Google Answers Logo
View Question
 
Q: Scam or legitimate company? ( Answered,   1 Comment )
Question  
Subject: Scam or legitimate company?
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: ck1234-ga
List Price: $8.00
Posted: 22 Apr 2006 04:12 PDT
Expires: 22 May 2006 04:12 PDT
Question ID: 721664
I would like to find out if this supplier company is legitimate or not.
www.buyersparadiseonline.com
Answer  
Subject: Re: Scam or legitimate company?
Answered By: scriptor-ga on 22 Apr 2006 06:35 PDT
 
Dear ck1234,

I checked for whether this company is indeed existing. I found out
that it Buyers Paradise Online is indeed registered in the state of
Missouri.

A Registration of Fictitious Name for "Buyers Paradise Online" was
filed with the Missouri Secretary of State on 1 March 2006 by Joe
Anthony Buffa, business owner. The Charter Number of the registration
is X00720717. The database of the Missouri Secretary of State lists
the company as currently being active. The registered business address
is 1243 Water Tower Place, Suite 255, in Arnold, MO 63010, which is
identical with the address the company provides on their website.

So the company is indeed existing. It is registered in the state of
Missouri, and the business owner is known by name and residential
address (the latter is not listed here for reasons of privacy).

However, since Buyers Paradise Online has been in business for only
slightly more than six weeks now, the following statement from their
website sounds a bit exaggerative, to say the least:

"We supply thousands of Ebay sellers, small businesses, big companies,
and many home based businesses with products from all around the world
to them at huge discounted prices."

Personally, I can't imagine that a company manages to acquire
"thousands" of customers in such a short time; but while this is not
exactly a trustworthy claim, it does not change the fact that the
company indeed exists.

Nevertheless, I should mention that their website has been designed
rather clumsily. They use the same blurry photo of some warehous twice
next to each other, and in the Frequently Asked Questions, they forgot
to replace the generic placeholder "(link to Payment Options)" with an
actual link. By the way, I did not find the Payment Options anywhere;
they are either very well-hidden or not existing at all. Such careless
website design does not exactly improve a company's trustworthiness.


Regards,
Scriptor



Source:

Missouri Secretary of State: Business Entity Search
https://www.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/csearch.asp
Comments  
Subject: Re: Scam or legitimate company?
From: frde-ga on 23 Apr 2006 06:39 PDT
 
I agree with Scriptor

Look on Ebay for seller: buyersparadiseonline
- they have a Feedback score of 16
- but are no longer a 'Registered Member'  (possibly kicked off ?)

A Gurgle for: "buyersparadiseonline"
will bring up another auction house, where they have made one sale.

My instinct is that they exist, sort of, but are very untruthful.

I would be very careful.

Important Disclaimer: Answers and comments provided on Google Answers are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Google does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. Please read carefully the Google Answers Terms of Service.

If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by emailing us at answers-support@google.com with the question ID listed above. Thank you.
Search Google Answers for
Google Answers  


Google Home - Answers FAQ - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy