Fallen for a potential iPhone scam - 3pinproducts.com

stragglebod

Be careful about people who sign up to a forum just to post a response to a thread about a dodgy looking website, purporting to be another customer who discovers that their initial trepidations were misplaced, their stuff has been delivered, and it seems that the site is perfectly legitimate.

Cloudbowski

WreckZ said:

Cloudbowski said:

Would anyone be able to give an opinion or info on this type of site, please - iPhone 11 for £430, catch is is takes weeks to arrive, good reviews on Trust Pilot though and customer service are prompt in replying? - here's the website:  3pinproducts.com
I received the below when querying the long delivery times: 
"Hello,

When it’s dispatched later, our supplier will tell us where it’s coming from. Stock constantly fluctuates from in stock to sold our between warehouses from now until shipping. 

If your item is sent from the Oceania warehouse, it comes via government sea freight container loads, hence the potential ETA, so to reflect this, we have taken £400 off the UK RRP.

With Regards,

Online Assistance"

Too good to be true? 
Thanks,
CB 

This site could be a scam, however there are ways of protecting yourself.
First and obvious one is Pay by Credit Card, because the 'finacial contract' is with your Credit Card Company, not the vendor.
The site points out up-front what delivery times can be expected.
I have also ordered a phone from them. Paid by Credit Card. I searched online not just for reviews, but for complaints etc about the website and found nothing.
The website seems to have been setup in April 2019 if I remember the previous information I found correctly.
So, in fairness I guess you could say that the jury is out on this website and the deals that it offers.
Post back if you receive the phone. I will do the same.

WreckZ said:

Cloudbowski said:

Would anyone be able to give an opinion or info on this type of site, please - iPhone 11 for £430, catch is is takes weeks to arrive, good reviews on Trust Pilot though and customer service are prompt in replying? - here's the website:  3pinproducts.com
I received the below when querying the long delivery times: 
"Hello,

When it’s dispatched later, our supplier will tell us where it’s coming from. Stock constantly fluctuates from in stock to sold our between warehouses from now until shipping. 

If your item is sent from the Oceania warehouse, it comes via government sea freight container loads, hence the potential ETA, so to reflect this, we have taken £400 off the UK RRP.

With Regards,

Online Assistance"

Too good to be true? 
Thanks,
CB 

This site could be a scam, however there are ways of protecting yourself.
First and obvious one is Pay by Credit Card, because the 'finacial contract' is with your Credit Card Company, not the vendor.
The site points out up-front what delivery times can be expected.
I have also ordered a phone from them. Paid by Credit Card. I searched online not just for reviews, but for complaints etc about the website and found nothing.
The website seems to have been setup in April 2019 if I remember the previous information I found correctly.
So, in fairness I guess you could say that the jury is out on this website and the deals that it offers.
Post back if you receive the phone. I will do the same.

WreckZ said:

Cloudbowski said:

Would anyone be able to give an opinion or info on this type of site, please - iPhone 11 for £430, catch is is takes weeks to arrive, good reviews on Trust Pilot though and customer service are prompt in replying? - here's the website:  3pinproducts.com
I received the below when querying the long delivery times: 
"Hello,

When it’s dispatched later, our supplier will tell us where it’s coming from. Stock constantly fluctuates from in stock to sold our between warehouses from now until shipping. 

If your item is sent from the Oceania warehouse, it comes via government sea freight container loads, hence the potential ETA, so to reflect this, we have taken £400 off the UK RRP.

With Regards,

Online Assistance"

Too good to be true? 
Thanks,
CB 

This site could be a scam, however there are ways of protecting yourself.
First and obvious one is Pay by Credit Card, because the 'finacial contract' is with your Credit Card Company, not the vendor.
The site points out up-front what delivery times can be expected.
I have also ordered a phone from them. Paid by Credit Card. I searched online not just for reviews, but for complaints etc about the website and found nothing.
The website seems to have been setup in April 2019 if I remember the previous information I found correctly.
So, in fairness I guess you could say that the jury is out on this website and the deals that it offers.
Post back if you receive the phone. I will do the same.

I shall do, no update thus far... 

Cloudbowski

stragglebod said:

Be careful about people who sign up to a forum just to post a response to a thread about a dodgy looking website, purporting to be another customer who discovers that their initial trepidations were misplaced, their stuff has been delivered, and it seems that the site is perfectly legitimate.

Indeed, worded suspiciously similarly to some of the blatantly fake reviews on Trust Pilot 

Cloudbowski

daggle412 said:

daggle412 said:

I have also saw them advertised online too & had been toying with buying for a few days before pulling the trigger. Paid on my Visa and the bank told me I can make a claim if I don't get my item after 30 days. I went on the premise of the trustpilot reviews which are mostly positive but some point out that the delivery time is staggered which I assume is why they are offering such a low price. I guess by the time the goods arrive, the price will have already dropped in line with most other non UK/grey market sellers, so perhaps this is how they make sales...who knows! 

When (or if) it arrives, I will post back with an update.

Just a quick update, I received a Royal Mail tracking number on Friday evening so it looks like my parcel has arrived. I will post back when it arrives

Is there a way you could validate this, screen shot of email, tracking details etc, please?
Obviously censoring anything sensitive - if not, I'd urge anyone finding this thread using google and reading your reply to not take your post as a guarantee of the website being legitimate. 

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Have you got your trinket yet?

daggle412

Can confirmed arrival of my white 'trinket' iPhone SE - images attached. Doesn't boot up showing an Android logo either lol

Cloudbowski

daggle412 said:

Can confirmed arrival of my white 'trinket' iPhone SE - images attached. Doesn't boot up showing an Android logo either lol

any chance of the tracking emails etc please? 

daggle412

Cloudbowski said:

daggle412 said:

Can confirmed arrival of my white 'trinket' iPhone SE - images attached. Doesn't boot up showing an Android logo either lol

any chance of the tracking emails etc please? 

Not without revealing my address on a public forum. Can confirm tracking starts with a Z and ends in GB and was Special Delivery.

Cloudbowski

daggle412 said:

Cloudbowski said:

daggle412 said:

Can confirmed arrival of my white 'trinket' iPhone SE - images attached. Doesn't boot up showing an Android logo either lol

any chance of the tracking emails etc please? 

Not without revealing my address on a public forum. Can confirm tracking starts with a Z and ends in GB and was Special Delivery.

It would be very easy to omit anything sensitive, it's not your address that's important  

KatrinaWaves

daggle412 said:

Can confirmed arrival of my white 'trinket' iPhone SE - images attached. Doesn't boot up showing an Android logo either lol

Wow. Generic images of some iPhones, with no other info.