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20" Intel iMac for $1200??

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Mackey

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Apr 26, 2006
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The other day on Craig's list, I saw a listing for new 20" Intel iMacs, loaded, for $1200. It claims "New! iMac 20" - 2GHz/2GB/500GB Intel Core Duo! Apple Care! - $1200"

Hard to believe that, of course. I inquired and they sent me a site link to a Soho Store. Anyone ever heard of them? Could it possibly be legit?
Link is http://www.storesoho.com/index.php?cPath=25

Chris
 
Does this Soho store move around town, perhaps in the back of a truck? Seriously, a 15"MBP with 2GB RAM for $1700?

Repeat after me: "if it sounds too good to be true....."

Of course, if someone wants to buy one of those $1400 30" HD displays, then let me buy it from them, let me know ;)
 
This may be telling:

Apple Store - Soho (from Apple's website) is shown here:
soho0392.jpg


From the "Store Soho" site, their store is "shown" here:
m_0.jpg


See a resemblance? Seems shady.
 
Oh man I wish that this store was legit, if it was I would have already order myslef a 30 inch ACD and a MBP. To bad some people are going to get fooled by this site.
 
these guys are known scammers. You can't reach them by phone and I think they only accept wire transfers. Run away. Run far away.
 
Where is this State of Los Angeles?

I love how they used a photo of Apple's own store. I found this under terms and conditions: "Governing Law: THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE AND ANY SALE HEREUNDER WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOS ANGELES, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES."
 
Cool. I had really been looking for confirmation that they were known scammers, since the deal couldn't possibly be true. I checked the other discussion. I like the 27% fell-off-the-truck tax.
 
Five minutes of internet sleuthing reveals:

Domain Registrant:
Store Soho, LLC
James K Johnson (billing@storesoho.com)
3011 Rowena Ave
Los Angeles
CA,90039
US
Tel. +1.3237991422

Listed Registrant Address:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...82,-118.269743&spn=0.004122,0.005633&t=h&om=1

A call to the registant phone numbers reveals a voice mail for Store Soho ("Welcome to Store Soho, please leave a message. Thank you."

The store address from the website is actually Storage USA.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...53,-118.219349&spn=0.008271,0.007768&t=h&om=1

Furthermore, a search of the California State Government website reveals no such Limited Liability Corporation as Store Soho. The search can be done at:

http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/list.html
 
Bored at work today, so I emailed and asked how he can sell so cheap if it's legit. He wrote back quickly (someone tell the feds he's at his computer!):

Hello,

They are donated products on this sale for a very lowered prices as
you see. This is a one time sale which will not last long.

They include Apple Care warranty.

James
 
Mackey said:
They are donated products on this sale for a very lowered prices as
you see. This is a one time sale which will not last long.

James
Click to expand...

HA hA ha AH ha a HAh AH ha H AHh AH hA h ah ha H Ah ahAH a ah ah HA h Ah.

WOW. Some one donated an MBP. And an ACD 30" too.

HA ha HAh HA Haahah AHA hA HA H AhA haH AHA hAAH HAAH AHA HA A.
 
these price remind of a time on an iRC channel with an automated machine reporting about these white-hot stolen alienwares and TVs. max'd out laptop and pc (including TWO 30inches). and they had 2 50inch SONY plasmas.. all for 600bux a piece. and if we could help em out by clearing out their inventory, 'two for 1000". they had crazy instructions and stuff like putting the money placed under the cd-case (pop it out). too sketchy and so f-in obvious..

BUT DAMN!! THOSE PRICES AT THE SOHO STORE ARE CRAZY! I'd never take the fall for the team though..
 
these have been run through the ringer at deal sites such as fatwallet and slickdeals.
it is a SCAM.
 
It's just about time for a shill poster to show up
and say how they were skeptical at first but they took a chance on this store, how there was a bit of a delay over payment but the 'guys' were really good about it and upgraded their shipping to overnight, and now eben thoughthey had to wait a bit, they have a great machine at a sweet price.
Right? ;)
 
Correspondence with "James" reveals an IP address originating in the Ukraine.

Complete freaking Scam. I hope "James" and his friends rot in hell.
 
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