Does Amazon have SCAM accounts? Is this too good to be true?

Tunstallstoven

Hi

Came across these guys today:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?me=ATXHNOGKYZ9EV&marketplaceID=A1F83G8C2ARO7P

They have some ridiculously cheap prices. Too good to be true in fact and alarm bells started ringing. Cookers we've been looking at at around the £900 mark they have for £300-ish.

So I had a look at the Amazon page for the company. 4 feedback in the last 12 months. 66 feedback in all time. And all of that seems to be for shoes and slippers.

They now have over 20,000 items in stock and they seem to have something of everything; all very cheap.

I've contacted Amazon and they've taken a look and say all is fine. The business have just expanded they told me...

So now not sure whether to disregard my instincts and start buying (I could go into business reselling their stuff! Not that I'd want to...) or whether it is in fact dodgy.

Any thoughts?

Ta

sarah1972

Seagull27 wrote: »

Hi

Came across these guys today:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?me=ATXHNOGKYZ9EV&marketplaceID=A1F83G8C2ARO7P

They have some ridiculously cheap prices. Too good to be true in fact and alarm bells started ringing. Cookers we've been looking at at around the £900 mark they have for £300-ish.

So I had a look at the Amazon page for the company. 4 feedback in the last 12 months. 66 feedback in all time. And all of that seems to be for shoes and slippers.

They now have over 20,000 items in stock and they seem to have something of everything; all very cheap.

I've contacted Amazon and they've taken a look and say all is fine. The business have just expanded they told me...

So now not sure whether to disregard my instincts and start buying (I could go into business reselling their stuff! Not that I'd want to...) or whether it is in fact dodgy.

Any thoughts?

Ta

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The link went to an item yesterday. Looks like Amazon have pulled a scam seller.

Tunstallstoven

Indeed, that's why it's no longer there. Amazon are still not saying it was a scam, although absolutely everything points to it being one. They were keen for me to make purchases from the seller in spite of me giving them all the factors that pointed to scam central.

It really narked me off that Amazon were not in the slightest bothered. In fact, the rep seemed to be getting a bit annoyed I'd say. He kept assuring me that I would be protected even if they are a third party seller. But to me that misses the point. Being scammed can be stressful and worrying. And how long do you have to wait for the money back? I wonder if anyone fell for it and bought form them. If so it seems such a shame because it could have been avoided.

Changes my opinion on Amazon tbh....

mightyroyals

Takes me to shoes and slippers now