Wildguzzi.com
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: LowRyter on May 08, 2023, 08:12:38 PM
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https://www.gardenfriend.shop/products/motorcycle?vmcid=p%24g%2co%244c177a3e-ee06-11ed-abfc-008cfa5b46dc-7f13a576e700%2ct%241683594633072
looks cool but I'm skeptical
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Push the whole thing over on a trailer and haul ass! It doesn't look secure or safe. I guess it would keep the dust off in the garage.
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Like they say, if it's too good to be true....
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$39.00 with $1,500.00 in shipping and handling.
Yeah I looked into that style 3 years ago and I remember it being $1,500+ with the shipping being another $500 or so.
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This has to be a scam :copcar:. $39.98 for the shed with just $4.99 shipping from London, UK. But if someone here will enter their credit card info at checkout, we'll get to hear what if anything arrives on their doorstep. My guess is once they have your address and credit card info, you'll start to see all kinds of unauthorized purchases being made. This is definitely a case of, it's to good to be true.
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This is a scam site.
Here are some of the signs:
* Site's name is for one thing (garden beds), but has products outside of that scope
* Price way too low to be realistic
* There's a free shipping option when the price wouldn't cover shipping a package that size
* A sense of urgency is created by "X people are viewing this right now" "Only X item(s) left in stock". This is not always a scam as it's a sales funnel tactic, but it is not common practice among reputable companies (not to say some reputable companies don't do it).
* About us page is half arsed and mentions another similar scam site with similar domain name
* Domain for the website was registered just last month , type the domain name into https://lookup.icann.org/en/lookup
* The description claims the company is something entirely different, a fashion center with a California address yet the Contact US page has an address in London, UK
* Too much text stressing high customer feedback, guarantees, their certifications, that they'll throw in an ebike, that the checkout is safe, etc. Trying too hard to sell you on it not being a scam, rather than having reviews that are product specific and at least look like a real person may have purchased an item and given an honest review of it.
* Searching for the site name on Google returns results from sites that rank if a site is a scam, and most of them don't lean toward it not being a scam
* If it wasn't a scam the closest real type of business it would resemble would be a cheap low effort drop shipping site where you'd very likely be able to find the product more directly from a more reputable source
* Sometimes the products being sold are themselves too good to be true in that they're concepts made by students or artists. This one is a real product, using Google to "reverse image search" for the photos shows it's branded as a "Motokabin" or "MotoCabin" depending on region and listed for $2,899.00 USD
* Searching for those branded names and reviews or on social media shows it may be a real product with customer photos tagged, but the photos all appear to be EU rather than USA so their USA brand setup might just be an importer - or fake
* Checkout is credit card only with no mention of being handled by another payment processor or 3rd party (e.g. Stripe, PayPal, Google Checkout, etc) . Not always a tell but when something smells fishy it's best to try to avoid directly giving that company your credit card and instead have a reputable 3rd party handle the payment
IMO absolutely never buy something from an ecommerce site without using a layer of 3rd party payment abstraction and/or a credit card with good support. You want to be able to get your money back if you do get scammed.
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No such place at Del Amo Mall in Torrance. SCAM!!
Paul B :boozing:
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It's just like the $99 Honda 2000 Watt inverters that were recently advertised from "Costco".
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Scamola Alert....Run!
Rick.
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No such place at Del Amo Mall in Torrance. SCAM!!
Paul B :boozing:
Agree it's a scam, but I've been to the mall..
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The same shed. Different websites.
This has been making the rounds on many motorcycle forums by those with no garage space wondering if it would work for their needs.
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On another forum, a member plugged his CC in, for a “$39.95 electric bike” Lots of skeptics, and with good reason. Two months later, the guy received a pair of very cheap sunglasses, with an explanation that the bike stock ran out, and this was the sub. He got his Credit card charges reversed.
They are simply preying on people’s greed, expecting something, that is too good
to be true. I think this is how confidence men were successful in the day.
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^^^^ :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I thought this might be funny but I think I've abetted fraud. Please don't lose your money. And more importantly, if you do, don't blame me.
:thewife:
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Push the whole thing over on a trailer and haul ass! It doesn't look secure or safe. I guess it would keep the dust off in the garage.
Or you could bolt it down to a flat trailer and get useful covered bike trailer.
Shame it's a hookey advert
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At the bottom of the add it states if you buy two you also get a free electric bike….LoL…
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That address is a large shopping mall. I don’t see “Garden Friend” listed. Scam for sure. https://www.premiumoutlets.com/brands/center/del-amo-fashion-center