To good to be true? Applianceshub.co.uk

Posted 2nd Feb 2023
has anyone used this site?
its a very new UK site with a server in Canada and no reports of any dodgy activity at all, its only crime is selling items at huge reductions that make you suspect its too good to be true. I was drawn there for a camera where a £3k+ Canon Eos R5 is selling at £1700 with a stack of accessories and two lenses!.
i have no idea how much shops mark up prices for these items and maybe they are happy making a bit less profit and selling more items and maybe Canada has different VAT or tax
they also accept paypal so I assume your covered for any issues with non delivery unless theres a clause with paypal about buying from certain sites but I think such a purchase would have to pass some paypal checks and it wouldnt be an option if it failed their test such as through too many previous failed sales or something.

a Fujifilm XT-4 is priced at £807 with fuji lens, 64Gb memory card and bag etc, Wex Photo asking £1500 for the body alone...

somebody must have noticed the place.
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  1. JimboParrot's avatar
    JimboParrot
    Their warehouse - their words - a residential flat/house in Bristol. Phone number is in Edinburgh listed as scam number.
  2. Deedie's avatar
    Deedie
    Any time you feel the need to ask if a website is legit.

    You probably don't really have to ask the question
  3. Turret-Buddy's avatar
    Turret-Buddy
    By the sounds of your post, you are at least toying with the idea of parting with your money with this quite obvious scam website.

    please do not under any circumstances do this.
  4. DaveG46's avatar
    DaveG46
    I reckon dodgy not enough about them website registered on Christmas day 2022.., too cheap nikon z6ii is 700 quid cheaper than panamoz and they are usually good prices. Avoid
  5. GlitchFace's avatar
    GlitchFace
    wanna buy a bridge?
  6. Admast79's avatar
    Admast79
    First rule of internet:
    "If it is looks to good to be true, it usually isn't"
    sidhoooooo's avatar
    sidhoooooo
    Damm, just signed up for a website about local ladies looking for male company, who just needed regular attention, your telling me thats not true
  7. Dude1971's avatar
    Dude1971
    Do not buy anything from this website.
  8. AndyRoyd's avatar
    AndyRoyd
    Intentionally recklessly sending money to the site operators on the pretense of a "purchase" will assist funding further bent sites promoting further money scams.
  9. Pandamansays's avatar
    Pandamansays
    They don't seem to be familiar with UK consumer law and their policies were copied from somewhere else.
    AndyRoyd's avatar
    AndyRoyd
    It's a scam Shopify site. It doesn't give Jacks Hit about any country's consumer laws or plagiarism .
  10. cis_groupie's avatar
    cis_groupie
    According to scamadvisor.com there are a high number of suspicious websites on the same server as applianceshub.
    The website only has a 3 month SSL certificate, it was issued on Xmas day 2022 & runs out in March this year.
    The address & phone number don't match location.
    Their 'shop' is a house.
    They only accept payment via PayPal.

    By now, your spidey senses should be tingling....
  11. Andyd001's avatar
    Andyd001 Author
    Paypal only isnt a bad thing and you cant be responsible for what else the server hosts more important is the server location which is in a highly regulated country.
    The Edinburgh number is a landline at least.
    I found a site called shopappliances.com and appliances4all which has thousands of reviews. using identical images which produced a 100% trust rating on a site checker.
    I'm obviously steering clear of the applianceshub site but its only crime seems to be it being new.
    You would think there would be a negative comment or warning somewhere from anyone ripped off.
    They havent replied to an email query which might suggest its not even in use yet or it could be a fallback to continue a scheme when another site is taken down...
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