Is it a scam?

Cleeecooo

Cleeecooo

Cleeecooo

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I know I'm being naive, thinking you can get an iPad 64GB for $450 dollars per unit. However, they're accepting payments via paypal so i'm thinking, what what exactly can I lose?

I found the ad on craigslist and the guy replied saying it was a company, a wholesale one based in the US.

Company details:
NEXT GENERATION PHONES
Address: 4320 Falcon St
City: Sandiego
State: California
Zip code: 92103
Country: USA

License number:9000024
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No reference to the company on google :/
Address doesn't really seem to check out when in google street view
And the clincher, buy 2 and get one free.

Normally I would say scam instantly, however, what exactly have I got to lose if I pay via paypal?

The guy said that he buys them in bulk straight from Apple (he said california so I presumed apple) and I know Apple spend next to nothing making them so I guess I could see how it works.

I am soooo confused?!

Help?
 
the price is the obvious one...

why would a 'businessman' throw so much potential profit away ?


only greedy gits fall for these scams. and you have lots to lose via paypal , by the time you realise the iPad isn't on its way across the atlantic he will of emptied the account and paypal do nothing
 
"andy" said:
the price is the obvious one...

why would a 'businessman' throw so much potential profit away ?


only greedy gits fall for these scams. and you have lots to lose via paypal , by the time you realise the iPad isn't on its way across the atlantic he will of emptied the account
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But won't paypal give me all of my money back?
 
Cleeecooo said:
I am useless with paypal. That's why i'm asking you guys. What would paypal actually do?
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if the money was in his account they would do a chargeback and give you it back

if the money had been taken out they would send him fake debt collector letters for about a year (we will be coming for the money next week etc etc when in reality its a man in an office and they have no actual door to door collectors), followed by some fake debt collector phone calls , after that i don't know

and this is through ebay... i imagine they are even worse on outside of ebay claims
 
Al Vallario said:
Oh come on now...
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Lol, what I thought

mjt said:
Save up some more and buy an iPad 2 rather than losing what you've got now and being depressed.
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I'll just buy an iPad 1 off the MM.

I've asked him for a pic with a current newspaper and handwritten notes with the iPad's.

But I really want this to be real, even though i doubt it :(. The typos were the thing that concerned me a lot aswell.
 
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