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Old 05-10-2007, 08:31 AM   #1
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CD32 on eBay

The item location says Germany (or at least, it looks like that), but when asked I got the answer "Hi, this item will be directly shipped from warehouse located in China. Thanks
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The seller sells a lot of (counterfeit?) DVD's, also coming from China I presume, and he already has some negative/neutral feedback which says the goods are counterfeit.

Would anyone want to buy this, or is this probably counterfeit as well?
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Old 05-10-2007, 08:37 AM   #2
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No, he has like 5 negatives this month alone, I'd forget it!
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Old 05-10-2007, 08:50 AM   #3
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Would anyone want to buy this, or is this probably counterfeit as well?
I would buy it, a NOS boxed CD32 in 2007 for £5 plus £25 P&P.
And the effort needed to counterfit a CD32 would be massive, re-make the PCB, chips, case etc. heck if it was a 2007 CD32 it would be worth a tonne.
As for the 5 negatives, well on a 99% feedback I would still take the risk... unless it was a DVD, then I wouldnt

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in typing my reply the price went from $9.99 to $62 O_O
still cheap IMHO
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Old 05-10-2007, 09:02 AM   #4
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in typing my reply the price went from $9.99 to $62 O_O
still cheap IMHO
Nop, it's still at $9.99. He's got more than 1 for sale apparently. Which even makes me doubt this more.
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Old 05-10-2007, 09:06 AM   #5
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if you guys keep it calm I can buy one and see what it's about. shipping to japan should be cheaper.
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Old 05-10-2007, 09:14 AM   #6
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Nop, it's still at $9.99. He's got more than 1 for sale apparently. Which even makes me doubt this more.
Opps yup your right. :-)
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Old 05-10-2007, 09:45 AM   #7
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$50 for shipping throughout the EU??? I could hop on a plane and pick the darn thing up in person for less!
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Old 05-10-2007, 10:01 AM   #8
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Do an ebay search - he's got three of them on there right now (although one has <1 minute left, at $96, another is still at >4 days, for $9.99).

My guess is, he stumbled across - or stole - a NOS supply of them. It is in China, right? And anything can happen in China. :-o
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Old 05-10-2007, 10:20 AM   #9
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Not China ... Seller is located in Germany
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Old 05-10-2007, 10:39 AM   #10
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Didn't I read somewhere about some company mislaying a warehouse full of Amiga stuff in Germany :-o
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Old 05-11-2007, 07:11 AM   #11
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Without sounding too negative, due to my experiences recently (last few months) I would not touch it. There are just too many scams going on and if the location is not the same as that of the seller, it does sound suspicious.

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Old 05-11-2007, 07:26 AM   #12
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This CD32 seems to have been sent to the right place in orderly fashion.

Looks like it's fairly safe to buy, although it looks rather dodgy =). You can't really make a counterfeit CD32 =).
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Old 05-11-2007, 07:49 AM   #13
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You can't really make a counterfeit CD32
True, it was more of a joke really :-)

But I think I will look somewhere else if I want to buy one. Shipping costs are too high to make it a decent priced object, plus I can't use a 110 Volt, NTSC version here in Europe anyway....
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Old 05-11-2007, 09:03 AM   #14
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I emailed the guy and asked if it would work here in the states and how much shipping would be but I get now reply. :-?
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Old 05-11-2007, 09:17 AM   #15
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I emailed the guy and asked if it would work here in the states and how much shipping would be but I get now reply. :-?
It clearly states that it is NTSC and 110 volts, why wouldn't it work here in the states?

He probably didn't answer because it was a question that was obviously answered in the auction.

If I were interested in getting (another) CD32, I would be all over this auction, if I could pay by Paypal with a credit card. That way you have two protections, one from Paypal and the other from being able to reverse the credit card charge for something that never arrived.
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