Amazon 3rd Party Price Mistakes (scam) Master Thread

[ben89]

You know if you complain to Amazon too much and get too many credits, they will ban you.

I'm very serious.

why? if its a legitimate argument how can they do that. you know people who got banned for it?

[TimT]

why? if its a legitimate argument how can they do that. you know people who got banned for it?

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=46402.0

[eliezersz18]

I bought something for a $1 (don't really care if I lose $1 not gonna fight to get it back) and I just got a confirmation email saying the item has shipped

[ben89]

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=46402.0

thanks. thats crazy. so even for returning stuff legit when its the wrong size or whatever can cause a shut down? it doesnt seem clear from that forum...

[ben89]

I bought something for a $1 (don't really care if I lose $1 not gonna fight to get it back) and I just got a confirmation email saying the item has shipped

wow it shipped so fast (sarcasm). now you know its a scam.

[eliezersz18]

wow it shipped so fast (sarcasm)

Haha I know right. It'll be here in not time!

[Cappy]

thanks. thats crazy. so even for returning stuff legit when its the wrong size or whatever can cause a shut down? it doesnt seem clear from that forum...

Pretty much.

[David Smith]

Dead (not that it was ever alive).

[TimT]

thanks. thats crazy. so even for returning stuff legit when its the wrong size or whatever can cause a shut down? it doesnt seem clear from that forum...

Clothing might be a little different.

[ben89]

Dead (not that it was ever alive).

why would they change the price if its a scam?

[husky007]

why would they change the price if its a scam?

The entire store is empty now...

[David Smith]

why would they change the price if its a scam?

They shut down his store.

Everyone who bought has to float the money until 9/20. Then let the chatting begin.

[myi]

They shut down his store.

Everyone who bought has to float the money until 9/20. Then let the chatting begin.

Not a problem for orders placed Within the hour you can usually cancel no problem since nothing processed.

[David Smith]

Not a problem for orders placed Within the hour you can usually cancel no problem since nothing processed.

Not if it's shipped already, which this scammer marked all his items as right away.

Anybody who ordered hopefully knew what what they were getting into, and isn't canceling right away...

[yuneeq]

I bought something for a $1 (don't really care if I lose $1 not gonna fight to get it back) and I just got a confirmation email saying the item has shipped

Yeh a fake tracking number (likely just a reused one) is not hard to procure.

[myi]

Yeh a fake tracking number (likely just a reused one) is not hard to procure.

No need to be reused! He takes his finger and slides across the keyboard here goes the tracking number! The # goes into the system in 12hrs or so ,that buys him time to get 1000's of customers with only a purchase of 5-10$ and now has half the people who don't want to waist their time he gets the $ instead!

[yuneeq]

Sick of this crap that keeps on popping on DDF.
I RTM'ed but still not deleted.

Why do we allow the propagation of crappy Chinese scams here every day?
It literally takes 2 seconds to determine if its a scam or not, this crap has no place here.
There's no such thing as "there's nothing to lose" when dealing with these scammers.

There's plenty to lose:

1) Your money. It doesn't always come back. And you won't be the first nor the last.
2) Your time. Yes you will be wasting your time and energy for the next 2 months to get your $2 or $10 back
3) These deals often get shared with people that don't remember about their order that was supposed to delivered in 2 months. And it gets shared with people that don't know how to get their money back. So don't be a scumbag and don't share these scams with vulnerable people.
4) Your dignity. If you're dumb enough to fall for these scams you'll be too embarrassed to leave your home.

So please don't be an idiot, the next time you see a crappy chinese (price mistake) scam, ignore it or keep it to yourself.

/rant

[David Smith]

On the flip side:

Yes. There isn't a 0.00000000001% chance that this will arrive. It's a straight 0%. This is a 1000% scam. The seller won't even cancel it, (and will mark it as shipped right away to prevent the buyer from cancelling it) making the process much more difficult.

 That being said, this isn't eBay. Amazon does back up their sales to a degree. A chat rep looking at the order of a $20 or $50 item that didn't arrive in the proper timeframe will possibly be willing to provide a credit for the current price in order to be able to reorder.

Nobody should buy without knowing what they're getting into (and these warning should be made very clear), but that doesn't automatically mean that you're a fool for ordering.

[Live N Learn]

+1 If someone doesn't know how to handle these type of cases, then just stay out of it.

[husky007]

Sick of this crap that keeps on popping on DDF.
I RTM'ed but still not deleted.


Why do we allow the propagation of crappy Chinese scams here every day?
It literally takes 2 seconds to determine if its a scam or not, this crap has no place here.
There's no such thing as "there's nothing to lose" when dealing with these scammers.

There's plenty to lose:

1) Your money. It doesn't always come back. And you won't be the first nor the last.
2) Your time. Yes you will be wasting your time and energy for the next 2 months to get your $2 or $10 back
3) These deals often get shared with people that don't remember about their order that was supposed to delivered in 2 months. And it gets shared with people that don't know how to get their money back. So don't be a scumbag and don't share these scams with vulnerable people.
4) Your dignity. If you're dumb enough to fall for these scams you'll be too embarrassed to leave your home.

So please don't be an idiot, the next time you see a crappy chinese (price mistake) scam, ignore it or keep it to yourself.

/rant

I agree at most of the words you said. But why do you insist it's a Chinese scammer? Any evidence?