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Title: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: Ben on November 15, 2014, 01:01:05 PM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0000225P5/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: Jamisjockey on November 15, 2014, 01:05:12 PM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0000225P5/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

I'll take three.
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: lee n. field on November 15, 2014, 01:40:45 PM
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Minor cosmetic damage on the front of the item. Minor cosmetic damage on the back of the item. Minor cosmetic damage on the bottom of the item. Minor cosmetic damage on the sides of the item. Minor cosmetic damage on the top of the item. Minor cosmetic damage on the interior of the item. Packaging may be damaged
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: Sergeant Bob on November 15, 2014, 03:43:13 PM
It has 48 reviews, most of them 5 star! They must be real proud of their purchases!  :rofl:
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: Regolith on November 15, 2014, 06:30:22 PM
It has 48 reviews, most of them 5 star! They must be real proud of their purchases!  :rofl:

Those are all for the new ones...which go for $2.02.


I heard somewhere that these way overly-priced items are often used as a way to hide illicit transactions.
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: charby on November 15, 2014, 06:34:48 PM
Must be Amazon-Government.

Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: Balog on November 15, 2014, 06:47:21 PM
Those are all for the new ones...which go for $2.02.


I heard somewhere that these way overly-priced items are often used as a way to hide illicit transactions.

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Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: 230RN on November 16, 2014, 04:00:31 PM
"I heard somewhere that these way overly-priced items are often used as a way to hide illicit transactions."

How would that work?
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: charby on November 16, 2014, 06:07:03 PM
"I heard somewhere that these way overly-priced items are often used as a way to hide illicit transactions."

How would that work?

I got something prohibited you want, so instead of paying cash, you buy my over priced $3 item from my online store and I deliver the prohibited item.

Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: onions! on November 16, 2014, 07:09:55 PM
I heard somewhere that these way overly-priced items are often used as a way to hide illicit transactions.

Like $500 toilet seats and $400 hammers?
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: vaskidmark on November 17, 2014, 01:22:50 AM
Like $500 toilet seats and $400 hammers?

More like electronics and computer software, altough some non-cyber hardware is in the mix.

stay safe.
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: wmenorr67 on November 17, 2014, 10:20:42 AM
Maybe they were used to build something famous.
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: onions! on November 17, 2014, 10:24:00 AM
More like electronics and computer software, altough some non-cyber hardware is in the mix.

stay safe.
I was thinking more along the line of the speculation from this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard_Commission
Title: Re: Well, at Least the Shipping is Reasonable
Post by: KD5NRH on November 17, 2014, 01:30:50 PM
I heard somewhere that these way overly-priced items are often used as a way to hide illicit transactions.

Or smartasses like me that get told to ditch a drop-ship item because the distributor is a PITA to deal with.  Instead, I just jacked the price up to $999.99 on a ~$400 item and figured I'd deal with the distributor myself and split the excess profit with the boss.  Then we actually sold one.  Boss was fine with it.  I learned a whole new definition of PITA, but left it for a while longer just in case.