Sony VPL-HW10 US vs European version?

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by mnfish

Way too funny!! That is great!! Thank you very much for that. I'll be contacting him right away with the link.

You should also report him to Ebay so that they can revoke his account.


fuad

[Trogdor2010]

Stay away from the dealer, some one who shows some sort of denial of a approved (not perfect) payment protection service will likely scam you. I am curious why this guy bought a lower end projector, when the projector is relatively new and I think it is good for most people, then goes for a far higher end projector (VPL-VW200, I personally would love to own this projector though) that cost about $15,000? I think he maybe hiding something.

[mnfish]

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

You should also report him to Ebay so that they can revoke his account.


fuad

Already done!

Problem now is I have to look for one again. Oh well?

[Brain Sturgeon]

Glad you got out of that bogus deal. Good luck finding a good legit deal on one.

Speaking of Jason Turk, have you tried getting a price quote from AVS? I think you will find their prices to be very competitive (significantly lower than MSRP), and their customer service is top notch.

[mnfish]

Can you believe the tenacity of this guy?! He's got it up for auction again??!! This time I reported him and left neg feedback.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...id=p2759.l1259

[mnfish]

Sold for $1300!!! Sorry guy who bought that?!! Even after I left bad feedback he still bought it? The seller didn't even protest the feedback? Well, he got more $ than I would have given him so???

[lojack1976]

I've been an ebay seller since '99 and I don't even allow people to mail money orders or checks in. I accept paypal only. Its guaranteed protection for the buyer. I occasionally buy on ebay and I would never buy from someone who doesn't accept paypal. Checks and money orders offer a little protection, but its still a hassle to get your money back if there are problems. Bank wires are a total no-no because there is absolutely no recourse. I'm glad you scrutinized this transaction thoroughly before sending the money, because its definitely a scam.

[Brain Sturgeon]

Originally Posted by mnfish

Sold for $1300!!! Sorry guy who bought that?!! Even after I left bad feedback he still bought it? The seller didn't even protest the feedback? Well, he got more $ than I would have given him so???

Someone's about to have a real bad day...

It's unfortunate that eBay has really been invaded by scammers. Fortunately, their M.O. is fairly consistent so that the scam deals can be avoided:

1. typically higher priced electronics or luxury goods that are being sold at a price "too good to be true" from a seller in an Eastern European country who wants payment by wire or Western Union only.
2. pictures of merchandise that are generic or stolen from another site/auction.
3. a lot of the time, they hack an older account that has not been used in a while but has decent feedback so that it gives the buyer an illusion of safety-- that the seller has done some honest deals in the past.

This guy fits the description perfectly-- no question this is a scam. Good luck finding your projector mnfish-- keep an eye on AVS classified, Audiogon, and Videogon-- good deals will frequently pop up there...

[bhampton]

Yeah,

AVS classified and VideoGon are good (generally.)

-Brian

[bhampton]

Wire transfer....

I'll never do that.

(Well... sometimes to or from family members but not to the ebay scammers.)

Usually Wire Transfer is all you need to know...

-Brian