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This seller has been selling some Millermatic 211's for $750 over the last couple of days.

It may be a scam but it is protected by Ebay. He did respnd to an email and is drop shipping the items.

It is a great price and they go quickly but buyer beware. I will let you know if I get mine. I half expect to get refunded by Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Millermatic...BI_Welders&hash=item4d0c336ec6#ht_1963wt_1170
 
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edboyles said:
This seller has been selling some Millermatic 211's for $750 over the last couple of days.

It may be a scam but it is protected by Ebay. He did respnd to an email and is drop shipping the items.

It is a great price and they go quickly but buyer beware. I will let you know if I get mine. I half expect to get refunded by Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Millermatic...BI_Welders&hash=item4d0c336ec6#ht_1963wt_1170
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That is a very sick price. Wonder if it is legit.

Steve
 
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It is almost too good to be true........but little risk with Ebay protection. It can result in some watsed time however.......I did some homework on Ebay protection and then went for it......
 
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According to the seller, that is what he communicated via email. for that price, I can wait.......probably about $300 below the going price.....
 
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hes got zero feedback as a seller.

I bet the account has been hacked by scammers
 
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He doesn't accept Paypal. Huge huge risk chances are you will never see your money or the 211. Sorry.
 
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srmofo said:
hes got zero feedback as a seller.

I bet the account has been hacked by scammers
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That is the reason I said that I half exect to have to go through the refund hassle through Ebay......maybe I should say 90%....lol.......
 
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Skrill is like Paypal and is protected by ebay. I checked before buying......Ebay lists Skrill as an authorized payment with protection.
 
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After further review that payment process is approved by eBay. So you are right, little risk I guess.
 
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Skrill is a legitimate service....... although I had never heard of it before this auction....as I mentioned Buyer Beware .....
 
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So does anyone not think this is a scam?

And can anyone provide documentation from EBay that this payment type is backed by eBay's buyer protection policy? Something other than PayPal worries me but I could sure use a 211 at that price.!

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My recently purchased 211 from local welding supplier was $1025.00. The lowest I found. I was told Miller had a price increase within the last couple of months. This machine is in the current rebate program, 15 % / 5%.
I wonder if you contact him and ask about the rebate program to seewhat he says.
http://www.millerwelds.com/landing/build-with-blue/
 
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I'm still not trusting this is legit.
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Me either...but it's in my nature to be paranoid and generally pessimistic.

The fact that he has zero feedback as a seller and his feedback as a buyer is over a year old was enough for me to steer clear. And then out of the blue, he's got a half a dozen new millers to sell.

I just had a thought and checked out his completed auctions:

http://www.ebay.com/csc/95drsuebcm/m.html?LH_Complete=1&_ipg=50&_since=15&_sop=13&_rdc=1

He sure has sold a hell of a ,lot of them is the last few days, huh?

Ideas?

WoD
 
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Hacked accounts. The latest one has great feedback - until you see he has NEVER sold ANYTHING on eBay! It's all been purchases until suddenly he has several grand in new welders to sell. :p

Hope everyone is made whole by eBay.
 
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$939 on the miller web site. On sale with free shipping.
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Well not exactly. To get the 15% rebate you need to purchase $150 of additional Miller or Hobart products on the same invoice. You can get the welder and additonal parts on Cyberweld for less. The welder comes out to like $913 and includes shipping.

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Ebay has stepped in and removed all of his listings and closed auctions. They are processing credits.........I did get a shipment notification but do not expect anything to show up and am going through the processing.....
 
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Given last weeks incident, anyone stupid enough to bite deserves to lose every penny they send. If something appears to good to be true ...

If you really want a 211, wait for the next Zoro sale.
 
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Strouty, how have you maintained your post count here with all that ebay hacking you have been doing? :lol:
 
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