super cheap ps2 and xbox???

[SpiNtEEwS]

http://www.superb-bargains.org/

got this on techbargains.com

looks fishy like they said also but cheap lol... becareful, just wondering if this is legit or not

[akanah]

when you click on "buy it" and scroll to the bottom of the page it says they are all out of stock on their items.. <shrug>

[Cerealkila]

I was looking at the same site, too cheap to be true. $222 and includes a memory stick and extra controller. Bah!

[NuTs62]

Checked on Better Business Bureau's website, no listing for this company. Have you ever bought anything from a retailer with .org? I certainly haven't. Looked around their website, they say they're moving in to their offices April 5, 2002. The "great deals" are good only to March 31st, 2002. The method of payments are Credit Card (through Western Union), and MoneyMover.com (auctions only). Both of these places probably wire them the money immediately. Those are my assessments of the situation. If you wish to proceed, I wish you the best of luck, but don't say I didn't warn you!

[Leon]

Great place to pricematch, though. But you didn't hear that from me. :shifty:

[EmuMessenger]

Anyone getting site not available messages?



:confused:

[KodamaKid]

This is from their About Us (http://www.superb-bargains.org/about.htm) page

We're a newly-formed sister concern company of Gaming Consoles, Inc. (based chiefly in Turkey) who deal exclusively in Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation-2 systems. Operating in 35 countries with more than 650 retail outlets (mainly in Asia, South-East Asia and the Middle-East) we manage to buy these products in huge bulk amounts and hence get excellent rates. Since this is our first venture as online retailers we're offering great prices as a promotional effort, this brings us to reason #2;

Since we're new to the USA we've currently rented offices in Chicago, IL and Rockville, MD areas but have not yet moved in, As soon as our offices are fully operational we'll list our full address and contact numbers on the website. Hopefully we shall be completely operational in the USA by the 5th. of April '2002.

Be cautious

[kellybrf]

"page cannot be displayed"


brian

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by KodamaKid
Operating in 35 countries with more than 650 retail outlets (mainly in Asia, South-East Asia and the Middle-East) we manage to buy these products in huge bulk amounts and hence get excellent rates.


Hmmm


Got|GreyMarket?

[brainsmile]

hmm oh well :stupid:

[TommyBoomfiger]

some of these asian and mid east countries are very very low income. $300 for even a well off or (relativly) wealthy family may be too much for entertainment when you can get a computer and bootleg games at literally pennies on the dollar. in these areas many goods have to be price adjusted so the manufacturers can make a profit and people can afford to buy the system and games and accessories. so if this company is legit, it may be wise to make sure the systems are region 1 instead of 2,3,5 or 6.

[dRu168]

Well...the site looks decent (at least it isn't hosted on geocities :P )
but I would be suspicious for anything that sells 100+ cheaper then the retail value that SONY sets. I worked in a video game store once and I know that stores make next to nothing on gaming consoles, and there certainly isnt a $100 mark-up. Even if they purchased these legitly in other countries in order from them to work here they would need a mod-chip or something and since they are "guaranteed to be sealed" it makes u wonder...
It's either a scam, they are stolen, or..."this is our first venture as online retailers we're offering great prices as a promotional effort"

somebody go buy it and tell us wat happens, i want a 222 PS2 =/

[Justin42]

The XBoxes are only $180 (!). I am REALLY tempted to pricematch an Amazon purchase.... (With Amex). Just wonder if there would be problems with the "bundle" -- the bundles are IDENTICAL (down to the name) but I wonder if Amex would say they couldn't match bundle prices...? Anyone have any ideas/tips/experience?

[av8r]

Did anyone happen to notice that all the emails are different?

-If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected]

-E-mail webmaster on [email protected] for more information.

and the website is www.superb-bargains.org?

[blueberry muffin]

Are you guys for real??? This is a total F**KING FRAUD!! Pardon my french! Western Union payment are non-disputable. You can't do a chargeback when you use Western Union to send funds. It's the preferred payment method of con artists everywhere!

