pcworldbusiness - a good deal or is there a catch?

23n1th

ManAtHome wrote: »

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...)...

You lie! No PC can last that long! You wait till Notmyrealname gets here, he'll sort you out!

Dexters_Indignation

dacouch wrote: »

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

You have a friend?
With that many posts where do you find the time?

spud17

dacouch wrote: »

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

So it's about time this was posted again.

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CoolHotCold

mattgod69 wrote: »

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

You deserve the very depths of hell for using Comic Sans, and as such I am unable to take your post serious.

And guess what, The Unfair Contract Terms Act don't apply to Business to Business except for Death and Injury and defective goods. And PcWorld Business can and are legally allowed to say "Go To The Manufacture"

As far as you stating that PcWorld Business fall into this category is wrong as per the T&C you agree you are purchasing as a business capacity. You can't simply Tick the box and go "Well I'm a consumer, so I'm sure they don't mean me", ignorance is not a legally defendable excuse. You agree to buy from a company (a company that deals with businesses only) and try and argue that in court. If it was a single website that tried to enforce that, or one where it's clearly a consumer site but they use Business T&C then the courts would looks favourably on the consumer. But for PCWB they have a consumer site called PcWorld.co.uk, they clearly state they are a business to business in their web address and company name, require business details to sign up and their T&C further reinforces this.

Notmyrealname

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?

Yes it is legally enforceable. When you buy from PC World Business you have to create an account with them - even when buying in store. You are given an INVOICE raised on that account as well as a till receipt. The till receipt states the invoice number on it as well as the business account number. On the attached terms that come with something you buy from PCWB it states it is a business to business transaction and that after 28 days you only have the manufacturers warranty and claims must be made to the manufacturer. Not a problem with something from Apple where you just go to an Apple Store but it could be an issue with pretty much everything else they sell.