Is This Too Good To Be True?

natalie1974

I paid by the Ebay pay now button .

pepsi_max2k

Not read much, but just looking at:

"for example maclaren xlr rrp £179 they are selling them for £99 free p&p"

To be honest, there's nothing to be suspicious of there. RRP are usually very inflated prices in order to protect small retail stores who need to price things highly in order to make a living. Having a high RRP helps this immensly. Most major chain stores will sell for much below RRP, just as they don't need to make as much profit on individual items.

Online sellers will again sell lower than this as they have no need to recover store rental and staff costs.

eBay sellers, if selling old stock, refurbs, heavily discounted stuff, slightly visually damaged good, etc etc, will again sell a lot lower than this.

Frankly, I'd expect to see an RRP £180 item for ~£100 in woolworths, and for that much on ebay is probably still a bit high. So unless there's anything else to be concerened about....



EDIT: oh geez, page 20? I think I may have missied a bit... or a lot... *looks dumb*

pilchardandpizza

happymummy24-7 wrote: »

Glad to hear you are getting sorted with prams everyone..just remember if you have your baby in your arms NOTHING can detract from that happy time.
my purchace would have just been to feed the pram addiction i have aquired since having our first daughter (now we have 3!......daughters that is,lol,ive had waaaaayyyy more prams than that,lol)
YOU are right danshep...hes is the lowest of the low,complete scumbag however,a clever one...and thats the real problem here,he hasnt 'gone away' happy with the few £1000's hes scammed,he will already be onto the next phase and it will be bigger and better because he has got away with it....or so he thinks,thats why we will push on and help you guys!
Was it just me or was anyone else glued to watchdog tonight....just incase!!!!?

Do you think this may have helped you curb your pram addiction!!?? LOL
We were also glued to watchdog and shouting at the t.v as we thought our story was more important than some they were following!

pilchardandpizza

lvoops wrote: »

There are some bases on ebay at the moment which people are sellling(if you are still using ebay of course!!!) Make sure its the current one(and make sure it fits your car seat),the one you need is either the isofix or the one with a spirit level,i think they may have changed them in March 2008.
Fortunately, the original pram id ordered with mamas and papas came with a free isofix car seat base, and mamas and papas have allowed the offer as the delivery hadnt been cancelled !!!!! So now all we need is baby to appear! 9 days to go, and its finally sorted- just waiting for £325 !!!!:o

I think i'm going to get it from mamas and papas so I can try it before buying. (Its the seatbelt thats too short.)
Good luck in the next week!!:beer: let us know what happens! we need happy news.

pilchardandpizza

Just found out there's a mamas and papas factory shop in Stoke:
The Octagon Retail Park
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 5RR

Tel: 0845 268 2000
And Huddersfield:
Colne Bridge Road
Huddersfield
HD5 0RH

Tel: 0845 268 2000
Maybe they have deals.

lvoops

pilchardandpizza wrote: »

I think i'm going to get it from mamas and papas so I can try it before buying. (Its the seatbelt thats too short.)
Good luck in the next week!!:beer: let us know what happens! we need happy news.

With the isofix base you dont need to use the seat belt - the car seat just sits on top, just ask them to try it. there have been second hand isofix ones on ebay and have gone for around £65.00 (inc P&P) - new ones have gone for about £85 plus p&p.Thanks for your kind wishes- its very exciting -:j how long have you got?

happymummy24-7

pilchardandpizza wrote: »

Do you think this may have helped you curb your pram addiction!!?? LOL
We were also glued to watchdog and shouting at the t.v as we thought our story was more important than some they were following!

Im not cured................:o just bought a nearly new pliko in cosmos from ebay:rolleyes: of a very nice lady through paypal backed by my cc!!!!
Yes i was gutted watchdog didnt take this up,after all the scam is still running and a quick mention on the tv might have made the difference between new members here on a daily basis!

pilchardandpizza

lvoops wrote: »

With the isofix base you dont need to use the seat belt - the car seat just sits on top, just ask them to try it. there have been second hand isofix ones on ebay and have gone for around £65.00 (inc P&P) - new ones have gone for about £85 plus p&p.Thanks for your kind wishes- its very exciting -:j how long have you got?

I'm not due till the end of Jan but want to get all the baby stuff so we had money to buy Christmas presents!! What a great time of year for the bank balance!

pilchardandpizza

Just had a phone call from the police and been given a crime number. If you haven't contact them yet it will be worth doing so they can build up the evidence and give you a crime number. Uxbridge Police forwarded the info to Ruislip Crime desk who are dealing with it.Email: hillingdon.enquiries@met.police.uk

Noahpie

I know I am probably all a bit late but I ordered and paid for a Mama's and Papa's Luna Pushchair through discountbuggies on ebay on 24th Sept and have only just realised today when tracking my order that they are no longer a registered user and obviously noticed all the negative feedback! I am so gutted - I know it was a really good price and that usually if things look too good to be true it's usually because they are but am still really gutted that I am now only a couple of weeks away from having my baby and this has happened. I did pay through paypal so have put a claim in but am concerned that I have done this quite late so may not receive a refund. I think for anyone to do something like this has no soul what so ever - it's hard enough in this current climate to provide for your family without complete scammers taking your hard earned money - it's literally robbing from children!!!!!
Anyway I will re-post if I do end up getting any contact back from Paypal.