Is this site legit?

2010-02-03 15:50:48

#1

Microwave: _; +515|7068|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

http://greatdigitalart.com/index.php

Looking to buy some speakers off there.

They're offering around 44% off retail price. The ones I'm looking at are £45 opposed to £80-£90 on other sites.

I can't find a returns policy and when I try to register the 'middle name' field is mandatory (what if I didn't have a middle name).

Opinions please!

2010-02-03 15:56:19

#2

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7156|London

I'm gonna say no, don't use it.

the prices are too cheap and any place like that that doesn't have a phone number I don't trust.

2010-02-03 16:33:58

#3

Brasso: member; +1,549|7044

do you have a UK BBB or something?

(better business bureau)

Last edited by haffeysucks (2010-02-03 16:36:26)

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2010-02-03 16:46:30

#4

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|7081

Can't be right...

http://whois.domaintools.com/greatdigitalart.com

Registrant:
anna shreve
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: GREATDIGITALART.COM
Created on: 03-Nov-09
Expires on: 03-Nov-10
Last Updated on: 03-Nov-09

Administrative Contact:
shreve, anna @yahoo.com
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States
(915) 822-2042 Fax --

Technical Contact:
shreve, anna @yahoo.com
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States
(915) 822-2042 Fax --

Domain servers in listed order:
NS15.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS16.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Information Updated: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:00:30 UTC

Last edited by Ilocano (2010-02-03 16:52:00)

2010-02-03 16:52:23

#5

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|6976|British Columbia, Canada

If you have to ask, probably not.

2010-02-03 16:54:11

#6

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5673|foggy bottom

https://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/107/l_0cd8e9162adae626445cdd3f28bc707c.jpg

http://www.myspace.com/annashreve

Tu Stultus Es

2010-02-03 16:56:18

#7

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6936|...

don't be a pussy, site looks legit

2010-02-03 17:08:59

#8

Microwave: _; +515|7068|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Ilocano wrote:
Can't be right...

http://whois.domaintools.com/greatdigitalart.com

Registrant:
anna shreve
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: GREATDIGITALART.COM
Created on: 03-Nov-09
Expires on: 03-Nov-10
Last Updated on: 03-Nov-09

Administrative Contact:
shreve, anna @yahoo.com
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States
(915) 822-2042 Fax --

Technical Contact:
shreve, anna @yahoo.com
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States
(915) 822-2042 Fax --

Domain servers in listed order:
NS15.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS16.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Information Updated: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:00:30 UTC

Awesome, thanks. Yeah I wasn't sure but I knew there would be a clever way of confirming.

jsnipy wrote:
don't be a pussy, site looks legit

They definitely were trying to tempt with 'free candy'!

2010-02-03 17:19:59

#9

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|7081

eleven bravo wrote:
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/imag … bc707c.jpg

http://www.myspace.com/annashreve

For all you would be stalkers:
http://www.pipl.com/search/?FirstName=a … nterface=1

But seriously, is WHOIS wrong? Doesn't seem to be the type of person to be running a scam site for UK customers, based in Texas?

Probably someone just used her myspace info to create a scam site using a free godaddy domain offer.

Last edited by Ilocano (2010-02-03 17:23:17)

2010-02-03 17:53:20

#10

Laika: Member; +75|6357

Seems legit. You can tell by the well-written company statement and proper use of punctuation on the front page.

2010-02-03 17:58:10

#11

Chou: Member; +737|7204

Ilocano wrote:
Can't be right...

http://whois.domaintools.com/greatdigitalart.com

Registrant:
anna shreve
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: GREATDIGITALART.COM
Created on: 03-Nov-09
Expires on: 03-Nov-10
Last Updated on: 03-Nov-09

Administrative Contact:
shreve, anna @yahoo.com
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States
(915) 822-2042 Fax --

Technical Contact:
shreve, anna @yahoo.com
4286 loma azteca court
el paso, Texas 79934
United States
(915) 822-2042 Fax --

Domain servers in listed order:
NS15.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS16.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Information Updated: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:00:30 UTC

Footer info: Copyright © 2005-2010 greatdigitalart.com

lol?

