LIPO scamers on E-bay

[simplechamp]

The way I see it if the people buy the marked up Turnigy packs on Ebay without taking 10 seconds to Google "Turnigy" and check prices then that is their own fault. It's the job of the consumer to do their research. When I see a product I want the very first thing I do is go around and see what the prices are at different places. The American flags may be a bit questionable, but they are primarily to show the product is located and shipping from the USA, because 90% (I just made that up) of the lipos on Ebay are from China-based sellers.

It's one of the main aspects of capitalism, people find a source for something they can get cheap, and sell it to make a profit. If you are going to be upset about marked up Turnigy packs you better start making a list, because there's about a million other things that fall into the same category.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by simplechamp

The way I see it if the people buy the marked up Turnigy packs on Ebay without taking 10 seconds to Google "Turnigy" and check prices then that is their own fault. It's the job of the consumer to do their research. When I see a product I want the very first thing I do is go around and see what the prices are at different places. The American flags may be a bit questionable, but they are primarily to show the product is located and shipping from the USA, because 90% (I just made that up) of the lipos on Ebay are from China-based sellers.

It's one of the main aspects of capitalism, people find a source for something they can get cheap, and sell it to make a profit. If you are going to be upset about marked up Turnigy packs you better start making a list, because there's about a million other things that fall into the same category.

Good points, and it's also not like lipo's are a need type product either.

I consider my hobbies a luxury and treat them as that.

I research everything I buy including prices.