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Scam Apple Reseller?
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Newport Beach, CA
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Well first problem is the domain (according to whois info listed below) was first created a few weeks ago. In other words, they have been in business less than a month. I will look more into it and see what else I can find but lets face it, they're selling 17" Powerbooks for around $2200 so what does that tell you? S.C.A.M.
Whois info:
WHOIS Record for
applediscount.com Back-order this name
Registrant:
Domains By Proxy (TRYAIZDOMD)
16771 NE 80th Street, Suite 10
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: APPLEDISCOUNT.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
VeriSign, Inc. (HOST-ORG) namehost@WORLDNIC.NET
VeriSign, Inc.
21355 Ridgetop Circle
Dulles, VA 20166
US
1-888-642-9675
Record expires on 29-Mar-2004.
Record created on 29-Mar-2003.
Database last updated on 5-Apr-2003 23:46:50 EST.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS.SPEEDY-DNS.NET 69.10.141.77
NS2.SPEEDY-DNS.NET 69.10.141.77
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Here is another "suspicion" from their website:
"All items are dispatched from our warehouse in Sittard, Netherlands via UPS Worldwide"
Netherlands ?
I must say the website is very "professional" with integrated shopping card etc.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: manila, philippines
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this site has already been reported on several boards as a scam. it always amazes me how they continue to attract serious attention, perhaps from people desperately willing to believe that they can get something for next to nothing.
common sense, please--why should anyone sell what has to be the week's most prized commodity (for immediate possession of which some people might even pay a premium) at 2/3 its price? geez....
Originally posted by Karim:
Here is another "suspicion" from their website:
"All items are dispatched from our warehouse in Sittard, Netherlands via UPS Worldwide"
Netherlands ?
I must say the website is very "professional" with integrated shopping card etc.
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AlBook 867 640/60/Combo/APE
iBook 500 320/10/CD/AP
2400c 180 80/18/Wi-Fi
Tons of Duos, Anything Mac and Small!
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Right. Remember those ordered-from-apple-day-of-the-keynote powerbooks selling for $4200 on eBay when they first were available?
Remember the numbers of people wanting to buy them?
Ask yourself this: WHY would they sell this for $2200, when they could undercut the catalogs by a couple hundred and still come out far ahead? Why would they sacrifice their profits? I don't think actual retailer prices are anywhere near this, anyway!
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Moderator Emeritus  Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Illinois
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Senior User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Newport Beach, CA
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Sorry everyone. I had not caught the other threads. Glad to know everyone is aware this sight is a scam.
Makes you wonder how they are allowed to be up and running. You would think they would be shut down.
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