Spare parts sites - cloned sites, any advice?

tftftf

I have been trying to find a replacement shelf for my fridge, and while searching online I found a few sites that seem to be clones of each other. Just wondered if anyone has had any experience in using these? They are all couk sites (i can't post links since I am a new user)

4silverhillspares
partmaster
diy-spares

I noticed that on the "about us" page for each site the information is eerily similar, and a WHOIS check confirms that silverhillspares and diy-spares are registered to the same people.

Also, diy-spares seems to be using the B&Q name, but doesn't seem to be part of B&Q.

The annoying thing is that they all have the fridge shelf that I am looking for, but i am a bit worried about using the site because it just looks a bit fishy.

Any thoughts?


P.S. the fridge is a frigidaire fre196a should anyone have a spare shelf, hah.

Helix

They should be ok, they are linked to from the B&Q site. If you go to the main B&Q site http://www.diy.com then scroll down to the very bottom. In the first column of links there is one for spares and accessories which takes you to diy-spares.com.

Esqui

I think they are all related to a company called Connect Distribution, who have all the parts and stock and run these - at least all our Partmaster stuff comes from them, and a quick Google check confirms this.

They are legitimate, Connect Distribution

tftftf

ah ok, well i shall give partmaster a try and see how it goes...
it did seem odd that no one had mentioned any of the sites before, but it reminded me of previous scam sites I have seen, albeit a bit more extensive!

Esqui

Intriguingly, the prices are different between some sites, so shop around!