HIDevolution ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV, Moonlight White 14" FHD 120Hz, 3.0 GHz Ryzen 9 4900HS, RTX 2060 Max-Q, 16 GB 3200MHz RAM, 1 TB PCIe SSD
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Yes! I'm cheated out of $600 hard-earned money. I was actually planning to buy another laptop. Which was going to be offered at $888 special prize starting this Monday. It's an HP Laptop 15s series with AMD Ryzen 7. So, while waiting for the day to come, I decided to check out other laptop offers.
That's where I come across this seller store page. He is selling the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop at just $600. Obviously, I was intrigued and wanted to ask if it's really a real deal. Silly me. Even though I told myself if it seems too good to be true, it probably isn’t.
*Update: The laptop selling page is now gone but his main store page is still on. Guess, the online shopping portal has taken some action.
I decided to message him on the portal chat but he didn't reply. So, I decided to Whatsapp him directly with his posted number. It's not really out of the ordinary for the seller to do that. In fact, I've bought and sold products this way.
It's not after 2-3 hours that he finally replies. To be frank, I really hope this deal was really true. As he explains that the company bought in bulk that's why it's way cheaper. My brain tells me they have to really buy a LOT to get the laptop and sell it way below the normal selling price.
HIDevolution ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV, Moonlight White 14" FHD 120Hz, 3.0 GHz Ryzen 9 4900HS, RTX 2060 Max-Q, 16 GB 3200MHz RAM, 1 TB PCIe SSD
This is the part where my brain went to sleep and emotion took over. I really wanted this latest gaming laptop. But, it's not cheap. Against my own judgment, I decided to take the plunge after he said, I can pay upfront of $300. He'll send the laptop, if I'm satisfied, I'll then pay him the balance.
After, I've transferred the money, which I'm not supposed to. As the online portal doesn't encourage direct dealing. I'm already doing things by my emotion so, fck it. He then said he's already done the deal receipt and told me to pay the balance.
2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (12GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
I told him, isn't it that he's supposed to send me the product for me to check before paying the balance payment? He replied since he's already doing his part on preparing to send the laptop and in order for the deal to go through, I should pay the balance.
In spite of my better judgment (again), and want the deal to be settled quickly, I transferred him the balance payment. All through the chat, he kept saying the product will be delivered to me the same day within 2 hours. And that the company can be trusted. So, I shouldn't worry.
ASUS ROG GU502GW-AH76 Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB, Windows 10 Home
I was hoping this will be the end of it and all I have to do is wait for my new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop to arrive. Nope. An hour or so later, the bastard messages me saying, there's a bit of a problem with the delivery and that I have to pay another $350 for insurance and tax.
I'm getting frustrated and told him, I'm not going to send him any more money. And, he either return my money back or I'm going to report him to the online portal and the police. Ignoring, my threats he basically told me to just make the payment and the 'insurance' & 'tax' money will be returned during the delivery.
ASUS ROG Strix G 2020 Premium Gaming Laptop I 15.6" FHD Display I Intel Hexa-Core i7-9750H I 16GB DDR4 1TB PCIe SSD I 4GB GTX 1650 RGB Backlit WiFi Win 10 + Delca 16GB Micro SD Card
The police station is actually just across my house. I didn't reply to him and went straight to the police station to make a report. I think it was an hour or two after making the report and I was told, the IO aka investigating office will look into it.
I might not get the money back, but at least, others will not fall to these fraud sellers trick. The guy website is actually still available. I'm not sure what's the portal is going to do about it. All of these happen yesterday.
A fool and his money will soon depart!
What you guys think?
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P.S. 2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (12GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
It's not after 2-3 hours that he finally replies. To be frank, I really hope this deal was really true. As he explains that the company bought in bulk that's why it's way cheaper. My brain tells me they have to really buy a LOT to get the laptop and sell it way below the normal selling price.
