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Buying Refurbished consoles Posted By Chris, August 06, 2008 - 41 Comments

Buying Refurbished consoles, such as Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation 3 is relatively common.  Though they are indeed second hand and most likely recently repaired, they are still cheaper.  You may be able to save somewhere between $100 - $150.   Not a bad bargain especially if you’re like me, who dresses like a hobo and tries to buy everything on the cheap.

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ScamChecker now has WhoIs lookups and maps Posted By Chris, July 16, 2008 - 0 Comments

ScamChecker is a site I've been working on to help people recognise scam websites, at present specifically those that are trying to sell goods that don't exist or selling fakes.

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eBay fined for fakes Posted By Chris, July 01, 2008 - 2 Comments

I deal a lot in my day with websites and/or people that are dealing with fake goods. It's through these fake goods too that people are being scammed over and over, either by not receiving any items ordered or by thinking they were actually going to receive the genuine article.

 

So I do get a sense of perverse pleasure in reading things like this.

 

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