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Is urlhasbeenblocked a safe + good customer support website?

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I'm looking to purchase a Sony camera from urlhasbeenblocked that is sold by Sony because it is cheaper on urlhasbeenblocked. I never heard of the website, and it used to be buy.com (which I never shopped at either) apparently, and the reseller ratings for the site are terrible.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/urlhasbeenblocked
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Buy

So I'm just wondering if anyone here can post experiences about urlhasbeenblocked, and if there is a risk with the site that may be worth more than the savings I get with urlhasbeenblocked,
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nicktee
09-07-2014 at 08:16 AM.
09-07-2014 at 08:16 AM.
Use PayPal.
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Password_is_123
09-07-2014 at 09:32 AM.
09-07-2014 at 09:32 AM.
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Use PayPal.

How does PayPayl help?
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mook14
09-07-2014 at 10:09 AM.
09-07-2014 at 10:09 AM.
Quote from Password_is_123 :
How does PayPayl help?
Cuz they'll go to town with your CC.

https://slickdeals.net/f/6018544-urlhasbeenblocked-buy-com-customers-getting-fraudulent-credit-card-charges
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09-07-2014 at 04:41 PM.
09-07-2014 at 04:41 PM.
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Cuz they'll go to town with your CC.

https://slickdeals.net/f/6018544-urlhasbeenblocked-buy-com-customers-getting-fraudulent-credit-card-charges

My paypal is linked to my CC (rather than bank account), would it still be safe?
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Sultanofdeals
09-07-2014 at 05:04 PM.
09-07-2014 at 05:04 PM.
Just made my first purchase through urlhasbeenblocked with paypal and just got my first fraudulent activity on my cc ever. They are getting goodWink
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nicktee
09-07-2014 at 06:14 PM.
09-07-2014 at 06:14 PM.
Quote from Password_is_123 :
My paypal is linked to my CC (rather than bank account), would it still be safe?
When you checkout the conventional way, by giving them your credit card number and such, it is easy for them to get your info. By checking out with Paypal, they'd have to go through Paypal's encryption. So it is much safer. I bought a SSD with them and saw the problems others were having, with no issues of my own. If the option to checkout with Paypal is available, I'll choose that over giving them my CC info.
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09-07-2014 at 06:32 PM.
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Just made my first purchase through urlhasbeenblocked with paypal and just got my first fraudulent activity on my cc ever. They are getting goodWink
Ouch, might look somewhere else then for the camera...
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09-07-2014 at 06:40 PM.
09-07-2014 at 06:40 PM.
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Ouch, might look somewhere else then for the camera...
You should be safe with paypal, i am not sure where the fraudulent activity came from
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ishimurax2
09-08-2014 at 12:47 AM.
09-08-2014 at 12:47 AM.
I've bought 5-6 items off urlhasbeenblocked but only from buy.com seller and fishdealer or something like that all went good.
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cclu
09-08-2014 at 02:13 AM.
09-08-2014 at 02:13 AM.
last time my cc got fraudulent activity after i bought something on this site. but using paypal is fine
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Tubal
09-09-2014 at 07:02 AM.
09-09-2014 at 07:02 AM.
Also, urlhasbeenblocked is only as good as the seller you buy from. They are a marketplace, like amazon.

Buy.com is the actual urlhasbeenblocked company. If you buy from them you'll ensure you're dealing with urlhasbeenblocked.

There are a ton of marketplace sellers on there, and urlhasbeenblocked doesn't seem to have as stringent of guidelines as amazon. So research the seller before you give them your money.

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Just made my first purchase through urlhasbeenblocked with paypal and just got my first fraudulent activity on my cc ever. They are getting goodWink
I've made about 40 purchases from them in the last 7 months through multiple sellers using a regular old Visa and haven't had any fraudulent activity. Mileage may vary I guess.
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fld
09-09-2014 at 08:32 AM.
09-09-2014 at 08:32 AM.
I have never had any issues with my CC used on their Web site.

In the meantime, my experience with their customer service has been very positive. Once I returned an artifacting $350 video card, where issue occurred intermittently and randomly, making it rather hard to prove, using their Web site return process. I got a free return label within seconds. After they received the return, I got my refund either on the same day or on the following day.

Yesterday, I called them about an order where I accidentally chose a wrong CPU. They were very helpful and trying to intercept the shipment. Since the order was placed on Sat, and I called them on Mon, I knew it would be pretty difficult to intercept the shipping. Since they could not, they said that I could either refuse delivery or call them after I received it and they would organize return shipping for me (I think I heard they said" free of charge," but I am not so serious). And I would get a full refund on this purchase. I feel their customer service quality could perhaps be close to NewEgg's of a few years back.
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euuser1674564
11-24-2017 at 12:52 PM.
11-24-2017 at 12:52 PM.
The seller only has one review. I'm not taking a chance on this one, I'll pass. I bought a fake JBL from eBay once and the discount isn't worth the risk for me.
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PeggyJ3091
12-12-2017 at 01:43 PM.
12-12-2017 at 01:43 PM.
Just don't waste your time. I did and am sorry for it. I've posted the following review everywhere I can find to post.
FRAUD ALERT
"I have disputed the charge for the computer with my credit card company. The seller refuses to send a replacement computer-probably because they did not have one to sell to begin with. I believe that the seller is sending a box through FedEx knowing they will reimburse for the cost of the item if lost. Therefore, the box may either have 2 labels or is collapsible so that it scans for a time and then simply disappears and cannot be traced. Then when the customer complains that the box has not arrived, the seller reimburses the customer and files a claim with FedEx. What a scam. I have alerted FedEx on the activity to assess if I am right and hopefully they will expose this fraud and file charges for theft.

In the meantime, I will get my refund on my credit card. I have ordered a similar computer online from a reputable company.

Thanks for wasting my time,
M Jones
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