Bikebox Limited

xray72

I'm about to buy a santa cruz Tallboy LT via website Bikeboxltd.webs.com. Anybody who has bought a bike from these guys??

cooldad

From here?
http://bikeboxltd.webs.com/

I would be very wary. All the prices are listed in US$. For a UK co? Seriously? Scam all the way, you'll probably pay someone in Indonesia via Western Union or something.

From that website:

BIKE BOX LIMITED is one of the Best Selling Bike Distributor.We are Legitimate
registered Company. We ship via 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, SantaCruz, Specialized, Trek, Gary Fisher bikes.


Terrible English - bad sign.

Testimonials from 'customers', All illiterate?

Testimonials

Quotes You delivery was very fast...you are great..i promise to get you many buyers Quotes
Rule Asselin
Trek 2009 Madone 6.5 Bike

Quotes Hello.. Can i get another model of the bicycles i order becox a friend of mine want to order again from you... Quotes
Carlton C. Deputy
Can i get another model of the bicycles i order

Quotes Woow...your prices was very good and i couldn't belive it until i get my bike i order from you ..Thanks Quotes
Milan Tureček
Orange 2009 Five SE Bike

Quotes Hi ..thx for your delivery ..i will order some next month Quotes
Tammy R. Boulanger
Re:2012 Kona Honzo" Hardtail Bike


From the website:

Name & Registered Office:
BIKE BOX ALAN LTD

ADDRESS:42 WHISTON VALE, WHISTON, ROTHERHAM,

STATE:SOUTH YORKSHIRE,

ZIP CODE:S60 4JJ,

COUNTRY:UNITED KINGDOM


Company No. 07552286

Email us at: bikeboxltd@gmail.com.
:bikeboxltd@hotmail.co.uk

Gmail and Hotmail addresses - bad sign for a business.

But the biggest problem is the Co number, registered address etc belong to

http://bikeboxalan.co.uk/

Which actually does look like a legitimate co.

EH_Rob

I would avoid.

Even though they are apparently great.

cooldad

Good summary.

angry_bird

Stinks of scam...

Burnside81

No phone number. It's almost certainly dodgy and reads like a Nigerian scam email.

angry_bird

There's a phone number but it's a mobile... photos of their "showroom" show no sign of any of the bikes they claim to have either.

Also supposedly they're based in Surrey on one page, but then say the registered office is in Sheffield.

Anyway their address seems to be claiming they're linked to bikeboxalan.co.uk which is most likely going to be a load of BS as I believe the bike box alan people are meant to be a reputable company who make decent and pricey bike boxes and like to chuck them out of the back of cars to show how great they are.

cat_with_no_tail

cooldad

There's a guy who sets up 'companies' with the same name as ours and owns a website with a similar name . Cons people then moves. Been liquidated a few times and I think he was on Watchdog - we regularly get calls from people who have been conned and think we have their money.
Hard to do anything about it.

Stu Coops

Amazed me the OP needed to ask.. :shock: :shock:

cooldad

Intellectual giants - they've even spammed complaintsboard.com.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complain ... 86964.html

xray72

sounds all pretty suspicious indeed!!!
thanks for you opinion!!

cooldad wrote:

From here?
http://bikeboxltd.webs.com/

I would be very wary. All the prices are listed in US$. For a UK co? Seriously? Scam all the way, you'll probably pay someone in Indonesia via Western Union or something.

From that website:

BIKE BOX LIMITED is one of the Best Selling Bike Distributor.We are Legitimate
registered Company. We ship via 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, SantaCruz, Specialized, Trek, Gary Fisher bikes.


Terrible English - bad sign.

Testimonials from 'customers', All illiterate?

Testimonials

Quotes You delivery was very fast...you are great..i promise to get you many buyers Quotes
Rule Asselin
Trek 2009 Madone 6.5 Bike

Quotes Hello.. Can i get another model of the bicycles i order becox a friend of mine want to order again from you... Quotes
Carlton C. Deputy
Can i get another model of the bicycles i order

Quotes Woow...your prices was very good and i couldn't belive it until i get my bike i order from you ..Thanks Quotes
Milan Tureček
Orange 2009 Five SE Bike

Quotes Hi ..thx for your delivery ..i will order some next month Quotes
Tammy R. Boulanger
Re:2012 Kona Honzo" Hardtail Bike


From the website:

Name & Registered Office:
BIKE BOX ALAN LTD

ADDRESS:42 WHISTON VALE, WHISTON, ROTHERHAM,

STATE:SOUTH YORKSHIRE,

ZIP CODE:S60 4JJ,

COUNTRY:UNITED KINGDOM


Company No. 07552286

Email us at: bikeboxltd@gmail.com.
:bikeboxltd@hotmail.co.uk

Gmail and Hotmail addresses - bad sign for a business.

But the biggest problem is the Co number, registered address etc belong to

http://bikeboxalan.co.uk/

Which actually does look like a legitimate co.

julesreece17

ha ha, for what its worth, 42 whiston way, is a private home address, (quite nice too, searched via google maps) certainly doesnt look like a bike shop.

though of course it could just be a home office type thing. But i'd avoid if in doubt, its not like your struggling for places to buy the bike from.

cooldad

Any way sent a quick email off to the real company.
Lots of companies have registered addresses like that - generally the accountants or compny secretary.

xray72

Yeah is too good to be true...thanks

Angry Bird wrote:

There's a phone number but it's a mobile... photos of their "showroom" show no sign of any of the bikes they claim to have either.

Also supposedly they're based in Surrey on one page, but then say the registered office is in Sheffield.

Anyway their address seems to be claiming they're linked to bikeboxalan.co.uk which is most likely going to be a load of BS as I believe the bike box alan people are meant to be a reputable company who make decent and pricey bike boxes and like to chuck them out of the back of cars to show how great they are.

xray72

will do....

cooldad wrote:

Any way sent a quick email off to the real company.
Lots of companies have registered addresses like that - generally the accountants or compny secretary.

cooldad

I've already done it.
Bit bored tonight, so I've also banged off an email asking if I can come and try some out for size.

sniper68

42 Whiston Vale is indeed a valid address in a nice-ish area of Rotherham.But nowt to do with the scammer I'd wager.
I might drive there tomorrow and knock on the door it's only 10 mins from me 8)

arthur_scrimshaw

cooldad wrote:

I've already done it.
Bit bored tonight, so I've also banged off an email asking if I can come and try some out for size.

maybe you'll get a reply from xray72

xray72

nice one....amazing, still can't believe these fu...heads!
any suggestions where i can make a good deal on santacruz bikes? i'm living in france so need to do it online....

cooldad wrote:

I've already done it.
Bit bored tonight, so I've also banged off an email asking if I can come and try some out for size.

xray72

if you do so please let me know how this turns out.....

ibbo68 wrote:

42 Whiston Vale is indeed a valid address in a nice-ish area of Rotherham.But nowt to do with the scammer I'd wager.
I might drive there tomorrow and knock on the door it's only 10 mins from me 8)

cooldad

ibbo68 wrote:

42 Whiston Vale is indeed a valid address in a nice-ish area of Rotherham.But nowt to do with the scammer I'd wager.
I might drive there tomorrow and knock on the door it's only 10 mins from me 8)

Er as I said earlier, that is the registered address of the legitimate company. So you'll be knocking on an accountants door.

cooldad wrote:

Lots of companies have registered addresses like that - generally the accountants or company secretary.

Levi_501

If you look at the Testimonials section; the bikes sold pre date the company incorporation date... Assuming the bikes sold where new.

Also, their SIC code is 16240 and stated to be manufacturer of wooden containers