THERMOMIX SCAM!

[plewright123]

Just a heads up for anyone winning/bidding on the Thermomixes

The seller offers paypal in the listings but is using Country Monitor Risk Control settings to refuse payment via paypal once in checkout. The seller is then sending bank account information for a Bank of China account.

PLEASE - do not send any money unless you are able to pay via paypal.

One buyer has recently left a negative for an item (not a thermie) that they were unable to purchase with paypal and they stated no contact from the seller.

BUYERS BEWARE!

(Shame, a $600 thermie would've been a dream come true)

Post edited to remove Seller ID

[davewil1964]

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@plewright123 wrote:

Just a heads up for anyone winning/bidding on the Thermomixes .

The seller offers paypal in the listings but is using Country Monitor Risk Control settings to refuse payment via paypal once in checkout. The seller is then sending bank account information for a Bank of China account.

PLEASE - do not send any money unless you are able to pay via paypal.

One buyer has recently left a negative for an item (not a thermie) that they were unable to purchase with paypal and they stated no contact from the seller.

BUYERS BEWARE!

(Shame, a $600 thermie would've been a dream come true)

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Says it all, really.

[lyndal1838]

Why are you surprised?   The listings clearly state the items are in Hong Kong.  So far there has not been enough time for the items to arrive or not arrive.  Just wait a few weeks and watch the negs roll in.

I suspect a hijacked account.

[putney32]

(Shame, a $600 thermie would've been a dream come true)

and greed usually wins over common sense every time, which is why these scammers make so much money

[plewright123]

I'm not surprised at all... Just posting here in the hopes that maybe someone thinking about paying via bank deposit might check here first.

I thought it worth a bid, I have an rrp $900 juicer from Korea that I got for $99, it is not always a scam or a fake product.

In this case, it is!

I won for $610 but plenty of the bids were over the $1200 mark, I would hate to see some trusting buyer send that kind of money to a bank account and get nothing.

At this stage eBay is not prepared to do anything so I am posting a warning, just in case. There is also the crazy possibility that someone may pay via bank deposit and have a thermomix sitting on their doorsteps in a few weeks... remote possibility, but still - until the feedback's in we can't know. Some of the items ended on the 8th Sep so most of those people will either be opening disputes or are sitting back with their fingers crossed.

[lyndal1838]

That is only 10 days ago.   Most mail from China takes 2 weeks+ to get here and buyers are generally advised to wait 3-4 weeks before opening a dispute.

[plewright123]

Greed? that's a bit harsh... I bid for an item, won it - my max bid was much higher than $610, but that's what I got it for.

Stating I would love a thermie for that price is just the truth and wouldn't anyone take a bargain like that?

I cannot afford to call a consultant and pay $1950, that doesn't change the fact that a thermie would save me heaps of time in the kitchen as a working mum with 4 kids and a busy (non-cook) of a hubby... hence, why I stalk eBay for the elusive 'bargains of the century' and in my years on here I have snagged many of those bargains.

This one wasn't to be one of those bargains but it's not greedy to wish it so. My common sense has saved me from paying via bank deposit and this post is in the hope of saving any of those who may be a little too tempted by the thought of their bargain thermie.

[plewright123]

One of the 8th of Sep buyers has already left a neg...

[lyndal1838]

The neg was left for baby clothing which was listed as being in Australia....not the same thing at all.  The Thermomix buyers will probably not wake up for a week or so yet as they are coming from China.

[plewright123]

Yes, I saw that the neg was for clothing not a thermie - but the neg was for the same reason I am bringing to light here - the paypal not working in checkout and the lack of seller communication.