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Hi. For sale modded thinkpad x330 with 2k screen.
Include laptop, 2 unit original battery (last 4-5 hours), 8gb ram, 512gb ssd.
$600 usd + shipping.

Is this still available ?

Please see PM to you and reply by email thanks

Ska

Hello, is this computer still for sale? Thank you.

I am unlucky to have paid this seller USD600.00 on 25Sept'24 with no shipping advice or tracking reference of Malaysia Post - calls to his mobile/whatsapp not get thru. Once he got my payment he should have updated this thread with sold to ... but he has not until now.

Suggest you be careful , unless he already contact you too,

Ska ( TPForums member since 2011)
08OCT2024

I hope you paid with a method that allows you to get your money back.

Hi Zaz

What method would that be, I used Wise transfer - which not refundable as wise is just method of transfer like Paypal- so 'seller' can just keep quiet &
enjoy my funds.

Only ebay gives refunds, but crooks use forums,reddit etc. to skim from.

That this is first time for me speaks volumes to the high standards & ethics of most members here, sometimes a bad egg slips in

Ska

I was hoping Paypal or even better a credit card would offer an avenue to getting your money back. I'm sorry this happened. You're right that people here tend to be more honest, but noting is ever 100%.

Thanks Zaz - appreciate your concern,
I am wiser now,
Ska

So we're just going to leave this post up?

Hi apojoga

Are you located in Malaysia where seller is located ? If you can help me in any way - do please PM me thanks

Ska

Hi Ska, no I am not unfortunately. I was just thinking that such a post should be at least flagged.

You might be able to file suit with your country’s court.

Theres laws for international commerce. I know my rights. Aristotle recommends we all learn the laws.

TPFanatic,

Thanks but fees for that beyond my pocket. Use hammer to swat a fly could get my fingers bruised<grin>

I am no coward, but I do believe karma is real

Ska

Whether by ignorance or malice notwithstanding , consistent act of swindling is inevitably repaid, such is nature.

My condolences and indeed may karma make it right

It's odd that someone would sign up for a niche website, post a couple of times over the course of 15 years about technical matters, and then turn around and swindle someone out of $600 USD.

The long game here is just .... what? What is the NPV of $600 over the course of 15 years?

I'm thinking dude either died, or something else bad happened where they don't have access. Also, doing a reverse image search of any of those images yields nothing.

What a strange situation.

The other possibility is that, the account was dormant or used a shared password, someone else gained access, and then used it to make a quick buck. Maybe we should disable accounts that aren't logged into after a certain period (1 year?). I would also be in favor of a rule where if you are posting something for sale, you have to show the thinkpads.com website loaded in one of the photos.

Curious how this plays out. Sorry about the $600, hopefully you have strong consumer protections.