One of the things I have found is that if a known web source -such as
computer geeks-- has something listed on eBay, check their website as
they usually are selling it cheaper there. In fact do a google search on
anything you are not sure of the prices on. That way at least you will
know not to bid more than you can get it for retail.
graywolf
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Shel Belinkoff wrote:
There are so many reputable places from which to buy cards. eBay is no
longer the least expensive (as it may have been some time ago), and the
amount of fraud and bad sellers has multiplied over the past couple of
years as well. I think many of us have found stores, either on line or
brick and mortar, that provide what we want fairly and honestly.
I've been happy with Newegg.com for my cards - they are cheap, fast, and
convenient to do business with, and they describe the cards (at least those
that interest me) accurately.
Stick with your Hong Kong supplier Don - really, why go anywhere else? To
save a few pennies?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Don Williams
There is a company that trades under various names (acptan, chitekcorp
and so on) and sells SD, CF cards and other stuff. Their listings
usually have a large amount of unnecessary text that occupies a couple
of pages. But it would be easier for me to use my recent experience to
explain how they operate.
I bought a Kingston 2 Giga CF 50X card yesterday. The postage (ten times
actual was shown as £19.95) but with the postage added the total came to
about what one would expect to pay for such a card. However, when I got
the invoice I found another £19.95 added for 'Postal Insurance'.
Although I looked carefully I didn't see this stipulation which must be
somewhere down at the bottom of the load of crap they have on the
listing. I am aware of this kind of trick, but was still caught. This is
not honest. To deliberately hide extra costs from a buyer is just plain
crooked and I've had trouble from them before. But it was another name
and I didn't make the connection. In this case they had demanded payment
after I'd already paid and refused to deliver. I sorted that out and
eventually got the item (a CF Card of course). Don't buy from them
unless you check and double check every line of the listing. And
remember, they are out to cheat you and they cover their asses very well
so I don't think eBay would be interested in a complaint. And they
change their tactics in order to confuse buyers. I'll get cards from
Hong Kong in future.
