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Nostalgia21: thank God.. we are back on nl. God bless everyone. sent you a mail sir lagtech.. pls verify the issue.

Thank God.
Checking emails now.

vickertony: ;Dfinally Boss Your Back Hope fully
i will get to Buy a laptop and playstation 3 or 2 through you on craiglist...In All welcome.,.i hope to also win something by
participating on this thread.Thanks!

Ok-will expect to hear from you.

fashrola: wow!!!! good to be back.... men I really missed this thread.... oga lagtech abeg no forget to look into that e-cigarette and the liquid matter for me ooo, and I just received my items....

I will.

Items Arrived today from Ebay. Ready to be shipped to Nigeria.

Galaxy Note purchased from Ebay for @sheyilaw

HP Elitepad 900
Dual Core Processor
64GB
2GB RAM
Back and Front Camera
Wireless and SIM Slot
Windows 8 Pro

33k

Nissan Xterra 2004-190,000+ Miles.

Name your price. Can ship in August.

HP Laptops and Nexus Phone for TradePlusib

akwunmi: Gud 2c lagtech bac on nl

Thanks-Praise be unto God.

Items bought from Ebay for @Habbeb, Mr Ken,

60 Designer Ladies bags bought for @Hughes from liquidation.com

http://www.liquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=7938273#

Items shipped in April

Recent items purchased by Nairalanders from Craigslist and Ebay and already handed over to them. Receipents included:
@Confluence. @Nostalgia21 @Nnamdin @Kentochi @TradePlus

Apple laptops for @Negro
Books for @Xtfield

Hi Nairalanders. This is Lagtech-we started this thread on March 23rd and delivered services and products to many Nairalanders. The crash of Nairaland caused the loss of not only the thread-but my username. I had to re-register on Nairaland and as a 'newbie' I couldn’t create a thread in certain sections including the Computer section and the Tech Market-until today.
　
We will waited for Nairaland's go ahead we got busy creating threads at these places:

https://www.nairaland.com/1790688/super-eagles-insult-beyond-belief

https://www.nairaland.com/1792582/revelations-us-embassy-lagos-experience

OUR CONTACT INFO:
Website: www.nairavault.com
Lagos Phone: 08102743983
USA Phone: 009 1 612 251 2624
USA Roaming Phone (Flash and text only-No calls) 0805 9434 416
Email: lagtech2999@yahoo.com

After making any Payment to us: please send an email with the subject ORDER and include the following details:
Name, Phone Number, Amount Paid, What paid for. Not sending this email will delay your order and or it may not even be done.

We can help you buy anything you want from Ebay, CraigsList, Amazon or any website.
We have been buying and selling things on ebay.com and craigslist.com for a while now. If you want to buy anything from ebay , craigslist, any website or generally in the USA-we are here to help you. We have offices and agents in Nigeria and also in the Minneapolis area in the United States. Also -we can help you start your own importation business.
Between March 23rd and today –we have served over 200 Nairalanders who spent over 4 million naira-which we have faithfully handled.
Shout out to our people-
To buy anything on ebay, amazon or craigslist:
1) Send an email to lagtech2999@yahoo.com with the item id-or number. If its an auction item-indicate -the maximum amount you want to pay.
2) Pay to our GT account (with GT-the money can be withdrawn right away in the US)- especially with Craigslist-time is of the essence). Or visit our office in Isolo-to pay.
Email us for account details now-lagtech2999@yahoo.com
3) We buy the item and ship to you. If its craigslist-we get the item same day where possible-if ebay-depends on how fast the shipper ships your item. We ship every week through Sovereign Cargo Services. They have an office in Brooklyn Park,Minnesota, USA and Ikeja, Nigeria. Items arrive every Friday. Shipping time is usually 7 to 12 days. In some cases-could be longer.
4) For ebay items-We charge $30 per transaction -. For Craigslist items-we charge $30 + cost of transportation to pick up your item-craigslist is face to face transaction. This is $3 to $10 depending on the area. Some areas-like Buffalo, Shaokpee, Burnsville-attract higher. Burnsville for example is almost 2 hours drive to and from our office. If your item is less than $50-there may be reduction in charges. Sovereign Cargo Services- charges $5 Per pound-thus its by weight. The average laptop costs about $39 to $50 to ship. Phones and tablets should not cost more than $10 to $20. You are also free to choose any other form of shipping (US Post, Fedex, DHL etc) 100% payment is required for Craigslist and Ebay items except in some cases since we are buying on your behalf from another seller. For our own items -75% pre payment is required and you can pay the balance on arrival/delivery.
5) You have the choice of items being sent directly to you and you pick up at the office in Ikeja or it can being sent to our office in our name and you come pick up in Isolo. There are no custom charges-except a $35 charge for cosmetics and medicine.
Items land usually on Fridays at our shipping point at Compact Logistics int'l ltd, 4 ileshomi str by afijalo roundabt mafoluku, oshodi-very close to the airport.
We also sell laptops of our own at our US office via craigslist and ebay. Our US Office is one of the top 5 sellers of laptops on Craigslist Minneapolis with 100% positive customer feedback-made possible by our iron clad 30 day warranty policy! If you are looking for a laptop-check this thread or visit our website www.nairavault.com
In the last 3 months-we have helped an ever increasing number of Nairalanders get items for cheap on minneapolis.craigslist.org and ebay. We can help you too. And if what you want is to start your own business or grow it-then we can help you too.
Beware of Scammers:
Please do not pay money to anyone. All our contact details are on the front page of this thread-please contact us if in doubt.
Also please dont post your email address here on this thread-thats how scammers target their victims. They will send you a fake email like from lagtech@418yahoo.com and ask you to pay. If you need any information-get our email address from the 1st page of this thread.
Before you make any payment:
Please Crosscheck
Doublecheck
TripleCheck
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Scammers have no mercy.


