White Van Scam (melb)

[boss-290]

Originally Posted by davway

these guys have been investigated by a few organisations and nothing was found to be dodgey or illegal, so they are not scammers at all.
as mentioned, they are trading from the back of a van, no overheads etc and they arent breaking any laws.
if the product sounds good and your happy with it, whats your gripe?
unhappy you didnt get to pay top dollar?

Fair point..

But when you buy retail, you get receipts, warranty etc.

With these guys, what sercurity do you have?

You spend "200ish" on a home theatre that doesn't work. And you'll pay retail buying a proper one as a replacement.

Who wins? The van sellers!

[Nostalgia]

Cheap speakers bought from the back of a van and "They sound awesome". Are you for real or what.

[Walkinshaw]

Just ask for a written tax invoice with ABN & Address

[kyro_02]

my bro got a receipt when he purchased his home theatre system from them

[NOS-377]

Originally Posted by paul_r_d

Lol if you read my previous post I said it happend at the servo... guess where in Melton at the Caltex LOL

they asked me today at the same servo . new toyota hiace van . i aussie guy and 1 african sort of guy . selling ekhlipse speakers .. said they were worth 3500 . i told him ill give u $50 for it .. obviously he didnt take it

[lostdude]

I had a friend who bought a set in the fairfield (sydney) area a while ago bout 4 years, they sounded ok for the price .

[fmc351]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

Just ask for a written tax invoice with ABN & Address

86 759 100 847

333 Collins St
Melbourne.

If they are scammers its not like they care. Its not like youre going to do a search of the register at the back of the van. Or with a little research of their own, they just provide the ABN and address of a legit business.

[blownba]

I almost got into a fight with these two.
They used to rock up to my work all the time and we got sick of em. They must have a high turnover of employee's cause the guys would change evr few weeks but they were always in newer vans, like Kia's and Hiace's.
Anyway I finally got sick of em and when they asked for the 15th time that month I told them to eff off and one of em got out of the van and came at me but luckily my old boss (big black Pakistani) came out of the office and chased the guy back to the van and I never seen a diesel Kia preggio peel rubber like that.

[WizBang]

These guys have been going around for years as I once got ask about 7 years ago .Thought they gave up by now ,but goes to show you that people must be faling for these guys if they are still going

[Addz08]

Had this happen to me about 5-6 years ago at my local corner shop, two guy's selling speakers and stereo gear from a white van, was all new gear, had just bought some new gear only days before I was offered this stuff, but I was still contemplating buying, but then decided against it when the guy became agressive and very pushy when I decided not to buy..

Addz08

[XR06T]

you can get the same type of speakers off ebay..

really cheaply made in a dodgy country no doubt..

see here: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DREAM-ACOUSTI...QQcmdZViewItem

[LOCO XP]

Same story different location......was minding my own business washing the XP at the Kerang car wash, very clean late model HiAce van, story was they were making a delivery of Home projectors, they had picked them up and were oversupplied by one unit, and if it wasnt sold they'd have to give it back, and i could get a bargain if i made an offer. i ended up wasting a lot of their time, mostly cos i was bored, and also cos i didnt trust them so i farted around and called a mate and asked about the brand and if he'd be interested, anyway, they wanted $1000, i said i didnt have any money, they got a bit pushy. they showed me the projector, it was in a black bag, in the back of a completely empty van......bit suss and too much unknowns to get my $1000

[robjunior]

i have been approched as well,same as everyone else white van 2 blokes trying to sell speakers ,was told extra stock. 1st time about 7 years ago,2nd time was about 6 months ago.funny thing is it was at the same servo-maccas in campbellfield(mel)both times.by the sound of it,there is a group of them or the 2 blokes do a hell of a lot of driving

[Dauphin]

Happened to me at a Melbourne western suburbs shopping car park maybe 1.5 years ago - white van, two guys, home theatre equipment. I just laughed and passed on it. They went off to find someone else.

