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Is This A Scam?

Old 01-27-08 | 06:15 PM
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Is This A Scam?

I was just looking around the internet at Zipp stuff, when I came across this.

$800 404's

That can't possibly be right. I'm pretty sure its for a set, so that's 60% off MSRP.... This has to be a scam.
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:18 PM
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$876.99 to be more accurate. I doubt it's a "scam", but they are oddly affordable.
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:20 PM
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that's for just the front...
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:21 PM
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Nuh uh.

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EDIT: Goddamnit....
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:22 PM
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that's for just the front...
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:22 PM
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it's a pair, and it's $1949.99. i don't know where those other numbers came from.
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:22 PM
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BBB says them seem legit enough: https://www.mnd.bbb.org/commonreport.html?bid=96016695
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:23 PM
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Well they have https://www.scanalert.com logo, but scan alert doesn't list them as one of their customers... Very suspicious.
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Old 01-27-08 | 06:23 PM
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if you select "pair" it's $1949.99
which I think is a ripoff
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Old 01-27-08 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ProFail
I was just looking around the internet at Zipp stuff, when I came across this.

$800 404's

That can't possibly be right. I'm pretty sure its for a set, so that's 60% off MSRP.... This has to be a scam.
True to your name. You fail at reading.

The listing clearly says "Front Only".
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Old 01-27-08 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by AEO
if you select "pair" it's $1949.99
which I think is a ripoff
Actually that's a $150 discount off the MSRP.
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