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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 04/27/2007 : 12:42:18
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As you may have noticed on �E-bay related topics� there was recently a swindler selling VB-2 �cheap� to a lot of people in Sweden.
I wonder how plentiful such things (regarding Boss pedals) are internationally?
Have any of you experiences?
I have bought 100+ Boss pedals via seller on the net and never been swindled yet, but I assure you it was really close with the VB-2. Just luck that I didn�t pay before the swindle was revealed.
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 13:44:06
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other than unreasonalbe shipping rates, ive never been taken, but i do beleive that MOST of the people that get ripped off is their fault to begin with. i buy a lot off forums too and those are even unsafer than ebay, but like i said as long as youre smart about it you should be safe.
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Big Boss Man
Gold Member
USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 14:40:48
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| If the price is too good to be true, it is probably a con. I have been fortunate enough to have never been ripped off. I have only really bought and sold on ebay though. |
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mattoqua
Silver Member
Canada
438 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 17:40:38
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Its not always too good to be true though. I would say that rule only applys for international. If its local, I would say to go down and have a look. Its either the deal is real, and you can buy it, its fake, and you leave, or another situation that you just have to always be ready for.
When I buy something online though, I always check to make sure that everything is right |
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Big Boss Man
Gold Member
USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 20:13:46
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| Yes, local is often the safest. One of the tests I like to do is ask the seller if I can pickup and pay cash, even if they are not local. If they refuse to deal in person, watch out. Could be a scam or the item might not be as advertised. |
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mattoqua
Silver Member
Canada
438 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 22:56:50
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O yea, that reminds me of another thing I do online.
If im just answering an ad, I will usually ask for their address for where I can send a money order, then swtich over to paypal sometimes. That way, if they expect to see money, I have their real address so that if something comes up, I have some for sure way of getting in contact/perminent information about the person (and usually the name on an email header is real too). |
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
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Posted - 04/29/2007 : 10:59:55
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Sometimes it's also helpfull to google with the info you got, like name, city etc.
So I found out that a zero feedback seller actually was a musicstore, found their website etc. while that was never mentioned on ebay. For me it felt a bit safer to buy (in this case a brand new boxed+manual mz-2 for 55 euros).
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Swindlers selling pedals
