IMPORTANT---Buying an iPod Touch on Ebay---IMPORTANT

[palmpilot71]

Hi!
I am thinking of buying a 32gb iPod Touch! But they are deadly expensive... I want to buy it off Ebay Canada. So, is it safe to buy an $0.99 iPod off Ebay(Canada)? And how can I buy it with out a credit card if I have an unverified, empty Paypal account?

Please answer very soon!

This is the link to the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Apple-iPod-touch-32GB-32-MP3-Digital-Media-Player-New_W0QQitemZ180245520693QQihZ008QQcategoryZ90964Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Buckleyindahouse]

ipod touch 32Gb = around 400-500 USD
ipod touch ebay 32 Gb = 0.99$...sounds fishy.
Thats common sense. Also you can easily do a money order, thats what I did. But I bought my iPod touch from Target lol. I love it.

[palmpilot71]

Well I'm in Canada so I don't have Target...

[Laur€ns]

Go to apple.com :) You can let it be engraved too :)

[andrewrox424]

are they from hong kong? if so, no. most hongkong sellers are bad. Also buy it from an apple authorized retailer, that way you get great service and warranty.

[PvH]

0,99$ is a scamm for sure!
DON'T BUY IT..
ebay is safe.. that person not

[The Claw]

LInk to the thing on ebay? Its probably an auction, and the starting price is just 0.99. check the sellers feedback also, if its above 50 then its probably legit.

[andrewrox424]

LInk to the thing on ebay? Its probably an auction, and the starting price is just 0.99. check the sellers feedback also, if its above 50 then its probably legit.

But what makes you so sure he hasn't 'boosted' his feedback up with fake accounts? And then he's making this one big scam? Could we please have a link? And excluding what I said earlier if its over 95 you should be okay.

[palmpilot71]

I posted the auction link in the first post!!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Apple-iPod-touch-32GB-32-MP3-Digital-Media-Player-New_W0QQitemZ180245520693QQihZ008QQcategoryZ90964Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Here it is anyway...

[Brain]

it looks very legit, and paypal and ebay are very safe...
some time ago I got uber hacked...someone got into my email account, and my ebay account, and my paypal account...all same pass...:(
Anyway, they bought a $500 USD rolex from someone in the UK, and then had it shipped to some place in kenya...(all with my accounts, and he deleted the info so I didn't catch it right away) and then I looked at my bank account...and I was in the hole $200. So I did transaction history things and found out, shit, I bought a $500 rolex... :O and I only had like $300 at the time. Well I filed a claim with paypal, and after like 4 days I had my money back, but the poor guy selling the rolex didn't get it back, because apparently they forwarded the package to somewhere else...so paypal and ebay couldn't intercept it.

SO, in my experience, ebay is VERY safe.
And that seller has a TON of rep, and the price is much higher now, it was an auction started at 0.99 because the listing fee is cheaper the cheaper you start the auction.

And with your credit card, you can just add it to your paypal account i think, so you don't really need to be verified to buy things (UNLESS the seller asks to make sure that you are, they should say something in the auction listing). And you can just pay over paypal with the credit card.

Happy bidding!

[Naum]

Also check thier rating always by from a 98%+ Rating person ;)

[palmpilot71]

OK I got a 100% in Geography and 94% in my math! They were my finals. I will use that to convince my mom!
And thanks for the advice everyone!
Please keep it coming. plz?

[MylesMadness]

Super high feedback, I say its legit.

[palmpilot71]

Well its up alot but still like $300 less... I might look for a new cheaper one...

[Daniel]

That person is a legitimate seller because he has the rank as a Power Seller, ranked by other people and eBay themselves.

[crayola oblongata]

Just use ebay if you like but make sure their feedbacks not too bad

[red eyes 20]

OK I got a 100% in Geography and 94% in my math! They were my finals. I will use that to convince my mom!
And thanks for the advice everyone!
Please keep it coming. plz?


nice grades, i wish i had 'em =p any way i'd say that's quite safe to bid on.

[OmgThatOne]

i'd buy from a shop if I was you
you get customer support
and if it breaks or something you could always buy a warentee (however you spell it) so you can get a new one.

[palmpilot71]

I'm too lazy to look but I think the auction is over anyway... Plus 32gb are rarerer (lol) on Ebay. Tons of 16gb Probably should buy a 16 and sell it 4 more...

[R0b0t1]

There are two main rules consumers should use:

1). Try to buy direct; second rate products that blow up your house are your fault.

2). Follow company reccomendations. Apples? Buy from their website.

[juhani89]

nothing beats store.. you can always get ripped off in ebay..