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SALES TO DATE: 0 ITEMS/0 PEOPLE

REVIEWS: None yet. :(


BACKGROUND:

I have always had a very small partnership with Amazon, but I think now that I have gotten into the world of BTC, I may finally be able to take advantage of it!

Basically, the plan is to start selling computer hardware on these forums. Thanks to that partnership, I can have the item shipped straight from the factory to the buyer! For every item I sell, I get a little commission from Amazon. And the best part is that I'll be able to sell these items for a fraction of their usual prices! It's a win-win for everybody!

***NOTE: I know people are gonna be like, "OMG THIS IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE OMG SCAMMER!!!!11111!!!" so here's a breakdown of how this actually works on my end.

(1) I post the items for sale, with a price, on these forums.
(2) People who are interested send BTC to me (through escrow, of course).
(3) I use my own $$$ to buy the item from Amazon and have it shipped directly to the buyer. Since I'm partnered with them, I get great discounts.
(4) You get the item, I get the BTC.

ALL SALES WILL BE DONE VIA ESCROW UNLESS THE BUYER DOESN'T WANT TO. ;D
YOU CAN ALSO BUY FROM MY STORE ON COINGIG, JUST SEND ME A PM WITH THE COMPONENT YOU WANT SO THAT I CAN CREATE A LISTING FOR IT. :)
THIS IS, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, A DROP-SHIPPING BASED BUSINESS.
CURRENTLY OPERATING ONLY WITHIN THE US.
TRACKING INFO WILL BE SENT TO BUYER UPON PLACEMENT OF ORDER.
EXCHANGE RATE: MT.GOX.

What's in it for you: Great deals on great items.
What's in it for me: Conversion of $$$ to BTC, along with some small profits (I will be selling each item for slightly more than I buy it from Amazon for, which will still be a big discount for the buyer in the end).
The catch: The only catch is that I cannot offer warranties on any items. Keep in mind, I am a drop-shipper, and that makes dealing with warranties a bit more complicated than it's really worth.

FOR SALE NOW:
ANY computer component OR general electronic (Pi kits, Arduino, Beagle Bone stuff, etc.) that retails for under $200! Just send me a PM with an Amazon link to the component you want, and I'll come back to you ASAP with a price. (Typically about 20% below retail!!!)
All items come with free shipping.

UPDATE: I will be fulfilling my first two orders tomorrow! Yay for progress!

Happy shopping!

-TechResaleMonkey


**If you feel uncomfortable with this service or feel that it is in any way fishy, please feel free to PM me so that I can hear out your concerns!  :)

IMPORTANT UPDATE/PSA:
It has come to my attention that the primary concern for most potential buyers here is the possibility of me using stolen credit cards to purchase the products for resale.
All I can give you as proof to my legitimacy is my word: I am using my money and my money alone to purchase any and all products for resale to my buyers.
I wish there was some sort of further proof that I could give to help assuage your concerns more effectively, but I can't think of anything else. All I can say is that I have no criminal record, and that I truly don't even know how to gain access to stolen credit card info.
Again, if you are still concerned about the legitimacy of this business or feel uncomfortable buying from me for fear of fraudulent activity, feel free to drop me a PM so that we can discuss things in more detail.
Thank you.

I'm not going first.  Could you explain a little about this Amazon partnership?

Sure! It's actually fairly simple.
I have a cousin (who shall remain anonymous, of course) who actually has a fairly high-up position at Amazon. Me and him used to run a small electronics business on the website before he got the job (that's actually how he got the job in the first place). We had to disband the business afterwards due to the fact that he could no longer remain committed, but he offered me a small, private partnership with the company for low-cost electronics equipment at discounted prices. To put it simply, it's just a big family discount. :P

I, however, love BTC (it's just so freaking cool!), and recognized the potential to make profits by buying the discounted products and selling them for a slightly higher (but still very low) price on forums like this one. Put 2 and 2 together, and I logically end up right here. (:

Let me know if you have any more questions!  ;D

EDIT: The commission I mentioned in the original post comes from Amazon whenever I direct-ship the item to a buyer that I find. It's like a business-promotion commission (I promote Amazon, Amazon pays me back for doing so).

pass, not accusing you of anything but something about this doesnt smell right to me

Seems legit with escrow and all.  Just wanted to express some interest here for your service although I'm not in the market for an SSD at the moment.  

