pcworldbusiness - a good deal or is there a catch?

hessodreamy

I found a laptop that was £80 cheaper on the pcworldbusiness site than the pcworld site. Is there some kind of restriction to buying from the business site? Do you need to commit to certain quantities or something? I'm the technical buyer for a company so could easily use the company details and pay on my card.

I did see a thread (https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3194016) that said something about business purchases not including a warranty. Is this true and is this the reason for a lower price?

maninthestreet

Business purchases are excluded from SOGA.

macman

Business sites usually quote prices ex VAT...
You won't have to prove that it is a business purchase, or that you even have a business.

John_Gray

One could say that the catch is buying from PC World - but that would be a cynical, if accurate, view...

CoolHotCold

Make sure you are looking at the inc VAT price and not the ex VAT price. But no there are no restrictions on buying from PcWorld Business but by buying the item you are agreeing that you are using it in a business capacity so a Business to Business contract is conducted so you are excluded from various consumer legislation such as the SoGA and that all repairs are delt with by the Manufacturer, not PcW Business.

spannerzone

John_Gray wrote: »

One could say that the catch is buying from PC World - but that would be a cynical, if accurate, view...

John here has summed it up perfectly :think:

Darksun

CoolHotCold wrote: »

Make sure you are looking at the inc VAT price and not the ex VAT price. But no there are no restrictions on buying from PcWorld Business but by buying the item you are agreeing that you are using it in a business capacity so a Business to Business contract is conducted so you are excluded from various consumer legislation such as the SoGA and that all repairs are delt with by the Manufacturer, not PcW Business.

Does anyone know if this is legally enforceable? Surely if PC World will willingly conduct a sale with an individual without any requirement for it to be a B2B transaction, then they'd still be bound by consumer regulations? Otherwise, what's to stop every business claiming all their sales are B2B transactions and thus exempt from the SOGA?

CoolHotCold

Darksun wrote: »

Does anyone know if this is legally enforceable? Surely if PC World will willingly conduct a sale with an individual without any requirement for it to be a B2B transaction, then they'd still be bound by consumer regulations? Otherwise, what's to stop every business claiming all their sales are B2B transactions and thus exempt from the SOGA?

Because in their T&C you agree it is for a business transaction (Either a corporation or Sole trader etc etc) Also you could try going to the courts but when the very business you buy from is PcWorldBusiness.co.uk and you claim you didn't know it was a business sale you would be laughed out of court.

Plus when you actually sign up with PcWB to process a sale part of the registration process requires you to put business details down such as VAT no & Company No (you can put in Not VAT registered or Company Registered though) and also you have to fill out a section on what your business is.



Now you might not know SoGA or Consumer protection doesn't apply to B2B transactions, but legally it doesn't matter if you don't know the law.



As far as other business trying that, some did and lost. Which is why they don't do it.

dacouch

My polish friend pronounces it "Piszyworld" which sums them up quite well

ManAtHome

John_Gray wrote: »

One could say that the catch is buying from PC World - but that would be a cynical, if accurate, view...

Even as a business buyer? (I'm typing this on a business-spec Compaq portable I bought from PCW Business in 2002 - have upgraded the memory though...).

Quite a few other bits of 'name brand' stuff that seem to keep working just as long as stuff I've bought mail-order, so I suspect PCW don't really open all the boxes and give the kit a good kicking before they flog it.

mattgod69

CoolHotCold wrote: »

Because in their T&C you agree it is for a business transaction (Either a corporation or Sole trader etc etc) Also you could try going to the courts but when the very business you buy from is PcWorldBusiness.co.uk and you claim you didn't know it was a business sale you would be laughed out of court.

Plus when you actually sign up with PcWB to process a sale part of the registration process requires you to put business details down such as VAT no & Company No (you can put in Not VAT registered or Company Registered though) and also you have to fill out a section on what your business is.



Now you might not know SoGA or Consumer protection doesn't apply to B2B transactions, but legally it doesn't matter if you don't know the law.



As far as other business trying that, some did and lost. Which is why they don't do it.

I am not sure this is correct CoolHotCold. The SoGA applies to all contracts for the sale of goods the differencewhen buying as a business is the remedies available. Also, when purchasing in the course of a business, my understanding is that theprovisions of the SoGA are reinforced with the protection offered by the UnfairContract Terms Act 1977 which prohibits their exclusion. Also, under the provisions of the Act, aBusiness can also be treated as a consumer if it is purchasing goods which areordinarily supplied for private use or consumption. PC World would potentailly fall in this category even though it was their business arm selling the goods.

Matt