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Topic: Macbook Pro 13 Inch (Read 1236 times)

legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
August 20, 2012, 11:06:24 AM
#13
sold on CL

Yeh, a month ago by some guy in California, right?
full member
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August 20, 2012, 01:50:17 AM
#12
Actually you could also
Drag the image to search bar to search
Upload the image from local file to search
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
August 20, 2012, 12:10:36 AM
#11
Are you serious? Search by image is rolled out years ago
It depends on what you mean by search by image.(yes I knew about images.google.com)  If I'm understanding the functionality Matthew explained correctly, it sounds like google is actually analyzing the contents of the image and looking for matching images. A simple binary comparison wouldn't be sufficient since there may be multiple images out there with different compression rates. That's pretty cool and I didn't know about it. I knew the google mobile app let you take pictures and search by image so the technology was there, but let's face it, most computer users are too stupid to know how to copy and paste a fully qualified link to an image, lowering the demand for that type of application.
hero member
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Seal Cub Clubbing Club
August 19, 2012, 11:48:53 PM
#10
Are you serious? Search by image is rolled out years ago
^ lol Google hipster
full member
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August 19, 2012, 11:45:18 PM
#9
Are you serious? Search by image is rolled out years ago
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
August 19, 2012, 11:30:57 PM
#8
http://www.spreadmyad.com/sacramento/merchandise/computers/20619588-macbook-pro-13-inch-folsom-ca-900

I would recommend serious buyers think twice about offering on this laptop, as someone is selling the same one on that above website (same photos, description, etc) for twice the price he's asking here. Although that alone doesn't make it a scraper-scam, it does leave an interesting question: why would anyone buy this without calling the provided phone number on the listing above and making sure it's really OP?  Roll Eyes

Good find, so what's the trick to finding recycled ads? A lot of you guys are getting pretty good at finding old craigslist ads with the same pictures. Are you just doing a google search for the listing description and hoping they just copy pasted the whole thing?

1) Go to http://images.google.com
2) Click the little camera icon in the text box
3) Paste the image URL of the scammer's
4) Look how many hits you get, paying attention to "Find other sizes of this image". This image was only used once apparently, but it's still yet to be seen if it's the same seller. I would call and confirm with the number to get this guy labeled as a scammer if it's not him.

See the search results here

Nice, I didn't know google had a search by image function. Thanks for staying on top of these guys!
legendary
Activity: 1554
Merit: 1222
brb keeping up with the Kardashians
August 19, 2012, 11:17:42 PM
#7
Wait, let me take a wild guess:  This guy also posts in 1) Lending asking for a loan, or 2) Money Exchange asking for transactions in PayPal or Moneypack.  If either are true, it's a guaranteed scam.
hero member
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Hero VIP ultra official trusted super staff puppet
August 19, 2012, 10:59:50 PM
#6
http://www.spreadmyad.com/sacramento/merchandise/computers/20619588-macbook-pro-13-inch-folsom-ca-900

I would recommend serious buyers think twice about offering on this laptop, as someone is selling the same one on that above website (same photos, description, etc) for twice the price he's asking here. Although that alone doesn't make it a scraper-scam, it does leave an interesting question: why would anyone buy this without calling the provided phone number on the listing above and making sure it's really OP?  Roll Eyes

Good find, so what's the trick to finding recycled ads? A lot of you guys are getting pretty good at finding old craigslist ads with the same pictures. Are you just doing a google search for the listing description and hoping they just copy pasted the whole thing?

1) Go to http://images.google.com
2) Click the little camera icon in the text box
3) Paste the image URL of the scammer's
4) Look how many hits you get, paying attention to "Find other sizes of this image". This image was only used once apparently, but it's still yet to be seen if it's the same seller. I would call and confirm with the number to get this guy labeled as a scammer if it's not him.

See the search results here
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
August 19, 2012, 10:57:55 PM
#5
http://www.spreadmyad.com/sacramento/merchandise/computers/20619588-macbook-pro-13-inch-folsom-ca-900

I would recommend serious buyers think twice about offering on this laptop, as someone is selling the same one on that above website (same photos, description, etc) for twice the price he's asking here. Although that alone doesn't make it a scraper-scam, it does leave an interesting question: why would anyone buy this without calling the provided phone number on the listing above and making sure it's really OP?  Roll Eyes

Good find, so what's the trick to finding recycled ads? A lot of you guys are getting pretty good at finding old craigslist ads with the same pictures. Are you just doing a google search for the listing description and hoping they just copy pasted the whole thing?
newbie
Activity: 37
Merit: 0
August 19, 2012, 10:49:35 PM
#4
http://www.spreadmyad.com/sacramento/merchandise/computers/20619588-macbook-pro-13-inch-folsom-ca-900

I would recommend serious buyers think twice about offering on this laptop, as someone is selling the same one on that above website (same photos, description, etc) for twice the price he's asking here. Although that alone doesn't make it a scraper-scam, it does leave an interesting question: why would anyone buy this without calling the provided phone number on the listing above and making sure it's really OP?  Roll Eyes

Twice thought. Bid retracted.
hero member
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Hero VIP ultra official trusted super staff puppet
August 19, 2012, 10:44:17 PM
#3
http://www.spreadmyad.com/sacramento/merchandise/computers/20619588-macbook-pro-13-inch-folsom-ca-900

I would recommend serious buyers think twice about offering on this laptop, as someone is selling the same one on that above website (same photos, description, etc) for twice the price he's asking here. Although that alone doesn't make it a scraper-scam, it does leave an interesting question: why would anyone buy this without calling the provided phone number on the listing above and making sure it's really OP?  Roll Eyes
newbie
Activity: 37
Merit: 0
August 19, 2012, 10:42:39 PM
#2
Will you accept escrow? If so, I'll start it off with a 30 BTC bid.
newbie
Activity: 23
Merit: 0
August 19, 2012, 10:12:29 PM
#1
sold on CL
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