Question About www.apple-deals.us

[supersalzme]

Ok, so I was surfing craigslist and came upon this. Can anyone tell me if this is legit? It is such a good deal if it is....

The total for 1 Apple PowerBook G4 17" is:

$1750.00 transferred for the item delivered by your door.
(Allow 5-7 days for the delivery with free shipping option)

Here are the complete specs for the system:
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Apple PowerBook G4 17" 1.67 GHz
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Processor Speed:
1.67 GHz

Memory Speed:
PC2-4200 (333MHz)

Memory Technology:
DDR-SDRAM

Installed Memory:
2 GB

Maximum Memory:
2 GB

Hard Drive Capacity:
120 GB

Drive Controllers:
IDE (Ultra ATA/100)

Rotational Speed:
5400 RPM

8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Superdrive

Sound Support:
Digital Audio (16-bit)

Video Chipset:

Radeon 9700 AGP Graphics

Installed Video Memory:
128 MB

Resolution:
1680 x 1050

Card Slots:
Type I CardBus
Type II CardBus

Network Support:
Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps)

Wireless Protocol:
802.11b
802.11g
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

Input Devices:
Keyboard
Trackpad

Battery Life (average):
up to 5 Hours

Number of Batteries:
1

Installed Operating System:
MacR OS X Tiger 10.4.2

In the Box:
PowerBook
S-Video to composite adapter
DVI to VGA adapter
modem cable
power adapter
AC wall plug
power cord

Limited Warranty:
3-Year (36 Months) Extended Warranty

Apple Care warrany is included and covered directly with Apple!

That is from the website http://www.apple-deals.us

Should I go for it?

 

[26139]

Umm...

That's the most recent revision...and it's selling for $800 less than retail?
If it looks to good to be true...

 

[supersalzme]

That's the most recent revision...and it's selling for $800 less than retail?
If it looks to good to be true...

That is what I said...but they are a cetified apple retailer.....

 

[ITASOR]

That is what I said...but they are a cetified apple retailer.....

If you were a scammer, wouldn't you say that too?

EDIT: They are NOT an authorized dealer. Look on Apple.com at the list. Simple Google search shows that other people are questioning this like crazy and it must be a scam.

 

[GWS]

Report It

I'm located in the Atlanta, GA area. We've been getting a similar posting, sometimes 3 or 4 a day, for months. The past couple of months the poster has been saying the low price is due to how the units were obtained - they were donations. Yeah, right, some non-profit is going to give up top of the line Apple Powerbooks for much less than they're worth, and settle on donated used equipment. Heck, even if the organization preferred Windows to OSX, they could still sell the units themselves for close to or at list.

Here's what I do everytime I see one of these on Craig's List: I report it as either Spam or Prohibited. It usually disappears within the hour. (And unfortunately another usually shows up again within a few hours.)

The old adage "If it seems too good to be true..." no doubt applies here. Just walk away!

Gary

 

[supersalzme]

I'm located in the Atlanta, GA area. We've been getting a similar posting, sometimes 3 or 4 a day, for months. The past couple of months the poster has been saying the low price is due to how the units were obtained - they were donations. Yeah, right, some non-profit is going to give up top of the line Apple Powerbooks for much less than they're worth, and settle on donated used equipment. Heck, even if the organization preferred Windows to OSX, they could still sell the units themselves for close to or at list.

Here's what I do everytime I see one of these on Craig's List: I report it as either Spam or Prohibited. It usually disappears within the hour. (And unfortunately another usually shows up again within a few hours.)

The old adage "If it seems too good to be true..." no doubt applies here. Just walk away!

Gary

Thanks guys....I was just looking for a good deal on a 17" since the new 15" pb's have the line problem. Although I did hear that this was being fixed with the latest ones coming out.....

 

[rdowns]

If you have to ask...

 

[Sun Baked]

That is what I said...but they are a cetified apple retailer.....

Look for yourself.

http://www.apple.com/buy/

They aren't listed as "Authorized Resellers"

 

[GWS]

Speak of the devil!

Guess what just popped up on Craig's List Atlanta... another one of the postings I mentioned:


APPLE POWERBOOK G4 17", LAST MODEL WITH 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM AND 120GB HDD
Reply to: <deleted by GWS>
Date: 2005-12-07, 7:25PM EST


INCREDIBLE XMAS OFFER!
It is brand new , boxed and warrantied by Apple . Please email for ordering info.
IF THE OFFER IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, ITS JUST REALLY GOOD!
this is in or around atlanta
no -- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

116577013



How about their "IF THE OFFER IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, ITS JUST REALLY GOOD!"... can you believe that!?!

I flagged it as Spam.

Gary