Bear in mind the laptop i was selling in this auction was partially broken and not in perfect working condition. The laptop was being sold for parts... the owner paid $400 when brand new. here is my listing of the item and the replies I received (I listed the laptop for 99 cents and let the free market do the rest. So many offers from people pledging to give me $600-1200 for this broken laptop is ridiculous... All I can acertain is that they cannot make an actual bid because I chose an option that doesnt let people bid who only have 2 or less transactions and any bad marks on their account. I have had huge problems in the past selling laptops on ebay because that security function didnt exist before. Ebay is definitely trying harder to make the auctions run smoother. What amazes me is how many people are stalking every laptop sale out there. Many of these are from Africa I presume and more exactly Nigeria. My imagination paints a picture of internet cafe's in Lagos absolutely jam packed with people banging off letter after letter of scams to ebay sellers and random email addresses of US and other western countries netizens.
This laptop has some motherboard issues that make it perform very inconsistent. The system works fine most of the time but will occasionally freeze up and need to be rebooted. I am selling this basically for parts as it is not under warranty. I have heard from many other users that this laptop is hit or miss and has had lots of known issues. This system is in great physical condition and would be great as a parts car for a laptop tech out there fixing compaq laptops THE ONLY THING I AM NOT INCLUDING IS THE HARD DISK. I have given the owner back the hard disk to be used as an external drive backup. Sorry if this is an issue but I am planning on selling this machine more for parts and not as a working operational unit although im sure with some love you may be able to fix this 100% many many high res photos are available upon request send all questions to rjtholl@gmail.com or contact me through here. I will ship this laptop anywhere in the USA or canada. THIS IS AN "AS IS" SALE
Dammy Tokunbo to me
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Hello seller, I'm ready to buy your item right away and i will be very
happy if you can just sell it for me.
Am willingly offer you $600 for the item.. If my offer is accepted
by you, kindly send me your paypal email address for the immediate
payment as i am online for the right transaction....
PayPal Only and No Scam.
Get back to me now.
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jame smith to me
Hello, Will you consider selling this item to me, for an offer $1,100.00USD, which also covers the shipping & insurance charges for delivery abroad. payment would be effected upon your response as i want you to send me your PayPal payment request,for the payment to my email address jame.smith@live.com, if you are interested in selling this to me. I am serious with this as i promise not let you down with the purchase of the item.. Your prompt response would be highly appreciated. Kind Regards jame.smith@live.com You can contact me directly at my personal e-mail at jame.smith@live.com.I want you to end the auction now and get back to me.So end the auction now.I normally check my message,just mail me to jame.smith@live.com.
Thanks God Bless....
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Peter Nelson to me
show details Aug 31 (4 days ago)
Hi,
I have gone through your listing and i realize that it fits my search. Hope you will you consider selling this product for me at the price of $550.00USD that will also cover the postage and insurance charges through USPS (United State Postal Service) to meet up with an urgent demand in my store Abroad. Am really serious about this purchase and If possible,i will like if you can get the item off auction now and get back to me cause i will be making the transfer for this product regarding your response through PayPal.Kindly acknowledge my message by sending to me a Paypal money request to peternelson_11@hotmail.com so that i can effect the money into your paypal account with immediate effect. IM me at peternelson_11@yahoo.co.uk. And if the money am offering is too low, kindly call back my attention so that i can shot it up a bit.
Thanks.
I wait to read from you.
Mr P Nelson.
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Hello seller,
I'm interested in the immediate purchase of this item,which is needed for my Daughter as a Gift urgently in next 3-5 days, i will offer you $1,000.00 USD for the item including shipping & insurance via (Global Express Mail Delivery (EMS),i will be paying you through PayPal.please send your email address in your reply so i can contact you anytime.
Regards
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'bear' in mind, haha bear, the bear is always in my mind ;0)
Dammy Tokunbo replied to an ad I posted on CL selling a high end designer gown, same thing, made me a higher offer than the price I posted and asked that I send him my paypal address as soon as possible...unbelievable the kind of scams that are out there.
just got email from jame.smith@live.com which was pretty much worded the same as yours. He was asking if he could buy my £70 phone for £300 if I post to west Africa. Found out he is based in Dublin but wanted me to ship to his african store. Dont quite know what this people are trying to achieve with this. What do they get from it?
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