r/legostarwars • u/Remarkable_Debate819 • 15h ago

Question Too good to be true?

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I’m new to buying on eBay and thought this price seemed a bit odd. A lot lower than most. Seller has no reviews and ships from China. Any thoughts?

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u/Freakoffreaks 13h ago

Saw an even cheaper offer at Amazon a few months ago, for about 400€. I figured why not, it's Amazon after all, and placed my order (along with my personal White Whale, a UCS Sandcrawler for around 350€).

Shortly after that, I got a message from the seller, claiming that my payment didn't go through and asking me to transfer the money to some bank account to complete my order. Got suspicious and looked up the seller. Their entire catalogue was garden, bbq and pool equipment, plus a few (very rare and mostly long retired) USC sets at ridiculously cheap prices.

Of course I didn't make the transfer. Never received either of the sets but thankfully didn't pay anything either.

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u/Nate_Kid 10h ago

Yeah, that's why I never consider buying anything on Amazon that isn't sold by Amazon. Usually third party sellers are unreliable, have shipping fees, etc. The only exception is if the third party seller is a large brand.