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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: DimBulb on September 09, 2020, 11:18:43 AM
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Please read the description for this auction. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Brass-Chandelier-Lamps-Light-Fixture-Parts-Shades-Globes-Warehouse-Pics/312850459620 This is just for photos?
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It says in the description: “Photos will be printed on cheap paper in a home printer, but are great for reference!”
I think this is a scam, trying to get someone to pay $1000 for paper photos.
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I think this is a scam, trying to get someone to pay $1000 for paper photos.
I think they put the $1000 price tag on the photos (if they are that is) because they're "history" and "you won't be to able see sights like this anymore".
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I think they put the $1000 price tag on the photos (if they are that is) because they're "history" and "you won't be able sights like this anymore".
I know, the reason I said that is because someone could simply take a screenshot of the photo in the listing, edit everything else out, and print it for free.
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That is true, haven't thought about that.
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That is true, haven't thought about that.
I wonder if the seller thought of it. :) :lol:
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Sadly, this sort of scam flourishes because there is always some fool out there willing to be parted from their money :-\
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Personally, I would report it as a scam.
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The majority of those pictures are awful...wouldn't spend .99 cents for the whole lot...what are they thinking? Definitely clueless, or a scammer.
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With the price of ink in home inkjet printers, I feel like it's cost me nearly a $1,000 to print those pics!
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With the price of ink in home inkjet printers, I feel like it's cost me nearly a $1,000 to print those pics!
That's why I wouldn't touch an inkjet printer if you paid me. Laser every time here. We've had our current Samsung colour laser (https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4653&pos=48&pid=143861) printer (a.k.a. "The Beast") for 3 years and it's only on its second set of toner cartridges. Granted, laser toner isn't cheap, but the large capacity black cartridges last for 6000 pages and the colour ones for 3500.
It prints A4 colour pictures quite well, if I need anything bigger (rare) I'll go to a print shop and get them to do it.
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I wouldn't touch an inkjet printer if you paid me.
Same here.
Now that I've owned a laser printer, I'll never buy another of that inkjet junk.
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We've now a BW laser and an inkjet.
Laser is for documents and inkjet is for photos.
The inkjet used to be our only printer, and replacing the ink was becoming ridiculous.
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Still an inkjet at home for the very infrequent parent's printing needs. A 20 years old HP 930c with aftermarket cartridges, that was bought new in the late 90s and still works perfectly to this day
Few lasers - all of which i got for free from trash finds, with problems as simple as a paper jam, empty toner, or no problem at all - in my collection for my own uses. Both color and black, of different manufacturers
Today one gotta be careful when shopping for printers of all types, they are basically an extortion scheme. See HP "Dynamic Security" - printers getting updated over the internet to identify and reject the latest "counterfeit" aftermarket cartridges
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It’s not a scam, it’s money laundering.
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Lol! I don't know what is worse inkjet printers or Scammers?
I hate Inkjet printers they suck big time. I have found many laser printers over the years almost 85% of the time it is just an empty toner cartridge. A dirty roller is the second most common issue only about 5% of the ones I found needed anything but a toner cartridge or a cleaning. Only one I found so far had a bad imaging drum which exceeded the cost of that printer new.
Scammers suck.
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Going off topic again, I remember getting a sheet of paper stuck in the laser printer in my office. After an hour I couldn't get all the bits out so I admitted defeat and called the IT department.
Three days later, this guy Bill (names changed to protect the guilty) who I knew quite well and his mate turn up. They spend another hour trying everything I had, again without success. So Bill turns to his mate and said "Go and get the tool box from the car, Chris..!"
Well you know what happened next, don't you.. They start removing screws and cover plates, and eventually, we got the inevitable "ping" as screws, washers, springs and other assorted bits of printer fly to all points of the compass :poof:
Bill looks at me, all embarrassed, and just went "Um..."
I just said "You are going to get me a new printer, aren't you..?!" "Um..."
And it is going to come out of your budget and not mine, isn't it..?!" "Um..."
The next day he turned up with a brand new printer, the next model up from the old one :lol:
Incidentally, I do not recommend this as a way to get a new printer :poof: :lol: