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On the basis that anything that looks too good to be true usually is I am wondering what the issue is with this site ?



Any experiences ?
 
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I have removed the link. Don't particularly want to help out chinese scam sites with links in the forum.
 
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Sorry....how do you know it is a scam site ? I am being told that it is genuine ?
 
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Then you have your answer already, yes?
 
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Sorry no I have no answer from this forum
 
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bluemoon222 said:
Sorry no I have no answer from this forum
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I checked out the link – trust me, if it's too good to be true, it's probably a scam.
Western Union payments, spelling mistakes and incorrect product specs – it's a scam.
 
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Bluemoon, if it's too good to be true, it is.

Sites like these target us UK buyers all the time, with our prices being so much higher than anyone elses.

Your best bet is to buy from the US, it'll probably still be cheaper after shipping.

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A couple of years back when the iPhone first came out I actually got a hold of a phone made in China that was labeled iPhoe. It was identical visually to the real model, the only differences were obvious from the software and the credentials inside the actual phone.
The phone worked though and actually had a better camera then the real iPhone :p

So this probably is the same sort of thing: you might get a product for your money, but I'm pretty sure it will surprise you in many ways.
 
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Yeah but sometimes an item never arrives, infact it is never shipped in the first place, the person has your money, and you can't get it back. I've seen it happen way too many times and im only 20!
 
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I don't know why people would buy from a dodgy company in Asia. If it's ridiculasly cheap, obviously there is somthing wrong and it's not a genuine product or it's a scam to get your money.

Why would you buy an "iPhoe" like Mackepper said when it's obviouslynot Apple? You might aswell buy a Nokia! and fake Macs would be stupid also!

Don't buy from these places/people, buy from a genuine Apple dealer or from a place like eBay/Mac-Forums and make sure it's real and it's not a scam.

Be aware :)

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