buying from Indonesia

[nutbush66]

Hi
I have come across a website ( sale-bikes.com ) selling out of Indonesia.
The prices seem too good to be true - and I am concerned that the site could be a scam.
I have emailed them for details of any customers in the UK that they have dealt with, but they replied that they were unable to do this because of their terms and privacy.
I was wondering if anyone has dealt with them and what the outcome was.

 

[chillyuk]

"The prices seem too good to be true". As a rule of thumb if prices are too good to be true then they probably are and you are correct to be very cautious. A quick look on Google shows that Indonesia is a hotbed of scam bicycle firms, for example I found this that you may find informative.

 

[ianrauk]

A Look frameset at $800?????? What do you honestly think?

 

[Red Light]

A Look frameset at $800?????? What do you honestly think?

You can fool some of the people all of the time and those are the ones they are after

 

[HLaB]

Hi
I have come across a website ( sale-bikes.com ) selling out of Indonesia.
The prices seem too good to be true - and I am concerned that the site could be a scam.
I have emailed them for details of any customers in the UK that they have dealt with, but they replied that they were unable to do this because of their terms and privacy.
I was wondering if anyone has dealt with them and what the outcome was.

Walk away

 

[Globalti]

Ha ha, I bought a cheap "Specialized" jersey from a website that looked American but when I paid the Paypal acknowledgement came back in Chinese characters. When the jersey eventually arrived it had been posted in Hong Kong and was obviously a fake. My fault for buying something so unbelievably cheap.

 

[Herzog]

Not even with a barge pole...

 

[nutbush66]

Hi
Many thanks to everyone for all the advice
I have asked a couple more questions from the site - and it seems they have every frame size of every model of every colour of every bike of every make in stock !!
I have not just walked away - I have ridden away at full speed !!

 

[NormanD]

Hi
Many thanks to everyone for all the advice
I have asked a couple more questions from the site - and it seems they have every frame size of every model of every colour of every bike of every make in stock !!
I have not just walked away - I have ridden away at full speed !!

Wise choice