for whatever reason lately ive really wanted a G4 powerbook.. oh wait i know why, because anthony and randal both bought them and i wanna be cool too…

anyway so recently i started just shopping around on eBay, trying to figure out just how much 15″ 1ghz powerbooks are going for. i quickly discovered that going price is easily $2k, however there are a few that list for ~$1k. scam?!?
so i decided to look into this a bit more. it seems like there are a few sellers who are listing exactly what i (and probably many) want for anywhere from $950 – $1250. i quickly noticed that all these guys also are obviously listing as Buy-It-Now, require email to “verify you are a qualified buyer,” and also don’t list any payment options. strange….

after emailing a couple i find that these sellers are also in europe… and refuse to except not only PayPal but also Escrow.com… actually, they DEMAND it be sent via Western Union BEFORE the item ships… but offer to sweeten the deal by paying for international shipping themselves.

so now i ask you… does this sound shadey? nahhhh…

obviously i will either save up enough money to buy a new powerbook (g4 or g5 when they come out) or just buy one via craigslist. I HEART CRAIGSLIST!