Good luck and I look forward to what other awesome deals you may be able to forward.  From what I see, your offer here is about a 20% discount (I don't do math in public so w/e).

Now... if you could swing some similar deals on some good mining GPU video cards I'd be HIGHLY interested.  Please let me know.

Grendel

Could be a stolen account/CC. It does sound really fishy.

Anything that I can do to prove to you guys that this is legit?   :-[

Wasn't there a guy just recently offering Amazon gift cards at a highly reduced rate that he buys from his "cousin".  What's with the Amazon cousin connections lately?

Really? I was honestly unaware of this. Like really. However, I assure you, I am in no way related to whoever that person is, nor are our businesses related.

Oh great, now everyone is going to think I'm some kind of scammer.  :-\

TO EVERYONE:
I AM NOT A SCAMMER.
If there is any way for me to further prove this, do let me know!
Thank you!

Not accusing you, mate.  It's just funny is all.

I hope you are legit and your business picks up on here.  Having ties to wholesale priced items is stellar, and people will eat these up if you come through.  Hell, I'll probably buy at some point if you start getting some verified sales on record here.

-Fuse

Thanks for the words of support man, I really appreciate it! :)

This community is generally skeptical.  Real world companies like BFL haven't helped. 

Would you be willing to work with a moderator or trusted member to verify your identity in real life making it more difficult to "run away with the money?"   Willing to work with escrow? Willing to ship first to trusted members?  All of these things can help to build trust.   

So you are drop shipping.

I assume there will be no warranty as well. 20% off does not sound like a great deal considering that.

Indeed, I never personally have my hands on the item. I'm basically just a middle-man that makes the connections and profits, to be rather blunt.

I assure you, 20% off retail is a fantastic deal. Regardless of the lack of warranty, getting a $200 item for $160 is pretty kickass, I think. :)

If it's a new in box item and a receipt could be generated, why couldn't there be a valid warranty?  But, now TechResaleMonkey justifies savings as being worth not having a warranty.  I think most sane consumers would disagree.  Buyer assumes a lot of risk here from what I can see.  Not sure if a $15 savings on an SSD is really worth that.  But there are other tradeoffs that may still make this an attractive buying option.  Who knows.  I agree with Fuse, will take some rep development.  Good luck to all.

It looks like the general consensus is that trust needs to be built here.

But trust can't be built until someone takes the plunge and becomes the first person to buy from me.

So, who's up for it?  ;)

What's the deal with not having a warranty?  Explain that a bit better, and I might be willing to be your first customer.

What kind of stuff am I limited to buying?  Is it only computer components (GPUs/PSUs/Mem/HDs/etc) or can you do electronics also (Arduino/Pi/Beagle Bone stuff)?

I don't know, Grendel... I'd take a 20% discount over warranty on something like an SSD or some computer fans or something.  As long as the item works when I get it, when it goes out I'll just get a new one.  The RMA/warranty process is usually more of a pain than what it's worth.  I'd rather just move on and get something else... but that's just my 2 cents.

Monkey, knowing that you're a drop shipper makes things more transparent.  You should just tell people that upfront and let them know what they're trading for 20% off.  I think if you just stated that at the beginning, people wouldn't have been so worried about your intentions.  True, you're a brand new account, and you still need to gain some rep, but knowing you're modus operandi makes me more inclined to do an order with you now.


I'd be willing to do a deal on some stuff if it's possible... PM incoming.

