Light In The Box SCAM

forgotmyname

2 weeks is average but i have had some arrive within 7 days, Various Chinese sellers not the one mentioned by the OP though.

Marty.UK

Lightinthebox are suppliers of fake/faulty micro SD memory cards. These have been deliberately hacked/manipulated to show a higher capacity than they contain so the customer is conned. I purchased two 32Gb Class 10 micro SD cards but when tested, they could only hold 7Gb of date. Also their write speed was much slower than the Class 10 standard. It therefore looks as though these are poor quality 8Gb cards which at first glance are 32Gb but are slow, and corrupt all data beyond a 7Gb capacity. Despite being supplied with all the diagnostic reports showing that they have been tinkered with to dupe customers they insist on operating their unfair returns policy. Consequently, I have to pay £6 postage to return their fake items because of their fraudulent activities. Unfortunately, because they are based in China they can continue such practices with impunity.
So, the only remedy is for all potential customers to avoid this supplier. Just google their name to view all the other problems buyers are facing.

LadyDee

I,_Brian wrote: »

We just got this - what an absolute scam.

If you pay for a goods and postage, you should not be hit for hidden charges like this.

Am surprised people above are happy paying an extra £80 in hidden fees.

I'm surprised that people don't do their research before buying stuff from overseas companies, especially somebody who is not a new user.

Customs Duty and charges is not a scam. Overseas purchases are liable for all sorts of charges/duty/VAT etc., and it's up to you to be aware of it before you buy, not for the company involved - they can't possibly know what the rules and regulations are for every country they ship to. The information concerning imported goods is readily available on the internet.

lincroft1710

LadyDee wrote: »

I'm surprised that people don't do their research before buying stuff from overseas companies, especially somebody who is not a new user.

Customs Duty and charges is not a scam. Overseas purchases are liable for all sorts of charges/duty/VAT etc., and it's up to you to be aware of it before you buy, not for the company involved - they can't possibly know what the rules and regulations are for every country they ship to. The information concerning imported goods is readily available on the internet.

You've replied to a post which is over 4 years old!

LadyDee

lincroft1710 wrote: »

You've replied to a post which is over 4 years old!

Well, I'm not the only one and the advice still holds for whoever might stumble across this thread - after all, you opened it and read it:)

lincroft1710

LadyDee wrote: »

- after all, you opened it and read it:)

Only because there was a new post today, and it wasn't until I opened it did I realise how old it was!

DCFC79

Marty.UK wrote: »

Lightinthebox are suppliers of fake/faulty micro SD memory cards. These have been deliberately hacked/manipulated to show a higher capacity than they contain so the customer is conned. I purchased two 32Gb Class 10 micro SD cards but when tested, they could only hold 7Gb of date. Also their write speed was much slower than the Class 10 standard. It therefore looks as though these are poor quality 8Gb cards which at first glance are 32Gb but are slow, and corrupt all data beyond a 7Gb capacity. Despite being supplied with all the diagnostic reports showing that they have been tinkered with to dupe customers they insist on operating their unfair returns policy. Consequently, I have to pay £6 postage to return their fake items because of their fraudulent activities. Unfortunately, because they are based in China they can continue such practices with impunity.
So, the only remedy is for all potential customers to avoid this supplier. Just google their name to view all the other problems buyers are facing.

Should have posted just once rather than drag up 2 old threads.

LadyDee

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Only because there was a new post today, and it wasn't until I opened it did I realise how old it was!

And the comments are still valid. Why don't you post something useful?
Time and again somebody posts a new thread and they're met with posts about there already being a thread about that company!