How Does Dishonest Sellers/Shops use Their Conning Techniques?

1. When going for a PSP bundle package, ensure that the items you actually receive (earphones, memory stick, USB data cable etc) tallies with what the salesperson mentioned or what the promotion poster indicated. Make sure that the bundle price stated by the shop is the final price you’ll be paying, no hidden cost like GST or top up amount for this item or that. If you see any of this happening, be very wary and if you don’t feel right about it, just thank the salesperson and walk away.

2. If you find yourself being quoted a price that is way below market range and seems too good to be true, take heed, it probably is. Most likely this is a ruse to entice you and once you are hooked, the salesperson will slap on charges like GST, "compulsory" items purchase and what have you. In the end you'll end up paying much more than you bargained for.

3. Confirm with the salesperson whether the PSP set is local or export set. This is important where warranty is concerned as export sets are not covered by Sony local warranty. This is a moot point however if you intend to, er…ahem, customize your PSP.

4. If the salesperson mentions that your PSP needs to have region free code installed for a fee of $XX dollars so that you can play UMD games from all regions, stop right there. UMD games are region free, so whether you buy them locally or overseas they are playable on your PSP. Region code only applies to UMD movies. If the salesperson persists in encouraging you to do so, simply walk away from the shop.

5. The PSP unlike the PC does not have expandable RAM (PSP Slim 64 MB, PSP fat 32 MB) so if the salesperson tries to convince you to pay extra to upgrade the RAM so as to avoid laggy speed, do not fall for this nonsense. If the salesperson actually demonstrates to you that the speed is laggy, that's because the PSP's processor speed has been fiddled with in System Settings. This is just a ploy to make you cough up more money.

6. When you are being served by the salesperson, observe the salesperson discreetly to see where he/she has taken your PSP set from. If the salesperson gets a boxed set from the display counter in the shop, then in all likelihood you are given a new set. If however the set is taken from a back room or somewhere else, be aware of the fact that you may be handed a refurbished set. Of course I am in no way saying that all shops that give customers their PSPs from a back room are unscrupulous sellers, after all some shops due to space constraints have to keep their stock in a store room, but such things do happen and customers end up with refurbished sets but paying the price for a brand new one.

7. Check your goods before handing over your hard earned cash. Ensure that all accessories as stated in the bundle package are accounted for and more importantly, check the PSP set itself. Look out for any scratches on the screen and casing, check for corrosion on the UMD ring at the back, power up the PSP and test the buttons and analog stick. Check for dead/bright pixels by navigating to System Settings and scrolling through all the colour schemes there. If you find anything that is not in order, request for a replacement on the spot. Don’t rush through the process, take your time to check everything out, it is your right as a consumer. If the salesperson tries to rush for your payment, inform him/her that you will pay after finishing your check. If the salesperson insists, put everything down and walk away.

8. For memory sticks, ensure that you get original Sony, SanDisk or other branded memory sticks. Do not accept OEM memory sticks as there may be reliability issues.

9. Last but not least, go to at least 3 or more shops and ask around for the price to get an idea of the market rate. When you have decided on one shop, you should preferably go with someone who is familiar with PSP so that you’ll be less likely to become chopped carrot. Now I know this has been mentioned numerous times before, but I’m going to repeat it for the benefit of all the newbies out there. You can go anywhere you want in your PSP search, but avoid going to SLS (1st & 2nd level) at all cost unless you know the people there or you have a recommendation from somebody. Just use the search tool to do a search and you’ll know what I mean.

in order to get them blacklisted succesfully:

1. the shop must be complain by most of the consumers to CASE
2. dun make any purchase from the shop if u suspect the shop is a black shop. (this is because if u make purchase from them, it means that u are agreeing on the price and condition they gave u. and u wont be above to get back a single cent from them. the CASE also cannot help you from there.)


how to deal with the shop when u suspect is a black shop

1. Call up to check up if the shop whether the shop is a registered company anot.
2. If you had make payment and after then u suspect that the shop is a black shop, demand for a refund and never go to the shop again.
3. If they insist on not returning you the money, threaten them that you will call the police. (this method always work)
4. if still dun refund, call up police for help.
5. you can also check from the manufactoring company on the product u buy, if they say is the product company need to buy compulsory accessories.

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