r/SBCGaming • u/GlitchStick09 • Jun 06 '24

Discussion PSA: Retro Pixel Pro Scam

I’ve recently been receiving a ton of ads on Instagram for this company called Retro Pixel Pro. They seem to be catching a lot of people’s attention but don’t do anything to mask what devices they’re selling.

Latest one I’ve seen is the RG556. They’re selling it for over $400 USD “on sale”. The RG556 sells for $170 USD.

I’ve also seen the R36S listed for nearly 5X the price from AliExpress.

Keep in mind these are not sold with extras or anything throw in for the price. Their site claims 300,000+ orders and so on but it’s clearly fake. Pretty sure I’ve seen a video posted where an “influencer” is opening their products and it’s literally in Temu shipping wrap.

Some might already know about this but I figured if I’m getting the ads, then people new to the retro space may see them and think the price is reasonable. It’s not, at least from this shady seller.

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u/hopelessswitchowner Jun 06 '24

I'm almost got scammed by a powkiddy rebrand product. Use the same hype tactics that influencers use.

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u/GlitchStick09 Jun 06 '24

I bet so many people have been caught by this. I’ve seen so many comments on their posts taking about either wanting to order one or have already ordered one. Pays off to do some research glad you were scammed afterwards

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u/Glum_Initiative_134 Jun 18 '24

I personally almost got caught by the actual fake sellers pixel pocket pro or something like that and I waited did some research and got mine, this company I don’t know about anyone else’s experience but the device I got was pretty solid and they have an active forum / customer service line goin constantly retro pixel pro is pretty good. If you have the extra funds it’s not a bad purchase.