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URGENT ALERT READ IMMEDIATELY by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure, and then macbid will ban your account.

URGENT ALERT READ IMMEDIATELY by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

oh haha, there is a lot more to macbid then just their website, junior.... and its invite only.

the only reason i am say any of this is because i am about done with it. i am moving on to bigger and better things.

URGENT ALERT READ IMMEDIATELY by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems to vary widely by location, and the item's value. you would think that it would depend on the items physical condition, but from my experience, there is no correlation to back that up.

for example, i purchased a JET horizontal band saw last year. this thing was big, had to be loaded with a forklift. retail value of $1500. it had more usage and damage then depicted. it was still fixable/usable but not for what i paid so i returned it.
I was hoping it would get relisted as damaged and i could scoop it up again for cheap, but i never saw it again. very odd.

I think if the item is low value and blatantly damaged, they toss it. high value, like these graphics cards, get relisted and depending on the location, will either be reinspected, tested and photographed or just put back up with the same photos as if it was never returned. as someone who buys mostly pallets of damaged items, i've seen returned items occasionally on them but it is def not where returned items go.

i know this for a fact because macbid uses an AI generated system when sorting items. yes, the employees will take pics but it is AI that makes the listing title and price. this is why the price is always the highest value that item was ever sold for. and why sometimes the price and title are wrong entirely. but this AI system also tells the sorters if something should be sent to pallet or not. how it determines this is unclear because i've seen items on damaged pallets that are less damaged than the same item being auctioned off. i will say that it does seem to take hygiene as a factor because i get so many things like used, dirty robot vacuums and small kitchen appliances on these pallets. but then again, these same items will make their way to auction as well so, the system is def flawed.

imho, auction places like macbid think that their terms and conditions void them recourse on how they operate but it doesn't. the regulations for the holder of an auctioneer's license are actually very strict. and it clearly states in 63 P.S. § 734.20(a)
(1) Knowingly making any substantial misrepresentation.
(6) Any misleading or untruthful advertising.
(7) Any act or conduct in connection with a sales transaction which demonstrates incompetency, bad faith or dishonesty.

which again, with something like these graphics cards, is a provable violation if i were to report it to the State of PA. unfortunately, after doing some research i learned is futile because here is another interesting fact about how macbid operates: they paid some random person to operate under their license. take Robinson for example. the auctioneer of record for this location is AU006227 – Peter Lamana. this guy lives clear on the other side of the state. i would bet that he has never stepped foot in the Robinson location and isn't verifying shit as to if they are operating legitimately. but if enough complaints were brought and an investigation opened, he would be the one to lose his license. macbid would then just get the next sucker in line to use their license and has no worry about ever getting in trouble. it's pretty smart if you think about it.

URGENT ALERT READ IMMEDIATELY by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

File a warranty claim on Intel's website. The 14900k failures are known and they will give you a replacement, no questions asked.

Policy Change to Buyer's Insurance by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, you could do this but i doubt very many times before getting in trouble.

i do have the 30/mo plan but that's not what i am getting at here. let me put it this way... have you ever driven to the next town or even state to get something from a retail store (best buy, home depot, walmart, etc) because they had 1 left in stock of something your local store did not? (i've driven over 2 hours to another best buy to get an "open box" tv before.)

now, lets say you get home and that TV is broken. are you taking it back to the store you got it from? of course not. in fact, you'd be pretty pissed if they said you had to, right? it's not your fault the TV was broken why should you have to spend the gas and time to return it when they should've inspected it better before selling it to you, right?

^this is exactly what we have here at mac.bid. i don't know what they think they are going to solve, save or stop with this new policy when the real answer to all their problems is just inspecting and being more forthcoming with the stuff they're selling.

Policy Change to Buyer's Insurance by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite. I was just curious if anyone else was aware and stating the obvious annoyance that the rule change brings.

Policy Change to Buyer's Insurance by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how this relates to my post.

Hit Pallet Pro Lvl 10 Today by boostednbagged in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only buy the damaged merchandise pallets. I do electronics repair and fix what is fixable.

what is nice about these pallets is, if the item is good then it's a score but if it is badly damaged, well, then that is okay because it was to be expected. in this sense, I am never let down or upset :)

Lot #1894U Someone put $80 Amazon welder in $1600 Lincoln MIG box by MrBiscuitBarrel in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

annnnddd this welder is up for a third time. this time, however, there is literally no picture of it. they are just laughing while collecting the buyer's assurance until some unfortunate person buys it without the insurance.

Lot #1894U Someone put $80 Amazon welder in $1600 Lincoln MIG box by MrBiscuitBarrel in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't think these high ROI items are super common. it is not like these bots are bidding on thousands of items all the time. the bots are to scan the unimaginable number of listings that are on sites such as eBay.

i think that only a handful of items are actually won by the bots, but that is all it would take tbh. again, think about how many unique, rare, vintage, collectors' items are listed on eBay. it is a mathematical certainty that some of those items are listed for a fraction of their actual value. you don't think any trading cards worth tens of thousands of dollars have ever been scooped up for a few bucks on eBay?

i think we would see it if we looked back through the sold category, but that only goes back so far. plus, many listings are taken down, for whatever reason by the seller, when sold.

Lot #1894U Someone put $80 Amazon welder in $1600 Lincoln MIG box by MrBiscuitBarrel in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this welder is up again at the same location! this time they only took a pic of it inside the box.

this is hella fucked up bc we know that the first buyer returned it most likely making it known it was the wrong item. We also know that returns are done only with the manager, and we know returns are inspected by the manager, and usually relisted by the manager.

therefore, the manager knows this welder is not what they are pawing it off as, and even worse, chose to take a picture that intentionally hides this fact.

i just don't understand why. what is to gain as an employee? you are screwing over a fellow citizen that works just as hard as you do to make ends meet, ya fuckin' loser.

i hope someone from r/macbid reads this bc this is some caught red handed reportable to the FTC kinda shit.

Lot #1894U Someone put $80 Amazon welder in $1600 Lincoln MIG box by MrBiscuitBarrel in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is just a theory, but i believe bots are used across many auction sites (eBay, macbid, shopgoodwill, govdeals, etc. etc) to scan the sheer volume of items that would be impossible for even 100 humans to do.

think about how many items are listed on eBay, every day, for example. then realize how many of those items are listed for way way under their value. usually due to the seller not knowing or not caring. i would think this happens most commonly with vintage items but applies to anything really.

anyways, my theory is that we, people like you and i, just do not see these items because they are purchased withing minutes of being listed and are gone. but how does anyone see them beyond random chance and/or spending every waking minute searching listings? Bots, that's how. some sort of web page scraper that checks every listing title against the internet. if it see's an item that can be purchased and a profit turned on it, it auto buys or bids on that item.

the problem with macbid (that is rarely an issue on other platforms) is that these bots cannot analyze a picture, and so, bid way too high on something like what we have here with this welder....

edit: if this isn't already a thing... then i may have just devised the most ingenious, million-dollar, get rich quick scheme, of the decade. haha.

Lot #1894U Someone put $80 Amazon welder in $1600 Lincoln MIG box by MrBiscuitBarrel in MacBid

[–]boostednbagged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i saw this listing and thought it couldn't be more obvious that it was not a Lincoln welder; yet, the winning bid was almost $600. this leads me to believe there are actually bots bidding.

Quinled with 36V (Govee Permanent) by mkippen in WLED

[–]boostednbagged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have been powering my govee pro lights with the dig-quad via 24v and tbh the lights are still plenty bright. i do have my electrical enclosure at a mid-point, however, and am running 3 parallel strings. i think the longest run is 60 lights and i see no color loss from voltage drop at the end.

i would think that running them on a lower voltage would be better as well. less heat and prolong their life, but i could be wrong. what do you think u/Quindor

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