Smokin deal or Total Scam?

[Mmfh]

Hey this is either a really good deal, or a total scam. Has anybody did any business with this company?

Whats you think?

http://www.directclearanceshop.com/product.php?id_product=279

Mm

 

[Addrock]

It looks like a scam,but if you buy and it works out, let me know!

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

Don't / Simple Google search

http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsume...-scammers-steal-cash-fail-to-deliver-playset/

Read reply's at the bottom of the page.

 

[mudflap]

look to be the older ni-cad tools,trying to unload them. The ni-cad batts will be getting hard to find, the new li-on batts will work with the older tools, but switching over is expensive $ 190.00 for 1 batt and charger.

 

[Mmfh]

I figured it was one of those if its too good to be true, It Probably Is!

Too bad though, it would be a great deal if it was real!!

 

[Kev442]

One guy online claims they are a scammer working out of the Bahamas. If they request something called a "money pak" it is definitely a scam they claim.

Soooo, I clicked on several links. The Facebook one does not go to their facebook page, they don't have one.
I put your item in the cart. They don't allow you to check shipping costs without registering first.
I checked the phone number. It is greater Philadelphia and they claim to be in Levittown, but DirectClearanceShop is not in the phone book.

I'm leaning scam, but who knows.

 

[sporty_drew]

Funny how it shows paypal, mastercard, and visa at the bottom. Half of their links don't work correctly either. Low lifes stealing hard earned money...

 

[ishiboo]

Probably scam.

The domain is owned by:

Registrant Name: Nick Pentz
Registrant Company: Nick Pentz
Registrant Email Address: [email protected]
Registrant Address: 57 Macintosh rd
Registrant City: Levittown
Registrant State/Region/Province: PA
Registrant Postal Code: 19056
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Tel No: 2159461920
Registrant Fax No: 2159461920

The domain is managed by a company in Africa, and then hosted in the US. Rather odd.

Given there are two separate 215 #s, it could very well be legitimate. Companies like this pop up because there are drop-ship warehouses, so I am 100% sure they have no inventory, but they could be a legitimate drop shipper. Use your credit card and you're protected anyway... I would give it a shot if they actually answered the phone, and it sounded like someone who could possibly be named Nick But ONLY with a credit card. Also note NiCD is yesterday's technology

 

[WRX/Z28]

They have a phone # and business hours. I'm across the river from them in NJ, maybe 15-20 mins away. I might be able to swing by next week...

 

[Gabastone]

SCAM. It looks like Money Pak is the new Western Union.

It also looks like they have been very successful with the fake website route; there are hundreds of people posting about how they fell for it.

 

[pipsters]

CC payment is the only way to buy online, why people do anything else (WTF is MoneyPak?) blows me away.

 

[Mmfh]

It looks like they want you to go some place like Walmart and buy what they call Moneypak. After you do that and give the moneypak to them they will send you your purchase. They will not accept credit cards, and no sales over the phone.

You would have no recourse at all!! Buy MoneyPak, give it to them, same as cash for them. That's it your screwed, they are gone.

That's what its looking like. I've been trying to find a deal on these combo sets and when I found this one I almost jumped on it. I think all I would have gotten would have been a bad memory.

Some People!

Mm

 

[Mmfh]

They have a phone # and business hours. I'm across the river from them in NJ, maybe 15-20 mins away. I might be able to swing by next week...

It would be interesting to see if they are actually there or not. I'm thinking maybe not.

 

[Skyline]

The financial black hole that is Western Union should be shut down. It facilitates so much fraudulent and illegal activity.

Or at the very least, a sender should only be able to send money to a particular location, (so a scammer can't take receipt in Bangladesh), and a receiver should be required to show photo ID to get cash.

 

[Runner1022]

Total Scam!!
I recently ordered a Sole TT8 Treadmill from DirectClearanceShop. I paid $950 using GreenDot Money Pak.

Nick Pentz of Levittown, PA was quick to send me an e-mail confirming that the treadmill was still available for sale and to call him with any questions. Since paying my money, Nick has been unresponsive. I called his number..."mailbox is full". Tried to send an e-mail from the website..."Error Sending Email", Submitted a message via the website "pay now" system, no response.

How I now know this is a SCAM!
DirectClearanceShop requires that they receive the GreenDot Money Pak number aka "activation number" to process payment. GreenDot says that by providing the MoneyPak number, allows the seller to collect funds without recourse. They consider the request to be a sign of a scam. www.moneypak.com

Beware!!!

 

[RodneyPierce]

anytime they require you to pay with western union or something of the sort, you have to know its a scam. I dont understand why people keep doing this same thing over and over. STOP SENDING MONEY THIS WAY!!

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

Sounds like someone local should find "Nick" and start cracking some skulls.I can not stand people that scam over a computer,At least man up and scam in "real life".Has anyone on here heard of the White Van scam? Google it for some unbeliveable ****!!

 

[Roots]

Google is your friend, as others have mentioned. There's articles on a few scam sites, and mentioning how they keep reopening every few weeks on different servers with similar clearance, affordable, depot, distribution variant names. Just long enough to bring in a few thousand in fraud, and than take off. Sounds like a lot of people are falling for it...

Sounds like someone local should find "Nick" and start cracking some skulls.I can not stand people that scam over a computer,At least man up and scam in "real life".Has anyone on here heard of the White Van scam? Google it for some unbeliveable ****!!

I'd be willing to bet that Nick may not exist, or may just be a poor chap who's name is being used with or without knowledge.

I've seen them a few times, but once actually stopped a guy who was about to give them nearly two grand! I saw them talking to the guy in a commercial strip-mall parking lot that had a bank. The guy than started heading towards the bank as I was leaving. I parked my car, ran into the bank and asked him about it. He was a bit in disbelief, and than googled it on his phone... and went irate. He wanted to call the police, I'm not sure if he ever did or not. Unfortunately, the white van scam is a professional operation which is actually legal. You can proclaim a high-end product and MSRP all day long... as long as you don't lie and give false technical specs to back it up, it's not illegal (or wasn't when I looked into it). Interestingly enough, if you follow the paper trail to the warehouse that they're working out of, which is possible, many people have been able to get their money back.

 

[Major Ramifications]

It does look suspicious. However, if they are indeed legitimate, it seems that they sell gray market merchandise. This is stuff that was either returned to a store, discontinued, overstock, shelf-pulls, etc.

They have a Ridgid generator. Only Home Depot is supposed to sell new Ridgid products, so that one is definitely either reconditioned or a return.

 

[RodneyPierce]

It does look suspicious. However, if they are indeed legitimate, it seems that they sell gray market merchandise. This is stuff that was either returned to a store, discontinued, overstock, shelf-pulls, etc.

They have a Ridgid generator. Only Home Depot is supposed to sell new Ridgid products, so that one is definitely either reconditioned or a return.

Total Scam!!
I recently ordered a Sole TT8 Treadmill from DirectClearanceShop. I paid $950 using GreenDot Money Pak.

Nick Pentz of Levittown, PA was quick to send me an e-mail confirming that the treadmill was still available for sale and to call him with any questions. Since paying my money, Nick has been unresponsive. I called his number..."mailbox is full". Tried to send an e-mail from the website..."Error Sending Email", Submitted a message via the website "pay now" system, no response.

How I now know this is a SCAM!
DirectClearanceShop requires that they receive the GreenDot Money Pak number aka "activation number" to process payment. GreenDot says that by providing the MoneyPak number, allows the seller to collect funds without recourse. They consider the request to be a sign of a scam. www.moneypak.com

Beware!!!

read above.

 

[wave180]

100% Scam.