peejay Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 on facebook marketplace there seems to be a lot of the dewalt stuff for sale at bargain prices. 1 is a thickesser. i messaged the person selling and they say there a "seller platform" for this bargain. says i wont have import duties to pay either, just wondered if anyone got any info on this as there a bargain, or is it too good to be true? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Do you need one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) If it sounds too good to be true it usually is! The only thing I can think is it is someone who has goods "drop shipped". That's (as far as I understand) when you...CUSTOMER buys from SELLER and that seller then buys (at trade rates) from DISTRIBUTOR and has the distributor then ship directly to you...CUSTOMER...with an invoice for the item at retail price marked "paid" or sometimes with no invoice. Be aware that what SELLER says about import duties may not be what UK Customs decide! Edited February 25, 2022 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted February 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Do you need one? yea if thats the price there advertised at £72 Edited February 25, 2022 by peejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, peejay said: yea if thats the price there advertised at £72 Alarm bells should be ringing at that price peejay 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 I always thought a sellers platform was one of these. 🤷♀️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted February 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, mel b3 said: Alarm bells should be ringing at that price peejay 👍. they are pal, wondered if anyone else had seen them and enquired. says paypal accepted also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 44 minutes ago, peejay said: they are pal, wondered if anyone else had seen them and enquired. says paypal accepted also Despite what most people will tell you , PayPal is no guarantee of anything . My Mrs has been scammed through PayPal several times ( always when goods or money are sent abroad). The best advice that PayPal ( and eBay )give , is don't sell or buy from abroad , because that how most of the scams happen 🙄. In all honesty , you may well receive a thicknesser, and it might even be yellow , but that's probably as close to dewalt as it'll be. I've got quite a bit of dewalt stuff( I really rate it for the price) , and whenever I want an item , I just look on the dewalt site , and find the most appropriate supplier from their list. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 I enquired about a Dewalt battery chainsaw and 4 batteries, for £73! I was directed to a fairly slick (but newly set up and unreviewed website) and didn't go any further. Seemed too good to be true, has to be a scam somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted February 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Do you need one? do you have 1? 18 minutes ago, mel b3 said: In all honesty , you may well receive a thicknesser, and it might even be yellow , but that's probably as close to dewalt as it'll be. yes mel.. my mate was telling me about a guy that does decals for motorcycles etc. he sells a lot of stickers (in packs of 50) with the husquvarna and sthill logos.. wonder what they doing with them lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, sandspider said: I enquired about a Dewalt battery chainsaw and 4 batteries, for £73! I was directed to a fairly slick (but newly set up and unreviewed website) and didn't go any further. Seemed too good to be true, has to be a scam somewhere. My Mrs bought me the 18v chainsaw for Christmas, and it's a decent little piece of kit 👍. 6 minutes ago, peejay said: do you have 1? yes mel.. my mate was telling me about a guy that does decals for motorcycles etc. he sells a lot of stickers (in packs of 50) with the husquvarna and sthill logos.. wonder what they doing with them lol? Yep . You can bet that loads of people do get scammed , especially if you aren't tech savvy , and don't have somewhere like pw to ask the questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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