[arm-allstar] Anyone tried Aliexpress RPi4B boards??

[Bob Brown - WØNQX]

I could never get the link to accept my order.

at any price.


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Thanks in Advance

   Bob, WØNQX

   Kansas City Metro Area

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 12:46 PM "David McGough via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

>
> Hi Barry,
>
> Well, it may be a scam, we'll know in another couple weeks.  It's
> interesting that the prices have now gone way up. That leads me to think
> this may have been using low introductory pricing to build a customer base
> for this store.
>
> You mention that AliExpress (or the seller) might be performing some kind
> of short-term "investment" scam.  I think that is VERY UNLIKELY! While PP
> and CC companies once had loopholes where sellers to get away with this
> type of activity, that is no longer the case--those days are GONE!!
>
> PP and all CC companies I know of now ALWAYS charge their handling fees to
> the seller at the point funds are released to the seller.  Those fees
> don't get refunded if the seller later issues a refund to the buyer!!
>
> So, in the case of PP, if the seller tried to pull some stunt like this,
> they'll be eating perhaps 2.9% of the transaction totals!!  They would
> have to get some crazy high ROI to make money like that!!  LOL
>
>
> 73, David K4FXC
>
>
> On Tue, 3 May 2022, "Barry Jackson via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>
> > On 01/05/2022 21:28, "larry via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > Well what the hey!!! broke down and ordered one. Time will tell.
> >
> > Larry - N7FM
>
> This is interesting.
> My thoughts on this "scam?".
>
> By offering these crazy prices, lots of potential customers will pay up
> front using PayPal.
>
> AliExpress hold that cash in their bank for 11 days from where it can be
> invested short term.
>
> Looking at my order progress I see:
>
> "This order will ship in 11 days. If not, your refund will be issued
> automatically."
>
> I suspect that none will be shipped at those prices and the automatic
> refunds will just happen.
>
> By using products in a niche market they do not draw too much attention
> to what I think is probably a clever, fully automated cash making
> system, using other people's capital.
>
> We will see!
>
> My 2 cents worth!
>
> Barry
>
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