Ebay: Do people really fall for tom-foolery like this?

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
04/25/2016 at 14:10 • Filed to: None

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BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 14:13

Yes. Yes they do.

Takuro Spirit > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 14:18

Someone’s about to get some negative feedback....

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 14:18

It says 1 is sold already so....yup

Party-vi > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 14:20

please to be explaining?

Brickman > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 14:25

Just like 0.99 Xboxs but the shipping would be $300 :P

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi
04/25/2016 at 14:25

I assume he thinks it’s a scam. I think he has a higher opinion of what the normal non-scam level of professionalism is on eBay than I do. The price isn’t *that* much of a red flag because the prices have cratered on those and they’re old and LCD, but he may not know that either. I’ve been around people dumping things for just-barely-worth-giving-a-shit prices from office supplies - not really that unusual.

Sam > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 14:58

Doesn’t seem that crazy. People get rid of stuff like this for cheap all the time. Plus, scamming someone out of $35 would not be worth it at all.

fourvalleys > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 15:01

I’d argue that the seller could have meant it includes the power cord - not any other cords.

Fortunately, PayPal’s protection policy isn’t all that bad. So you’d either get a monitor and power cord for $35+shipping, or you’d get just a power cord and PayPal would refund you your $35+shipping.

facw > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 15:13

It’s not uncommon to see new 21.5" displays for $80, and even $70 from time to time. I don’t think it’s impossible that someone would sell them used for $35.

facw > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/25/2016 at 15:15

I wish we had them here. My office is littered with 19" displays (both 16:9 and 4:3), and even some 17"ers. Been trying to get some 1080p displays for months, but money is tight and we are being penny-wise and pound foolish. Probably will just buy a pair on my own...

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > facw
04/25/2016 at 15:17

Look at the cost of shipping.

facw > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/25/2016 at 15:19

I see. That is a little steep, given that these weigh basically nothing.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > facw
04/25/2016 at 15:20

That’s the scam though. A cheap item with ridiculous shipping.

Berang > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 15:31

this sale by the same guy is more confounding:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOME-DEPOT…

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Party-vi
04/25/2016 at 15:46

$35 for the item, $85 for the shipping.

Party-vi > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 15:47

Oh - I must be blind.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 15:49

It’s showing $30.30 for me. It must be something screwy with eBay’s shipping calculator.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi
04/25/2016 at 15:50

The number I see is more reasonable. May be some fluke with IL -> Cali shipping.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/25/2016 at 15:52

“Scam” is a strong word even when the shipping/handling costs are elevated. However, I’m showing a pretty low cost of shipping, so it may only be conditionally high.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/25/2016 at 15:53

It says $45 for shipping when I look at it. What does it say for you?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/25/2016 at 15:53

A vast right-wing conspiracy.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/25/2016 at 15:55

$30.30. IL to NC. It was showing something like $85 to O.C.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/25/2016 at 15:57

Without the HDMI port, $35 is about right, as you state. You called it, though.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/25/2016 at 15:57

Hmm. Maybe it’s not a scam, just a really expensive shipping company.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 16:00

I would not at all be surprised if there’s some way to set things up poorly in the USPS system where it would vomit illogical numbers with over $40 variation. While in theory I think one could set the item cost extremely low and the shipping high in order to (in theory) scam eBay out of a portion of their cut on the sale, I don’t think that’s happening here. Just a gang-bang of drunk communication electrons inside eBay’s shipping tool.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/25/2016 at 16:01

My money is on poorly optimized AKA totally buggernuts processing via USPS.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Berang
04/25/2016 at 19:03

Confounding: outstanding word choice, Sir.