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legitimate website? im not so sure
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 6:13PM
one of my family wants to order a PC part from this site
click here
it has an address but no landline, the address on google street view doesnt show any shop
it does have google checkout but im not sure about it
advice?
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 6:34PM
Would this be the same company click here
Rebel Gadjets Ltd, 667 Halifax Road, Rochdale.
Doing a quick search on-line, they would seem to be okay?.
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 6:39PM
Couldn't see an address, but could find a mobile number.
The Trust Pilot reviews are all from people who have only made one review.
The alternative language options are interesting; Turkish and Bulgarian. Since delivery is stated to be Royal Mail, I'd guess that parts are despatched from the UK since they state Royal Mail delivery.
There is a Rebel Gadgets Ltd registered with Companies House:
REBEL GADGETS LTD
667 HALIFAX ROAD
ROCHDALE
UNITED KINGDOM
OL129QZ
This looks to be a residential address. That's not to say that there's not a business premises elsewhere.
Could just be a new site / business.
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 7:09PM
It would appear to be a one man band click here
run by click here
There appears to be very little information or reviews of the company through Google.
Although the company may be perfectly legitimate- it is registered at Companies House- the lack of a landline and any feed back would make me wary.
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 7:27PM
"Rebel Gadgets is one of the largest online leading computer retailer's for the whole of the UK"
Lol. I think not!
click here
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 7:59PM
Nice find
I've never been got by Internet fraud yet and I think ill steer clear of this ine, i expect the guy I talked to on the sites chat was him
Too risky although he did say the item was out of stock
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 8:03PM
Nice find
I've never been got by Internet fraud yet and I think ill steer clear of this ine, i expect the guy I talked to on the sites chat was him
Too risky although he did say the item was out of stock
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 8:59PM
Looks like the business is being run from a private house.
Everyone has to start somewhere.
As far as I can tell the phone number given is a BT one.
So the choice is yours.
To buy or not to buy is the question.
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 9:23PM
problem is theres no refund option if anything goes wrong.
google checkout doesnt guarantee it, i dont know how much protection paypal gives away from ebay, all the reviews are single reviews, it also encourages wire transfer, there is no legitimate landline number, only mobile phone,
im kind of encouraged that the guy said the item i wanted was out of stock,
still, a tad risky i think, and saying a big online retailer? hmmm
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Posted March 13, 2011 at 10:07PM
I usually stick with Amazon or E-Buyer but bought one out of Aldi about 6 weeks ago and so far so good.
I would have preferred the 32Bit version but it came with the 64Bit version.
Never had a computer that was so quiet before.
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Posted March 14, 2011 at 8:18AM
Every one has to start some where, he may be very good at his job but no land line number is a bit of putting.
Two blokes by the name of Sergey Brin and Larry Page both started with nothing and a lot of people didn't think much of them at first.
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