MBP $100 on Gumtree - too good to be true or for real, what are the chances? And prank sellers!

morpheu on 18/01/2015 - 11:47

Hey guys, i wake up today and check scumtree(gumtree) and found a Macbook Pro i5 one year old at a ridiculous $100! http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/darlinghurst/laptops/macbook-… what are the chances of it being genuine? i got suspicious because he said it was hard to use, yes a Macbook, but put 'honestly' right before that! yeah, like a doctor, just before he sticks you with a big needle he says "this won't hurt a bit"! lol and yes i know, 'if it seems to good to be true it probably is', but some people here have picked up dirt cheap bargains, which makes the call that much harder.

also, last year i replied to an ad, went out on a 90 min return trip to somewhere in Blacktown only to find it was a #^%%##@@ prank call with fake address! i got the seller back…..

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  • the-mal on 18/01/2015 - 12:09
    +5

    If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If it sounds way too good to be true, it definitely is.

    I'd say it's either a typo (meant to say $1000) or someone playing a prank. No one is going to sell a working MBP for $100.

  • giveme-shelter on 18/01/2015 - 12:12
    +10

    Do you have to ask? I mean, seriously?

    • morpheu on 18/01/2015 - 12:20

      yes, i am asking what are the chances? i didn't bother replying not so much because i knew it would be gone but because i got suspicious with the wording of ad, and here's a little (possible)irony for you, underneath listing in seller's other items is "uber fake bookings"!
      oh i should add, i think i suffer from ozbargain-itis, i.e i'm a die hard bargain hunter, yes it's a sickness, and the main symptom is spending say $10 on fuel to save $5 on item

      • tonyjzx on 18/01/2015 - 13:04
        +4

        come on

        use your common sense or ask your parents

  • gomertose on 18/01/2015 - 13:13
    +4

    Thanks for letting me know about this item. I have contacted the seller and am off to Blacktown to pick it up now!

    • PJC on 18/01/2015 - 14:32

      Curious to hear the outcome!

      • gomertose on 18/01/2015 - 16:51
        +2

        &^%%##@@ Just wasted 2hrs on a round trip to a fake address. Sound familiar? lol

        • PJC on 18/01/2015 - 17:11

          I was starting to worry about you. Are they looking for someone easy to mug?

        • gomertose on 18/01/2015 - 17:31

          @PJC:

          I was joking (see ops last paragraph).

        • PJC on 18/01/2015 - 18:18

          @gomertose: Face facts. You are a bad man.

  • pointless martyr on 18/01/2015 - 13:31
    +14

    I contacted the seller. They dont accept paypal so its a cash only deal. We are meeting in an alleyway after sunset - so i know who to approach, he said will be wearing black cap and sunnies. Oh, and if i bring anyone with me the deal is off. Cant wait to set up my new laptop tonight!

    • netsurfer on 18/01/2015 - 16:13

      Oh, and if i bring anyone with me the deal is off

      So cricket bat (or baseball bat) is allowed? Jokes aside, does sound very fishy.

  • morpheu on 18/01/2015 - 14:26
    +1

    haha! yeah ok, it's shady deal!
    that got me thinking, on ebay sometimes you see the average sold price for an item to get an idea on what it's worth, why don't they add this to gumtree too? mind you, it might set off too many alarm bells!
    ps if you're lucky and quick enough you can hit the jackpot, last year i found a current model gaming laptop which OW sells for $799 and paid just $250! and no, it didn't 'fall off the back of the truck', i spoke to the schoolkid's dad, he bought 2 laptops and showed me one of the receipts which he kept for tax reasons

  • JSQUARED on 18/01/2015 - 15:00

    Seeing all these LifeSocial ads by the seller, did anyone end up receiving their Free LifeSocial Designer Tee Shirt?

    • pointless martyr on 18/01/2015 - 17:16

      With all these ads, i reckon the you should ask them to drop off the laptop. Shoudnt be a problem for them

  • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2015 - 17:15
    +2

    A taxi driver once told me that he bought an almost brand new MBP for $100 while waiting at the taxi stand. So yes you can get a macbook pro for $100 but are stolen goods bargains?

  • FirstNameLastName on 18/01/2015 - 20:06

    I hate mac.. and know little of them:
    But it's my understanding macbook pro's go way back 10 years or so.
    Judging by the look of this one.. it could be too ancient for latest OSX etc.
    My friend has one of these, and due to it's software limitations can't get any new printers to work with it.. among other massive issues (software updates and things) apparently it's a headache for him.

    ?

  • jasong on 18/01/2015 - 21:05

    OP I'm curious to know how you got the seller back, sounds like a fun story :D

    • morpheu on 19/01/2015 - 20:02

      let's just say i gave him a little taste of his own medicine ;)

  • Temporary username on 18/01/2015 - 21:20
    -1

    op, if you want to meet the seller at some where, take your friend with you. some time some bad guy need money for grass and use this style to rope money. :( ,but hope you could buy the mac, 2 good to be true. :)

    • pointless martyr on 18/01/2015 - 21:47

      Beware of the bad guy lurking some time at some where. I think i saw him once at the train station, trying to rope money.

  • srhardy on 19/01/2015 - 07:34
    -2

    SORRY THIS PAGE NO LONGER EXISTS, THE BUYER BROUGHT CASH AND THE SELLER BROUGHT ROPE, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING (NOT)

    • morpheu on 19/01/2015 - 20:04

      ROPE=DOPE?! rotfl!

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