NES30 Pro for £11.99

[jay81uk]

Thought I'd post this... they're usually like, £30.

A guy in HK is selling them for £11.99. Do it via PayPal to make sure you're safe just in case though.

Item number is 172327399286

[Brigane]

Do you mean the guy on ebay or else where?
Thanks

[edmaul69]

Its really cheap but all his 34 feedback is selling mascara. Strangely it shows he is selling nothing even though you can clearly buy this item.

[mattrixk]

I found some very cheap 8bitdo controllers on ebay recently. I bought 2, they never arrived and the seller is no longer a registered seller on ebay. I'm still trying to get my money back. Remember the old idiom of "too good to be true". Be wary.

[Brigane]

I tried to buy this item, then the seller marked it has shipped and closed his eBay account. I contacted eBay and 30 seconds later I got my money back.

[jay81uk]

@Brigane Thank you, trying to get my refund now.

[msxer]

I ordered this item on Sep 4 and it was marked as shipped on Sep 7. The seller did give me a tracking code RSxxxxxxxxxxxxCN.

According to 17track.net the package is in transit with the latest status being from 2016-09-07 13:59 ("Exchange Bureau in Guangzhou, have been exported directly"). I'm still not convinced that I'll receive the item as expected, but at least "something" seems to have been shipped to "someone" in my country (Netherlands).

I contacted eBay because I was suspicious after the sellers account was closed. eBay told me:

I understand that you have paid for the item “172327399286”. I can see that the item and seller are removed from eBay. The seller is suspended because of breaching eBay’s policy.
Do not worry, you are covered under PayPal buyer protection. Open a case on PayPal for your refund, the steps are as follows :-
......

So I'll just wait and see if something arrives in the next few weeks. If nothing arrives (or the wrong item), I'll invoke the Paypal buyer protection.

[Brigane]

@msxer It looks like my tracking number is legit as well. But I got my money back so I wonder how this case continues.

Please let me know how it turns out for you :)

[msxer]

Will do!
@jay81uk Did you get a shipment confirmation with tracking code?

[Brigane]

@msxer said in NES30 Pro for £11.99:

@jay81uk Did you get a shipment confirmation with tracking code?

With tracking number, yes

[msxer]

@Brigane said in NES30 Pro for £11.99:

@msxer said in NES30 Pro for £11.99:

@jay81uk Did you get a shipment confirmation with tracking code?

With tracking number, yes

So, you might still receive it but you also already got your money back?
Or are you convinced that you'll not get the controller?

[Brigane]

@msxer I don't know what to believe in just yet. But I find it odd that something seems to be on it's way and the seller is suspended from eBay. Though there could be another reason why he's suspended. I mean, nothing concrete indicates that it has something to do with what we bought from him.

Anyway, I think we both need to see what happens over the next few weeks. I'll get back to you if I figure out some more details.

[herb_fargus]

@msxer I avoid eBay when it comes to anything RetroPie. I stick with known reputable sellers generally through Amazon or pi specific shops. Though one time on eBay a seller was suspended, I got a refund, and the product still came, so that was cool I guess. Other times I've just been burned.

[msxer]

@herb_fargus said in NES30 Pro for £11.99:

@msxer I avoid eBay when it comes to anything RetroPie. I stick with known reputable sellers generally through Amazon or pi specific shops. Though one time on eBay a seller was suspended, I got a refund, and the product still came, so that was cool I guess. Other times I've just been burned.

Yeah, I'll be avoiding eBay too from now on. But knowing there is Paypal protection I just took the gamble.

I've ordered a lot of stuff from AliExpress by the way (including my first 8bitdo controller), never had any problems. But there I only buy from sellers who have hundreds of previous sales. And AliExpress have an escrow system, so that helps.

[msxer]

Did anyone receive the 8bitdo from this seller? I didn't yet and probably never will. Submitted a Paypal refund request.

[Brigane]

@msxer I got my money back as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. I never received the product though. I guess I've learned my lesson, so when products like a NES30 is on sale for about £11.99 I will definitely think twice before I order one. On the other hand, eBay's money back guarantee works like a charm.

[mattrixk]

@Brigane said in NES30 Pro for £11.99:

eBay's money back guarantee works like a charm

Just make sure you have a paypal account and that you use it when making the purchase. I used a guest account when making my purchase, and had to jump through some hoops, including calling paypal, before they started processing my refund. I did get my refund, so it all worked out, but it would have been much easier if I had already had a paypal account.

[msxer]

Well, Paypal refunded me in full without problems. Great service from Paypal/eBay. They wrote that they were able to recover the money, so I hope this means they actually got it from the seller's account.

The NES30 Pro never arrived.