[00:02] in the quietest places, in ads with no details about where the item is from, in product descriptions with just one word: "New." Today we'll talk about technology "New." Today we'll talk about technology at 50% off. And it would seem like a dream to buy
[00:16] top-end technology at the price of a budget one, but it's precisely this dream that leads into the very shadows where the bottle of justice so kindly stands . And in this video, you'll find out if technology at 50% off exists, who sells it and why it's profitable, how
[00:31] to choose a seller and not get caught, and what the risks are. Sit back, we're getting started. Part one. What is technology at 50% off? We've all seen offers like these: iPhone 17 Pro for 45,000 rubles, PS5 for 22,000 rubles, MacBook
[00:49] 45,000 rubles, PS5 for 22,000 rubles, MacBook with a 50% discount. And almost always there's the phrase: "I'll give it away quickly," the gift didn't fit. And, of course, everything is new and sealed. At first glance, everything looks  It's plausible. Someone
[01:04] could have received an unwanted gift, someone isn't tech-savvy, and someone else urgently needs money. There could be many reasons for this, but such a price difference, my friend, is no coincidence. Remember
[01:17] the saying, "There's no such thing as a free lunch?" This is exactly the case. When buying equipment at such a discount, you should be aware that there's likely something wrong with these products. And to ensure you work safely and in
[01:31] trusted places, we've written a huge pile of articles for you about safe online work, which we've specifically verified for you. All the proof and screenshots are on our Telegram channel. The first link is in
[01:44] the description. We already have over 25,000 members in the channel . These are truly knowledgeable and understandable people, knowing which directions are worth pursuing and which aren't. There are practically no ads in the channel, so be sure to check it out. Part two.
[01:58] Origins. Where did it come from?  The equipment is sold for 50%. To understand why equipment can cost 50%, you need to look at where it comes from. The first is stolen equipment. The most common source is
[02:13] simple theft. Phones, laptops, tablets, and smartwatches disappear in crowded places. This happens on the street, in bars, basically, in crowded places. Pickpockets and shoplifters have been operating for decades. Standard practice
[02:27] is to buy counterfeit boxes and transfer all the contents of the stolen device into a new box. You might ask, "What do we do with the seals that open the box like this?" Here, too, technology has
[02:40] long since advanced. Fraudsters have long since learned to break and re-seal them, so that the average person most often won't be able to tell what kind of device they're holding . Half the price, alas, isn't generosity; it's speed, that is,
[02:55] the turnover of goods. The person who sells stolen goods,  can't wait a week. He needs to get rid of things right here and now. And that's why he lowers the price to a minimum, so that the goods fly away almost instantly. The second
[03:10] is, of course, carding. We made an excellent video on this topic, this is one of the previous ones, but let's quickly go over what it is and how it works. Carding is a type of fraud in which goods are purchased at the expense of other
[03:23] people. That is, let's say Andrey from Yekaterinburg can buy himself an iPhone at the expense of Mr. Jones, who is in America, simply by having his bank information. And the goods, essentially, he gets for free. [music] I will not
[03:36] delve into the technical part here now , talking about the fact that the material costs money, that the consumables also cost money. In more detail, you can watch either the video that will be in the end credits at the end of this video,
[03:49] there will be a link to it, or by clicking the link in the description. This is the previous video on this topic. Basically, the goods reach them practically for free , or reach their hands  Drops. And subsequently, you can
[04:02] make quite a lot of money on the flip side. Simply by reselling the goods. Next are broken devices and reassembled phones. Broken devices are also very popular among scammers
[04:15] who want to palm off equipment on you for 50%. How does this work? Let's look at a refurbishment as an example. There is such a thing as a refurbished device. Let's say someone like Galina broke her iPhone 115. They refurbished it for cheap in
[04:29] China and are trying to sell it to you as a new device. All these points can be easily verified by looking at the model number. By the way, you can also check whether you bought the same iPhone disguised as a new one. The letter M is a
[04:43] brand new device. N is a replacement device under warranty. F is a refurbished iPhone, that is, the same one. And P is a device with engraving. But there is one big " but" here. Craftsmen have already learned to reassemble
[04:58] iPhones in such a way that the model number retains the same letter of the new iPhone. But in fact, you have a reassembled one.  It's crap. However, I'd like to clarify that it's no longer possible to simply swap a circuit board from your iPhone into another
[05:12] iPhone. New security systems even detect the back cover for a second. So, if someone puts a back cover on, say, an iPhone 16 from another iPhone, the phone will tell you. And that, by the way, is already a workaround.
