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    Repairs in Africa

    I had a customer bring me a led tv. It doesn't matter what the model # is because my question is not about the tv. It is a 55 inch led Samsung tv. He told me he could send it to Africa for 50.00 from Bloomington, IL. Have it fixed for 25.00 Then 50.00 for return shipping. I don't believe him. Please tell me this isn't possible. If it is possible, please tell me how i can do it.

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    Taft
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    Re: Repairs in Africa

    On eBay US I sometimes see a board at a reasonable price but the postage to Oz is just ridiculous - just like our is for packages. Perhaps its one of those scams "give us $50 and the TV " no further problems !!

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      #3
      Re: Repairs in Africa

      If your customer can do that, why does he come to you first place? I would send him and his TV their mary way to Africa. The TV would also have to be properly packaged so the LCD doesn't brake, insurance, etc.

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        I'd agree with the above replies. "If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is"
        Willing to help but I'm no expert.

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          Re: Repairs in Africa

          Is he being asked to ship the TV to Nigeria by any chance? Sounds like a version of the Nigerian scam where if you send money, you'll be rewarded with a bargain basement repair. He'll be asked to send the money up front, $100 for shipping and $25 for the repair claiming they'll send him a prepaid shipping label for the TV. Needless to say, you can kiss your money goodbye. You can't ship a TV to Africa for $50 and get a $25 repair without knowing what the problem is.
          Last edited by jetadm123; 04-14-2018, 11:20 AM.

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            Re: Repairs in Africa

            Looks like a scam!
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              Re: Repairs in Africa

              Originally posted by taft1957 View Post
              I had a customer bring me a led tv. It doesn't matter what the model # is because my question is not about the tv. It is a 55 inch led Samsung tv. He told me he could send it to Africa for 50.00 from Bloomington, IL. Have it fixed for 25.00 Then 50.00 for return shipping. I don't believe him. Please tell me this isn't possible. If it is possible, please tell me how i can do it.

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              Taft
              Just let the customer do it and let him learn the hard lesson.
              He is expecting you to fix the TV for $25?
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                If it's not a scam I'll be amazed, but some people will fall for anything.
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