Tempted, but should I be suspicious?

ljop · 14 Aug 2017 at 18:21

Minstadave said:
Still not 100% convinced this will actually arrive. No tracking details and the DPD app has no record of a delivery for me.

Time will tell but I'm impatient, cracking deal if it does come through.

I'm not too concerned, still covered either way. I'll probably start a case if I don't have an update by the weekend.

cadmunkey · 14 Aug 2017 at 18:41

Just dont leave it more than 40 days guys, I've made that mistake in the past (not with this laptop).

Minstadave · 14 Aug 2017 at 18:46

cadmunkey said:
Just dont leave it more than 40 days guys, I've made that mistake in the past (not with this laptop).

PayPal covers 180 days now iirc.

MOOGLEYS · 14 Aug 2017 at 23:02

I ordered one of these from this seller a while back it never arrived I was also told it was despatched. Seller just claimed it must have been lost in post and refunded. TBH I never expected to get it. I wondered if it was just a scam interest free loan tactic or something ?

If you read the feedback there are no positive reviews for anyone receiving a new MacBook from what I remember.....

dink · 15 Aug 2017 at 09:28

Ouch, worth a punt I suppose.

GMac11 · 22 Aug 2017 at 17:33

Any update on this? I've been waiting intently for the last week

, almost as bad as GoT.

The_Abyss · 22 Aug 2017 at 22:27

Yeah, I'd be interested to know too - if they're not arriving then I may as well cancel my August order early.

ljop · 23 Aug 2017 at 00:10

The_Abyss said:
Yeah, I'd be interested to know too - if they're not arriving then I may as well cancel my August order early.

Some were delivered today apparently.

ljop · 23 Aug 2017 at 14:16

ljop said:
Some were delivered today apparently.

Scrap that the person on HukD was being sarcastic...

ljop · 23 Aug 2017 at 14:17

GMac11 said:
Any update on this? I've been waiting intently for the last week , almost as bad as GoT.

Other than some people being told delivery by 21-23 and others being told within a month, no. I am glad I went for a refund when the ebay store removed all listings.

dink · 24 Aug 2017 at 17:20

eBay refunded pretty quick, oh well was worth a punt.

ljop · 25 Aug 2017 at 13:39

dink said:
eBay refunded pretty quick, oh well was worth a punt.

Same day for me. However, it doesn't make up for the dishonest behaviour and it is unlikely I will provide them with another chance.

dink · 25 Aug 2017 at 15:52

Well I also used it as an excuse to post my first negative feedback in 15 years of using eBay.

The_Abyss · 4 Sep 2017 at 18:06

Looks like another round of poor feedback has just been delivered, on the back of MacBooks not being delivered.

Worth a punt I suppose. I'll need to wait until 12 September until I can get my cash back though. I reported the seller this afternoon, but I doubt eBay will do anything about it.

Feek · 4 Sep 2017 at 20:12

When will people learn, it's said so many times.

If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

I held my tongue when I saw it but I wouldn't have touched it with a barge pole and I can't believe so many people did.

I hope you all get your refunds.

The_Abyss · 5 Sep 2017 at 07:52

The only risk is that you don't get access to your money for a while, that's something I can live with.

The_Abyss · 12 Sep 2017 at 13:08

So... a day before I can get eBay to issue a refund I thought I'd dig a little deeper. The seller, Millrace IT, also has a physical shop in Witham, Essex that has now closed. Millrace IT is a wholly owned subsidiary of a charity, InterAct. I thought about reporting them to the Charities Commission but then thought I'd give them a call to give them the opportunity to explain themselves.

After a couple of tries they eventually answered, somebody very junior sounding. Apparently Millrace IT is now in liquidation and they are in the process of issuing refunds. I left my details with the person and asked for somebody to call me back. and they'll apparently prioritise the refund. I mentioned my concerns and that I was thinking of reporting the incident to the Charities Commission - that resulted in utter panic.

I'm still not too bothered about the money, as eBay will sort things out in the next few days. After the conversation today though, I'm wondering if it is indeed worth sending a report to the Charities Commission? At best, and being very charitable if you'll forgive the pun, they tried a venture that's gone quite wrong and are now in the process of fixing it. At worst it is downright fraud.

Any thoughts?

BaroUK2 · 12 Sep 2017 at 13:19

I wouldnt report it if following is true.
http://www.interact.org.uk/help/millrace
http://millraceit.co.uk/
Tough if they were open about this in their ebay account i am sure more people would have support them....

The_Abyss · 12 Sep 2017 at 13:27

I dont doubt that the relationship and link between them is genuine - I'm more questioning the actions of Millrace IT leading up to today that happened while being owned by InterAct. If they've committed fraud then surely the Charities Commission would be interested?