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Buying from unknown websites?

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Posted in this forum as maybe this could come under the 'Warnings' section of it?


My wife is looking at a fitness tracker watch & in the high street it's anything from about £215-£250 depending on which model you get.


Have a look online & the model that costs about £250 in the high street can be bought from some website i've never heard of before (techinthebasket.com) for £190.



Now i've bought from unknown websites before & i have a 50/50 record. The first time i did it was a car stereo for just shy of £200 & it's worked out fine. The second time was a games controller for about £15 and i ended up with Chinese crap.




I'd imagine that due to the cost it would be better using a credit card? Maybe better even still using a credit card through PayPal? Or would that make zero difference as far as protection goes?




Just due to the amount i'm a bit unsure. If it's all legit then great but i thought i'd see what others think first this time.
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  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,681 Forumite
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    I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. The Contact address is rented office accommodation. There's no phone number. The standard of English suggests it is not written by a resident. The website registration is hidden behind a GoDaddy address.
  • pmduk wrote: »
    I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. The Contact address is rented office accommodation. There's no phone number. The standard of English suggests it is not written by a resident. The website registration is hidden behind a GoDaddy address.
    Just wondered what you meant about the standard of English


    The one in question: https://www.techinthebasket.com/catalog/product/view/id/6305?gclid=Cj0KCQjwguDeBRDCARIsAGxuU8Y3Di_ENF8HzpeHtrXUqVL_LgFLt6JO7yRlf_VKm-mc4Nu3so6ZXLoaAtSWEALw_wcB


    That's the one she'd ideally like although she wrote it off as it's about £250 in the high street.


    So she was looking at the following as an alternative...


    https://www.tecobuy.co.uk/en_UK/garmin-vivoactive-3-gps-smartwatch-with-contactless-payments-and-wrist-based-heart-rate-black-with-silver-hardware-010-01769-b0-1.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwguDeBRDCARIsAGxuU8bKTV6HEid3eIOwW9xVcltqDIhAufoSRj9ilL1FBD0V56E-s237qF4aAoA_EALw_wcB


    ^^ different website to techinthebasket.com i know but still unknown (to me) all the same.


    That ones £215 in town.




    Just weighing up whether to take the hit & pay the high street prices. If the goods on these websites are legit & they arrive as they should then all is well, but when you don't know the names it's a bit of a costly if for £50.




    And what on earth is godaddy? It sounds like it's a XXX site :-/
  • Actually forget that tecobuy website. I just clicked the contact us link on their site...


    Admin Address & Phone Number:

    Address: Unit 1805-06, 18/F, Hollywood Plaza, 610 Nathan Road, MongKok, Kowloon, H.K.
    Phone: +852 81929367


    I've been stung once before by them lot. Not again. I thought the layout of the website looked familiar.
  • sheramber
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    Just wondered what you meant about the standard of English


    example
    At TechInTheBasket.com, we offer our customers with the latest gadgets by sourcing globally. The advantage is that we can always maintain our "best price guarantee" and provide the latest products to you at the earliest time.

    All products are dispatch from the UK to you as consumer. Therefore, there is no hidden charges, free shipping and more delivery options.

    As a e-commerce company, we strive to provide our customer simply purchases. when you buy with, you don't need to type in your address 3-4 times to make a purchase. Our steps are simply, add to cart - payment - receive your products
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,852 Forumite
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    sheramber wrote: »
    Just wondered what you meant about the standard of English


    example
    At TechInTheBasket.com, we offer our customers with the latest gadgets by sourcing globally. The advantage is that we can always maintain our "best price guarantee" and provide the latest products to you at the earliest time.

    All products are dispatch from the UK to you as consumer. Therefore, there is no hidden charges, free shipping and more delivery options.

    As a e-commerce company, we strive to provide our customer simply purchases. when you buy with, you don't need to type in your address 3-4 times to make a purchase. Our steps are simply, add to cart - payment - receive your products

    This post to you I thank. Shows not the company to have the English perfect
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • Played safe in the end & went to Curry's :)
  • spadoosh
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    sheramber wrote: »
    Just wondered what you meant about the standard of English


    example
    At TechInTheBasket.com, we offer our customers with the latest gadgets by sourcing globally. The advantage is that we can always maintain our "best price guarantee" and provide the latest products to you at the earliest time.

    All products are dispatch from the UK to you as consumer. Therefore, there is no hidden charges, free shipping and more delivery options.

    As a e-commerce company, we strive to provide our customer simply purchases. when you buy with, you don't need to type in your address 3-4 times to make a purchase. Our steps are simply, add to cart - payment - receive your products

    Read far worse on here lets be honest.


    Ive always wondered why they dont just give an english person a few quid to get a better description and thus more people falling/buying from them.
  • pmduk
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    sheramber wrote: »

    Ive always wondered why they dont just give an english person a few quid to get a better description and thus more people falling/buying from them.

    The standard of English, certainly as displayed on these boards, and elsewhere on the web is pretty poor, unfortunately.
  • To be honest i read it & thought it wasn't that bad. I've read much worse. Maybe i was expecting a glaringly obvious vewy vewy sowwy type. Oh well.
  • Murphybear
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    I bought some earrings on Amazon marketplace from an unknown firm in China. The delivery was estimated to be 3 weeks and I knew it could be dodgy. The earrings arrived after 2 weeks and they are rather sweet. Won't last forever but they cost 1p plus a modest amount of p & p, I think it was about 80p.

    I have bought more earrings from 3 different firms in the Far East and they are all lovely. One pair are silver plated are are really beautiful.

    Whether I would use an unknown firm for something that cost £200, not sure.
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