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Old 06-06-2023, 06:23 PM
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BARGAIN PRICE? Is this Legit?

I came across this place while doing a Google search for Wastegates.
stancekv.shop
They are offering for sale, a Turbosmart WG40 GenV for $114.60 along with many other similar bargains.

StanceKV.com seems to be a legitimate store, as does Basil & Co. (whose name appears at the bottom of their page), but I can't find anything on StanceKV.shop, which is the name of this place. The site has many pages that all appear professional and correct. Also, StanceKV.com has a different LOGO.
Has anyone done business with them?
Old 06-07-2023, 06:04 PM
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Looks VERY fishy....
They have an RX-8 radiator by Megan for about a quarter of the price shown at the 'StanceKV.com' site.

Kiss your credit card numbers goodbye....
Old 06-12-2023, 09:42 AM
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Yeah, but the only thing that looks phony is that EVERYTHING is at least 2/3 off the usual price. I looked the website over pretty good and it is a very professional website. Most phony sites are a single page or at most 2-3 and are put together quickly and show it, but this one is first class. I'm keeping an eye on it, but keeping a hand on my wallet.
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If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Also the site doesn't resolve for me, which isn't helping build trust. Great canadian DNS filter at work?
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Looks like the site is dead. Must have closed down and run for the hills.
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I've seen things like that before in another hobby sphere. A site pops up with something very niche at an unimaginably good price, then disappears as quickly and mysteriously as it appeared. I've seen people send money, but don't know if they ever got it back or if anything ever happened afterward. The theory we came up with in that world was that some third world web design company was testing or demoing some website design/tech in a public facing way (pretty stupid for obvious reasons), then took it down once they were done with whatever was in test/demo.
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