[GreenKeys] Excellent Deal on Rasperry Pi 3 Model B

Sat May 5 17:30:57 EDT 2018

Thanks for the warning, Bob. For the sake of others on the list who may not
know, yes, requesting payment outside of eBay is both a violation of eBay
policy and almost certainly fraud and should be reported to eBay ASAP.

Looks like it may have been a fraud as the item just barely shows as having
been removed by eBay, and the seller shows as no longer being a registered
user. I also just received an email stating the seller's account may have
been compromised, and that fraudulent agent listed the item in an attempt
to scam people.

Sorry, everyone. I thought there was a chance of this being a fraud, and it
looks like that ended up being the case. We'll just have to keep paying
~$35 for computers the size of credit cards. Our lives are so hard.

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 3:06 PM, Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Just take care. If you get an email from the seller making an offer that
> involves payment
> going *around* the eBay / PayPal empire …. RUN AWAY !!!! :)
>
> Bob
>
>
> On May 5, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham <js at cunni.co> wrote:
>
> Agreed, Bob. It seems too good to be true.
>
> However, since eBay's been so good about fixing problems the few times
> they've arisen for me, I've felt it was worth the risk.
>
> Sometimes newish sellers offer prices where they couldn't possibly make a
> profit just to garner a lot of positive reviews and kick off their
> business. I've run into this once or twice before, and it turned out well.
> I'm crossing my fingers that this is the case here. If it turns out to be a
> scam, I'm not worried as eBay has yet to fail me in that right. They have
> to compete with the likes of Amazon who will often accept returns with free
> return shipping without bothering to ask why.
>
> I guess we'll all know in a week or so.
>
> On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 2:36 PM, Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I got caught by one of these a few weeks back. Fortunately PayPal and
>> eBay took care of it.
>> That was *not* on the same item or from the same seller. It was very
>> similar:
>>
>> ….. hmmm …. seller with one feedback as a seller ….
>>
>> …… hmmm … really crazy low price on the item with lots of them to sell ….
>>
>> ……..hmmm ….. generic listing information ( in this case Element 14’s
>> listing )
>>
>> Yes, it *could* be real. I’d bet at least half a warm beer that it’s a
>> scam.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On May 5, 2018, at 3:33 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham <js at cunni.co>
>> wrote:
>>
>> For those interested in building a computer-controlled teletype setup
>> like the one I've built,  or for using a Raspberry Pi for any other reason,
>> I just got a tip from a local amateur radio group member for a ridiculous
>> deal on the newest Raspberry Pi model on eBay. $8.59 with free shipping
>> when they're usually at least $35 plus shipping. There are only a few left,
>> but each person is only allowed to buy one. It seems too good to be true,
>> but eBay has been excellent about getting me my money back the three or
>> four times I've had trouble with sellers the past few years, so it's worth
>> the risk to me.
>>
>> No connection at all to the seller.
>>
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/263660886003
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