Hello xxxx,
Thanks for your mail, Your order total with USPS (EMI) comes to US$ 280/- (All Inclusive).
Furthermore, we will never ask for your credit card as currently we are not merchants (we have applied for a merchant account and it will be available in the near future) and cannot currently process your payments ourselves. We however do provide the option of receiving money through WesternUnion.com (you can order online througn your credit card). Please find attached our warehouse mailing address and send us your payment, as soon as your payment is received we'll porcess and ship out your order.

Thanks,
Sincerely,
Support Staff - Superb-Bargains.org
Shop/Bid for exceptional high-end Sony/Microsoft gaming console systems.
We offer these items at absolutely unbelieveable prices!
Visit us at:
http://www.Superb-Bargains.org/xxxxXXXXText

Warehouse address:
PAY TO THE ORDER OF: Yasir Jafri
ADDRESS: 21/2 Khayaban-e-Hafiz, Phase-5, D.H.A.
ADDRESS-2: Pir Kot House (Opp. Saudi Consulate)
CITY: Karachi
State/Province: Sindh
Postal Code: 75500
Country: Pakistan
E-Mail: [email protected]

[OremuS]

Originally posted by av8r
Did anyone happen to notice that all the emails are different?

-If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected]

-E-mail webmaster on [email protected] for more information.

and the website is www.superb-bargains.org?

All of the websites listed above are registered to different people.

Administrative Contact, Billing Contact:
Superb Bargains (LEKJPTFMVO) [email protected]
Superb Bargains
36th. Street
Orlando, FL 32811
US
321-668-6608 fax: 123 123 1234

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
NetOps, Red Carpet Service (NR988-ORG) [email protected]
Everyone.net, Inc.
2216 O'Toole Avenue
San Jose, CA 95131
US
408-519-8200

Domain Name.......... superb-bargains.org
Creation Date........ 2002-02-22
Registration Date.... 2002-02-22
Expiry Date.......... 2003-02-22
Organisation Name.... Superb-Bargains.org
Organisation Address. 5421N. East River Road
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Chicago
Organisation Address. 60656
Organisation Address. IL
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... Subramaniam Vadlani
Admin Address........ 5421N. East River Road
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ Chicago
Admin Address........ 60656
Admin Address........ IL
Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
Admin Email.......... [email protected]
Admin Phone.......... 773-693-0269
Admin Fax............

Tech Name............ Technical Support
Tech Address......... 101 Continental Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Tech Address.........
Tech Address......... El Segundo
Tech Address......... 90245
Tech Address......... CA
Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
Tech Email........... [email protected]
Tech Phone........... 888-276-9999
Tech Fax............. 310-388-1335
Name Server.......... NS1.WINSAVE.COM
Name Server.......... NS2.WINSAVE.COM

Also, notice that http://www.superb-bargains.org just came online on Feb 22, 2002? This smells very fishy.

[Justin42]

I'm only questioning the ability to price match. ;)

[NuTs62]

They said they're based out of Turkey, and their warehouse is located in Pakistan? I think someones trying to make fun of the whole war on terrorism situation. And for those who went to the site and said it didnt work, it still works for me. flushed out my cache, n'd its still up. Good luck to those who try.. =P I'm sure I'll be hearing from you guys in these forums soon if you do!

[Jihforce]

and they can't spell 'details'. Yeah I'd love to 'click for deRAILs'. haahaaa. yes i know the R and T are next to each other. Still stupid cuz they are SUPPOSED TO BE a business.

[akanah]

Alright.. this takes the cake here... check it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1336746870

[Realrammstein]

oh that is plain wrong. And he is going to lead people right to the slaughter. at least only 1 person was stupid enough to fall for it...at least for now. :rolleyes:

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by Realrammstein
oh that is plain wrong. And he is going to lead people right to the slaughter. at least only 1 person was stupid enough to fall for it...at least for now. :rolleyes:

perhaps someone could try to warn that dude? =P and i can see that guy's nice rating plummet to the ground.. =)

[BovineOne]

I got my American Express Blue pricematch check in the mail today against the advertised $180 price (xbox console only package). I originally paid $319.

