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I just found a website to buy sports apparel. Is it legit? - Andrew - 04-08-2014 07:54 PM
The website url is buycheapjersey.com
Just by the URL name I feel like it is a scam but when I used scamvoid.com to scan the website it suggested that the website is most likely safe. I do not know if anyone has ever used this site or heard about it but if so, could you please let me know.
Thank you.
- Jake - 04-08-2014 08:00 PM
It looks pretty bad, the 2 year old domain name is registered to a paid proxy to conceal the real owner info, which may be a home address or a Chinese business.
Their terms page was never filled in, still has template instructions.
Regarding returns:
"There are NO Refunds, Returns or Cancellations!"
I would not give my money to a business with no identifying address or phone# on the contact us page, too easy to blow off email complaints.
The 3 basic tests you can make of an online store.
1) Check the domain name whois owner information, many of the Chinese counterfeit sites will be immediately exposed, (anything from China would be fakes.)
http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
2) Test 2: check the Contact Us page, if there is no identifying phone# or address forget it, imagine how easily an email alone can be ignored.
3) Search the web for complaints, try Googling: "thesite.com" scam, to see if it's been submitted to fraud site registries, a site under 3 months old may not yet be included even it deserving.