2010-02-03 20:39:54

#12

bf2gammer: Member; +14|6634

Laika wrote:
Seems legit. You can tell by the well-written company statement and proper use of punctuation on the front page.

The front page has multiple punctuation errors. A lot of the sentences don't even have periods. Looks like maybe a copy paste job.

as a matter of fact, i googled one of the sentences and found multiple sites with the same set up lol.

http://www.electricaldiscountuk.co.uk/about_us.php

is one of them.

2010-02-03 20:54:39

#13

Laika: Member; +75|6357

bf2gammer wrote:
Laika wrote:
Seems legit. You can tell by the well-written company statement and proper use of punctuation on the front page.
The front page has multiple punctuation errors. A lot of the sentences don't even have periods. Looks like maybe a copy paste job.

as a matter of fact, i googled one of the sentences and found multiple sites with the same set up lol.

http://www.electricaldiscountuk.co.uk/about_us.php

is one of them.

Alas, how could I have been so careless as to overlook such obvious errors in grammar and punctuation?

2010-02-03 22:26:40

#14

seymorebutts443: Ready for combat; +211|7008|Belchertown Massachusetts, USA

Laika wrote:
bf2gammer wrote:
Laika wrote:
Seems legit. You can tell by the well-written company statement and proper use of punctuation on the front page.
The front page has multiple punctuation errors. A lot of the sentences don't even have periods. Looks like maybe a copy paste job.

as a matter of fact, i googled one of the sentences and found multiple sites with the same set up lol.

http://www.electricaldiscountuk.co.uk/about_us.php

is one of them.
Alas, how could I have been so careless as to overlook such obvious errors in grammar and punctuation?

https://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/3/3e/Moot30.jpg

2010-02-03 23:02:53

#15

ruisleipa: Member; +149|6636|teh FIN-land

according to their site they are members of:

RETRA - the Radio, Electrical & Television Retailers Association

EURONICS - The UK's largest electrical buying group

Whatever the fu*k that means....

One way to check or be covered would be do they have payment through paypal or using what kind of secure payment methods?

2010-02-04 05:47:56

#16

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7063

Too templatey, looks dubious as shit.

2010-02-04 06:45:48

#17

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6202|Catherine Black

Nah not legit at all.

A few ways to check: When signing in or on a page where you're supplying credit card details, it'll have an HTTPS, the S standing for secure.

Check out some other legit sites, for example Ebuyer. They've got all sorts of badges at the bottom of the page saying they're legit.

When you click them they take you to the site the badge is verifed from, look out for sites that when you click their "legit" badges, it takes you to a site that redirects you to the proper link.

But all in all, if you're not sure, don't buy anything.

EDIT: I just had a wee look through the site, it infact does have an HTTPS when signing in. Aparently this isn't a way of identifying trusted sites anymore..

Last edited by Finray (2010-02-04 06:47:43)

2010-02-04 06:58:03

#18

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6911

Finray wrote:
EDIT: I just had a wee look through the site, it infact does have an HTTPS when signing in. Aparently this isn't a way of identifying trusted sites anymore..

getting a certificate is just overhead now. and being secure just means they can rip you off without being interrupted.

2010-02-04 06:59:14

#19

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6202|Catherine Black

burnzz wrote:
Finray wrote:
EDIT: I just had a wee look through the site, it infact does have an HTTPS when signing in. Aparently this isn't a way of identifying trusted sites anymore..
getting a certificate is just overhead now. and being secure just means they can rip you off without being interrupted.

Yeah it's not a 100% thing, but most unlegit sites don't bother trying. If there IS a badge, there's a good chance it's legit. But if there's no badge, then it's almost definately NOT legit.

2010-02-04 06:59:25

#20

Buckles: Cheeky Keen; +329|6970|Kent, UK

Finray wrote:
EDIT: I just had a wee look through the site, it infact does have an HTTPS when signing in. Aparently this isn't a way of identifying trusted sites anymore..

The s for secure just means the connection is secure/encrypted. You can have a secure connection to a fraudster, or it could be a fake/expired/copied certificate.

If you click the padlock symbol, it will give you details of who the certificate was issued to and for what purpose, domain etc.

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