I have been following these "pre-orders" since last year. I this scam has been going around for a while. The problem is not knowing when they are actually legitimate or not. When they promise the moon it is too good to be true. But if you follow the chain from China and Taiwan you can get a good idea as to what maybe happening. Usually their knock-offs show up there first.... What I don't understand is why are people still trying to bid on these contracts on ebay..here is a link: