[GreenKeys] Excellent Deal on Rasperry Pi 3 Model B

[Doug Alderdice]

Thanks for that information about canceling the transaction.  I received 
the following from eBay ... apparently it was all a scam.  Hopefully 
others can cancel their transactions as well:

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	You were recently involved in a transaction for the following item:
263660886003 - Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Quad Core 1.2GHz 64bit CPU 1GB RAM 
WiFi & Bluetooth 4.1

We’re writing to let you know that an unauthorized third party may have 
accessed the seller’s account to list this item. The item has been 
removed from the site, and the transaction was cancelled. We ask that 
you take the following precautions:

- If you already paid for the item, you may be protected by eBay. Open a 
request with the Resolution Center and choose, "I bought an item. I 
haven't received it yet." You can access the Resolution Center by visiting:
    http://resolutioncenter.ebay.com

- If the transaction doesn't qualify for eBay’s protection, please 
immediately contact the payment service used to request a refund.

- If you haven't paid for your item, consider this transaction canceled 
and do not send payment.

In this situation, your account wasn't accessed by the third party 
involved. At eBay, we take a number of steps to help ensure the security 
of your account. Learn more about protecting your account at:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/protecting.html

Thanks,

eBay
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The old saying applies, "If it sounds too good to be true ..."

73,

Doug, KA2WFT



On 5/5/2018 5:51 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham wrote:
> Since this is my fault, for those who purchased, go into your PayPal 
> account and find the transaction. It should still be unclaimed. Click on 
> the transaction and find the "Cancel" link, which is under "Net Amount" 
> in the "Your Payment" section. Then press "Cancel Payment" to confirm. 
> Then send nasty emails to the email behind the PayPal account.
> 
> If for some reason this doesn't work, just make sure to contact eBay if 
> they don't sort it out for you already. They'll take care of you.
> 
> My sincerest apologies for leading people to make a bad transaction. You 
> can say "I told you so!"
> 
> On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 3:30 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham <js at cunni.co 
> <mailto:js at cunni.co>> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks for the warning, Bob. For the sake of others on the list who
>     may not know, yes, requesting payment outside of eBay is both a
>     violation of eBay policy and almost certainly fraud and should be
>     reported to eBay ASAP.
> 
>     Looks like it may have been a fraud as the item just barely shows as
>     having been removed by eBay, and the seller shows as no longer being
>     a registered user. I also just received an email stating the
>     seller's account may have been compromised, and that fraudulent
>     agent listed the item in an attempt to scam people.
> 
>     Sorry, everyone. I thought there was a chance of this being a fraud,
>     and it looks like that ended up being the case. We'll just have to
>     keep paying ~$35 for computers the size of credit cards. Our lives
>     are so hard.
> 
>     On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 3:06 PM, Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org
>     <mailto:kb8tq at n1k.org>> wrote:
> 
>         Hi
> 
>         Just take care. If you get an email from the seller making an
>         offer that involves payment
>         going *around* the eBay / PayPal empire …. RUN AWAY !!!! :)
> 
>         Bob
> 
> 
>>         On May 5, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham
>>         <js at cunni.co <mailto:js at cunni.co>> wrote:
>>
>>         Agreed, Bob. It seems too good to be true.
>>
>>         However, since eBay's been so good about fixing problems the
>>         few times they've arisen for me, I've felt it was worth the risk.
>>
>>         Sometimes newish sellers offer prices where they couldn't
>>         possibly make a profit just to garner a lot of positive
>>         reviews and kick off their business. I've run into this once
>>         or twice before, and it turned out well. I'm crossing my
>>         fingers that this is the case here. If it turns out to be a
>>         scam, I'm not worried as eBay has yet to fail me in that
>>         right. They have to compete with the likes of Amazon who will
>>         often accept returns with free return shipping without
>>         bothering to ask why.
>>
>>         I guess we'll all know in a week or so.
>>
>>         On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 2:36 PM, Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org
>>         <mailto:kb8tq at n1k.org>> wrote:
>>
>>             Hi
>>
>>             I got caught by one of these a few weeks back. Fortunately
>>             PayPal and eBay took care of it.
>>             That was *not* on the same item or from the same seller.
>>             It was very similar:
>>
>>             ….. hmmm …. seller with one feedback as a seller ….
>>
>>             …… hmmm … really crazy low price on the item with lots of
>>             them to sell ….
>>
>>             ……..hmmm ….. generic listing information ( in this case
>>             Element 14’s listing )
>>
>>             Yes, it *could* be real. I’d bet at least half a warm beer
>>             that it’s a scam.
>>
>>             Bob
>>
>>>             On May 5, 2018, at 3:33 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham
>>>             <js at cunni.co <mailto:js at cunni.co>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             For those interested in building a computer-controlled
>>>             teletype setup like the one I've built,  or for using a
>>>             Raspberry Pi for any other reason, I just got a tip from
>>>             a local amateur radio group member for a ridiculous deal
>>>             on the newest Raspberry Pi model on eBay. $8.59 with free
>>>             shipping when they're usually at least $35 plus shipping.
>>>             There are only a few left, but each person is only
>>>             allowed to buy one. It seems too good to be true, but
>>>             eBay has been excellent about getting me my money back
>>>             the three or four times I've had trouble with sellers the
>>>             past few years, so it's worth the risk to me.
>>>
>>>             No connection at all to the seller.
>>>