Gojira
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Caveat Emptor folks. Be careful. I just attempted to purchase an older Sony PCDP from a seller with around 400 positive feedbacks and 10 negatives. I guess I wasn't cautious enough and didn't notice the negatives. Remember that a rare/desirable item is only good if it's real. There are a lot of slimy people on these sites.
Luckily this time I'm only out of $42, perhaps a small price to pay to learn a lesson. This was my very first half.com transaction and it strikes me as even more of a risky site than Ebay itself. It's almost impossible to get any personal info whatsoever on the seller. Their identity is well shielded by half.com. I won't be buying from half.com again without http://www.escrow.com, and even then only from a seller with no negatives ever and only on an extremely rare item.
Interestingly enough, I was ripped off on my very first Ebay transaction some years ago as well (but for a lot more money). Pretty weird.
[BTW, what I actually received in the mail from the seller was pretty disgusting.]
Edit: ok, I think "disgusting" was a poor choice of words. I've probably got you guys thinking he sent me animal remains or something. He did send me a PCDP, but it was some, extremely thrashed, el-cheapo model with *extreme* smoke damage (the open box reeks from 10 feet away). I think it's been through some kind of fire. I was shocked that anyone would send something like that. It's like a stink bomb through the mail
. I have to wash my hands every time I touch it because they stink of smoke afterwards. Yikes.
Note: we have now had some rather nasty email exchanges and, in one, he intentionally sent me an attached virus! But it looks like he actually *may* be willing to take it back now. I will have to see what happens.
Luckily this time I'm only out of $42, perhaps a small price to pay to learn a lesson. This was my very first half.com transaction and it strikes me as even more of a risky site than Ebay itself. It's almost impossible to get any personal info whatsoever on the seller. Their identity is well shielded by half.com. I won't be buying from half.com again without http://www.escrow.com, and even then only from a seller with no negatives ever and only on an extremely rare item.
Interestingly enough, I was ripped off on my very first Ebay transaction some years ago as well (but for a lot more money). Pretty weird.
[BTW, what I actually received in the mail from the seller was pretty disgusting.]
Edit: ok, I think "disgusting" was a poor choice of words. I've probably got you guys thinking he sent me animal remains or something. He did send me a PCDP, but it was some, extremely thrashed, el-cheapo model with *extreme* smoke damage (the open box reeks from 10 feet away). I think it's been through some kind of fire. I was shocked that anyone would send something like that. It's like a stink bomb through the mail
Note: we have now had some rather nasty email exchanges and, in one, he intentionally sent me an attached virus! But it looks like he actually *may* be willing to take it back now. I will have to see what happens.