posted on March 30, 2011 08:36:41 AM new
The wife is looking for a new workout program. She asked me to search "Turbo Fire" on Ebay.
I noticed there are a number of sellers who are offering this item BIN for 54 or 55 bucks with free shipping. It's a 15 DVD package with a bunch of other stuff in it and can't be cheap to ship. AMZN has this new for over a hundred bucks.
The strange thing is, all these sellers have right around 25 or 30 100% positive FB, but it's all as buyers, not sellers. In addition, all their pages are worded almost identically.
If you're having a slow day, search the terms above and see if you think something's fishy about this. I'd appreciate opinions.
posted on March 30, 2011 09:37:21 AM new
Check the stock at Aliexpress.com... you know, Vendio's new owner. You'll find them there for even less money. That should give you an idea of where they are coming from.
posted on March 30, 2011 09:47:44 AM new
Yeah everyone that I opened up said US on the listing page but on FB page - it changed to Hong Kong, Canada or UK.
Aliexpress.com comes to mind for me as well.
posted on March 30, 2011 10:49:53 AM new
id def use my head on this one. having all buying feedback AND having all of that feedback coming to them within the past single day is about as much of a red flag as you could ask for.
dont be tempted by the chance of a unbelievable deal, you get what you pay for.
posted on March 30, 2011 11:31:26 AM new
I bought some DVDs in Hong Kong,they look like the real thing,play well and cheap.
55 US dollars,with free shipping from HK,they are making money.
There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
[ edited by hwahwa on Mar 30, 2011 11:32 AM ]
posted on March 30, 2011 12:55:13 PM new
Here is the thing... you probably wouldn't notice the difference between the real deal and a copy. Have you ever copied a retail music cd to a blank? Did you notice a difference in quality? Probably not, unless the file was compressed.
I'm not saying that those in China are real or fakes. I contacted a company recently who directed me to a vendor selling through a competitor of AliExpress... so there are vendors out there who are simply trying to move product. With that said, I am having visions of someone holding a video camera in their living room focused on a television, retaping these and selling them on the black market like on Seinfeld.
posted on March 30, 2011 02:44:29 PM new
So what's the deal with AllExpress.com? I looked at their website but it was all in funny picture writing that I couldn't understand. No english link that I could find. Is it a drop ship or fake merchandise deal?
