Forum Feedback Behavior of TE Members (Gyan Ahead, You have been warned!)
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Slayer88
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Adding some new flavor to this thread that was not already covered, *Reasons for sale*
I have seen quite a few posts where items were bought abroad and being sold here and the reasons for sale were so silly it's almost clear it was bought with the purpose of re-sale. Now, I don't think there's anything wrong with doing that, if it's a good deal vs official Indian pricing, but either be open about it or provide more believable "reasons". The community is smart enough to see it.
E.g. Guy created a thread on TE asking what PC component to buy, community tells him NOT to buy product 'A'. But, not only does he buy product 'A', but buys 2-3 units of them and then gives weird reasons for selling them. All while the invoice clearly showing a markup in price close to Indian pricing w/o warranty.
PS - I am not talking about items officially imported where the buyer may have paid duties/customs/etc, i'm talking about hand carried by self/friends/relatives.
I have seen quite a few posts where items were bought abroad and being sold here and the reasons for sale were so silly it's almost clear it was bought with the purpose of re-sale. Now, I don't think there's anything wrong with doing that, if it's a good deal vs official Indian pricing, but either be open about it or provide more believable "reasons". The community is smart enough to see it.
E.g. Guy created a thread on TE asking what PC component to buy, community tells him NOT to buy product 'A'. But, not only does he buy product 'A', but buys 2-3 units of them and then gives weird reasons for selling them. All while the invoice clearly showing a markup in price close to Indian pricing w/o warranty.
PS - I am not talking about items officially imported where the buyer may have paid duties/customs/etc, i'm talking about hand carried by self/friends/relatives.
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nRiTeCh
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Let alone abroad purchases, people dump here stuff just ordered 24hrs ago from amazon etc. stating not needed. Well if it was never needed then did you ordered in drunk state or somebody made you order it at gunpoint or either you are so much restless, anxious or poor decision maker in nature you keep ordering stuff and keep dumping on olx and forums!
Orders can be returned for a full refund as well which should be the best approach.
santhoshr
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Guys, I have the feeling I felt to some kind of scam or silly game, the guy posted here too, I saw a sale thread found a good deal, he later told me disassembly will take time, let me send the whole thing, charged 500 for shipping I didn't mind since he said it comes with game cart, later found no game cart, he said he will ship it again, but no reply when enquired he shared the old tracking number again, at this point is clear he is taking me for granted, his replies are also takes time, ignoring, replying late, why create sale thread and play with people ? BTW how to report this guy ?
santhoshr
Explorer
this sounds like olx public. i got a offer for a logitech wheel saying he was getting from xxx price from dubai so i told him to get it from there only yet he wanted me to sell mine to him for that xx price. Stupid people
Imagine desperately wanting to buy something here for your own use but someone else buys it before you do saying he also needed it. Only to re-sell it to someone else. What kind of behavior is this...
superczar
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Unfortunately it works both ways.
I had picked a Samsung S7+ At an unusual low of 41K on FK (short lived deal) after which it settled back at 54K or so
I subsequently picked the official KB cover for 12K - for a total outlay of 53K
I tried getting used to it - but realized I don’t like it So I listed it for 49K vs a current new price of 65k (53+12)
Would have dropped it further if someone asked nicely.
Didn’t stop folks from price policing by quoting the limited time deal price over PMs and otherwise.
FWIW, I sold it on olX for 50k - buyer got a ~25% discount for a mint condition device on current pricing
While I lost only 5% ..
Slayer88
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babhishek
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there is a guy, who distress sells new phones every month.
the reason for sale is need cash and he manages to buy 6 figure phones all the time.
either its a clear bluff or he needs some sessions with a shrink!
anyone noticed this?
the reason for sale is need cash and he manages to buy 6 figure phones all the time.
either its a clear bluff or he needs some sessions with a shrink!
anyone noticed this?
nRiTeCh
Oracle
This I have highlighted earlier as well...few more guys who order via amazon and sell here just in next few days stating not required... either they order stuff while they are drunk or they are forcefully made to order on gunpoint or they are in some other pressure... Why sale here for 10 bucks less when the same can be returned to amazon for a full amount refund..
I now even doubt the invoices of such sales.. anyone can produce amazon invoices if he knows the trick!
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I am currently facing this with a deal I paid for a week ago. Haven't gotten a response for 3 days now.
Ok I'll chime in too , slightly OT ,
But what's with selling for a friend crap all the time ?
Also "warranty can be claimed without bill i pinky swear " crap .
Regarding buying on Amazon etc and immediately reselling here maybe they get credit card points to use as cashback ? Some GST refund crap ? I don't get it .
I guess I'm getting too old to understand this crap .
Somebody here may have reported me for the use of slightly insensitive language although clearly censored by me by not writing the entire word hence editing my post to remove those two instances of me using slightly below par language (although word was censored by me) . Apologies .
But what's with selling for a friend crap all the time ?
Also "warranty can be claimed without bill i pinky swear " crap .
Regarding buying on Amazon etc and immediately reselling here maybe they get credit card points to use as cashback ? Some GST refund crap ? I don't get it .
I guess I'm getting too old to understand this crap .
Somebody here may have reported me for the use of slightly insensitive language although clearly censored by me by not writing the entire word hence editing my post to remove those two instances of me using slightly below par language (although word was censored by me) . Apologies .
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Might be the friend of a friend of a friend of Ambani's in-law who refreshes with every new models. And oh they are rich so they don't need invoice or warranty.
Seriously though we can only imagine. :S
tech.monk
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Or swapping the products or some sort of Fraud (https://techenclave.com/threads/fra...ore-you-purchase-any-2nd-hand-product.204027/)
Slayer88
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Report to the mods if not already done.
This seems like a dig at me, but wouldn't be the first. I've explained my posts and have given enough methods to validate in another thread so , I'm not gonna do it again, also it's OT as you rightly said. Whilst I cannot speak for others, don't we all have a friends who are into tech, just like us, but do not want or have the time to be on TE? Can we not help them out? As long as it's within some limits or the seller has some explanation (which you need to ask instead of sitting quite and making judgments/accusations and trying to figure 'sh@t' out on your own.)
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