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

[David McGough]

Bob,

Out of curiosity, I just tested this and the AliExpress site will still 
let me purchase more boards, now at the $100 price point! 

Note that you've got to login to AliExpress. Goto the RPi4B reseller, then
select the model board to purchase (listed under "color").  Now you can
add items to you cart.  I just tried this all the way up to final checkout
and it worked for me.


73, David K4FXC


On Tue, 3 May 2022, "[UTF-8] Bob Brown - WØNQX via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> I could never get the link to accept my order.

at any price.


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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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