Cheap fridge-freezer on Amazon. Scam?

Hennymore

Looking to buy a fridge-freezer and saw e.g. this one on Amazon:

Gorenje ONRK193BK Black A+++ Frost free Retro Fridge freezer with 2 year warranty https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N0AO2YE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0irNDbQXSCHQ6

It’s listed at £434 and says several in stock at time of writing. The same model costs £809 at one reputable online store, and the older model is £1029 at AO.

This seems a bit like a “too good to be true” situation, but I’m also not sure what the seller’s angle would be if so. I believe Amazon would refund if it wasn’t delivered or if it was damaged or found to be non-genuine.

Do people sell pirated fridge freezers - could this be something like that?

Or do the more reputable sellers just add very big margins?

The Amazon seller has some bad reviews mentioning not receiving the stuff, but again, I believe Amazon would refund in that situation, so at worst that’d be a bit of a hassle.

couriervanman

Alarm bells should be ringing

Hennymore

couriervanman wrote: »

Alarm bells should be ringing

Thanks. They are tinkling a bit, thus my asking. What do you reckon the issue would be? Non-genuine product? Not sending what was paid for (but I suspect Amazon would refund and not pay out to them)?

[Deleted User]

No reviews, I wouldn't buy from them.

babyblade41

I love amazon for one reason and that's reviews. I'm always being asked for reviews and questions on products I buy so always look for those first.

No reviews so no buy

PasturesNew

They could be returns, or overstocks.

They are a UK company, the Amazon shop is "in their name", you could just ask them "is this your Amazon shop?" https://www.gorenje.co.uk/contact

[Deleted User]

No this is the seller https://www.amazon.co.uk/sp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=&isCBA=&marketplaceID=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&orderID=&seller=A2E28OEQ4PULBQ&tab=&vasStoreID=

Hennymore

Exactly - there is a named seller and the seller has reviews, where many are positive (though some seem to be for smaller, cheaper items) and some seem to be non-deliveries. But again, for the latter I believe Amazon would refund under their “A-to-Z guarantee”, so I don’t see that one would risk more than some hassle.

Thank you for the suggestion of overstocks or returns!

[Deleted User]

Your choice

stragglebod

The £434 one is clearly a scam, the £699 one looks genuine.

Hennymore

stragglebod wrote: »

The £434 one is clearly a scam, the £699 one looks genuine.

Cheers. What makes it clear to you - is it “just” the too-low price? Just curious. It definitely makes me suspicious but I still don’t see the angle since Amazon acts as a kind of escrow. Or maybe I’ve misunderstood that part?