CraigsList
Many Nairalanders have gotten items for cheap and even for free through us on Craigslist-but in recent weeks-the many pick up requests has made many frustrated- they want their item picked up and when we cant-it becomes frustrating. The limited hours in a day, the informality of Craigslist-where some sellers are just not serious makes picking up hard sometimes.
As a resullt -we have employed a driver so that pick ups can be faster. We are testing this and if it works well-it will be permanent.
Please note the following:
1) All pick ups are $30. If you are ordering multiple items at once-the 2nd item is $25-3rd item is $20-4th and other items $15.
2) We only deal with minneapolis.craigslist.org This area is known as the Twin Cities and includes the cities of Minneapolis and St.Paul (the capital of Minnesota) and the dozens of cities around these two cities. We charge the cost of petrol to pick up these items.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is the most populous urban area in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and is composed of 182 cities and townships built around the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers. The area is also nicknamed the Twin Cities for its two largest cities, Minneapolis, with the highest population, and Saint Paul, the state capital. It is a classic example of twin cities in the sense of geographical proximity.

Its about 16483.07 km²- about as big as
The Twin Cities area is as big as Lagos State all the way to Osun and Ondo State -so you can imagine the driving time for one pick up.
FACTS ABOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
1) The state is about a quarter the size of Nigeria. Minnesota is 225,181 km² - while Nigeria is 923,768 km².

Craigslist Petrol Charges.
We only deal with minneapolis.craigslist.org. This covers an area bigger than Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Oshun states. Each time we pick up for you-there is the cost of petrol to these cities besides the applicable commission.
Under minnespolis.craigslist.org there are 6 counties. We live in Hennepin County which is the largest. Hennepin county inlcudes many cities and is half the size of Lagos State.
The counties with some of the cities and petrol costs are:
Hennepin County
Anoka/Chisago/Isanti County
Wright
Washington
Dakota/Scott
Carver/Sherburne/Wright


Some Cities and Petrol Costs
$3
Champlin
$5
Brooklyn Park
$7
Anoka
Brooklyn Center
$10
Maple Grove
North Minneapolis
Mounds View
Fridley
Columbia Heights
New Brighton
$15
Downtown Minneapolis
South Minneapolis
White Bear Lake
St.Paul
$20
North St.Paul
South St.Paul
Maplewood
$25 and up
ST.Cloud
Bordering cities in the State of Wisconsin like Hudson
St. Cloud-$30
Rochester (only by special request) $50

