Guest TabbyBoy Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I emailed lego about counterfeit figures and this is the response: "Thanks for getting in touch with us. The LEGO Group has become aware that many LEGO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 It's just a freight forwarding company and/or relative who is forwarding their packages. Provided eBay and PayPal show you the "okay to ship" information to the address they give you, and provided you follow the shipping rules for seller protection (tracking number, signature confirmation over $250), you'll be fine like with all other domestic shipments. I am noticing that some sellers on Amazon started to put "WE DO NOT SHIP TO FREIGHT FORWARDING ADDRESSES", beside the usual "No shipping to PO/FPO/APO"(which I do understand, especially in case of heavier items) . Are there some known common scams related to freight forwarding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grackleflint Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I am noticing that some sellers on Amazon started to put "WE DO NOT SHIP TO FREIGHT FORWARDING ADDRESSES", beside the usual "No shipping to PO/FPO/APO"(which I do understand, especially in case of heavier items) . Are there some known common scams related to freight forwarding? I am thinking this is because of either the added cost or reduced tracking guarantees with protection from A-to-Z claims with shipping to those addresses. If you read through Amazon's terms and conditions, anything that an Amazon seller ships themselves essentially needs signature confirmation (even for low value items, delivery confirmation is not enough) in order to be covered by Amazon's seller protections against an A-to-Z claim. This is another reason why if you are selling on Amazon, FBA is probably the way to go because Amazon will handle all these issues and ship to PO/FPO/APO/freight addresses for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_14 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 We Canadians use these addresses all the time. Many ebay auctions have free US shipping, which combined with your already low prices and not having to pay customs duties, makes it much cheaper to buy than to have it mailed here. I would not see this as having any undue risk at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 We Canadians use these addresses all the time. Many ebay auctions have free US shipping, which combined with your already low prices and not having to pay customs duties, makes it much cheaper to buy than to have it mailed here. I would not see this as having any undue risk at all. I was not even sure how can one reliably decide if particular address is a freight forwarding company... there are certainly tells, but it is certainly not as clear cut as PO/FPO/APO BTW, anyone familiar if shipping restrictions mentioned in the listing on Amazon have any bearing on possible conflict resolution? I.e. if someone states that no shipping to PO, but customer does places order shipping to PO, seller does not ship citing the restriction, but who is going to cancel the order? cancelling from seller sounds like a hit on rating, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Yes, I sent a Queen Anne's Revenge and Black Pearl combo to a Chinese take-out place for one of my sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Yes, I sent a Queen Anne's Revenge and Black Pearl combo to a Chinese take-out place for one of my sales. Well, they may have been decorating their place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Yes, I sent a Queen Anne's Revenge and Black Pearl combo to a Chinese take-out place for one of my sales. Was it a restaurant that used to be a pet store? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Was it a restaurant that used to be a pet store? I have no idea, I just remember looking it up with Google Maps and it was in like Chinatown in San Francisco. I looked up another one on Google Maps and it was a car dealership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I sent an item to an empty lot (per Google Maps). Buyer had 0 feedback too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I sent an item to an empty lot (per Google Maps). Buyer had 0 feedback too obligatory question - was it near TRU parking lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 obligatory question - was it near TRU parking lot? Meijer. Someone must have missed the senior discounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I have no idea, I just remember looking it up with Google Maps and it was in like Chinatown in San Francisco. I looked up another one on Google Maps and it was a car dealership. 101 ways to wok a cat. Best cookbook ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 101 ways to wok a cat. Best cookbook ever. Man, you need help!! Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerWilco Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 So, it looks like I may have hit another scammer. I purchased a SC from them about two weeks ago. When I finally received the item, after about 10 days, it had been shipped directly from Amazon, 2 day shipping, as a gift... from me. The paper in the box literally said that I was receiving a gift from myself. Obviously this all looked very suspicious. I hadn't noticed before, but there is one negative feedback, out of 1740 that claimed they had been drop shipped something. I contacted Amazon to see if I could figure out more, but it was a waste of time. Since it was a gift, they couldn't tell me anything. The only thing I could force out was that the item's purchase price was regular retail (I had paid $86). They said I could return it if I wanted to and the $99.95 would be credited to my account.. *sigh*. Not sure what to do now. There is no way to prove anything. I know if I talk to ebay, that will probably be fruitless as well. Anyone have any ideas? This is the seller, btw: http://www.ebay.com/usr/thinktank80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafrog Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Did you tell Amazon you believed the order might have been paid for with a stolen credit card? When you find a "too good" deal on eBay, pay special attention to the feedback. The one in there that the item was dropped shipped to the customer with a stolen credit card and the police had come and taken back the item was a bit of a giveaway. Plus, the seller's based in Australia - did the shipping cost on the item you bought indicate to you it was being shipped internationally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerWilco Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I told Amazon exactly that: that I feared that the item was purchased with a stolen credit card. It didn't seem to make any difference to them. I even started using more dumbed-down terms "I think this might be a bad guy and I don't want anyone else to be hurt by this bad guy", thinking that, perhaps, it would sink in. Didn't matter.... I noticed the dropship negative feedback after the fact. I naively thought that with so much positive feedback it was on the up-and-up. The listing itself said the item was located in the U.S. and shipped from the U.S. It isn't until you look at the seller's profile that it says they are in Australia. I suppose there is a chance that it is legit, but it sure doesn't seem like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPod Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Parisian-Restaurant-10243-CREATOR-Expert-Modular-Building-Set-NEW-/191181190629?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item2c834975e5 Scam or no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafrog Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Well, his terrible photos next to his ugly couch are all consistent, so I sincerely believe he had at least one of all those sets in stock at some point. Where he's getting stacks of them to sell at MSRP without taking a bath on fees and shipping, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Parisian-Restaurant-10243-CREATOR-Expert-Modular-Building-Set-NEW-/191181190629?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item2c834975e5 Scam or no Not a scam. There are ways of getting the exclusive at a discount (e.***., LEGOLAND 10% off for annual pass holders). Of course, they're not making any money on it after tax and shipping. So they might have a slightly better discount on them (employee discount?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorbasho Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 He is legit, I bought a GE from him last week. Just clearing out his inventory and taking losses for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 He is legit, I bought a GE from him last week. Just clearing out his inventory and taking losses for whatever reason.Lol just because you received your product doesn't mean it's not a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorbasho Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Lol just because you received your product doesn't mean it's not a scam. Fair enough, what I mean is I paid him and received a non-drop shipped product that wasn't filled with books and megabloks, so for me that is enough to consider it legitimate and have no qualms over the seller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Fair enough, what I mean is I paid him and received a non-drop shipped product that wasn't filled with books and megabloks, so for me that is enough to consider it legitimate and have no qualms over the sellerI hear ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickshopper Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Not a scam. There are ways of getting the exclusive at a discount (e.***., LEGOLAND 10% off for annual pass holders). Of course, they're not making any money on it after tax and shipping. So they might have a slightly better discount on them (employee discount?) or as we call it five finger discount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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