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    Vaio AW290 - $800 - scam?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by laptopkid, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. laptopkid

    laptopkid Notebook Consultant

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    laptopkid, Jun 22, 2009
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  2. Wolf04

    Wolf04 Sony Fanatic

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    EEerrr, I don't personally trust eBay at all, especially when it comes to electronics.
     
    Wolf04, Jun 22, 2009
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  3. electrosoft

    electrosoft Perpetualist Matrixist

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    Anything that asks you to contact a person or persons outside of eBay for a "good deal," is screaming scam.

    gmail, yahoo, hotmail and other addresses are the icing on the cake for such requests.
     
    electrosoft, Jun 22, 2009
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  4. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, it is a scam. Any seller who asks you to email him first before you can bid is a scam. It is also a tell tale sign of account take over. The seller user id has been HIJACKED!

    EDIT: eBay pulled the listing!
     
    hendra, Jun 23, 2009
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  5. laptopkid

    laptopkid Notebook Consultant

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    Yea that's what I figured. :mad:
     
    laptopkid, Jun 23, 2009
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