SHIPPING
We have succesfully shipped going to a thousand items for nairalanders in the last 2 months. In several instances-we have had some clients frustrated with the speed of shipping. There are several forms of shipping.
1) Our recommended shipper-Sovereign Cargo-
Charge is $5 per pound. Whatever your item weighs multipled by $5. 1 pound is 0.5 kg
We ship every Wednesday and it is available for our pick up after going through pick up earliest the following week Saturday (11 days). In some instances it extends to the following weekend (thats almost 20 days).
We have used our shippers-SC-for over 3 years and they have been wonderful. With them -you can be best assured-
-No theft
-No customs duties
-No asking for extra money after shipping
-No sudden increase in fees
There are only two updates for this shipping:
1) The day it ships we tell you.
2) After it lands-and clears Customs-shippers contact our Lagos people and we update you to pick up.
Please check our website www.nairavault.com/shipupdates.htm to track your shipment.
By this method-you have the following options to get your item:
1) Have the items sent to you directly so that you pick up your self from Compact Logistics int'l ltd, 4 ileshomi str by afijalo roundabt mafoluku, oshodi-very close to the airport.
2) Have our man pick up your items as is our practice. If this is your choice-you have the following choices:
a) Meet him at the Compact Logistics-usually 11am on a Monday.
b) Meet him at his Isolo office-ANY ITEM NOT PICKED UP THAT MONDAY ATTRACTS A SURCHAGE as there is the added cost of transporting to Isolo.
c) Have a Transporter shipped to your location. There are many options. You can either contact Jimmy -08102743983 to handle this for you or check for the many transporters that offer services on Nairaland.
OR
If the item is addressed to you Directly your transporter can pick up from Compact Logistics directly.

OTHER PLACES
Aside from Craigslist and Ebay -there are many places you can also buy from.
liquadation.com is one place.
There are many others.

icebeatz: IS IT THE US EMBASSY IN LAGOS??
Your story is bullshiiiit man.
First of all, you can get privacy once you pick up thee fone in front of you. If you dont pick it up, it will automatically be on speaker.

Secondly, you only run biometrics once and that is before the interview. During the interview, nobody has any business with how you look like. The visa officer will only look at ur passport and proceed to interview u.

Lastly, immigrant visa applicants have their own section and non-immigrant have their own section and its impossible to hear whats going on in the immigrant section from the non immigrant section.

Your story is crap.

Bros-
1)As of April 2nd 2014-all the interviews were done in 1 big hall. The non immigrant were behind and to left. The immigrant were infront and 1 cubicle to my left. I could even hear people at the far end of the hall. And it was the same thing in March 2007 as well-the one time I was there previously.
2)You only use the phone system to talk to the interviewer if you are asked to.
3) When it was my time I was not asked to pick up the phone. Pick up the phone when you are not asked to....bro that could be trouble for you.
4) I have no idea what the Bio-metrics issue has to do with it.
5) Several people on this thread have also commented about what they heard other people say in the interview Hall-so MAYBE -you likely went to 1 US Embassy and WE went to another.
6) Crap belongs to the Bathroom/Toilet sir.
7) Bullshit is for male cattle.

BarryX: As for the non-immigrant Visas. Is the Marriage thingy compulsory ?
And if that is the case, can a sworn affidavit be presented as evidence or is it the marriage certificate?
Thanks OP

Non immigrant? Marriage as in how? Do you mean marriage as evidence of a binding tie to Nigeria?

Dreal1247: The truth remains that Nigerians most of the times fail to realise the fact that one of the easiest place to succeed in life is Nigeria. Some people are doing the menial job that they cant do in Nigeria abroad. Yet they cant even make ends meet.

I agree and I disagree.

Generally if you succeed in Place A -you can succeed in Place B. Success principles are universal. But geography, location and type of environment also affect levels of 'success".

There are Americans all over the world-it doesn't mean that they hate America. And there are Nigerians all over the world too-it doesn't mean that they hate Nigeria.

I have been in America for several years-and I haven't met any Nigerian doing any job they wouldn't do in Nigeria. There might be some-but I haven't met any of them. There is no shame in labor. As long as your work is honest-than you can be proud of it. And if there are some jobs that can be considered 'menial or low' it seems better to do it in a foreign land where you are guest and tenant than in your own land where you are a landlord.

Many Nigerians are making it in Nigeria and many Nigerians are making it in America!!!

