HellBender Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Hey guys, I've seen a bunch of ebay auctions that claim to be selling info about where to get a Gamecube for $20/where to get a radeon for free/etc. Clearly they are scams or tricks.. But I'm curious. Does anyone know what they'll tell you after you buy it? Would it be something like "sell so-and-so number of our products and we'll give you a radeon for free" or something? I'm curious. Example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=40158 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougkinzinger Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Just a rook scheme like any other. I ignore them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahfunaki Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 I've always been curious myself...someone has had to have bought one before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricDemon Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 (edited) heh...cheap scheme to rob you of your money. They even posted the entire content as an image in order to hide from ebay's scanning techniques to remove scams like this.. Edited December 2, 2003 by extreme_madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveMasterT Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 they tell you how to basically request a demo unit from the manufacturer for a store that you frauduently create, and also claim to be considering ordering a large quantity of whatever item it is you want a demo unit of. this grabs their attention and sometimes you get the item, sometimes you dont. it is illegal what they are suggesting you do in the thing that you "win" and such auctions should be shut down. there is more info about this... just google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostspyder Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 me too, ive always wonderd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveMasterT Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 im having a tough time on google finding this info at the moment, but if someone does find it, post the link here... i know its out there somewhere. it breaks down everything that they tell you and shows how illegal it is and all the laws it breaks. edit... just remembered its called a pyramid scam. it sounds all good at first like it just might work, but most manufacturers have gotten used to the number of "demo requests" that average joes are sending in that they just ignore the ones that sound so fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveMasterT Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 this link has some info on it... http://www.cliesource.com/forums/showthread/t-7691.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 somebody here posted exact text of such ebay scams.. jivemastert explained exactly how it's done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted December 2, 2003 Author Share Posted December 2, 2003 Ah, I see.. Pyramid scheme, eh. I'll go look that up. Thanks :) On an unrelated side note.. Where can I buy OEM software for a good price? (other than ebay :p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 it's not exactly "pyramid" scheme. just (illigal) scam.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Definetly not a pyramid scheme, they involve numerous other people, not just a vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revelized Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 im really big on snowmobiling, so i search around just checkin out the sleds on there, i know about 20 ppl that have gotten scammed by some dude in italy claiming to sell them sleds. i dont personally know the people, only know them from forums that i go to but i imagine its gotta suck to lose $3500 over that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted December 3, 2003 Author Share Posted December 3, 2003 im really big on snowmobiling, so i search around just checkin out the sleds on there, i know about 20 ppl that have gotten scammed by some dude in italy claiming to sell them sleds. i dont personally know the people, only know them from forums that i go to but i imagine its gotta suck to lose $3500 over that stuff. woo, thats a load of cash :whistle: Did they ever get it back? They should file suit or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mipra Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Man..U should create a better trick to do it..it's just old and lame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted December 3, 2003 Author Share Posted December 3, 2003 Man, six people actually bought it from that guy. I feel SO sorry for people who buy junk like OpenOffice and Linux and boot CD's on ebay for like $7 each when they're all available for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poind Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Already touched upon, but not a pyramid scheme, most likely. Most likely involves (fraudulently) posing as a reviewer, industry insider, etc. somewhere whereby demo things are often given out and so on. Sort of like telling someone how to pose as "press" to get into a concert or get free copies of CD's, but can backfire in a *huge* way. Don't touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyB Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 1. There's no such thing as a free lunch. 2. You seldom if ever get something for nothing. 3. blah blah blah 4. If it's free, it's probably not worth the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyPotatoes Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 nah ...i bought one of these for fun just to have a look, it was a scheme where i would sell so many of a selection of avaible products and then after selling so many i would be offered to buy various things from the company which i was selling it for...so...i think the thing they offered was a little 42inch plasma for 100$ which you would get only after selling a freaking ton of the items they had availbe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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