omg! to good to be true?

*melanie*

ok,so i found this site,lcd tvs,laptops,etc...dirt cheap.they accept paypal and give you a tracking number so u can track your delivery.do you think its safe?http://www.aoaobaba.com/index.php

Jesus Wept

300e for a 42 " Toshiba and they (he) is using hotmail as his email address.

I'd wager no...

Bluehair

Care to share where you 'found' the website? Unsolicited spam perhaps? And a completely unheard of website thats selling everything from cameras to motorbikes at a fraction of their real price..... safe? Guess there really is one born every minute

*melanie*

they also give 2 phone numbers...although weather they work or not-another story.

javaboy

Click on Woodwind instruments and watch what comes up. Very dodgy looking tbh. Order something cheap-ish if you want to try it.

In my experience, a lot of the sites that scream dodgy have actually been legitimate but very amateurish setups. Not sure on this one.


EDIT: I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. If they specialised, maybe but a website selling laptops, pianos and motorbikes at knockdown prices based in Peking....

javaboy

We be in the light of the trustworthiness first of the slogan carry on bargain, asking customer to trust to purchase a product on our website.
Thank your support and the match!
We don\'t want do of the best want to attain to be better!

I see nothing to be unduly worried about :eek: They be in the light of the trustworthiness after all.

*melanie*

LOL! yea,that woodwind thing is a bit dodge alright!

Bluehair

javaboy wrote: »

Very dodgy looking tbh. Order something cheap-ish if you want to try it.

Oh come on! These kind of websites have been doing the rounds for years now. Usually originating in China, packed to the rafters with every possible bit of equipment you can come up with and with discounts that are unbelievable. You'll never see the order or your money again and people ordering something 'cheap-ish' probably forms the largest percentage of their income.

(I see edited and changed your mind just as I posted, phew! )

javaboy

Bluehair wrote: »

Oh come on! These kind of websites have been doing the rounds for years now. Usually originating in China, packed to the rafters with every possible bit of equipment you can come up with and with discounts that are unbelievable. You'll never see the order or your money again and people ordering something 'cheap-ish' probably forms the largest percentage of their income.

I would agree with you for the most part. I was just pointing out that I have bought from dodgy sites before and had no problems. This one does ring alarm bells though. If they didn't sell motorbikes and pianos and stuck to the mp3 players, laptops, phones etc. it would look a lot more legitimate.

javaboy

I'm tempted to order this for the laugh: http://www.aoaobaba.com/goods.php?id=298

*melanie*

Bluehair wrote: »

Guess there really is one born every minute

and whats the supposed to mean then?

*melanie*

javaboy wrote: »

I'm tempted to order this for the laugh: http://www.aoaobaba.com/goods.php?id=298

lol,what the f*ck?!!

Jesus Wept

*melanie*

in fairness though...it was a spam message,so it is more than likely very dodge...wishful thinkin eh?

shrapnel222

javaboy wrote: »

I'm tempted to order this for the laugh: http://www.aoaobaba.com/goods.php?id=298

in case you do, get me one also. we'll save on shipping!!!:D

tman

*melanie* wrote: »

and whats the supposed to mean then?

I think they implied that you're a sucker, and I would be inclined to agree...

Jesus Wept

Harsh.
It's not like she ordered €2,000 of stuff and then asked if we think she'll get it, or suggested we follow suit.
She knew it seemed to good to be true and then asked for confirmation from others of what she already suspected. No harm.

*melanie*

tman wrote: »

I think they implied that you're a sucker, and I would be inclined to agree...

well as i said in my last post,its just wishful thinkin.i guess on this subjest,i was admittedly a bit of a sucker!lol wont be going for it anyway.:)

javaboy

shrapnel222 wrote: »

in case you do, get me one also. we'll save on shipping!!!:D

Ok it's €40 for shipping for the two laptops. Don't back out on the deal now :pac: I want my twenty quid


btw anyone mad enough to take the plunge on this website, the minimum order they will accept paypal as payment for is 600 yoyos. Anything lower and it's bank transfer or scam money transfer Western Union.

tman

Sorry about that, it was a little harsh of me...
After seeing similarly priced products on spam mail/posts for years now, I guess I just instinctively knew that it was definitely too good to be true.

*melanie*

javaboy wrote: »

Ok it's €40 for shipping for the two laptops. Don't back out on the deal now :pac: I want my twenty quid


btw anyone mad enough to take the plunge on this website, the minimum order they will accept paypal as payment for is 600 yoyos. Anything lower and it's bank transfer or scam money transfer Western Union.

ah,well that says it all then.

slarkin123

There seems to be a load of these types of sites from China. I tend to stay away from them.

artvandulet

javaboy wrote: »

Click on Woodwind instruments and watch what comes up. Very dodgy looking tbh. Order something cheap-ish if you want to try it.

I wouldn't knock it. I played a mean Seiko in a band in the early 90's.
Really out there experimental Jazz odyssey stuff!;)

Vokes

*melanie* wrote: »

they also give 2 phone numbers...although weather they work or not-another story.

+86 is China's international code i think.

You know, the actual site doesn't look that bad, if it wasn't for the woeful english

Ruu_Old

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