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    Deal of the Century on eBay????

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by rusty503, Feb 7, 2010.

  1. rusty503

    rusty503 Notebook Evangelist

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    Check out this listing on eBay. I must be really looking at this wrong!

    Item #120526010044

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    CF-29HTM50BM Mk3. 1.4 ghz, 1.5 Gb of ram, 320GB HDD, 13.3" XGA Touchscreen, Emissive keyboard, Atheros A/B/G/N Wireless, DVDRW/CDRW, Media bay battery, Yellow Tab main Battery, XP pro.

    Currently deployed to Iraq with the US Army.

    "I will be in Iraq all day"
     
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    :eek: he must be nuts. I was looking at this on my Iphone and I nerly droped it in shock.

    rusty503, Where you seeing a price of $1,976.51.

    The best yet of ones on ebay ripping toughbook owners off.
     
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    rusty503 Notebook Evangelist

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    That's what I saw. I got one of these chargers a few months ago brand new for $30. How could someone do this? No ethics anymore? Shoot, I could buy 4 CF-29s like I got for that price. Heck, I just bought a CF-30 for almost half that! Still waiting for that one to come in.
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    Rusty503,

    That good I though I was seeing things.

    I could of bough 3 CF-29 mk5, paid customs and bought 3 160GB hard disk as well.

    The way I see it, These people that charge prices like this must think people that own a toughbook must have money to burn or though away.
     
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    The Listing Has Ended, Has He Pulled The Plug?
     
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  7. rusty503

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    He/She is probably a member here and finally realized what they had done.

    For those of you that missed it, let me repeat the high points of this thread.

    Found on eBay:

    Panasonic BATT CHARGER F/ CF-28 48 50 51 - CF-VCBTB1W
    Buy It Now - US $1,976.53
    More than 10 available
     
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    Need to check for the re-listed price when it goes back up?
     
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    It has not been relisted yet. This is a big time seller on eBay with check this out - 34,519 other items listed.
     
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    This place has some SERIOUS problems. I also went to their site and found other similar cases.

    Panasonic - CF-30 EMISSIVE BACKLIT KYBD F/ CF-30
    Part: CF-WKB303VM-REBOX
    Our SKU: 42830 (New) Available
    Price:
    $1,935.86

    Panasonic - AC ADAPTOR FOR CF-Y5/CF-19
    Part: CF-AA1633AM
    Our SKU: 70089 (New) Available
    Price:
    $2,308.00

    Panasonic - X STRAP FOR CF-18 CF-19
    The ToughMate 19 X-Strap is designed to maximize efficiency and portability by giving you a sturdy, comfortable grip on your Toughbook-19. The X...
    Part: FM19X-P
    Our SKU: 46822 (New) Available
    Price:
    $2,596.87

    Panasonic - 10PK STYLUS PEN FOR CF-18 TOUCH
    AND MDWD *SOLD AS 1 UNIT
    Part: CF-VNP003U
    Our SKU: 79652 (New) Available
    Price:
    $2,364.86

    Battery Technology - AC ADAPTER PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK
    29 50 51 73 CFAA1653A CFAA1653AM2
    Part: CFAA1653AM-BTI
    Our SKU: 44264 (New) Available
    Price:
    $2,585.64

    Panasonic - PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK JR. BLACK
    UNIVERSAL COMFOLIO
    Part: COMUNIVJR-P
    Our SKU: 46823 (New) Available
    Price:
    $2,312.37

    One note on the CF-19 battery. Why buy the battery when you can get the whole CF-19 for less? Check it out (Yea, I know refurb but still ...)

    Panasonic - Toughbook 19
    With one quick swivel, the wireless Panasonic Toughbook 19 [CF-19FHGAXAM] transforms from a fully-rugged maximum-performance notebook PC to a fu...
    Part: CF-19FHGAXAM
    Our SKU: 35719 (Refurb) Available
    Price:
    $1,899.95
     
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    Maybe they meant to price their merchandise in pesos?
     
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    Guys -

    This is obviously a BS eBay store; EVERYTHING is priced as absurdly as this... probably somebody's money laundering scheme or some other racket.

    Remember, eBay IS the Bazaar at Istanbul; online. You're going to find EVERYTHING there: from honest, hardworking techs like Rick & Alex, to schemers & hucksters like these guys.

    I'm sure that whatever scam they're running, when they screw the wrong guys they'll get theirs. When you're dealing in numbers that large, people DON'T play nice.

    mnem
    Not that dumb.
     
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    No doubt about it - there are many items that are listed at thousands more than they are worth - easily a laundering scheme.
     
    SiliconTi, Feb 7, 2010
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