Just bought a new/unopened UniT for crazy low price, too good to be true ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: lordvader88
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 01:31:09 am
content: I don't know if I should say where/what, but it was big main site with paypal and from a seller that hasn't sold much. It was not an auction and most of the price was $15 shipping. And it's considered a good uni-t. All the spec's are on the page, or most, and the package contents, etc....so it's not a picture of a uni-tI've never jumped on anything like that, does this sound too good to be true ? Have to wait 2-3 months, paypal insurance is 180 days, but that's a hassle.

author: lordvader88
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 01:41:42 am
content: its not the cheapest 1 but it was 1/4 price

author: janekm
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 03:48:05 am
content: If you have to ask, you know the answer.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 05:40:11 am
content: If you paid via PayPal, please check about that buyer protection period.Having to wait 2-3 months sounds like the perfect "keep them hanging until it's too late" ploy.

author: lordvader88
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 06:21:21 am
content: thats how long everything from China takes.

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 06:34:21 am
content: Quote from: lordvader88 on April 14, 2018, 06:21:21 am2-3 weeks is more typical

author: lordvader88
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 07:51:38 am
content: i wish

author: lordvader88
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 09:08:43 am
content: IDK, I reported the item/seller, asked seller for refund, we shall see. Time to read up on getting a refund if that fails.I wouldn't mind if it was some counterfeit version, I just wanted another cheap DMM I could take out in the field, and not care if it got stolen.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 12:09:13 pm
content: Quote from: IanB on April 14, 2018, 06:34:21 am3-4 weeks to Australia is typical. Getting something earlier is possible - but rare.2-3 months is a period I have NEVER been quoted.

author: lordvader88
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 07:24:39 pm
content: The shipping time to the far east coast of Canada, from China, is pretty much always listed as +45 business days. A few years ago it might have been 35-45 Bdays, then for the last 1-2 years it was usually 45-60Bdays, then the last year for super eco-shipping, times of up to 71 days were listed.Just lately they've dropped to under 60b days again.And I live in the provincial capital, St.John's.Us Newfoundland'ers, are like a less criminal version of Aussie's btw.......lol, if I had Aussie friends IRL we would share a laugh over our divergent British histories (if u r descendant from Britain)

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 15, 2018, 12:33:15 am
content: I got a UT61E for about half price on what was seemingly a shady auction. It turned out to be the real deal, but since I live in the US the overall transaction would take 10 days tops (it arrived in 5).https://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/uni-t-ut61e-scam/

author: lordvader88
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2018, 03:43:31 am
content: Yup hope I'm as lucky. I asked the seller to cancel a few hours later, still no reply. Says the seller doesn't ship for 5 days, that was Sat/Sunday, still not listed as shippedStill selling them and others are buying them, ebay never sent me anything about me flagged the price.