I fell for one of these types of websites earlier this year. My BS radar detector went off when I found the site initially, and the price for what I was searching for was really low. Not "Oh My Gawd, that's crazy", but definitely "Wow, that is a really good price" cheap. But the website was such that it sent out a ton of bad vibes. So I ordered the part, and used a one-time credit card number so I wouldn't have my real credit card compromised.
I also took several screen shots of all the steps in the order process, so I would have backup, just in case. Which turned out to be a good idea since there was no order form copy anywhere to be found after the order was processed. No account info, no shipping address, nada. And there was nothing on the website that said the site was based anywhere other than in the USA, unless you happened to think the wording and syntax was off a bit in places. Which I did.
They said expect to receive my product in 2-3 weeks, which of course was the first overt red flag. 2-weeks, nothing. 3 weeks nothing. Email questions were sent, and email received said it was on it's way. After about 3 1/2 weeks I got a package worth about 1/10 of what I was supposed to get and resembled it in no way, shape, or form. After about 2 1/2 months of emails, and after getting the CC company involved, I received a charge back to my CC. No explanations, no apologies, no part.
I was never really worried because I had everything documented, and the CC company had no issues with stopping payment if I didn't get my stuff, but it all worked out in the end. "If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is".
Howard and Peggy
"Don't Panic"
