Too good to be true?
10-07-18, 08:57 PM
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Too good to be true?
I came across an ad for a place selling bikes 90% off. Out of curiosity, I clicked on it and they have a Scott Foil 10 Disc with 50 mm wheels with di2 for $99...It retails for over $3800. Is this a fake website?
https://www.scott-mall.com/scott-foi...4rg3f8vrrf2g83
https://www.scott-mall.com/scott-foi...4rg3f8vrrf2g83
10-07-18, 09:08 PM
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The site was registered 2 weeks ago and expires in 1 year. I guess they're not sure they'll still be in business past then.
Domain Name: SCOTT-MALL.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2312487465_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.eu
Registrar URL: https://www.openprovider.com
Updated Date: 2018-09-21T05:58:30Z
Creation Date: 2018-09-21T05:57:26Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-09-21T05:57:26Z
Registrar: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Openprovider
Registrar IANA ID: 1647
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@registrar.eu
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +31.104482297
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Name Server: LADY.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
Name Server: THEO.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2312487465_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.eu
Registrar URL: https://www.openprovider.com
Updated Date: 2018-09-21T05:58:30Z
Creation Date: 2018-09-21T05:57:26Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-09-21T05:57:26Z
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Name Server: LADY.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
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10-07-18, 09:15 PM
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Way too good.
$89 only? https://www.scott-mall.com/scott-sca...4rg3f8vrrf2g83
the website was created on September 21st...so a couple weeks ago.
$89 only? https://www.scott-mall.com/scott-sca...4rg3f8vrrf2g83
the website was created on September 21st...so a couple weeks ago.
10-07-18, 09:54 PM
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Seems totally legit that you can buy a Di2 bike for $99. You could always give them your credit card info and find out...
10-07-18, 10:19 PM
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If that sounds too expensive, mechanical works just as good.
10-07-18, 10:41 PM
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Looks like they reference the business address of HydoFlask. The only Scott dealer in Bend, Or is WEBCYCLERY, INC. 157 NW Franklin Ave, Bend
Good luck
Good luck
10-08-18, 04:13 AM
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Looks like a really good deal. You should jump on it before your local bike shop buys up all their stock and resells em all to the local suckers. I'm tempted myself because 99 bucks is cheap just for the tyres.
10-08-18, 06:08 AM
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This one is painfully obvious. Scam. One thing I have noted over the years is that the easier a business makes it to find their phone number on their website, the better the customer service. The ones that bury their phone number are telling you they don't have the staff to answer the phone or they don't want to be bothered with a phone call. That's obviously not an absolute. I didn't see a phone number anywhere on their site.
10-08-18, 07:25 AM
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This one is painfully obvious. Scam. One thing I have noted over the years is that the easier a business makes it to find their phone number on their website, the better the customer service. The ones that bury their phone number are telling you they don't have the staff to answer the phone or they don't want to be bothered with a phone call. That's obviously not an absolute. I didn't see a phone number anywhere on their site.
10-08-18, 07:27 AM
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The pricing is simply amazing. Like it was done by a learning computer. A full carbon TT bike is $99, but a mint-green kid's strider bike is $416. Also, framesets priced higher than the fully built bikes. Isn't one of the keys to a scam making it at least plausible? Is anyone really gonna think $99 for a full carbon downhill MTB with an MSRP of $4,000 is a thing that happens?
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10-08-18, 11:32 AM
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Wow, $1 for a frameset: https://www.scott-mall.com/scott-pla...4rg3f8vrrf2g83
Do you guys think it's a good deal? Should I try to huggle with them a little? Would 75cents for a complete carbon frameset be a fair deal?
Do you guys think it's a good deal? Should I try to huggle with them a little? Would 75cents for a complete carbon frameset be a fair deal?
10-08-18, 11:36 AM
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Talk about the best bang for your buck ever. I just ordered 5.
10-08-18, 11:56 AM
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Ask them if you can go and pick it up in person and pay cash? Give them a story like you live 2 miles away.
10-08-18, 11:59 AM
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I put a complete bike in my cart and it said that "The purchase amount is over $100 and cannot be ordered".
10-08-18, 03:20 PM
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A buddy at work thought it was worth a shot and wanted to see what would show up. He figured it would be some sort of knockoff bike. They sent a false tracking number that eventually got delivered on the East coast somewhere. He is working with PayPal to get his money back. Not worth it to me to even try to see if it was legit. But, it was only like $95 and PayPal will most likely give his money back at some point.
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10-08-18, 03:27 PM
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Wow, $1 for a frameset: https://www.scott-mall.com/scott-pla...4rg3f8vrrf2g83
Do you guys think it's a good deal? Should I try to huggle with them a little? Would 75cents for a complete carbon frameset be a fair deal?
Do you guys think it's a good deal? Should I try to huggle with them a little? Would 75cents for a complete carbon frameset be a fair deal?
10-08-18, 03:32 PM
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You can try Paypal. The website uses paypal for payments (and will only accept the order if it is less than $100) and I'm sure paypal would love to close their paypal account to save them the hassle of dealing with people who got scammed.
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mp...report-problem
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mp...report-problem
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10-08-18, 04:23 PM
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I ordered 6 bikes. They'll be here any day now.
10-13-18, 10:17 PM
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I don't even think it's a paypal or billing scam. I bet it's an identity theft phishing scam. Your paypal won't even be charged... at least not now. But weeks or months from now you may be cleaned out along with 3-4 new credit cards you won't be able to recall opening.
Hey. I bet the guys at Scores thought they were gonna beat the stripper system too. You should definitely order one and see if it shows up.
Hey. I bet the guys at Scores thought they were gonna beat the stripper system too. You should definitely order one and see if it shows up.
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