Sl-6000l On Amazon For $300 Right Now!

[f1oyd1an]

guys.. i havent been able to acces the zug site from my home for the past 2 days. did i get banned for multiple refresh thing?
offroadgeek.. i have my home ip PM'ed you. can you check ??

[offroadgeek]

f1oyd1an - I just checked... see my PM... your account is clean and your IP is not being banned.

I wonder what's happening?   Is your computer plugged in?  

[vputz]

I would SO MUCH liked you guys to have been able to string him along like the famous P-P-P-P-Powerbook thread!

Heh.  P-P-P-Powerbook... heh... (that WAS a great one).

Well, being a patient person, I'm going to go through Amazon to get my money back.  However, I folded and grabbed a 6k from eBay since the seller was close by and I could meet in person for a cash transaction (lol--I felt almost illicit meeting this fellow, walking over to his car, and exchanging a fat envelope full of bills for a nondescript box of Zaurus, but we were both very OK with the deal, he let me open the box and look at everything before accepting, and I counted the money for him and included a business card--sean_wxx on eBay; I think he may have his last one on sale now).

What a disappointment from Amazon.  I feel like we just aren't able to contact the right problem-solvers in customer service; I think Offroadgeek's attempts are the right way to go, though...

[wizzard]

However, I folded and grabbed a 6k from eBay

If you don't mind, how much did you pay? I assume you didn't have to pay shipping?

[adf]

vputz,
I'm sure you'll get you money back.
As to Amazon, I think they crack down on this stuff sporadically. There doesn't seem to be much of a system... and they don't really care- as far as I can tell. They have their guarantee, and so the customer has some assurance- and I guess this stuff doesn't make their books bad enough for them to do something about it. Are they still spending investor's money, or do they turn a profit yet?
adf

[wizzard]

Guess what!
jpettins had set up as an e-bayer too from Nov16. Link
Sold one book and one movie. Last feedback date Dec 01.
No items listed at present.

[bgsfh]

This is an update on my earlier post to this thread.  I was the victim of a similar scam about a month ago.  I bought and was credited for my SL 6000 on Nov. 5th.  I was able to file a request for a refund on Dec. 1st.  I received an e-mail notification from Amazon today (Dec. 10th) that I had been refuned the total cost including shipping.  However my credit card company does not show the transation yet.  This should give people an idea of the response time in these cases.  I hope this helps.

[adf]

Thanks on the refund pace info.

I wasn't 100% sure about going to my bank (debit card). I am now:)

[adf]

Good find wiz.
Amyone notice the volume he got away with on ebay vs amazon?
Anyone still think amazon is better patrolled (though that guarantee is a good thing)?

[nmos]

Good find wiz.
Amyone notice the volume he got away with on ebay vs amazon?
Anyone still think amazon is better patrolled (though that guarantee is a good thing)?

He still has 200+ cheap items up for sale on Half.com (part of ebay apparently).  Doesn't look like he's gone in for the kill there yet.

[nmos]

(lol--I felt almost illicit meeting this fellow, walking over to his car, and exchanging a fat envelope full of bills for a nondescript box of Zaurus,

Yeah,  I did that once too.  In my case it was a fairly expensive laptop.  I had pre-checked the serial # as best I could to make sure it wasn't stolen and wanted to make sure the machine I was handed had the same serial.   It did feel odd but worked out well.

[adf]

acibine16@yahoo.com sent me a reply about why they wanted an email before purchase. I asked yesterday, and this vendor is no listed anymore..as of the time I got my reply on 12/10.  This is the vendor I was referring to in my earlier conversation posted above. here is the reply:

Dear customer ,
 The company i reprezent only accepts Western Union Money Order , due to
 some frauds which took place in the past. In order to provide you with
 safety also , we decided to colaborate with Amazon on concluding the deals
 as following.
 We have an account opened to Amazon , which provides secure deals and
 insurance for buyers which make the payment by Western Union.
 To proceed with this , we need your personal details ( Name , Adress, City
 , Zip , Country ).
 We deliver the product to Amazon , and as soon as they receive it they are
 sending you a confirmation about it , and that you can safely send the
 payment to us using Western Union Money Order. As soon as we receive the
 payment , we contact Amazon about delivering the product to you.
 In case we deny that you have sent the payment , you can prove to Amazon
 that you made it by your receipt for Western Union , and they will return
 you the lost founds at once.
 We believe that this way is working great for both parts and safe at the
 same time.
 Please contact us as soon as possible if interested to proceed.
 Thank you and waiting for your reply at once

can you ###@! beleive it?

This one was selling for a day or two before disapearing. Maybe its pettins?  at any rate they must think this is gravy.

We'll see if they read this thread soon thouhg

[adf]

that was facibine@yahoo btw.

Not only do they want $$$ they want id info

and a shot at phishing with the "notification"


hot damn I got a live one

[vputz]

If you don't mind, how much did you pay? I assume you didn't have to pay shipping?

$400 cash.  I figured if I bought the $379 from Amazon and paid for same-day shipping, it would be about as much, and I had the satisfaction of meeting my buyer, who seemed like a nice fellow.  So while it wasn't a $300 Z, I was still satisfied.

Now I want to slap OZ onto it, but I'm nervous about the suspend/resume problems I'm hearing from the OZ message board, so I'm not doing ANYTHING with it yet... lol.

-->VPutz

[nilch]

Even I had sent an email to fabcine 16 - just got a reply tesrday saying they have 2 units to sell

Here it goes, same template as the one adf got too.

 have 2 items to sell.
 The company i reprezent only accepts Western Union Money Order , due to
 some frauds which took place in the past. In order to provide you with
 safety also , we decided to colaborate with Amazon on concluding the deals
 as following.
 We have an account opened to Amazon , which provides secure deals and
 insurance for buyers which make the payment by Western Union.
 To proceed with this , we need your personal details ( Name , Adress, City
 , Zip , Country ).
 We deliver the product to Amazon , and as soon as they receive it they are
 sending you a confirmation about it , and that you can safely send the
 payment to us using Western Union Money Order. As soon as we receive the
 payment , we contact Amazon about delivering the product to you.
 In case we deny that you have sent the payment , you can prove to Amazon
 that you made it by your receipt for Western Union , and they will return
 you the lost founds at once.
 We believe that this way is working great for both parts and safe at the
 same time.
 Please contact us as soon as possible if interested to proceed.
 Thank you and waiting for your reply at once


I think I will head the ebay way too ... but now I am sceptical of these "third party sellers"