posted on September 19, 2001 10:56:41 PM new
Hi, I recevied an email from someone using a yahoo account telling me that he can sell me a 50 inch Panasonic Plasma Monitor for $3,000. He saids he is in Indiana. Since the monitor sells at Ken Cranes for about $14,000 dollars you can't Imagine how badly I want this to be legit. I have the Guys name City and zip code. He told me that they use to use visa and do COD but they got burnt one too many times. Is this all bull? He said that my monitor would be shipped out of their warehouse in Jersey.
posted on September 20, 2001 07:03:02 AM new
Why are you the fortunate one to be allowed to buy this thing at 1/4 of its value? Why wouldn't the seller just sell it for its value locally?
posted on September 20, 2001 08:00:21 AM new
sounds like drop shipment deal??
seller in indiana and supplier in jersey/
first how can you be sure of the condition of the item?
second if condition is MINT IN BOX,a trade term for new item sold in reputable store,not reject or return or refurbished or defective or rework or seconds,then how can anyone make money selling at 3000??
the retail markup is usually double the wholesale cost,so a 14,000 monitor the cost from panasonic to wholesaler is 7000.
i can understand no COD but what about visa??why cant he bump up the asking price to cover visa so you can buy with some protection??
it could be possible this is a stolen item or someone who works in the warehouse is stealing the item and shipping it out of there -talk about inventory shrinkage!!
in this case,his cost is zero and his profit is 3000,which he will need to share with whoever he collaborate with in the chain-phony customer account,order,invoice,bill of lading ,freight bill cover up.
be careful
posted on September 22, 2001 02:00:47 PM new
If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is. I would do some heavy duty checking before I completed this deal. COD would be the ONLY way I was complete it, and possibley not even then.
posted on September 23, 2001 06:01:53 AM new
whatever the form of payment is-what happens if it turns out to be stolen goods>
does the customer lose out-like he/she will have to return the goods??
i know in antiques,a wealthy wall street guy one time bot an ancient piece of italian origin.
the italian asked the us customs to seize and return it back to italy,the customer lost the item and the money as well.
posted on September 23, 2001 06:09:40 AM new
there is a company which makes construction equipment in the midwest.
2 workers at the marketing division conspired with southwestern warehouse employee,fabricating orders and have these machines manufacturing serial numbers removed and ship them to mexico.
FBI was called in to bust the ring.
unless this is liquidation goods and you are sure it is legitimate,i would not touch it.
why not call panasonic us office and ask them ,it should not be difficult for them to trace whom they sold these tv to and why they are selling for 3000,manufacturing companies with prestigeous brand names always want to know.
posted on September 23, 2001 10:41:03 PM new
Follow up.
Well I told the guy about this website and then told him that I would only do it if I could get a phone number and an address of his warehouse in new jersey....Well its been 5 days and he's just disappeared. I guess he figured out I wasn't going to be duped.
Thanks so much for your input out there it really turned me around he almost got my money.
