OK, there's this guy...
...on Ebay selling MacBooks. Like ten a week for the past several months. I am looking for one. He shows you a screenshot of the serial numbers. When I try to run a check on the serial number they come up "unknown". When I asked the guy why the serial numbers weren't coming up, he said, "FOR ME BEST WAY TO CONTROL MY INVENTORY I AM A OLDER PERSON AND EASY TO SEE REFURBISH NUMBER THAN OTHER SERIAL NUMBER THAT WAY I CAN NOT MAKE MISTAKE BUT I ALWAYS MATCH IT BOTH NUMBERS BEFORE I SHIP MY ITEM HAVE GREAT DAY"
Now, this guy is a 100% positive feedback guy with over 1200 sales. Everybody says nice things but I'm seeing a red flag.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-MacBook-MB403LL-A-13-3-2-4GHz-160GB-2GB-NIB-/160534800 150?pt=AppleLaptops&hash=item25609ea716#ht_1256wt1141
Opinion?
This ebay item is not terribly exciting - you should be able to get this type of deal nearly anywhere. My 2006 MacBook was just under 2 years old when I tried to sell it online. I wanted $800 - $900 for it (cost $1600) but the online buyers schooled me to realize it was only worth $400 - $500. When I looked at my machine with fresh eyes I saw how much the LCD had dimmed since it was new, and how much better the new Macs ALWAYS are over previous ones. What I learned otherwise was that lots of Service Techs buy up these older units to dismantle and create machines out of parts so they can sell them as "refurbished". No one wanted to buy my machine except these "solo" service guys! My advice is buy from a friend or from Apple.
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