Questions about e-bay. Please help

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

Hey all i am new to buying on e-bay so i was wondering if u guys can help me out. ok here is the deal. i want to buy a mp3 dj player or 2. i went onto ebay and saw alot of great deals espesically from china. Here is just an example

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pioneer-CDJ-1000-MKII_W0QQitemZ230001938654QQihZ013QQcategoryZ14993QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Now it says $$1,200 RMB price Aus $$ 202. posting price $400 Rbm which i think makes it bout 30 Australian dollars. Now am i understanding this correctly ?? I can get a cdj1000mk2 for bout 300 Australian dollars?? If so thats a saving of like $$1700 australian dollars cause in australia it cost bout 2000 for one of these things. Am i getting my hopes up . Also it says this down the bottom
Postage, payment details and return policyPostage CostServices AvailableAvailable toRMB 400.00??????China only Will post to Worldwide.What does that mean. does it mean the person will post it world wide and how come it does not have a postage cost for world wide. Please help me out guys and gals as i am new to this and don't want to get ripped off. Also has anyone had any problems using e-bay before?? Oh and one last question how come some of the items have the buy now sign and others don't. Does that mean they have a set price or something. Thanks again for the help and info

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

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i just noticed something on that page which says SCAM Fraud. What the hell. why does that say that on the page

[geoffgulley]

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I'd steer clear of this mate.....

A. All the feedback this "seller" has is from user's who are no longer registered.
B. All of the before mentioned "user's" all joined around the same date this year.
C. All of this "sellers" auctions have been removed by ebay.
D. Do I really need a D here?.

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

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Ok so what are the signs of fraud?? please help as i am new to this. I am looking for 2 denon nsn5000 or pioneer cdj1000mk2 players. if anyone can post up good links on here for me that are not scams then that would be great. thnaks in advance

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

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what about this one guys http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PIONEER-CDJ-1...QQcmdZViewItem

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

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or this one

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-X-PIONEER-CDJ-1000MK2-PIONEER-DJM-600_W0QQitemZ190003367211QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4785QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or would u say that most of if not all of these are dodgy

http://search.ebay.com.au/denon-dns5000_W0QQcatrefZC6QQflocZ1QQfromZR10QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ19QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsacatZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsbrexpZWD2SQQssPageNameZWD2S

[beanzncheez]

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Never buy anything off of a guy that wears used diapers.

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

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^^^^ what the hell u mean by that bean?? i just need some helpful advice and no fucken around please. i don't feel like getting robbed. if anyone finds a good price post it here thanks

[beanzncheez]

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Just use common sense. Read all of the information, check the reseller's ratings and past reviews. A good piece of advice is to start with the worst. What I mean by that is, if you're interested in something from either a seller or a store online, read all of the negative feedback and check the dates. Good luck.

[floridaorange]

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Ebay can be shady, just make sure your seller has a track record. There are a lot of good deals, and a lot of scams. Typically most items are sold at whatever market value is, so be cautious.

[FM]

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the latests scams & frauds involve posting equipment like that & computers...I know because I had my account hacked into before and had about $300 in listing fees racked up nearly instantly. If someone didn't ask me a question about one of my "listings" soon after it happened, by the time I noticed, it would have been a lot worse to clean up the mess. Luckily, it only took about 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon to get it all put into effect and I was credited the next day.

Keys to note for these scams:
-seller is usually from China
-seller has 100% "positive" feedback
-checking the "feedback" sees all aren't registered users anymore
-the item description may include an email address to get the "buy it now" price
-items are electronics, like cameras, computers, and the Pioneers/DJ Equipment

Out of the 3 links you posted (the search one not counting), this one is the more legit:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PIONEER-CDJ-1000-MK2-CDJ1000-CDJ-1000_W0QQitemZ230003543557QQihZ013QQcategoryZ91384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

but there's 8 days left, so expect it to go up nicely.

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

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^^^^ Thanks for those helpful hints mate. yeah i noticed all the stuff from china were fucken cheap. i will shop around and wait for a couple months before i buy. but just wanted to know what happens and what scams there are out there.

[beanzncheez]

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Find yourself a sugar mama.

[FM]

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or one with equipment

[cfowler]

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You don't want to buy anything like that from overseas unless it's otherwise unavailable locally or it's ultra-fucking-rare. You also have to consider import taxes and sick shipping charges. Seller feedback and PayPal protection go a long way. I've been in many battles over expensive purchases gone bad on eBay. Learned a hell of a lot in the process too. Any more questions in particular, just ask.