[Cantacuzene]

Originally posted by BovineOne
I got my American Express Blue pricematch check in the mail today against the advertised $180 price (xbox console only package). I originally paid $319.

You are very lucky...

[Showtime]

sounds like the terrorist have found a new funding scam

[trinitron]

this prices are only good for one thing, pm with american express blue. Damn these people that are trying to scam idiots that fall for it.........

[flshadow]

The scary part is that they jacked their
graphics from Amazon.Com....<Sigh>
Warning Bells Going Off Here

[dRu168]

hey, you get to pay wth paypal...
..I got scammed like 1 month ago, on a PS2, kind of the same deal but not, from a different person. when the goods didn't show I just sent a complaint through paypal, they investigated..froze his funds and gave me back my money..
from my experience..paypal gots your back

[d12agonxboi]

if u go to the website and go under current auction and click on auction previously closed you'll see a bunch of people get scammed out of their money and they are still waiting to get the x-box or ps2, really sad thing

[aldric]

bumping this because its a great deal for people with Amex.

just got my refund check today for $244.99 -- bought the xbox adrenaline pack from amazon for $500 and price matched the same pack against superb-bargains.org for $255.

That's a new Xbox, extra controller, 3 games, and 6 month sub to electronic gaming for less than $300.

[leemaj]

nice job, and congrats on ur first post. have you been here a while or did you just register?

[Tolonen]

That site's saying they're out of stock now. Does that mean Amex won't pricematch anymore? I hope they still will, damn!

[Justin42]

When you guys are PM'ing to Amazon, how do you do it? Does Amex let you do it as a bundle price, or do you have to do each item individually?

[kame]

ME TOO! ME TOO!....

Details....Curious minds wants to know...

[aldric]

(leemaj -- been around for a long time, but never found anything relevant to post :) )

Here are the steps I took to PM'ing the Amazon Xbox package against the one offered on superb-bargains.org

1. Purchase your package of choice from Amazon.
2. Next day, call Amex's Pricematch Hotline (1-800-557-8317) and notify them that you'll be pm'ing a video game system you purchased on Amazon. Tell them you just purchased the system and found a cheaper one advertised on a different website. They'll give you a reference # and ask you to send in print outs of the advertised site.
3. Print out pages from www.superb-bargains.org; I printed out the main Xbox systems page, as well as the detail page for the Adrenaline pack (which lists the package detail, price, etc.)
4. Access amazon.com and print out your online invoice, as well as the page which lists the Adrenaline pack info (package detail, etc.)
5. Send it all into American Express (don't forget to write the reference # at the top -- I even highlighted all the important info on each page) and cross your fingers.

NOTE -- I was very cautious about pm'ing this particular set, so I didn't open my Xbox until my check came in from Amex. Amazon offers a 30 day return guarantee on their products, so my plan was to return the console if I didn't get the pricematch (Amex PM refund turnaround time is 1-2 weeks).

I don't want anyone to get burned, so use the above at your own risk. It could be a little more riskier now -- when I pm'ed a couple weeks ago, the superb-bargains.org site didn't explicitly state that they were out of stock (they had a "buy it now" link). You might want to speak to Amex PM representatives to make sure that the particular condition doesn't matter (if they say its okay, get the representative's ID #).

Best of luck to those of you that do try -- I do have original superb-bargains.org website printouts (that don't say "out of stock") and would be happy to send those over to people who go for it.

[kame]

GREAT JOB!!!

[Justin42]

I just called Amex to ask (in theory, nothing was specified!!) about the out of stock issue, and I was read a paragraph that "bundled items, kits, or one of a kind items offered for a limited time" are excluded... She basically described for me the stuff on superb-bargains/Amazon. I asked "So if something is out of stock but theoretically more will be coming, it's ok?" and she said yes, but I am a bit concerned about the previous statement about bundles/kits.

So like I said-- for those of you who jumped in and got it-- congrats, you're lucky! I'm a bit too chicken (and a bit too broke right now-- should've jumped in before!) to try this at this point...

(it says on the S-B website the prices go up on 3/31-- why do I think that 4/1 their site will mysteriously disappear?)