[05:27] So be careful. The problem here is that an ignorant person will buy such a device and think they have a brand new iPhone, but in reality, it's just the cheapest screen with some kind of obscure battery and a case
[05:42] for 2 kopecks. A reassembled device is also an interesting story. This is when, for example, a new iPhone 17 comes out, they take an old 15 or 16 and reassemble it under the guise of a new iPhone 17,
[05:55] obviously packing it in a new box. Without opening the box, it's practically impossible to check. And believe me, few sellers will agree to let you open it and check it before paying.  They looked at the phone, delved into its settings, and
[06:09] so on. Part three. Why are ads like these mushrooming? Many people are convinced that such things really exist, that they can snag something practically for free. But the market for tech at 50% is
[06:22] n't growing because of gullibility. It's fueled by demand. When someone sees a smartphone half the price of what they'd pay online, excitement, greed, and the conviction that they've found a way to get it are triggered . And at that point, they
[06:35] often stop asking questions. Demand creates supply. The more people are willing to buy such technology, the more of it will appear. It's a self-perpetuating system, and frankly, I don't see any end in sight. Part
[06:50] four. Myths about half-price tech. There are many legends and stories that will feed you, which will justify selling this phone. And let's look at the most popular ones. First, people simply do
[07:05] n't have time to wait. They need money here and now for a fix, I don't know, anywhere.  It sounds great, of course, but in practice, no one sells new equipment for 50% off, even in dire need. If someone really needs it quickly,
[07:20] they'll go, put a 10-20% discount, and sell it the same day, but not 50%. Myth 2. This is a gift that didn't work. Gifts, if anything, can be returned to stores for a full refund, or at least sold for less than
[07:36] market price, but not half as much. Myth 3. Someone has two phones and doesn't need this one. Even if this is true, they'll still sell it for a normal price. Consignment shops and buyback services will give them an even higher percentage, and they don't offer such
[07:52] discounts. Myth 4. This is equipment from Europe after it's been returned. Sometimes this is true, but such devices are sold by trusted sites with documents and markings, not by random people in Telegram, without a reputation, forums, threads, and
[08:07] so on. Part 5. Is it even possible to buy equipment for 50% off? Does it exist?  Is this it? The main question of this video: is it possible to buy equipment for video: is it possible to buy equipment for 50% off? My answer is a definite yes. But you
[08:21] need to understand all the pitfalls, and I'll tell you about them now. First, you should never trust people who just message you on Telegram. Someone like Andryukha from Telegram who sends you a private
[08:35] message offering, "Buy my product for 50% off." That doesn't sound very reliable. Again, as was said before, if someone has an urgent need, they'll go and post it on classifieds with a 20-30% discount the same day. But
[08:50] there are still places where you can actually get equipment for can actually get equipment for 50%. These are forums, reputable forums, and sellers with collateral. That is, when they list a collateral of
[09:04] $10,000-$5,000. This is at least the first level of security with clear terms that will be transparent first and foremost . And, just as importantly, where there are guarantees.  Guarantees are simply the forum's guarantor. So how does it
[09:17] work? You provide a deposit to the forum guarantor, and until you receive the item, inspect it, or even before the sale, your money doesn't go directly to the seller. This is the best option, as there's
[09:32] already an article on the Telegram channel about one of these sellers. The link will be in the description below this video. To keep the video short, you can read it in more detail . It has all the proof,
[09:46] screenshots, everything. But again, an important rule: never pay anyone upfront. If they tell you, "Well, pay for this item." Well, you can scam them with that iPhone, but that's not how it
[10:00] works. Without clear reviews, at least a forum thread and reputation of one or two years is the bare minimum . These rules must be followed. They're written in blood, and a lot of people have lost money because of them.
