DVDSoon.com - Is this a scam?
09-12-02 | 12:32 AM
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DVDSoon.com - Is this a scam?
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I placed my first pre-order with DVDSoon.com on August 13 for 4 titles (including 2 large boxed sets) to total more than $200.00 CAD in order to qualify for free purgolator (?!) international shipping.
I won't generally buy from companies that charge your credit card as soon as you place your order but as it was August 13 and all the DVDs were due for release on August 27 I decided to go ahead.
Now I'm regretting breaking my own rule. My order status has see-sawed from being listed as all on pre-order, to some on hand, to all on hand, to some back ordered, to some on order (no date available) and some on hand!
It is now September 12 and my order has still not shipped.
The thought ocurred to me that perhaps this is some sort of scam where DVDSoon has the use of your money for a period of time until you get fed up and cancel the order.
Maybe they need all these pre-order credit card billings in order to pay for stock.
I'm inclined to cancel my order, but on principle, I feel that I need to hang in there a while longer to at least see if I can recover something from the situation. I also understand that it takes a while for the refund to be paid to your credit card as well.
Mark
I placed my first pre-order with DVDSoon.com on August 13 for 4 titles (including 2 large boxed sets) to total more than $200.00 CAD in order to qualify for free purgolator (?!) international shipping.
I won't generally buy from companies that charge your credit card as soon as you place your order but as it was August 13 and all the DVDs were due for release on August 27 I decided to go ahead.
Now I'm regretting breaking my own rule. My order status has see-sawed from being listed as all on pre-order, to some on hand, to all on hand, to some back ordered, to some on order (no date available) and some on hand!
It is now September 12 and my order has still not shipped.
The thought ocurred to me that perhaps this is some sort of scam where DVDSoon has the use of your money for a period of time until you get fed up and cancel the order.
Maybe they need all these pre-order credit card billings in order to pay for stock.
I'm inclined to cancel my order, but on principle, I feel that I need to hang in there a while longer to at least see if I can recover something from the situation. I also understand that it takes a while for the refund to be paid to your credit card as well.
Mark
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09-12-02 | 03:17 PM
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i've placed a couple of orders with them. so far, so good.
one thing, since your order is 4 titles, you can request partial shipping for free. if 2 or more of your titles are "on hand", they will ship those immediately and then ship the remaining titles later. i did this when my order qualified and they shipped out the on hand titles the same day.
to do this, view your order on dvdsoon.com, and click the "request partial shipment" button on the bottom of the page.
one thing, since your order is 4 titles, you can request partial shipping for free. if 2 or more of your titles are "on hand", they will ship those immediately and then ship the remaining titles later. i did this when my order qualified and they shipped out the on hand titles the same day.
to do this, view your order on dvdsoon.com, and click the "request partial shipment" button on the bottom of the page.
