Peripherals anyone seen this before?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by yakyb, 23 Aug 2010.

  1. yakyb

    yakyb i hate the person above me

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  2. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    Looks risky, BUT ????
     
  3. Bartaggio

    Bartaggio Minimodder

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    Looks dodgy... but then again, might be worth the risk? Would be nice if there's a bit-tech-er that has already dealt with this website before.
     
  4. docodine

    docodine killed a guy once

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    The website itself is not a scam, but some of the suppliers may not be legitimate.
     
  5. Fingers66

    Fingers66 Kiwi in London

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    Are they trade/bulk suppliers?

    You may find you have to buy 1000 of them to get that price, go through customs as an importer and pay duty?
     
  6. Elton

    Elton Officially a Whisky Nerd

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    Veeeerryyy dodgy.
     
  7. Bartaggio

    Bartaggio Minimodder

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    It tells you the min. order on the site, ranges from 1 unit to 1 ton? I'm guessing that's 1000. Also, I'm assuming you still don't get 50-75% off when buying such amounts.
     
  8. saspro

    saspro IT monkey

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    I work in the trade & I can tell you the margins aren't that high, even on bulk
     
  9. yakyb

    yakyb i hate the person above me

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    so no-one willing to risk it
     
  10. Jipa

    Jipa Avoiding the "I guess.." since 2004

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  11. saspro

    saspro IT monkey

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    That plastics company looks very honest [/sarcasm]
    I particularly enjoyed the specs of the ATi 3650 in the listing
     
  12. mkb

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    I wouldn't risk it personally. Firstly the site name doesn't inspire confidence, 'Alibaba' from China lol. Seems rediculously cheap as well $40-$50 per card, I mean really?! Has to be a scam.

    They accept paypal so even if it is a scam you can always make a a claim and get a refund should the deal turn out to be sour.
     
  13. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    Id say there cut down versions loaded with the 460 gtx bios.
     
  14. Fingers66

    Fingers66 Kiwi in London

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    Alibaba is a legit site, it was setup to link suppliers to trade buyers. Haven't you seen the TV adverts?

    However, this does not mean that the advertisers are legit. Think Ebay here - caveat emptor.
     

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