Found the below item on ebay and I am interested in it, but have a few concerns. Is this to good to be true. The seller doesn't have any other items, has 100% feedback (fishy) and doesn't appear to know too much about what he has. Could this be stolen? What issues am I going to run into if I purchase it?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221553620956?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
This one could be OK - his feedback rating is essentially useless since it's very low. He says the item is in Jackson, MS - how far away are you from there? Pay a visit. Or ask him to send you a picture with the current front page of the Jackson newspaper. You can get around the eBay policy of not sending your email through their system by putting it in like this - "ingram AT cfw DOT com". And if you do buy it, consider using the eBay escrow service.
I'm not a fan of this rover setup having tried out two different units and returning both. But if this is what you're looking for Hayes shows a used one on their website for almost the same price, and you know they're legit.
Thanks. I would prefer a wireless unit with a full keyboard on the controller, but this setup is within my current price range and I like the fact that the receiver doesn't need a battery. Give and take.
Too, two, to.
Sorry, the spelling police slipped out!
-JD-
If it was stolen, I don't think the seller would have shown the invoice which has the serial numbers on it. It looks like the unit was sold by http://www.earldudley.com/. You could contact them about the serial numbers.
-G
If $8,200 is in your price range might I suggest that you take a look here?
I am just a satisfied customer.
I will suggest going with a local dealer though. Local support is very important. A phone conversation can help a lot, but being able to go over things in person is great.
My SWMBO is an avid ebay fan and big buyer of small items like shirts, shoes, some stuff I care about, but mostly girly things for her & her daughter or grandson.
Her rules of thumb are: 1) any complaints, 2) how many items sold/bought, 3) do they meet promised delivery times, 4) are the goods as were represented, aka torn, stained, over worn, etc. She is real quick to file complaints back to ebay.... amazing how fast things get done then.
I'd be real leery about giving some ebay guy $8K when it's the only for sale and has no history. Talk to your local dealer and/or some local guys. Lots of folks downsizing nowadays.
I'm thinking of going back to static & robot only, and selling all my RTK stuff. 4700 base, and R8 GNSS. It wouldn't be $8K but it works like a champ when I use it, I just trust Mr Robot a lot more than some space alien spinning around sending signals to where I am as I'm moving around. I know where in the 'ef I am, I have maps and make more.
We had two of them and they were both returned . They did not work well . Do not count on the internal modem to work . Hardly ever worked correctly . Never fixed when it was supposed to. I only give $3000.0 grand for it .
One of my rules of thumb for "fishy" ebay listings is to not just look at their rating, but also look at how long it's been since they had a transaction. Scammers look for inactive ebay accounts with some good ratings to take over (phishing) and sell fake products. This seller has been inactive for more than 12 months, so that's a red flag. However, As others have pointed out, this one looks more legit than the typical ebay scammer, because they show the serial number/invoice, and also, scammers typically ask you to contact them directly in the ad because they want to receive payment outside of paypal. I'm pretty cautious when it comes to ebay so I'd probably avoid this one, especially since it doesn't look like that great of a deal to me.
> One of my rules of thumb for "fishy" ebay listings is to not just look at their rating, but also look at how long it's been since they had a transaction. Scammers look for inactive ebay accounts with some good ratings to take over (phishing) and sell fake products. This seller has been inactive for more than 12 months, so that's a red flag. However, As others have pointed out, this one looks more legit than the typical ebay scammer, because they show the serial number/invoice, and also, scammers typically ask you to contact them directly in the ad because they want to receive payment outside of paypal. I'm pretty cautious when it comes to ebay so I'd probably avoid this one, especially since it doesn't look like that great of a deal to me.
I've been selling on and off for over 10 years. I have certainly had long (probably years in a couple cases) periods of being dormant for various reasons. Included in those reasons would be I don't have anything to sell and I simply get too busy.
edited for a spelling mistake or two before the spelling police fined me.....