HIDevolution ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV, Moonlight White 14" FHD 120Hz, 3.0 GHz Ryzen 9 4900HS, RTX 2060 Max-Q, 16 GB 3200MHz RAM, 1 TB PCIe SSD
This is the part where my brain went to sleep and emotion took over. I really wanted this latest gaming laptop. But, it's not cheap. Against my own judgment, I decided to take the plunge after he said, I can pay upfront of $300. He'll send the laptop, if I'm satisfied, I'll then pay him the balance.
After, I've transferred the money, which I'm not supposed to. As the online portal doesn't encourage direct dealing. I'm already doing things by my emotion so, fck it. He then said he's already done the deal receipt and told me to pay the balance.
2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (12GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
I told him, isn't it that he's supposed to send me the product for me to check before paying the balance payment? He replied since he's already doing his part on preparing to send the laptop and in order for the deal to go through, I should pay the balance.
In spite of my better judgment (again), and want the deal to be settled quickly, I transferred him the balance payment. All through the chat, he kept saying the product will be delivered to me the same day within 2 hours. And that the company can be trusted. So, I shouldn't worry.
ASUS ROG GU502GW-AH76 Zephyrus M Thin and Portable Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz FHD IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB, Windows 10 Home
I was hoping this will be the end of it and all I have to do is wait for my new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop to arrive. Nope. An hour or so later, the bastard messages me saying, there's a bit of a problem with the delivery and that I have to pay another $350 for insurance and tax.
I'm getting frustrated and told him, I'm not going to send him any more money. And, he either return my money back or I'm going to report him to the online portal and the police. Ignoring, my threats he basically told me to just make the payment and the 'insurance' & 'tax' money will be returned during the delivery.
ASUS ROG Strix G 2020 Premium Gaming Laptop I 15.6" FHD Display I Intel Hexa-Core i7-9750H I 16GB DDR4 1TB PCIe SSD I 4GB GTX 1650 RGB Backlit WiFi Win 10 + Delca 16GB Micro SD Card
The police station is actually just across my house. I didn't reply to him and went straight to the police station to make a report. I think it was an hour or two after making the report and I was told, the IO aka investigating office will look into it.
I might not get the money back, but at least, others will not fall to these fraud sellers trick. The guy website is actually still available. I'm not sure what's the portal is going to do about it. All of these happen yesterday.
This morning, I also called my bank to report my case. I tried yesterday, but they were doing some maintenance shit. And, the bank will inform their staff about the fraud. All they can do is do a request for a refund of my money. Hopefully, I'll get it back soon. As I want to use that money to get that $888 laptop deal.
I felt really stupid and a bit down because I really wanted that laptop and it's not really about losing the money. I can't count how many times I've lost money doing stupid shit. And, this is one of them. I was planning to do unboxing videos and gameplay. Also, I wanted to use it with Microsoft Visual Code and learning to code (hobbyist). Well, I guess, it's just another episode of my sucky life.
Kinda funny though, as careful as I am, even laughing at those that were fooled although they're more into greeds, it actually happened to me and I fell for it. I'm telling this story so that, anyone that reads this will be reminded and careful of online purchases.
I felt really stupid and a bit down because I really wanted that laptop and it's not really about losing the money. I can't count how many times I've lost money doing stupid shit. And, this is one of them. I was planning to do unboxing videos and gameplay. Also, I wanted to use it with Microsoft Visual Code and learning to code (hobbyist). Well, I guess, it's just another episode of my sucky life.
Kinda funny though, as careful as I am, even laughing at those that were fooled although they're more into greeds, it actually happened to me and I fell for it. I'm telling this story so that, anyone that reads this will be reminded and careful of online purchases.
A fool and his money will soon depart!
What you guys think?
You can buy me Coffee + Pizza to make me feel better :p @
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/W04oadL
*Shop the latest deals from Amazon via our links to support us. Tq!
Subscribe to our blog and youtube channel for the latest post and video upload!
Happy and careful online shopping!
P.S. 2020 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready FHD Gaming Laptop,8 cores AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS(Upto 4.2 GHzBeat i7-10750H),Backlight,HDMI,USB C,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650,Gray,Win 10 (12GB RAM|512GB PCIe SSD)
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