eBay-based Amiga rip offs!

Fingerlickin_B · 16 February 2007, 13:49

I'll start with this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/IDE-To-CF-Wit...QQcmdZViewItem

I got my adaptor cards for about $2.50...so he's installed copywrited (and easily downloaded, should you be so inclined) material and included a $10 CF card...hardly worth it!

Notice the horisontal blurring of the image...he's purposely moved the camera side-to-side when taking the pic, so as to make it impossible for anyone to easily identify the adaptor as one they've already seen (or might see) on eBay for only a few bucks.

Link the nasty stuff you've seen and let's out these rip off merchants!

For what it's worth, I've seen a member of this forum selling CF/PCMCIA adaptor setups + software...his pricing schedule is much better & well within the limits of what you'd consider reasonable

*edit* - Oh, and take a peek at the CF card...looks like he found it in the gutter, it sure ain't new...in fact on closer inspection the sticker looks like it's been peeled off...as if it's from another CF card!

PZ.

Peter · 16 February 2007, 14:46

That is unreal! Some poor sucker is even asking questons...

Retro-Nerd · 16 February 2007, 15:31

Is Belco far away from Victoria, Fingerlickin_B? Go and kick his greedy ass.

But on the other side: Some days ago a Blizzard 1230 IV card was auctioned for 246 €. I've e-mailed the seller. He was more than surprised about the high bids.

boing_1000 · 16 February 2007, 15:35

Ugh don't you just hate people like that.

Though I have to be honest, if fingerlickin_b didn't point that out, I probably would have fallen for it.

This brings up an interesting point. Say I wanted to use CF instead of an IDE HDD on a 1200...would I need an adapter like that or could I use the PCMCIA slot CF reader as a hard drive?

Jope · 16 February 2007, 15:44

If you want to use CF instead of IDE, you need an IDE to CF adapter.

If you want to plug it in the PCMCIA slot, you need a PCMCIA to IDE adapter, but that is only suitable for storage and file transfer, not booting.

Zetr0 · 16 February 2007, 17:00

nearly £60 for a 1gig card? wtf!

I got my 4gb card and adapter for less than £35 hmm maybe i am in the wrong business... but then again its not in my nature to WILLINGLY rip people off (limb from limb)

@boing
CF IDE and CD PCMCIA heres how
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=25274

Lumping one in an A600 ide
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=27727

whiteb · 16 February 2007, 18:47

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Laptop-Compac...QQcmdZViewItem

Kind of looks familiar ?

DJBase · 16 February 2007, 19:00

There is much more of that crap......self-burned kickroms, pcmcia nic for 20 Euro with a driver disk from aminet, same with wlan, pirated software collection cdroms,.....ebay is full with such stuff.

Fingerlickin_B · 17 February 2007, 00:39

I send this message: "I paid somewhere in the region of $2.50 for my 44 pin IDE to CF adaptors which are working in both my A600s.
This one must have extra features I am unware of, could you please list them for me before I buy?"

The seller's reply: "You must have bought them from asia? So don't forget to add your postage & Banking fees of $30.00. If not i would like to know where you bought yours from $2.50? I don't think so!!! When one is listed by itself on ebay it goes for Over $30.00 + postage."

Mine came to about $6 each after adding postage from Hong Kong, so god only knows where this $30 figure came from!

PZ.

whiteb · 17 February 2007, 01:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fingerlickin_B

Mine came to about $6 each after adding postage from Hong Kong, so god only knows where this $30 figure came from!

PZ.

No it didnt come from his nuts (thats the keyword for the loopy smiley), but very close, the same place the sun doesnt shine from.

Zetr0 · 17 February 2007, 01:07

that seller sounds like a complete f*cktard!

Photon · 17 February 2007, 03:28

Well, if it's the pirated stuff on the card you guys worry about, report it to eBay, it's easy. Simply tell them he's selling pirated software on that card. Just do an ethical self-check first and see if your own conscience is clean

jabsy · 17 February 2007, 04:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fingerlickin_B

The seller's reply: "You must have bought them from asia? So don't forget to add your postage & Banking fees of $30.00. If not i would like to know where you bought yours from $2.50? I don't think so!!! When one is listed by itself on ebay it goes for Over $30.00 + postage."

Mine came to about $6 each after adding postage from Hong Kong, so god only knows where this $30 figure came from!

PZ.

I just grabbed 2 for $AU11 each... You'll have to send me the link to your seller. (altho one for the 1200 and 1 for the SX1 should be enough..)

T_hairy_bootson · 17 February 2007, 07:04

There was a spanner head selling a 100meg hdd for over 100AU with wb3.1 installed for ages on ebay.com.au...

Fingerlickin_B · 20 February 2007, 00:11

Hahaha, she (the seller) must have read this thread...the card in the picture has now been changed

T...I believe you are talking about the same seller

PZ.

Retro-Nerd · 20 February 2007, 00:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fingerlickin_B

Hahaha, she (the seller) must have read this thread...the card in the picture has now been changed

T...I believe you are talking about the same seller

PZ.

And she lowered the price to AU $85.

