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Screech · Mar 13, 2006, 02:44 PM

Saw this auction on eBay:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=8750636690

Is this legit? Looks interesting and plausible, yet I tend not to believe it.

slugslugslug · Mar 13, 2006, 04:53 PM

I heard of this before, and it's interesting to note, they haven't built one yet. I mean, somebody has, and these people seem to think that they're capable of doing it too, but there's nowhere on their website or eBay auction that indicates that the seller has actually accomplished this conversion in practice.

Even if they do intend to follow through with their promise, you'd have to be an idiot to bid on this.

btw, I thought they'd already tried putting up an auction for one of these and it was pulled. I imagine this'un will meet the same fate.

Velocity211 · Mar 13, 2006, 07:12 PM

That isn't real a real Apple product, so I wouldn't spend $1500 on it.

slugslugslug · Mar 13, 2006, 07:51 PM

Wow, some dimbulb actually bought it. Hope they have some luck getting their money back when the seller can't get the mods working and winds up shipping them a busted-ass iBook or perhaps nothing..

Flip500 · Mar 13, 2006, 08:29 PM

wow, did you guys actually read the page, they're not trying to pass it off as an original apple product, right in the name of the item it says "(built from ibook)". But your still right the guys who bidded on this is a retard, and not in the mentally disabled way.

slugslugslug · Mar 13, 2006, 09:31 PM

Well, I didn't say he was dumb for thinking it was an original Apple product. I was pointing out that there's no evidence that the seller has ever done or is capable of doing the conversion. That's why only a moron would buy from them.

And Velocity211 wasn't saying that they were passing it off as an original Apple thing, just that that's why he/she personally wouldn't bid on it.

But anyway, it looks like we're all in agreement here...

Tuoder · Mar 14, 2006, 06:16 AM

http://www.itablet.theplaceforitall.com/

Go there.

I have heard of this before, the iTab. It looks very legit to me. I don't think that it is worth $1500. A port replicator for it would be awesome.

slugslugslug · Mar 14, 2006, 07:56 AM

What the hell are you talking about, it looks very legit to you? These people give no evidence whatsoever that they know how to do the modification. They don't even appear to have done it once, you know, just to make sure that they can pull it off before they take someone's money. The fact is, they don't even have the iBook and touchscreen around. If you look at the eBay auction terms, they order those things after they get your money.

Even if they actually build one and ship it to the buyer, I'm still right that as of now, it's incredibly stupid to take them at their word. Unless you happen to find out who they are, meet them in person, and see that they have some skill with a Dremel and electronic bits.

In your defense, Tuoder, you might have heard of someone who actually built his iBook into a tablet and later sold it on eBay to fund his next tinkering project.

But he has nothing to do with these people who are purporting to create a business out of taking your money before they even have the components for your product without having any sort of reputation..

iREZ · Mar 14, 2006, 02:24 PM

the bidder could be wealthy beyond your wildest dreams...relax people.

Velocity211 · Mar 14, 2006, 02:37 PM

At first I thought it would flip out like a regular tablet computer, but it doesn't, there isn't a keyboard or touchpad

slugslugslug · Mar 14, 2006, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by iREZ

the bidder could be wealthy beyond your wildest dreams...relax people.

Sigh.. You, too, miss my point. I'm not saying the bidder is an idiot because the item is overpriced. I don't actually think the price is too unreasonable for someone who cares more about the tablet functionality than the computing power.

The bidder is an idiot because there's no good reason to trust the seller. Even if you're ridiculously wealthy, $1500 is too much to spend on something whose existence you can't confirm.

Will somebody sensible please show up in this thread to back me up?

Tuoder · Mar 15, 2006, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by slugslugslug

What the hell are you talking about, it looks very legit to you? These people give no evidence whatsoever that they know how to do the modification. They don't even appear to have done it once, you know, just to make sure that they can pull it off before they take someone's money. The fact is, they don't even have the iBook and touchscreen around. If you look at the eBay auction terms, they order those things after they get your money.

Even if they actually build one and ship it to the buyer, I'm still right that as of now, it's incredibly stupid to take them at their word. Unless you happen to find out who they are, meet them in person, and see that they have some skill with a Dremel and electronic bits.

In your defense, Tuoder, you might have heard of someone who actually built his iBook into a tablet and later sold it on eBay to fund his next tinkering project.

But he has nothing to do with these people who are purporting to create a business out of taking your money before they even have the components for your product without having any sort of reputation..

I didn't say that I would buy one. I didn't say that their buisiness model was good (waiting for parts shipment before doing the mod). I didn't even say that is was legitimate. I said that it looked kegitimate to me. This is not just cause to insult me.

slugslugslug · Mar 15, 2006, 09:02 AM

I didn't say that you would buy one or thought that their biz model was good.

I am, frankly, baffled, that you think this even looks legitimate. I have yet to see anyone give any grounds for trusting these people. I should also point out that such a ridiculous business model should undermine anyone's confidence in the legitimacy of this whole thing.

If you take my criticism of your statement, or perhaps my use of the H word, as an insult, I guess I insulted you then. I'd still like to know how the hell you came to the conclusion that this looks legit. If their site/auction don't scream "Scam!", they oughta at least mutter "These people are in over their heads."

Tuoder · Mar 15, 2006, 01:32 PM

Nevermind, we'll just see how the feedback shows up on ebay. It ended on January 19, so it should be soon that feedback shows up.

slugslugslug · Mar 15, 2006, 03:46 PM

except I said this:

Even if they actually build one and ship it to the buyer, I'm still right that as of now, it's incredibly stupid to take them at their word.

That is, if the bidder is happy later, he's still stupid now, unless he actually investigated the seller's credibility. People with half a brain don't hand that much money to someone with no reputation.

Tuoder · Mar 15, 2006, 06:24 PM

The seller has a rating of 32 with 100% positive feedback. 22 out of the 32 were from buyers. That is not an awesome rating, but it is a rating.