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Wholesale Elite = Problems, Yes, Scam, No
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KTigger
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27. February 2009 @ 17:16 |
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This site is a complete and total scam and should be avoided at all costs.
On Feb. 9, I ordered a Pandora battery and 2gb stick for $33.98.
After one week (2/16) I had received nothing but a Paypal receipt. I e-mailed Scott(sdiesel2007@gmail.com) and received some song-and-dance about being out of stock but just happened to have just received some.
I then a tracking number from Scott that was allegedly for the item I ordered. After another week had passed and the status of the tracking number failed to change from anything other than that the postage had been purchased, I contacted Scott again.
This brings us up to 2/23. After I complained, the item, after sitting inert for a week, suddenly flew from Scott in IN to the local hub post office in NC.
On 2/25, USPS notifies me the package was delivered _ of course, I have yet to recieve it, and all the USPS tracking I have proves is that Scott shipped SOMETHING (dirty laundry, empty box, who knows what) to SOME address in my zipcode.
But wait, it gets better _ since he's able to produce tracking that shows something was delivered somewhere in my zipcode, any PayPal dispute goes straight to "CLOSED".
Looks like a pretty good con to me.
AVOID THIS SITE AT ALL COSTS!
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28. February 2009 @ 12:36 |
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that sucks, i know of several people that haven't had any troubles with them so guess they are having some troubles but there are several other sites you can try or making one yourself with a friends modded psp phat, also its hard to find professional and reliable sites on the internet when dealing with illegal items so even if they try their best eventually they will get alot of orders and mess something up.
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kidus37
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1. March 2009 @ 19:48 |
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I havent had a problem with them either, the owner seems like a really nice guy and was pretty responsive with the emails i sent to him, maybe you put the wrong address in your pay pal for the shipping information?
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KTigger
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4. March 2009 @ 15:12 |
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IMPORTANT UPDATE
Looks like Scott and Wholesale Elite aren't nearly as bad as I thought, and this does have a happy ending.
My packaged finally did show up, 2-3 full days after the postal service reported it delivered. During these two days, Scott failed to respond to messages inquiring as to just what address he had shipped to, while USPS was unable (or unwilling) to say just where they had delivered since it was shipped without signature confirmation.
The main problem seems to be that communication between Wholesale Elite and its customers is not particularly good, and you should be prepared for this. It seems to take days to get simple answers to questions.
If I had simply been told when I placed the order that the item was out of stock, or during the week it was waiting to ship (and yes, I did e-mail several times during this period) this entire mess could have been avoided.
Bottom line, however, is that when I did finally receive my Pandora kit, it was exactly what I had hoped for. A very high-quaility product that did exactly what it was supposed to do.
I've since communicated with Scott and the feeling I get is that he's not intentionally trying to pull anything, he's simply overwhelmed and frequently out of stock.
Take this in mind if you order from Wholesale Elite, and your order should turn out fine.
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Carlpsp
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5. March 2009 @ 03:50 |
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Wow you guys had me nervous for a sec, I just today ordered a 2 in 1 Pandora battery that I can switch to normal, from him, As soon as I seen the Title to this thread I am thinking " Oh great I just ordered from a scammer perfect" I hope it works and is able to be switched, I also ordered a 8gb sony memory stick pro duo online elsewhere, and a spare battery, just got a psp phat on a trade and already toasted the batt trying to hardmod it lol. That will teach me to be impatient.
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KTigger
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5. March 2009 @ 16:37 |
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Originally posted by Carlpsp:
Wow you guys had me nervous for a sec, I just today ordered a 2 in 1 Pandora battery that I can switch to normal, from him, As soon as I seen the Title to this thread I am thinking " Oh great I just ordered from a scammer perfect" I hope it works and is able to be switched, I also ordered a 8gb sony memory stick pro duo online elsewhere, and a spare battery, just got a psp phat on a trade and already toasted the batt trying to hardmod it lol. That will teach me to be impatient.
That's the lesson I came away with:)
Once you get it, though, it's pretty slick. Also, so you don't make the same mistake I did, remember to hold the button down on the battery for 20 secs or until the lights blink. The only instructions are on the battery and are in hideously bad chinenglish.
Other that that, it should work like magic:)
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Carlpsp
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5. March 2009 @ 17:24 |
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Thanks for the info KTigger, just got my shipping confirmation with a tracking number today so I will have to check status tomorrow, I hope it comes soon.