-Fuse

Thanks so much for pointing that out! I've updated the post itself accordingly to promote more transparency. I have also received your PM and will get to it ASAP. :)

Any word on that?  Thanks!

Yup, electronics are cool too! I've updated the post accordingly. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

Lets see if Gnar1ta$ will go first :) 

I'll take some discounted stuff..but only because its uber-cheap brand-new  :D

Let's do it in public...

I'll take one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/VisionTek-Radeon-Express-Graphics-900505/dp/B007KJ1URG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1388205227&sr=8-2&keywords=radeon+7850

or these:

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Edition-DisplayPort-Graphics-FX785AZNL4/dp/B009TS478K/ref=sr_1_3?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1388205227&sr=8-3&keywords=radeon+7850

If they're not out of stock....

More like third! ;D

I've officially received my first two orders! Hoping to fulfill them tomorrow. :)

I am working on a deal with TechResaleMonkey as we speak.  I won't disclose the items, but they are 2 various electronics items, for a total combined price of $68, after a $17 savings.  I will update this post with a TXID when we complete our deal.

-Fuse

EDIT- Also, to clarify I have offered TechResaleMonkey a straight purchase without escrow.

Do you operate in the US only?

I'm a bit old school.  I don't consider a transaction to have happened unless at least the verifiable parts of it are posted publicly.  

Thanks Fuse for following up.  

Yes, I currently operate only within the US.



I will be sending you a PM shortly so that we can arrange this deal. Thank you!

Payment sent for a GPU.  I'll update when received.

Payment for my items sent.

https://blockchain.info/tx/56c8bce20c978c88254a61f02358bc4b3e1003fa3aa8f99f2b07613f8947c920 (https://blockchain.info/tx/56c8bce20c978c88254a61f02358bc4b3e1003fa3aa8f99f2b07613f8947c920) - 0.0961578 BTC.

Will update when I receive tracking information.

-Fuse

I'll have you guys' orders completed in the next few hours, and will send each of you your tracking info when I'm finished.

Wath is the reason for US only? I did like to see shipping to Europe, okay delivery times would be longer, but it ins't a miner  ;)

If I had to guess, it's because he's using Amazon.com, which won't ship to Europe.  :(

Sadly, just as Bmoconno stated, Amazon tends to be difficult to deal with when it comes to worldwide shipping. Sorry. :(

Still waiting on info, mate.

Edit- Now 6 hours since payment sent.

TechResaleMonkey has contacted me regarding my order.  He has not supplied a tracking code yet, but he had a reasonable explanation for the delay.

Good news though- he has informed me that the shipping is express 1 day, so I will be able to verify in the next few days if this service is legitimate.  I will update this thread when I receive my tracking info.

-Fuse

Edit- I also asked TechResaleMonkey to provide me with a proof of purchase via email.  I told him I would accept a copy of the invoice or a screenshot of the completed order.  I have yet to hear back from him yet.

Fuse, Any update on your invoice?

Nothing yet.  I will give him the benefit of the doubt and wait until 12pm PST before I start claiming that this is a scam.  Pretty silly though, it was only $68 on my end.  I'm not sure what he got from gnar1ta$, but if the guy wanted to run a really successful scam, he would have completed the first couple orders, and gotten the feedback from us, and taken a lot more orders for a higher price.

If he's a scammer, he's not a very smart one.

It is now 12PM PST.  TechResaleMonkey has yet to get in touch with me to provide proof of purchase or shipping information.  Until he provides a reasonable explanation and proof of purchase, I am going to go ahead and recommend that no one do any further business with him.

For all intents and purposes, please consider him a

Assuming of course he ever had any discounted Amazon affiliate account in the first place. ;)

Even if he didn't he could have completed the order out-of-pocket and said "huzzah... here's your tracking".

I have also updated his post in the newbie sub-forum.

Too bad, too.  It would have been a nice service.

-Fuse

That is too bad. Really need 3x 24" monitors from Amazon :\

shame.