Several PPC cards on Amibench

[NightShade737]

Good point. I forgot that you needed premium account to accept PayPal, I thought it was reciept of any payment.

Tangle: What names did he use?

[NightShade737]

Right, just got a reply and this was attached. This is all the imformation regarding payment. And it turns out it isn't actually a person, but a team/group/company.

 

Information for all:

We (Amiga club) got and get a lot of e-mails because of the Amibench advertisement.
It's hard to answer all immediately, so don't be angry if you have to wait up to one
day. And don't be surprised if not the same member answers all your questions.
We got a few pieces of all models, the are exhibits and full working an tested. We
still have at least one of each model.
Payment:
- Fastest way is "Western Union" - you have to go to your post office or bank (ask
if they work for Western Union), you pay there the money, you will get an transfer
code, you send this code to me, I will go to my post office, take the money out
there and send in the same time the stuff to you.
- Send money or an cheque in an registered letter to my address. Second fastest way.
- PayPal: I don't like it, but much people asked for this way and I opened just "for
you" an account. Important is, that you have to pay the money from your bank account
or PayPal account. If you pay it from your credit card, I have no way to get that
money, because I don't have an credit card for myself - that's the rules vom PayPal.
I don't anderstand that, but so it is. And if you send the money by PayPal, your
order will leave us just after the money is transfered to my account - that needs
5-7 days. Slowliest way.

Address:

##REMOVED##

Account:

##REMOVED##

- I hope my english is not too bad ! Thanks!

Just a FYI though, NEVER USE WESTERN UNION. It is as safe as sending money unrecorded in an envelope.

[x56h34]

WesternUnion is good only if you are sending money to a relative, or something. :-)
Also, their fee schedule is simply INSANE.

[JaXanim]

Someone' on EBay just paid £421/623Euros for a CSPPC604e/233/060.

Blimey!

JaX

[CU_AMiGA]

Any news on the German PPC guy?

[punkpie]

Yep.  He's just excepted from me via paypal.  
He says he'll get the card in post ASAP.

I'll let you know when I receive it... and if it works.

[jonssonj]

I have also contacted the guy, and have reserved a BPPC 603e/240MHz with 060/50MHz for me. Thats what he says.

Do you think that I should go for it, or not? It's a lot of money, but I really want this card.

/Jörgen

[NightShade737]

I checked and apparently the cards are new, but used to show to customers (working in a machine).

[jonssonj]

Belive it or not. Vesalia.com have mailed me and they say they have run out of BPPC 603e/240MHz but they want to sell me an 603e/210MHz with 64MB memory for 498 Euro including shipping to Sweden.

So now I don't now what to do. Either I take the risc and sends the german guy from Amibench 246 Euro and begs on my bare knees that he actually sends me a card or I can go for the card that vesalia wants to sell to me for a big pile of money and hope that they actually sends me the card.

I need advice, what do you think I should do?

/Jörgen

[guest1955]

It depends on if you can afford to take the risk!
I'm a bit confused as to how many of these cards he has now, he seems to have reserved the cards left, right and centre now

[punkpie]

Give it until early next week and I'll post if I get the card.  Then decide what you'd prefer to do.

Do you get any kind of garuantee with Vesalia?  I mean, some sort a years garuantee so if the cad dies they'll replace it?

He says he has several of each card which is why I think he says he can reserve them.

[jonssonj]

Vesalia takes 24 Euro extra for the Paypal fee. So to sum it all up, they want 523.85 Euro for the 603e/210MHz with 060/50MHz and one 64MB Sim module.

What a {bleep}, I'll go for it. It seems more safe than sending a complete stranger 246 Euro, and the card from Vesalia is new.

/Jörgen

[NightShade737]

I contacted him and told him how to set up a Premium Account on Paypal, so he can now accept creditcard transactions through Paypal.

To be honest, if he was intending on just stealing peoples money, I wouldn't want to go up against credit card companies and PayPal.

[JaXanim]

I agree. There's far too much on record now for this to be a setup. In fact the last contact I had convinced me it's OK and I've decided to take the plunge (Mad Fool...?)

So, I've spent next month's Council Tax and gone for one. As with others here, I was promised a reservation. However, he did ask me to tell him if I changed my mind, presumably so he could reoffer the board. I doubt anyone on the fiddle would make such a request.

So, I'm into this one, even though I was scammed out of a similar amount when the Silica chain folded several years ago. I think anyone wanting the best bargains around should get in now. It won't last too long I fancy, but make up your own mind.

I'll also let you know how things go. I've sent a cheque, so it'll be at least a week, maybe two.

JaX

[NightShade737]

Ordered a CSPPC 233/060 with 128MB RAM and paid by credit-card through PayPal, so mine should be a tad faster...

[guest1955]

Wow; he actually went through with getting a Premium Account?