RoHo Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Hi all, I've been browsing for a suitable aluminium enclosure for a pre-amp project. There's dozen's available on ebay and Aliexpress, the one I like most is available from a few sources at $150-200 landed in Oz. As you do I was searching by the part number for every possible seller and came across the same item on an sales site called rsknr "dot" xyz. The site calls itself a seller of fine luxury goods and whatever. The sellers name is the same as on eBay. The interesting thing is the item is WAY cheaper, like $50 included shipping according to the price calculator. So...is it legit, dodgy or just some weirdo non-functional thing? Edited June 14, 2017 by RoHo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleasantSounds Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Well, there's always the first time you buy from a site... You're doing the right thing checking, but I'd go further (as always Google is your friend). Here's one pointer: scamadviser.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoHo Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Which seems to point to rsknr.xyz being dodgy. Then you search for info on Scamadviser and find that it's far from squeaky clean itself - casting aspersions where none are warranted in order to undermine legit businesses. I'm very confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoHo Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 And now I've noticed that many items are "On Sale!" eg original price $3.28, crossed out and replaced, in red, with $33.55. Again in red, "YOU SAVE -1124% !!" I've never saved -1000% before. Should I go for it ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 You could try buying one and then insisting on paying full price so that they don't rip you off by forcing you to save a negative amount. See if they can figure that out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronal Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Remember the old adage: if the deal looks too good to be true then it probably is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 If you in the mood for some charity donation that's not tax deductible, why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclingsteve Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 If you do take a risk make sure they take PayPal, that way you're covered if it is a scam. If they don't take PayPal ..take a wide berth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddie Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Sounds dodgy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicprObe Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Buy it on ebay and use PayPal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyiovinE Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Yep use paypal and you can always dispute if it's dodgy and get you money back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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