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ChxDigMe
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6. March 2009 @ 20:19 |
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Just wanted to let everyone know that I received my package fairly quickly and Im in Ohio, the memory stick worked for the purpose it was meant for ( to mod the PSP ) and its a pretty painless install as well, would recommend wholesale elite
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Tazer247
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7. March 2009 @ 10:08 |
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That price was a ripoff anyways, especially for the time you waited.
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Carlpsp
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9. March 2009 @ 15:58 |
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Just received my pandora battery from wholesale elite today, worked mint, within less than 2 mins after switching the battery to pandora mode BOOM went from 5.01 official to 3.71 m33 CFW. I would recommend them to anyone
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Zapper2
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11. March 2009 @ 21:47 |
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I have ordered from Wholesale Elite and 123 PSP Pandora Battery.com, my results were good for both, but Wholesale Elite took a LONG time to deliver, and 123 PSP Pandora Battery was lower priced and shipped faster ( Amazing ? ). Anyways thought I would share this with you guys.
1ST: www.123psppandorabattery.com
2ND: www.wholesale-elite.com
Have a great day!!
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mistaaaaa
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11. March 2009 @ 22:48 |
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drdivoone
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19. March 2009 @ 14:38 |
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Originally posted by Zapper2:
I have ordered from Wholesale Elite and 123 PSP Pandora Battery.com, my results were good for both, but Wholesale Elite took a LONG time to deliver, and 123 PSP Pandora Battery was lower priced and shipped faster ( Amazing ? ). Anyways thought I would share this with you guys.
1ST: www.123psppandorabattery.com
2ND: www.wholesale-elite.com
Have a great day!!
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drdivoone
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19. March 2009 @ 14:41 |
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Hi , i ordered battery from 123pspandorabattery.com on March 17 and today march 19 i checked the website and see they selling flowers !!!
check it out yourself .... hope my order is safe !
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KTigger
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19. March 2009 @ 20:45 |
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Apparently it's been replaced by a sample site for Avactis, an e-commerce provider and maker of 'electronic shopping cart software.' Willing to bet 123pspbattery was just a storefront on the Avactis e-commerce system, and now it's gone...
Good luck with your order!
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chewy28
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19. March 2009 @ 23:58 |
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Originally posted by drdivoone:
Hi , i ordered battery from 123pspandorabattery.com on March 17 and today march 19 i checked the website and see they selling flowers !!!
check it out yourself .... hope my order is safe !
I also bought from 123psppadorabattery.com on the 16, of March I recived a email invoice from them and track info. but, can't track it with the number they gave me. I will be pissed if I don't get my stuff and will dispute the charge.I also went on the site and now there selling friggin flowers!!! If you want to get in touch with them the # is 763-807-2138 good luck.
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drdivoone
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20. March 2009 @ 12:45 |
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I called the number and left message and also dispute the charge since i paid w/ Paypal . I will call the credit company to dispute the charge too . But after all i'm hopping to get the battery first !!!
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chewy28
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20. March 2009 @ 18:22 |
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Originally posted by drdivoone:
I called the number and left message and also dispute the charge since i paid w/ Paypal . I will call the credit company to dispute the charge too . But after all i'm hopping to get the battery first !!!
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chewy28
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20. March 2009 @ 18:27 |
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Originally posted by chewy28:
Originally posted by drdivoone:
I called the number and left message and also dispute the charge since i paid w/ Paypal . I will call the credit company to dispute the charge too . But after all i'm hopping to get the battery first !!!
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I got my kit today in the mail thank god everything works fine you should get yours, l think anyway good luck man.
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drdivoone
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21. March 2009 @ 00:57 |
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Seems they are back in business ... website is back ! And no sign of flowers !!! *.*
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simon700
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21. March 2009 @ 01:16 |
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hi
this is simon and i'm newly joined in this post and i wanna to post a link in this forum.it will be useful to everybody and it can be used in several furnishes
Homes For Sale
simon
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one81day
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3. April 2009 @ 18:44 |
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when I put the battery in with the stick in only the green power and orange memory card light comes on, nothing else happens. I have just the tool battery, can someone help me?
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3. April 2009 @ 19:06 |
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download psp grader or psp pandora deluxe and make a magic memory stick,their are plenty of guides on how to make one.
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one81day
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3. April 2009 @ 19:10 |
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Thanks, I will try those. I thought since I ordered the pandora battery and the magic memory card from wholesale-elite I wouldnt need to make another magic memory card :-/ Would have been nice to know since I already have a 4gb and a 1gb before I ordered
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3. April 2009 @ 19:16 |
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suppose i should have asked if you were holding the L shoulder button the first time around which is sometimes over looked, but if you did that then its most likely the magic memory stick or the psp is a newer slim or psp 3000 that can't be modded yet.
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