Wherever you are-work hard, work smart, make your family and country proud-let the child you were be proud of the person YOU HAVE become and enjoy God's Earth!

I was at the US Embassy in Lagos whilst on a visit to Nigeria recently. Whilst waiting for my appointment-I watched as people were attended to:
Visiting Visas
Work Visas
Immigration Visas

For some it was joy, for others it was unbelievable sorrow. I saw grown men weeping and begging and people celebrating for joy. I noticed the many mistakes people made at the embassy. The way the interview hall is designed -there is little privacy-as you can see and hear what people say to their interviewers.

Case 1: A lady claiming to be a civil servant with the Lagos State Government was asked repeatedly her income and job specification. From what I could gather-this woman was a cleaner/sweeper with the LASG -but had a good side business. But knowing that her salary as a civil servant couldn't possibly foot her travel bills-she kept on avoiding a straight answer to the question. After the initial answer of "I am a sweeper" she kept on trying to explain that she had a side business and was a business woman -even though the interviewer had not asked here anything concerning this. She was denied.
Lesson: Answer the questions you are asked. Be precise to the point. The interviewer would likely have asked here later on how she intended to foot the travel bill with her salary. Then she could have mentioned her business and provided evidence. Not before she was asked.

Case 2: Someone apply for a Visiting Visa was asked time after time-why he chose to go to a particular city in America (I think it was in the State of Georgia or Utah-I cant remember) and they kept on rambling and stammering. If I was visiting Nigeria from the USA and was not born in Nigeria-and decided to go to Abeokuta: there could be many reasons why:
-Maybe I have friends there
-Maybe I want to visit Olumo Rock
-Maybe because its close to Lagos-but much cheaper than Lagos
-Maybe my friends have gone there before
There has to be valid reason why you choose a destination. It defys logic if you cant easily and swiftly in one sentence say why you picked your destination.

Case 3: A woman who was applying to join her Husband overseas-was asked repeatedly: How often does your Husband come to visit you. I don't know if it was tension or something else-but the lady kept rambling. The question was simple:
" How often does your husband visit you"
And she kept on telling stories. The interviewer even at one point tried to help her-by asking:
"Is it every month or every year?"
And this lady couldn't get herself together. I think she was denied.

Case 4: Couples who came to be interviewed-not sure if for Visa lottery or some other immigrant Visa were separated after the first few questions. They asked one guy-where did you meet your wife? Wow! How can a man or woman not know where they met their partner. Even after 80 year of marriage-couples know where they met. My bros could not answer. The interviewer reached the assumption that it was a sham marriage and cancelled the visa that I think was in the last stage as they had previously visited the embassy. I felt so bad when the guy started saying : "I beg you in the name of God" You cant beg oyinbo people like that o. As soon as they give a decision -its done. To change it could even mean they loose their jobs.

Case 5: An elderly woman came with a child -saying that the child (about 3 years I think) had been adopted by her relative in the USA. The interviewer just brought out a copy of Punch newspapers and showed an article that had exposed that particular orphanage as a criminal enterprise which the Lagos Sate Government had shut down.
Case 6: A guy brought a lady saying that she was his wife. The interviewer then asked the lady to face a camera and declared that the Embassy face recognition software clearly showed that the photograph on the initial application was not that of the person standing in front of her.Almost in tears -she tried to explain that she had grown weight or something. She was denied and his visa was cancelled I think for fraud.
And all this was in less than 3 hours. In fact there were so many more.
Advice:
Answer questions directly. Don't tell stories. The interviewers don't hate you or even know you. They also don't like you. You are just another number on a list of interviews they have to conduct to earn their pay check. Be cool, be calm, be collected.
I remember one young Embassy staff-denying a man and the man kept begging. The interviewer with no emotion kept repeating: The interview is over sir. Your Visa request has been denied. Bla bla bla bla.
Non Immigrant Visa
The Embassy assumes that EVERYONE coming for any kind of Visa has no intention of returning to Nigeria. They want evidence that you will come back. Something that will show that you will come back.
Immigrant Visa
While filing your forms-don't lie, don't embellish. Just say the truth and put your records in order.

And if for some reason-you are denied-its not the end of the world. Just turn the disappointment into a blessing.
God bless Nigeria. God bless America.

mr.drizzy:
hey man hw ya doing..aint u gonna open the importation thread again as NL is back?

