Toshiba Portege $700-$800 New ! is this legit?

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moi

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Hey guys, anyone bought from this site? prices seem out of this world ,please have a look and advise Link
 
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mwdelta

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Wow, those prices are incredible...undercutting ToshibaDirect by 60%???? I would make sure they're in US$ first, although the company is based in New York. Web searches turned up no company information, except that they've been around since at least April, when they ran an ad offering free shipping. My friend is looking for a laptop, so this is worth looking into.

--Mike
 
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emanon

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Aren't these the guys that so many of us ordered from ~1 year ago? The name sounds vaguely familiar, and the site sure looks like what I remember them offering.

They kept pushing back the ship dates further and further; eventually, the etailer they were affiliated with kicked them out of their little clique, and sent everyone coupons for 20% of a perfume order, or something ridiculous like that. I don't know of anyone being charged, or receiving merchandise.
 
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msarah

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It's pretty obvious this is a scam. The 850Mhz Satellite Pro is over $2,000 at CompUSA(it's $1010 there).
 
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vdg

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It doesn't look legit at all...with such statements they were supose to be overloaded with orders..and I never heard about them...I would stay away from them.

yep they'll come to alaska and take it from me...forget about it...


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<You can try any machine FREE for 30 days, with a major credit card. If you don't like it, we'll <cancel the charge and you'll owe nothing. We'll even come to you and pick it up. FREE.



 
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Bob151

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Yes, very interesting. Those price are way too low, its like the preceding 1 (for thousand$) is missing.

Another surprise, they are accually a registered business in NY state, link. Not that that means you wont get ripped off, they just took the time to register for some reason...

I'm thinking of taking a chance, but I would be checking my CC balance and activity everyday after that.
 
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Bob151

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I couldn't find a single entry at resellerratings.

I just wanted that 6GB nomad, hate to miss out on another *posible* goofup...
 
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emanon

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Sure enough...just went through my archived email. Found this, dated 3/16/00:


STORE NAME : Freespeech, inc.

SHIP TO:
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xxxx xxxxxxxx
xxx xxxxx xxxxxx
xxxxx xxxx xx xxxxx
xxx


MANUF SKU : 819730
DESCRIPTION : TOSHIBA 4090XDVD Laptop
QTY: 1
PRICE: $650.00
LINE TOTAL: $650.00


Shipping Method: UPS
Sub-Total: $650.00
Shipping &amp; Handling: $0.00
Shipment Total: $650.00



Order Totals:
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Sub-Total: $650.00
Shipping: $0.00
Grand Total: $650.00

You've Saved: $1,269.00

Maybe I should email them and see where my order from 15 months ago is...
 
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duke669

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I live in NY state and any legit company has to collect sales tax. I have an address which my mail is delivered to a suite. It is PO box at MailBoxes Etc. I called the number they give and a voice answered saying to hold on and wait for different options. No mention of the name of the compnay. The red flags should be up on this &quot;deal&quot;.
 
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Registrant:
FreeSpeech (FREESPEECHMOBILE-DOM)
PO Box 1752
Greensboro, NC 27402
UNITED STATES

Domain Name: FREESPEECHMOBILE.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Billing Contact:
Ayler, Ronald (RAD491) freespeech@MYWEBOS.COM
FreeSpeech
PO Box 1752
Greensboro , NC 27402
336-327-4870 (FAX) 718-322-2226

Record last updated on 25-Jul-2000.
Record expires on 25-Jul-2002.
Record created on 25-Jul-2000.
Database last updated on 12-Jun-2001 10:33:00 EDT. <<<--------------- This is interesting!

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.ACITECH.COM 63.166.128.1
NS2.ACITECH.COM 63.166.129.1
 
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SnatchKnuckle

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FreeSpeech.....or something simular had deals like this before.....NO ONE ever saw their laptops.

Soon after I got a credit card charge from russia....BEWARE
 
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sabka

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check this:



<< To protect your security, PayPal offers information on the status of this member: Free Speech is Verified

Account Type
Business

Account Creation Date
July 05, 2000

Account Preferences

Member may choose to deny payments from international users
Member may choose to deny payments without a Confirmed Address

Business URL
http://Under Construction

Customer Service Email
freespeech@mywebos.com

Customer Service Phone
718-322-2226
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sabka

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Well, Staples CSR says that they can't pricematch this, since it's &quot;build to order&quot; and they can't pricematch that.

 
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Bob151

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RE: unauthorized charges to CC.

Would using the paypal service help protect against that? I don't know, I've not used paypal before, but I have an understanding (or misunderstanding) that the way its service works, it helps to protect consumers.....?
 
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KevinH

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Heh, if someone can actually pull a PM of 1500 dollar difference, I'd be VERY AMAZED.
 
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novagamer

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Greetings,

About the person who said staples doesn't accept this. You can point out to the person that the model # is the exact same as the product at staples, man tomorrow is going to be soo hectic for me, I must try this deal. I'm looking forward to some arguing, but hey it's worth it :cool:.

Nova
 
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uvamarkg

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Well I just got off the phone with a staples CSR and he said that he just needs to get the shipping cost and verify they have it in stock (i.e. call them during normal business hours). Sounds like you can pull this off if you get a rookie CSR.

Is the Portege the one to go with out of these different models that are available?
 
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uvamarkg

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Well I just got off the phone with a staples CSR and he said that he just needs to get the shipping cost and verify they have it in stock (i.e. call them during normal business hours). Sounds like you can pull this off if you get a rookie CSR.

Is the Portege the one to go with out of these different models that are available?
 
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