Dodgy Sites Red Flag Checklist - And Known Places

[Ned]

Here is a dodgy sites Red Flag Checklist, 1 redflag very suss, 2 or more redflags and I reckon you have a winner;

1) Ping do not allow their dealers to discount
2) Where is the website hosted?, who owns it etc etc? I use Domaintools but there are other sites that do the same type of search; http://whois.domaintools.com
3) Looks for "Engrish", obvious spelling errors, poor grammar etc
4) Pop up 24/7 Help or a Live Help button
5) Superseded models being sold as New e.g. TM R7s, Callaway Ft -3, this should only happen at model changeovers
6) Contact pages that only list an email, or online help
7) Using EMS Worldwide Express Mail Service EMS = China Post
8) Offering Dropship Services to other sellers that want to join in on the con; 9) Claiming that there are no customs duties because they mark the package as a Gift!;
10) Prices that seem too good to be true!

Others, please feel free to add to the list!

:mrgreen:

[3oneday]

Most new golf clubs on Aussie ebay, immediate one red flag if feedback is under 150.

[Daves]

Here is a Dodgy site for you. See how many red flags you can find!

http://www.golfclubsaustralian.com/

[Daves]

And another one;

http://www.isportinggood.com/

[3oneday]

Here is a Dodgy site for you. See how many red flags you can find!

http://www.golfclubsaustralian.com/

Excerrent, 710CB for $389 ! How come it is so damned easy for these people to get away with this ?

[Daves]

Excerrent, 710CB for $389 ! How come it is so damned easy for these people to get away with this ?

You have to wonder. I guess it is the freedom of the interweb! Lots of legit businesses sure could learn from how they get themselves to the top of the list on Google searchs!

[Daves]

A few more fake sites I found with a simple google search. It takes maybe 5 seconds to confirm they are fakes, they are that obvious!;

http://www.golfplayer18.com/
http://www.bestwholesalegolf.com/index.php
http://www.cheapgolfsales.com/
http://www.shoppinggolfonline.com/
http://www.golfequipment18.com/
http://www.golfonlinewholesale.com/
http://www.golfclubsforgolfer.com/
http://www.diytrade.com/china/4/products/8192429/Titleist_910_D3_Driver.html
http://www.24golfstore.com/
http://golf.china-direct-buy.com/v/4/products/0-k-g-1/golf.html
http://www.discount-golf-gifts.com/
http://www.ussgolf.com/
http://www.onlinebuyinggolf.com/
http://www.golfbargainoffers.com/
http://www.golfclubs365.com/
http://www.cheapgolfclubs18.com/
http://www.golfclubswarehouse.com/index.php?ukey=home
http://www.golfsuper18.com/index.php
http://www.buygolfclubs18.com/

[MegaWatty]

You sure about this one?

http://www.golfclubs.com/about-us

[Daves]

You sure about this one?

http://www.golfclubs.com/about-us

That isn't one of the ones I have listed is it?

On cursory look they seem OK. They don't ship outside the US and Canada anyway.

[MegaWatty]

Hmmmm. One of them must have re-directed. I only clicked on a few and noticed that one.

[Daves]

Hmmmm. One of them must have re-directed. I only clicked on a few and noticed that one.

One of them may have well pinched their site design at some stage and some old links may still be there?

[Daves]

Here are a few more. You pretty much know before you load the site, the website addresses alone tend to tell you what to expect. Sorry if i have repeated any, they all look alike after a while;);
http://www.myprowholesale.com/
http://www.golf-parc.com/
http://www.golfcheapclubs.com/index.php
http://www.greatestgolfclubs.com/
http://www.onlinegolf18.com/
http://www.buycheapgolf.com/
http://www.golffactorystore.com/
http://www.golfstore365.com/
http://www.discount-golf-gifts.com/
http://www.ifgolfer.com/
http://www.uesgolf.com/
http://www.yourgolfhomes.com/

[Ned]

http://www.golfdiscountsale.com/

[Daves]

Another fake site brought to you by the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology in China;

http://www.enjoymygolf.com/index.php

http://whois.domaintools.com/enjoymygolf.com

and a few more here;

http://www.golfnewspace.com/
http://www.isportinggood.com/

[3oneday]

And their prices are high enough to fool heaps of people.

[Daves]

And their prices are high enough to fool heaps of people.

The fakes sites are getting more cunning, perhaps they read threads like these!

This fake site has prices that are very good, but not sensational. They also have LH clubs including Scottys. They also have apparel, gloves etc.

http://www.enjoymygolf.com/goods-135-Left+Handed+Titleist+Scotty+Cameron+California+Del +Mar+Putter.html