (if any) they will split it up with the people who got scammed. So you could end up with a few dollars.

    The whole Paypal protection is basically a big middle finger to buyers.
     
    flipfire, Mar 17, 2010
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  37. Mazdaspeed_6

    Mazdaspeed_6 Notebook Evangelist

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    i got mine. transferred 90gb. took the whole day. it finished but drive couldn't be opened. windows ask you to format it right away. it was able to hold 30gb and write it back onto my HD. but not 90bg. oh well. i get my money back next week from paypal.
     
    Mazdaspeed_6, Mar 17, 2010
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  38. Mr_noob8

    Mr_noob8 Newbie

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    It actually holds 2.2GB the rest is just corrupted files. So the other 27.8GB of data you transferred are probably corrupted files.
     
    Mr_noob8, Mar 17, 2010
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  39. flipfire

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    It will keep re-writing data over and over the little space it actually has.
     
    flipfire, Mar 17, 2010
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