What? An R-D1 for £124?

[lushd]

anyone got any ideas what's happening here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epson-R-D1-6-...egoryZ58QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

"There are no available payment methods in your country. Please do not bid on this item."

What?

 

[Chaser]

Brand new account with no feedback. Stock photos downloaded probably from some online store, and a bunch of expensive digital cameras that are hot on the market. Probably some scam to take the money and run

 

[lushd]

Brand new account with no feedback. Stock photos downloaded probably from some online store, and a bunch of expensive digital cameras that are hot on the market. Probably some scam to take the money and run

Oh I am sure that's quite correct but is there anyone stupid enough?

 

[jaapv]

For 125 pounds you can take a chance.. The fact that there is no feedback argues that it is not a scam, but a legitemate fool.But I agree, very,very dodgy

 

[JoshRoot]

The fact that there is no feedback argues that it is not a scam

Uh...what? No feedback can easily mean it is a scam. Feedback means very little. Lots of scammers steal accounts, create bogus feedback through shill bidding/auctions, etc. There are all sorts of tricks.

On ebay, if it is too good to be true, then stay away.

 

[saxshooter]

It's a Chinese made counterfeit Epson RD-1. 😉

 

[Taipei-metro]

It's a Chinese made counterfeit Epson RD-1. 😉

80 % of digital cameras are all made in China now. The real R-D1s are problematic, I don't think people capable of making knock-offs are that stupid to want to conterfeit R-D1s, half of them needs replacement unit, you know... BTW, all those made in China 3,4,5, MP point and shoots, are kind of, "conterfeit"....
This is for China only auction, so you and I are not "eligible" to bit (Chinese Taipei is not China yet). $62 for shipping inside China? what? was the item is in Tibet or Sinjiang Province?
Anyway, a joke from Eboy-UK....
As James Caan said..." Forgettabouit!"

 

[saxshooter]

Some say Chinese made Rolexes keep time better than the real Swiss made watches. Maybe these Chinese counterfitters have ironed out all the problems of the original?

 

[jaapv]

Uh...what? No feedback can easily mean it is a scam. Feedback means very little. Lots of scammers steal accounts, create bogus feedback through shill bidding/auctions, etc. There are all sorts of tricks.

On ebay, if it is too good to be true, then stay away.

That is what I meant- a scammer would likely have stolen some feedback. Or maybe foreseeing this argument he wouldn't, etc. :bang:

Anyway, the auction ended very fittingly with 0 bids.