Ebay iMacs - what's the deal

[gianpan]

Hey all,
I've been seeing some iMacs at ebay.co.uk and I see the prices are very low in comparison to the prices in Greece.
For example there is a 3.06GHz iMac for as low as 1500€ (including shipping to Greece which is 100€) while in Greece the 2.8GHz (so no 8800 just the crappy ATI 2600) costs 1682€!
It's not just the iMac, I've seen MBP even 800€ less than here.

Now I know everything is expensive here but I am just trying to figure out if everything is so damn expensive or ebay products suck.

The seller is a power-seller and claims that products are not refurbished/faulty etc.

So is it safe to buy one from ebay with paypal?

 

[JMac13]

I've seen the same things here on ebay. One guy who is a power seller had a 24" iMac 2.8 with 4 gb Ram and 1 TB HD for $800. I emailed him about it and turned out to be a scam. He wanted me to send a money order to Europe and then they would ship it. I told him no thanks and to have a great day.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Only pay with PayPal, do not bid higher than your PayPal protection.

Do that and it won't matter what the outcome is; you're safe.

 

[DakotaGuy]

There is a reason that the scammers never use PayPal. I only buy and sell with PayPal anymore. If the deal is too good to be true it probably is. That is the rule of thumb with eBay. You might save a few dollars on eBay, but believe me if it sounds too good, it probably is.

 

[gr81mgbgt]

THAT IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE.

You have to watch out for paypal on ebay.

I got scammed out of over $800.00 of a hijacked paypal and ebay account. I was the seller, they buyer had the hijacked account. I don't use it anymore.

Better safe then sorry.

 

[gianpan]

What about warranty the seller claims 1 year, assuming that it's Apple's warranty can I use it with an authorized reseller (whatever they are called) here?

 

[vkstudios]

Prices too good to be true..

As the old saying goes... If it sounds too good to be true then it most likely is. It really sounds like a scam. There is just so much of that on the internet these days.