Question about a bike "retailer"

[timmyfosho]

Well I'm in the market for a new bike, and I've been doing my shopping. I came across this ad in the classifieds section of http://www.socalmtb.com

Here's the details of that ad:

Bike world Ltd is one of the leading bike distributors.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC43215).We ship via FedEx or UPS, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two Working Day).We sell all kinds Cannondale, Cervelo, Ellsworth, Giant, Jamis, Klein, Kona, Litespeed, Rocky Mountain, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Trek, Gary Fisher bikes.Bikeworldstore@usa.com
Bikeworldstoreltd@gmail.com.com
Here are some of our best offers:
NEW 2008 Kona Dawg Primo Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2008 Kona Kula Supreme Mountain Bike $1,900
NEW 2008 Kona Stinky Mountain Bike $1,000
NEW 2008 Kona Kula Lisa Mountain Bike $1,000
NEW 2008 Kona Four Lisa Mountain Bike $1000
NEW 2008 Kona Blast Deluxe - Gold - SRP $900
NEW 2007 Cannondale Road Tandem Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale F4000 SL Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Cannondale Gemini 900 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale Mountain Tandem Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Cannondale Prophet 4000 Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Cannondale R1000 Road Bike $1,000
NEW 2007 Cannondale Scalpel 3000 Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Cannondale Six13 Team 1 Dura Ace Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Cervelo Soloist Carbon Road Bike $2,300
NEW 2007 Cervelo P3 Carbon Road Bike $2,300
NEW 2007 Cervelo Soloist Team Road Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Epiphany Mountain Bike $2,500
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Moment Mountain Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Ellsworth Truth Mountain Bike $2,200
NEW 2007 Gary Fisher Cake 1 DLX Mountain Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Giant Anthem 1 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Giant Reign X0 Mountain Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Giant Tcr Composite 1 Road Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Giant Trance 1 Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Jamis Dakar XC Pro Mountain Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Klein Q-Pro XV Road Bike $1,300
NEW 2007 Kona Dawg Primo Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Kona Kula Supreme Mountain Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Kona Stinky Mountain Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Litespeed Bella Road Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Litespeed Ghisallo Road Bike $2,600
NEW 2007 Litespeed Niota Ti Mountain Bike $2,800
NEW 2007 Litespeed Tuscany Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Rocky Mountain Element Team Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Rocky Mountain Slayer 70 Mountain Bike $1,700
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz Blur LT Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz Nomad Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Santa Cruz V 10 Mountain Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized Demo 8 Mountain Bike $2,000
NEW 2007 Specialized Enduro SL Pro Carbon Mountain Bike $2,200
NEW 2007 Specialized Epic Comp Mountain Bike $1,200
NEW 2007 Specialized Epic Marathon Mountain Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Roubaix Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Ruby Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper Fsr Carbon Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL Sram Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized S-Works Roubaix Dura Ace Road Bike $2,400
NEW 2007 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp Mountain Bike $1,000
NEW 2007 Specialized Tarmac Pro Double Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Specialized Transition Pro Road Bike $1,800
NEW 2007 Trek 5000 Road Bike $1,100
NEW 2007 Trek Pilot SL 5.9 Road Bike $1,900
NEW 2007 Trek Tandem T 2000 Road Bike $1,500
NEW 2007 Trek Madone SSL 6.9 Road Bike $2,900
NEW 2007 Trek Top Fuel SL Mountain Bike $2,900
and many many ... models available at this special price.
If you are interested please reply Us via mail.
Contact :
Bikeworldstore@usa.com
Bikeworldstoreltd@gmail.com




I contacted the 'retailer' and they do their transactions via western union. Sounds kinda like a scam to me. Although the prices are intriguing........
Has anyone ever seen this ad before, or bought from the seller? If it is a scam it would be great to expose it.....


thanks

[davidB]

www.google.com gives quicker answers than here, but yes, scam, IIRC they posted here as well not too long ago.

"if you have to ask..."

[stinkyrider]

"Shipped" direct from our warehouses in Nigeria.

[Fearless Fly]

If you ever have to verify if a dealer is legitimate call one of the brands they sell like litespeed and ask for a recomendation, and who would list their liscense number anyway?

[nefarious]

Run far far away!!

[project_d]

Sounds like a total scam. Among other things, when the spelling/english are broken, then it's scam-a-lot.

[Zippo]

[DISCO]

Who the hell still stocks a Fisher Cake anyway?

[Revalimage]

Western Union???? Red Flag!!!

Remember, you get what you pay for, if it sounds too good to be true, most likely is... Remember, best to support you LBS and expect great customer service.

[mtnbikej]

Easiest way to tell if it is a scam.......Specialized, Trek, Giant, Cannondale do not allow bikes to be sold on the internet.

[timmyfosho]

haha yeah i figured this much.... ;]