Is this for real?

[fredbert]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Synology-DS918-Bay-Desktop-Enclosure/dp/B075DDZ894?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_1651480031

DS918+ for £220 from a reseller with 1 review.

Erm, I'm guessing it's too good to be true being £270 cheaper than the next.

 

[WST16]

You know what they say. Skip this one.

 

[fredbert]

That's my thought too. It was a bit of idle searching. Bruised my chin when I saw it

 

[Rusty]

You would get a very expensive brick

 

[fredbert]

Maybe £220 for the plastic shell?

 

[Tedster]

Well, they have buyer protection guarantees and such?

Hmm, still sounds fishy tho!

 

[Daddo]

Well, they have buyer protection guarantees and such?

Hmm, still sounds fishy tho!

From my personal experience it doesn’t really matter that Amazon is advertising goods and all the guarantees the buyer gets, if it is too good to be true then it isn’t worth going for.

Since I happen to live in a 3rd world country (even if it really isn’t one when looked up in atlas) where you can’t get a proper iron for your clothing and my SO set her eyes on some “super-duper” Polti steaming iron we ordered through Amazon.

While damn shipping was as much as the device itself (400€ total) what came to us after 29 days was well used and broken( pieces missing, not being able to turn the thing on), not even packaged properly even though Amazon was the seller.

Sending it back for a refund was PITA. Lost some 50€ on that deal. Bought similar device locally for approximately same amount.

Bottom line - if there is a way to get it locally do it.

 

[SynoMan]

if it is too good to be true then it isn’t worth going for.

Exactly.

 

[fredbert]

I contacted the seller to ask if the price is right and they replied 'Right'. Still not making me reach for the wallet.

 

[gsrrr]

Only 1 seller feedback from a week ago, easy pass.

 

[fredbert]

Only 1 seller feedback

Oh yeah, I noticed that too. So convincing!

 

[fredbert]

So now the price is up to £290 and the same seller still only has 1 review (5 stars, I almost believe it).

 

[fredbert]

Amazon.co.uk Seller Profile: TECKNIC

Well who'd have thought it

From feedback seems the consensus is the seller was a big pile of

 

[Tedster]

His place looks like a premier retailer for high end products too!

 

[SynoMan]

Proved again. If it's too good to be true, then it's probably not