Yahoo Auction: 1Ds for SGD$1800??

Kimlee · 26th February 2005

Hi to all,

There is a two person posting at yahoo auction selling DSLR at ridiculous price.
Is this for real or they are trying to go for some quick money. (eg. Cheating)

look suspicious. Both person are from NY, US.

http://=http://user.auctions.shoppin.../user/sefsunt?
http://=http://page.auctions.shoppin...4?aucview=0x30

singscott · 26th February 2005

Way too low. If you can't personally see it then dun risk it

asturias105 · 26th February 2005

look at their locations. Stated "NewYork, USA". Must be fraud then. Their usual trick is:

1. ask for your address
2. ask you to send 1/2 the amount of money to their bank account
3. run away with the money without a trace.

So, don't be fooled by them!

AMDer · 26th February 2005

the other time i was also almost conned by a guy.
stated selling D70 kit for just US$250. i won the bid and was about to send him the payment through Western Union Money Transfer when i was "saved" by the Singapore Post person.He ask me if im buying something from Ebay. after i answer 'yes', he look at the address, and it was stated as Russia,but im sending US dollars. so he quickly as me to think twice because there are a lot of 'cheating' cases, especially the Russia region.
the seller will disguise as someone from the US.then say they are currently working in Russia. so they will ask you to send the $ there. they also use this trick as 'send half the money first if u dun believe'.
in the end, i cancel the deal. phew....so CSers...dun buy from this kind of "too good to be true" deals...
although Singapore cameras are a bit expensive as compared to other countries...u can at least feel it and its yours when u pay and buy it home.

asturias105 · 27th February 2005

Originally Posted by AMDer

the other time i was also almost conned by a guy.
stated selling D70 kit for just US$250. i won the bid and was about to send him the payment through Western Union Money Transfer when i was "saved" by the Singapore Post person.He ask me if im buying something from Ebay. after i answer 'yes', he look at the address, and it was stated as Russia,but im sending US dollars. so he quickly as me to think twice because there are a lot of 'cheating' cases, especially the Russia region.
the seller will disguise as someone from the US.then say they are currently working in Russia. so they will ask you to send the $ there. they also use this trick as 'send half the money first if u dun believe'.
in the end, i cancel the deal. phew....so CSers...dun buy from this kind of "too good to be true" deals...
although Singapore cameras are a bit expensive as compared to other countries...u can at least feel it and its yours when u pay and buy it home.

That's a close shave! gd 4 u. Yup, most of them operate in Russia. So, it's always safer not to buy things from overseas.

RichardSeah · 27th February 2005

Originally Posted by AMDer

i was "saved" by the Singapore Post person.

Maybe you should write a letter to ST Forum to praise and thank this Singapore Post guy and, at the same time, warn others. You will be doing a favour to many people.

Robin · 27th February 2005

These days they are doing the western union trick on handphones...particularly the attractive new models....

sti2300 · 27th February 2005

Can always use escrow services. But they charged a fee. My advise is when thing is too cheap, better have a second thought. For expensive item use escrow.

asturias105 · 27th February 2005

Originally Posted by sti2300

Can always use escrow services. But they charged a fee. My advise is when thing is too cheap, better have a second thought. For expensive item use escrow.

I attempted to deal with one of those conmen before. When I asked for escrow services, they gave lame excuses like the services is not available in their country. lol

ParkertR · 27th February 2005

same thing almost happened to me before - i ordered 3 sets of D2h!

haha wow!! but when it came to payment, the guy kept insisting he couldnt use ESCROW services... cuz I'd experienced western union bulls*it before. The final line is, if its too good to be true, it probably aint

Grub · 27th February 2005

What is this escrow that you are talking about? I so blur wan lah...

taku1a · 27th February 2005

Originally Posted by sti2300

Can always use escrow services. But they charged a fee. My advise is when thing is too cheap, better have a second thought. For expensive item use escrow.

The more sophisticated scams even fake escrow service website.

So buyers beware.

Caussway · 28th February 2005

Can't believe there are so many victims / "near" victims here

There are so many news abt such cons yet ppl still fall victims , why ? Greed ?
Never believe such bull***. If you buy online get it from a reputed shop.
Even if he send you the camera, what will be the condition ?

26th February 2005	#1
Kimlee Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lavender Posts: 82	Yahoo Auction: 1Ds for SGD$1800?? Hi to all, There is a two person posting at yahoo auction selling DSLR at ridiculous price. Is this for real or they are trying to go for some quick money. (eg. Cheating) look suspicious. Both person are from NY, US. http://=http://user.auctions.shoppin.../user/sefsunt? http://=http://page.auctions.shoppin...4?aucview=0x30

26th February 2005	#3
asturias105 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 604	look at their locations. Stated "NewYork, USA". Must be fraud then. Their usual trick is: 1. ask for your address 2. ask you to send 1/2 the amount of money to their bank account 3. run away with the money without a trace. So, don't be fooled by them! __________________ My Blog

27th February 2005	#8
sti2300 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 176	Escrow Services Can always use escrow services. But they charged a fee. My advise is when thing is too cheap, better have a second thought. For expensive item use escrow.

27th February 2005	#10
ParkertR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Singapore/Thailand Posts: 5,804	same thing almost happened to me before - i ordered 3 sets of D2h! haha wow!! but when it came to payment, the guy kept insisting he couldnt use ESCROW services... cuz I'd experienced western union bulls*it before. The final line is, if its too good to be true, it probably aint __________________ Budget wedding photographer :)

26th February 2005	#2
singscott Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.whltelightphotographer.com Posts: 1,659	Way too low. If you can't personally see it then dun risk it

26th February 2005	#4
AMDer Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Digital Age Posts: 431	the other time i was also almost conned by a guy. stated selling D70 kit for just US$250. i won the bid and was about to send him the payment through Western Union Money Transfer when i was "saved" by the Singapore Post person.He ask me if im buying something from Ebay. after i answer 'yes', he look at the address, and it was stated as Russia,but im sending US dollars. so he quickly as me to think twice because there are a lot of 'cheating' cases, especially the Russia region. the seller will disguise as someone from the US.then say they are currently working in Russia. so they will ask you to send the $ there. they also use this trick as 'send half the money first if u dun believe'. in the end, i cancel the deal. phew....so CSers...dun buy from this kind of "too good to be true" deals... although Singapore cameras are a bit expensive as compared to other countries...u can at least feel it and its yours when u pay and buy it home.

27th February 2005	#7
Robin Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tanah Merah Posts: 646	These days they are doing the western union trick on handphones...particularly the attractive new models....

27th February 2005	#11
Grub Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 196	What is this escrow that you are talking about? I so blur wan lah...

28th February 2005	#13
Caussway Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 995	Can't believe there are so many victims / "near" victims here There are so many news abt such cons yet ppl still fall victims , why ? Greed ? Never believe such bull***. If you buy online get it from a reputed shop. Even if he send you the camera, what will be the condition ?