[10:15] Don't be one of these mammoths. Part Six. What a seller of equipment for 50% looks like. All over the world, and practically everywhere, there are typical behavior patterns that are revealed by cameras. First: they're
[10:29] always in a hurry. He'll definitely text you: "I'll give it to the first person who arrives." Need to get rid of it urgently.  "I'm leaving for the airport now," and so on. Second, they don't let you look at the device properly. They ask you to turn it on for
[10:44] 10 seconds, then quickly take it away and say, "Well, it still works," or some other such nonsense, obviously? Third, they don't agree to check the serial number. This is the most alarming sign. Fifth, they change the meeting place at the
[10:58] last minute so that the buyer gets confused and doesn't have time to change their mind. Sixth, they ask you to come to some dark courtyards or a parking lot without cameras. I'm sure it's stupid to say such platitudes, but these are basic safety rules. You
[11:13] shouldn't go to places where you can just get mugged. You're going with money for a new device, and in today's reality, excuse me, it costs a pretty penny. Part six. What happens after the purchase? Most often,
[11:28] if the product is not purchased from the same carders, something can happen to the phone in a month, two months, or six months. Anything, right up to and including bricking your device . You can Google it right now
[11:42] and read that there are literally hundreds of such stories online. And even here, people who buy devices from pretty good and seemingly certified stores end up in this situation. No one is immune from buying a
[11:55] crappy device. I'll tell you more: many retailers selling iPhones as new now, let's say, are buying them from the same carders, only much cheaper. Fake invoices and all problems are quickly resolved, and
[12:10] the walrus in such a sale, as you understand, is simply gigantic. Part seven. Why do people buy such technology? They buy such technology simply out of greed. Everyone has this mentality that right now and today I was lucky enough to
[12:25] snag this offer and buy it on Avito with a 50% discount. Ordering an iPhone on Avito with a 50% discount is not the same as ordering it from a forum,  Under a guarantor and at least some confidence that the goods will arrive. This is a much more terrible
[12:41] story and a much more terrible business, in which the first to lose are the buyers. As I said before, even huge retailers, which you all know very well and from which you buy your own equipment, are involved here.
[12:54] In the current economy and parallel imports, it is extremely difficult to find out where your roots come from and who your supplier is . Retailers are not always 100% sure what equipment they are selling you. They do not own the Faxcon factory or
[13:09] some Chinese company that reassembled your Prom 16 in the 17 case. They do not own this, and checking everyone, I assure you, is practically impossible. I mean suppliers. And
[13:22] a lot of people fall for such schemes. To summarize the above, we can conclude that equipment for 50% is most likely not what you will find on classifieds. This is definitely not the offer from Vati.  Pupkin, who says
[13:36] his cat is giving birth and needs money for an operation. This isn't some grandma who's flying abroad and wants to unload her device. Yes, even such cases happen online. But be vigilant. Believe me, any businessman who
[13:49] needs money will rope in his granny, who doesn't understand anything, and tell her he needs to sell a phone. The price is such and such, the person will just show up. If something goes wrong, play dumb and say you didn't
[14:03] know. That's all. This, by the way, is not a business model. I'm not preaching here. I'm not telling you exactly how and what to do. I'm just informing you of situations that have already happened. That is, seriously, there was some Vasya who wanted to
[14:17] push an iPhone through his granny—somewhere from , stolen or not , it doesn't matter. The iPhone was clearly not clean. And the person who came  Buy an iPhone—what's he going to do? Is he going to file
[14:30] a complaint against, excuse me, his seventy-year-old grandmother? Of course not. And in this grandmother? Of course not. And in this simple way, there's no actual guilt . If you want to learn more, follow the link on the screen. Anyway,
[14:43] friends, be careful. The Dark Archive was created specifically to let you know what's going on around you and how evil is scamming ordinary people out of their hard- earned money. Take care. See you in the new video. (
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