Zetr0 · 20 February 2007, 02:00

hmmmmmmmmm

(rough converted ammount) £48.00

For
1GB card
60 minutes configging harddrive from a laptop setup (i do this in under 30mins)

lets see..... I can buy a 1GB card here for under £10 to my door!

that means the seller is making £38 for an hours work!

man i am in the wrong f*cking business!

oh wait up.... i have a concience and dont like F*cking people over!

alexh · 20 February 2007, 09:18

He's changed the advert to 256Mbytes

Zetr0 · 20 February 2007, 11:05

well my hope is that people realise he/she is ripping people off. Infact if i am not mistaken EBAY policy is that you cannot trade installed software without original installation media.

hmmmmm

Fingerlickin_B · 01 March 2007, 04:50

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/IDE-To-CF-256...QQcmdZViewItem

No longer using "Amiga" in the item title I see?

PZ.

16 February 2007, 13:49	#1
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	eBay-based Amiga rip offs! I'll start with this one: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/IDE-To-CF-Wit...QQcmdZViewItem I got my adaptor cards for about $2.50...so he's installed copywrited (and easily downloaded, should you be so inclined) material and included a $10 CF card...hardly worth it! Notice the horisontal blurring of the image...he's purposely moved the camera side-to-side when taking the pic, so as to make it impossible for anyone to easily identify the adaptor as one they've already seen (or might see) on eBay for only a few bucks. Link the nasty stuff you've seen and let's out these rip off merchants! For what it's worth, I've seen a member of this forum selling CF/PCMCIA adaptor setups + software...his pricing schedule is much better & well within the limits of what you'd consider reasonable edit - Oh, and take a peek at the CF card...looks like he found it in the gutter, it sure ain't new...in fact on closer inspection the sticker looks like it's been peeled off...as if it's from another CF card! PZ. Last edited by Fingerlickin_B; 16 February 2007 at 14:35.

17 February 2007, 07:04	#14
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	There was a spanner head selling a 100meg hdd for over 100AU with wb3.1 installed for ages on ebay.com.au... Last edited by T_hairy_bootson; 17 February 2007 at 12:04.

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16 February 2007, 14:46	#2
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	That is unreal! Some poor sucker is even asking questons...

16 February 2007, 15:31	#3
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Is Belco far away from Victoria, Fingerlickin_B? Go and kick his greedy ass. But on the other side: Some days ago a Blizzard 1230 IV card was auctioned for 246 €. I've e-mailed the seller. He was more than surprised about the high bids.

16 February 2007, 15:35	#4
boing_1000 A1000 Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eastern USA Age: 37 Posts: 567	Ugh don't you just hate people like that. Though I have to be honest, if fingerlickin_b didn't point that out, I probably would have fallen for it. This brings up an interesting point. Say I wanted to use CF instead of an IDE HDD on a 1200...would I need an adapter like that or could I use the PCMCIA slot CF reader as a hard drive?

16 February 2007, 15:44	#5
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	If you want to use CF instead of IDE, you need an IDE to CF adapter. If you want to plug it in the PCMCIA slot, you need a PCMCIA to IDE adapter, but that is only suitable for storage and file transfer, not booting.

16 February 2007, 17:00	#6
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	nearly £60 for a 1gig card? wtf! I got my 4gb card and adapter for less than £35 hmm maybe i am in the wrong business... but then again its not in my nature to WILLINGLY rip people off (limb from limb) @boing CF IDE and CD PCMCIA heres how http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=25274 Lumping one in an A600 ide http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=27727

16 February 2007, 18:47	#7
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Laptop-Compac...QQcmdZViewItem Kind of looks familiar ?

16 February 2007, 19:00	#8
DJBase Amiga is my Religion Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 578	There is much more of that crap......self-burned kickroms, pcmcia nic for 20 Euro with a driver disk from aminet, same with wlan, pirated software collection cdroms,.....ebay is full with such stuff.

17 February 2007, 00:39	#9
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	I send this message: "I paid somewhere in the region of $2.50 for my 44 pin IDE to CF adaptors which are working in both my A600s. This one must have extra features I am unware of, could you please list them for me before I buy?" The seller's reply: "You must have bought them from asia? So don't forget to add your postage & Banking fees of $30.00. If not i would like to know where you bought yours from $2.50? I don't think so!!! When one is listed by itself on ebay it goes for Over $30.00 + postage." Mine came to about $6 each after adding postage from Hong Kong, so god only knows where this $30 figure came from! PZ.

17 February 2007, 01:07	#11
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	that seller sounds like a complete f*cktard!

17 February 2007, 03:28	#12
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Well, if it's the pirated stuff on the card you guys worry about, report it to eBay, it's easy. Simply tell them he's selling pirated software on that card. Just do an ethical self-check first and see if your own conscience is clean

20 February 2007, 00:11	#15
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Hahaha, she (the seller) must have read this thread...the card in the picture has now been changed T...I believe you are talking about the same seller PZ.

20 February 2007, 02:00	#17
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	hmmmmmmmmm (rough converted ammount) £48.00 For 1GB card 60 minutes configging harddrive from a laptop setup (i do this in under 30mins) lets see..... I can buy a 1GB card here for under £10 to my door! that means the seller is making £38 for an hours work! man i am in the wrong fcking business! oh wait up.... i have a concience and dont like Fcking people over!

20 February 2007, 09:18	#18
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	He's changed the advert to 256Mbytes

20 February 2007, 11:05	#19
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	well my hope is that people realise he/she is ripping people off. Infact if i am not mistaken EBAY policy is that you cannot trade installed software without original installation media. hmmmmm

01 March 2007, 04:50	#20
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	http://cgi.ebay.com.au/IDE-To-CF-256...QQcmdZViewItem No longer using "Amiga" in the item title I see? PZ.

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