zoster Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 i recently made an order on trials-uk.co.uk (i know, it doesn't have great reviews but it has some great prices on the ultimate v-brake), and when i went through the steps of payment, it didn't charge anything for the shipping.then i got this mail:"Hi there,Thank you for your order,We are currently experiencing problems with processing your order as we have not received the full postage cost,Please can you forward us your payment details so we can debit the postage sub charge and get your order processed and completed and delivery to you.I look forward to your reply,Best RegardsDan@Trials-uk"So i said that i want to know how much postage would be before i pay for it, so i got another mail:"Hi Andrei,Thanks for your E-mail reply,I have just checked your postage and its £30,00 with DHL which takes 2 days.Please can you send the following details:Type Of card: Visa, Master etc..Long card numberStart dateExpiry dateLast 3 digit on the back of the cardThanks!Best RegardsDan@Trials-uk"First of all, i think it's absurd to pay 30gbp for a package that shoul cost 5gbp to ship.But let's say i can work it out and i get a decent shipping price, is it ok to ask for that data? I mean, he has access to all my money if he gets that data..Need your input people!thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 No, i woudlnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Simple answer - NOthere is no way he should have asked to send those details via email - totally unsafe and he should know better.As for the fact that he is overcharging double NO and also you already have the stuff so triple NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I was f**ked over by Dan Ko a long time ago, don't go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Chinnery Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 FFS 30 quid. Dont mate double check everything and ring them up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-baby158 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Have you already got the stuff? Yes he can get take your money if you give him them details i think? might be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoster Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 no , i didn;t get the stuff. i don't think it's dispatched yet, even if the site says Dispatched 08 Jan 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 30 seems pretty reasonable?How else does the forum propose zoster pay for the shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Definitely don't send card data on an email unless you encript it. You'll see web sites that take credit card data use https:// instead of http:// at the start of the web address, which means your information has been encripted before sending to the website. It's relatively easy to scan unencripted emails looking for data that looks like credit card info, so the probability of your information being stolen is relatively high depending where the email is routed through. There is a possibility the email is not from who it claims to be either and is a phishing attempt. Before google checkout started taking my details correctly (It wanted a postcode and Ireland doesn't use them) I used to have to phone Tarty to give credit card details - this is almost always more secure than unencripted email. Of course getting through to them on the phone poses its own difficulties ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoster Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) 30 seems pretty reasonable?How else does the forum propose zoster pay for the shipping?reasonable??it's at least 3 times what selectbikes or tartybikes or a random forum user would charge.oh, in case anybody wonders what i got, is 2 ultimete v-brakes. thats all. Edited January 14, 2009 by zoster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Postage costs aside, if you just want to get £30 to him, then buy something off the site for £30 and leave a note saying its for your postage. Should go through the secure payment system that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I sent a pair of bars to this dude and it cost under £3. A pair of handle bars are a much more arkward shape and size than V brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 reasonable??it's at least 3 times what selectbikes or tartybikes or a random forum user would charge.oh, in case anybody wonders what i got, is 2 ultimete v-brakes. thats all.It's reasonable in that it's less than DHL's own site suggests it should cost!!!I sent a pair of bars to this dude and it cost under £3. A pair of handle bars are a much more arkward shape and size than V brakes.Look at the tariff I linked to, that's the price DHL have given. I'm assuming you used RM not a courier?Given the postage isn't cheap, perhaps unreasonable, but it doesn't seem to be Dan's fault...Do you have a Skype account? You could perhaps phone him using that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 He's not within the UK so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 He's not within the UK so.so...? What? lolThat's why I suggested the Skype account, pretty sure you can make cheap calls to UK phones anywhere in the world if you set up an account. (Hassle I know but if you're going to be ordering from the UK often maybe it's something you should consider?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 What i'm trying to say is for all the people saying that £30 is monsterous posting price it's actually quite normal if it's going all the way to another country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yeah, it does seem pretty steep for what it is, but meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 30 GBP is a perfectly normal price, do some research before you accuse a company of overcharging on postage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoster Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 i ordered yesterday from selectbikes the following:a coga stema pair of cranksa huba bashringand a bband shipping price was 8 quid.tarty bikes charged 9 quid for a hope disc brake and an avid ultimate (this was for a friend).if he wants to get big prices on shipping, at least i should know before ordering and paying for them..i sent him an email, i'll see what he is answering, before i make a bigger fuss than i should about this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 If you don't like the postage prices, order from someone else. But don't moan about it - £30 seems like a lot but it's clearly just the price of the courier that TrialsUK uses. As for emailing the card details, don't do it. Not because you don't want Dan to have your card details (er, how do you expect him to charge you?!) but because it's not secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Well to be fair you've been given a last minute chance to back out of a trials-uk deal. Take it. You should never deal with trials-uk. They're a shit shop and offer a shit service.The postage IS too much. If that's what trials-uk uses then fair enough, but there are cheaper services out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackDolan Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 dont never give to much details away :/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 This trails-UK sound shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 This trails-UK sound shit.No, there really good actually. These people are just being a bit picky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 No, there really good actually. These people are just being a bit picky How about all rest of topics where they have been fooked about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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