This has to be a scam?

[Shopgeezer]

Has anybody else seen this? It has been floating around Facebook for awhile.

https://www.vvioue.com/products/lat...HKhHqqPVXu1dWlivPw_aem_7rTX1iTHvq6vkLpkg_cNjg

 

[GreenTwin]

I have seen a recent scam where they send you a nice photo that matches the photo in the advertisement, and that is all you get (a photo of a lathe).

The scammers are getting bold these days.

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[Shopgeezer]

Very Cute. I wouldn't doubt that it is just that. There is a similar ad for a V8 kit. I suppose that they send you a picture of the engine too. Maybe I could send them back a nice picture of a policeman.

 

[GreenTwin]

Typically out of asia, from what I have seen, so long drive to arrest them.
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[SmithDoor]

Has anybody else seen this? It has been floating around Facebook for awhile.

https://www.vvioue.com/products/lat...HKhHqqPVXu1dWlivPw_aem_7rTX1iTHvq6vkLpkg_cNjg

Sometimes as read everthing the shipping is outrageous.

Great price but get the lathe or drill press the shipping and handling is more than the cost from Amazon or Walmart with free shipping.
Since about 2020 I started see this scam.

I have seen on Ebay too.
Sometime it seller getting around the Ebay fees or just scammer.

I would see face if showed at there door step and hand them cash and I want the $100.00 lathe

Dave

 

[SmithDoor]

The latest one is on Amazon probably on Walmart and others Is returned, selling damaged or manufactured flaw items. If add said that upfront not big deal but trying to pass as new is a scam.
I will buy damaged, manufacture flaw or a return if I know that fact.

Lie with free return they getting back yesterday
FYI It happened to me yesterday now UPS has the item

Dave

 

[timo_gross]

Maybe they are simply after your E-mail address and shipping address they can sell those for a dollar or two.
If you never receive anything, what are you going to do. Hire some lawyer to chase down 60 USD?

So everyone who bothers with a 60 USD mini lathe, is highly probably an easy victim to buy more useless crap. (easy customers)
Make for 50, ship for 100, sell for 300. (customer unboxes first time, after the waranty expired and puts it on top of his thredmill next to the fitness stepper and the heating pillow (that almost caused a fire))

I guess shipping a what my friend says is a "hardinge knock off" will cost 30 times of what they claim for that mini lathe.

@Shopgeezer: If you pay upfront I will send you one to Canada (but you have to pay the machine, shipping and paperworks and you will have to see how import regulations are in Canada.... haha.... )

https://www.cyclematic.com/en/product/ctl-618evs-toolroom-lathe

p.s.This week I paid about 2 USD per kg of hot rolled vanilla flavor steel (give or take), if product is cheaper than raw material suspicion is adviseable.