Polida shipping scam (?? - maybe not) - all items $99 to ship - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 02:11:48 am
content: This is interesting. I have bought from these guys before. Very good prices, lots of stuff. I've had a good experience with them several time. It looks like in the last day or so all their auctions, over 5,000, have been updated to $99 shipping. Before it would usually be the very reasonable Chinese shipping of $2-$4 for a small envelope. Think this is a scam or a major screwup? This might be something someone misses when buying from them.http://www.ebay.com/sch/polida2008/m.html?item=261036771788

author: jwm_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 02:24:48 am
content: Probably a screw up. Likely they added a more expensive shipping option and accidentally made it the default to show. I have seen it before. Or they wanted 99 cents. I doubt its a scam.

author: Srbel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 07:25:53 am
content: They made a mistake. It says free shipping for my country.

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 07:36:28 am
content: Quote from: Srbel on October 16, 2015, 07:25:53 amStill $99 for USA. Free for Serbia? I wonder why.

author: mauroh
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 07:38:28 am
content: This is one of my favorite seller for electronic components and I always got everything with free shipping.I sent them an email to verify what happened.Mauro

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 07:58:04 am
content: Quote from: mauroh on October 16, 2015, 07:38:28 amBut don't ever order any audio opamps from them. Most likely you will get counterfeits, especially if something on expensive side.

author: Srbel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 08:02:31 am
content: It is some sort of a mistake, I am sure.I have only checked coupe of item, and it said free shipping. But now, I have checked some more and for some it also says 99 dollars.Free:http://www.ebay.com/itm/1PCS-Transistor-MITSUBISHI-TO-220-2SC2166-C2166-100-Genuine-and-New-/251072744170?hash=item3a751a0aea:g:GNkAAOSwRLZT~cO299 dollars:http://www.ebay.com/itm/400668127885

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 08:06:26 am
content: Ah - I checked about 10 different items randomly and they were all $99. I inferred it was some sort of bulk update and hit every item they sell. Maybe not all, but quite a few, and I think probably the majority.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 08:39:09 am
content: There are several reports that Ebay vendors will raise the price of the item to some completely outrageous number to discourage any sales. Because it costs nothing to raise the price and then lower it later. But it costs $$$ to remove and then re-list an item. When you have hundreds or thousands of items, that adds up pretty quickly. Perhaps they simply want to go on holiday and temporarily suspend sales until they can return and resume selling/shipping.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 09:14:34 am
content: Quote from: Srbel on October 16, 2015, 08:02:31 amYep, it's the same in Australia.I wonder if some unlucky/ignorant person accidentally bought one of these...

author: mauroh
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 09:58:11 am
content: Quote from: Richard Crowley on October 16, 2015, 08:39:09 amPolida2008 just responded to my email.It looks like they are "not ready to sell this items" so it seems Richard is right.Mauro

author: all_repair
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2015, 10:36:13 am
content: Quote from: wraper on October 16, 2015, 07:58:04 am+1, and they know the game MUCH MUCH better than you. They know all the loopholes. I lost few hundreds buying fake laser diodes from them, and guided by them until the feedback period was over, and guided away from ebay rules, and even with black and white agreement and records from the messages, ebay gave the dispute to them. I could have wasted a few months of my life trying to fight ebay and them, but it wasn't worth it.

author: jwm_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2015, 12:39:36 am
content: Quote from: all_repair on October 16, 2015, 10:36:13 amFrom POLIDA in particular? I have used them and been happy with my experiences. But generally for logic chips, 7400, 4000, 555, tl074, jellybean stuff to stock up my parts bin.

author: isaiahA
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2015, 10:27:59 pm
content: Maybe the price was entered in wrong

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 02:32:01 am
content: Quote from: isaiahA on October 17, 2015, 10:27:59 pmNope, it's been explained up above by mauroh:Quote from: mauroh on October 16, 2015, 09:58:11 am

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 02:42:23 am
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on October 18, 2015, 02:32:01 amSome people use the forum in a write-only fashion.

author: cimmo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 12:01:52 pm
content: Did someone mention "write only" devices?

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 12:10:03 pm
content: Eeeeek, I'm less than half the age of thatSlightly intrigued by the footnotes, especially no. 7!

author: cimmo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 12:27:18 pm
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on October 18, 2015, 12:10:03 pmHave you heard about the wonder of modern engineering called the Turbo-Encabulator?http://www.computerworld.com/article/2474570/computer-hardware/the-long-and-glorious-history-of-the-turbo-encabulator.html

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 07:50:19 pm
content: Guess I must be an anhydrous sinusoidal dingle-sprocket!

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 08:51:38 pm
content: LOL! Engineers jokes. I wouldn't be surprised if that Signetics document was actually published officially after going through the chains of management and approvals, etc...I mean back in the '70s it would have cost something to get it typeset etc. No DTP stuff then.As for Polida. I've been having masochistic fun with a very cheap Altera MAX II CPLD board today. When I ordered it they stated they were on holiday for a few days so instead of adding $999 to the order I could just buy it but it would not leave China for 3 days. Only £4.50. Whooppeee dooo! So I got it in 23 days instead of 20. I've bought from them before and everything turns up ok.

author: jwm_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2015, 11:21:01 pm
content: Someone get Dave a Turbo-encabulator for a teardown!

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2015, 01:20:16 am
content: Quote from: jwm_ on October 18, 2015, 11:21:01 pmI'd watch that! But then again, I'd watch EEVBlog teardowns any day

author: rickselectricalprojects
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2015, 10:27:30 am
content: Those super cheap Chinese Ebay sellers are not very organised, I purchased an irfp250n about a month ago and they only shipped it yesterday (and they said the had more than 10 available) but for the price and even if its a fake or used part, you can't really complain.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2015, 10:40:31 am
content: Quote from: rickselectricalprojects on October 19, 2015, 10:27:30 amA month ago?!I'd be demanding a refund if that happened. I doubt they actually had any availableQuote from: rickselectricalprojects on October 19, 2015, 10:27:30 amI would complain if it's a just lump of plastic, but if it works, hey!

author: rickselectricalprojects
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2015, 06:39:19 am
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on October 19, 2015, 10:40:31 ami was going to ask for a refund but it was only $1.30 and i honestly couldn't be bothered.i think that this fet will go out with a huge loud bang (which isn't always a bad thing) because i am using it for a 555 plasma speaker and if you have ever made a 555 timer flyback driver or a 555 plasma speaker you will know just how to the mosfet gets, especially during long runs. so i think i will just spend more and get a real irfp250 from rs components and that why i can be sure that is a real part.