[Fev]

i was doin work exp at a mech shop in croydon, sydney. 2 guys in a white mitsubishi van rocked up, slid back the door and lo and behold Sean Paul and Von Dutch crap as far as the eye can see

[Bundwah]

I've copped these jokers on three different occassions. In Port Melbourne, South Oakleigh and Cranbourne. Each time they were very aggressive and pushy. First time I wasted the guys time for about 20 mins and he stormed off when I said no. I must have sucker stamped on my forehead.

[ONBA1L]

ye ive seen these guys aswell.... they were driving up and down waverley gardens car park asking everybody if they wanted it and i heard the exact same lines aswell

[XA-Coupe]

Originally Posted by PFdesign

I remember being approached in 1992! This has been happening for decades... usually it's cheap stock sold for several times what it's worth.

Mid 80s when they tried me ... luckily I was flat broke so didn't even consider it !

[my gt]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speakers

[TadKa]

wow I've never heard of this in Tas. we often have the "uni student" selling "paintings". I'm almost tempted to get a van and a load of crap speakers and cruise around tas flogging them. I don't think I could be aggressive enough. oh yeh. and I'm not a rip off bastard. If I didn't have a sony 6.2 and someone offered me the speakers like the ones on ebay for 200 bucks I'd probably reach for my wallet.

[XR-351]

This happend to me today at the BP in Caroline Springs at aprox 2:10 pm, same car, we were heading out the servo and let them in... they pulled down the window and said," hey interested in buying a theater system we have overstock" and were showing a recipt while talking, the other bloke i work with just told em to get...

the description of the guys are the same

REG Number was waw926

very dodgy blokes if ya ask me

[shane3]

I had this happen to me (about 19 months ago) only to notice that there was a 3rd guy sitting in the back of the van, VERY sus...........possible car jacking? as he also pulled up to a guy in a brand new Holden and tried the same thing at the next set of lights.

[AusM]

Just tell them you're interested, on the condition that you can take their photo first - see what reaction you get!

[theunfairadvant]

Back then when i was a courier I have seen them on the road back in 1992,
and have seen them every year on the road till i stop working as a courier
in 2002.

[bathurst77]

Happened to me in Balmain NSW way back when an EA had a 3.9

Also had a bloke try sell me some "quality imported italian suits"

Paramount Audio Performance
3/9 Plummer Street
Pt. Melbourne 3207

Phone (03) 9570 1127

ABN 75 046 050 244

This is the guy who is running the show. His name is registered to the business name and ABN, but I assume the phone number and address are fake. The parasite runs from location to location hiding from people instead of being a man and facing up to the people he's ripped off with faulty and misrepresented goods. It's no big secret who he is.

[Fev]

should have fines like in america(up to 10k if you get caught)

[X000BOSS]

Originally Posted by white_van_scum

Paramount Audio Performance
3/9 Plummer Street
Pt. Melbourne 3207

Phone (03) 9570 1127

ABN 75 046 050 244

This is the guy who is running the show. His name is registered to the business name and ABN, but I assume the phone number and address are fake. The parasite runs from location to location hiding from people instead of being a man and facing up to the people he's ripped off with faulty and misrepresented goods. It's no big secret who he is.

hehe, number busy. all you guys trying to call him as well aye?

[Mark s]

I remember being pulled over in the Sydney CBD back in the early 90's with this scam. Recently I read on the Eastwood Hifi Website that this scam is back and people are getting ripped. If you only pay a $100 for the speakers I am sure they are fine.

I was on the lookout for a set of decent speakers for my family room. I did notice a few brands like Dynalab and Fleetwood for sale on ebay. The speakers looked really nice in the photo's but on doing a search on Google, I could not find any information on those brand names. I contacted the guys at Eastwood and they confirmed they were dodgy brands.

Seems a few people who have been caught out are trying to recoup some lost money.

I ended up with a nice set a wharfedale speakers, second hand. I went and had a look at them prior to bidding and they sounded very clean. Only paid $300 for them on Ebay.


Cheers
Mark

Originally Posted by X000BOSS

hehe, number busy. all you guys trying to call him as well aye?

Yes I think he set up that phone no so that no one can contact him for warranty etc. It's engaged 24 hours a day. He's probably left a dial up modem connected and the house its in is probably empty.