I had to re-register my username and now I am a new member again!New members cant create threads on the Tech Thread until after a few days/weeks. I have been trying almost every hour.

Each time I try-this is what appears:

Sorry, you can't post in this section yet. Please try again in a few weeks.

darqly: Erm, Ahmed Musa scored both goals for us- saying he played as good as Messi is abit of an exaggeration..

On Wednesday sir-he did play as good if not better than Messi. In the past I cant say that. In the future-I dont know.

davidif: Respect is earned bro. Not given. You think this is naija where everybody just defers to you? If the African teams want respect they have to earn it. The only African team that deserves a little bit of respect is Algeria who made it to the second round who did not require an awful and egregious call by the ref to make it to the second round.

"egregious call by the ref to make it to the second round"


Hmmmm brosssssssss. We won that game fair and square!!!

When Finidi and Kanu were at Ajax-Finidi was by ALL standards the best right winger in the WHOLE world (Number 7) leading Ajax to win 3 Dutch leagues in a row, two Champions cups in a row and the 1995 World Club Cup-Rashidi Yekini was the highest goal scorer in Europe 1993/1994;the wonders that Okocha did in Germany including probably the craziest goal in Bundesliga history -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUPiMFHbbFU.
The list is endless.
Yet the African player has to do the impossible to be recognized.

Our time will come. Infact maybe it has come. Algeria & Nigeria...please do something and take this shame away!

toluene12: u need to see the comments on youtube when cameroon Assou-Ekotto headbutt his team mate.
it was like the whole of africa commited the offence.
-blacks will always be blacks
-africans should be banned from the world cup
-they remembered their buffalos at home

when suarez removed a chunk of chellini's flesh, no one called uruguayans canibals.
when the french team prefered to insult each other rather than play ball no called french people touts.
when frank rjkaard was busy spitting at german players at italian '90, the dutch people received no uncomplementary remarks.
but when it comes to africa, the suppresed negative perception about africa suddenly comes alive and all africans are seen from one myopic angle.
the evil that men do starts and ends with them and should not in any way be extended to other members of his clans.
thanks

On point sir!

Mr Mac-10:
Who is the self-servicer calling for more slots to be added . I hope you watched Japan vs Greece,and Naija vs Iran. Man Africa and Asian slots should be cut down to avoid embarrassment like Cameroon and company

Iran vs Nigeria?

Most of the world including me would have agreed until we watched the 'great' Messi and Argentina against Iran-then we all knew.....

kendrick93: nigeria or algeria hasn't proved anytin yet so thats why theu are d underdogs .so pls stop with all dis self pity and world against me mentality

Nigeria has been to more world cups and achieved more than USA, Bosnia,Costa Rica-yet you wont see the review of Ahmed Musa's goal or Mikel's command of the midfield or how Ameobi came in and took control of the game or Odewinge's mastery or Enyema-the best goal keeper in the World who has been coming to the world since 2002 when he made a one handed world class save against England rated as the best save of the 2002 world cup

ebosse: What's that saying -----> 'Don't hang with negative people".... since you know all this why are you still watching ESPN.'Optajoe' (which deals simply with statistics) correctly stated that Enyeama is the Best keeper in the World cup so far.
This is the exact reason I don't watch CNN.they are so many NEWS channels in the world y watch CNN if the only thing they do when covering an African news is expose the negativities n pretend nothing about Africa is beautiful.
Soooo y not just switch to another channel?

Only ESPn/ABC dey carry World Cup for this side o! U know say for USA-na highest bidder dey carry match and dey no dey share because of adverts.

pat077: oga lagtech, we're waiting 4 u @ ur station.

Bros-i had to re-register my username and new members cant post on the Tech Category until after a few days/weeks!!!

coded01: What do you expect from white folks?


Unfortunately, what do we do to ourselves here on nairaland is embarrassing! Insulting each other here and there!


Until we prove them wrong, we would be regarded...

You need to see how Americans insult themselves on the Yahoo comments. Black vs Black. White vs White. White vs Black. Right vs Left. Come and see how they used to abuse George Bush and how they abuse Obama now. Just click any Yahoo US political article.

mascot87: Nigeria will win d world cup to prove them wrong

Amen bros!!!