Beware of Scam Facebook Advertisers Selling Cheap Brand Name Cues
3/11/2023 11:06:09 AM
Beware of Scam Facebook Advertisers Selling Cheap Brand Name Cues
I saw this company advertising Cuetec Cues for $25 on Facebook.
Either these are Chinese rip-off cues, or they'll send you some pile of junk that doesn't even resemble a Cuetec cue.
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Beware of Scam Facebook Advertisers Selling Cheap Brand Name Cues
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billiardsforum on 3/11/2023 6:32:44 PMAgreed.
In cases like this, there's almost never any actual product. It's a "collect money then disappear" scam.
Companies selling popular brand names (like Cuetec) for "give away" prices tend to advertise on Facebook. It happens a lot with popular tool brands as well, like Dewalt and Milwaukee.
They do a short marketing blitz, collect as many orders (and payments) as possible in a short time while the initial customers wait for the item to ship, and then disappear.
No product ever ships (as there never was any product).
I don't know for sure if this company is running that specific scam, but yes, there are a lot of red flags.
Even if it's not that specific scam, there is still NO way that any dealer would be allowed to sell Cuetec cues for that cheaply ($25 USD in this case). Cuetec's own dealer regulations would prevent that. Brands almost always control their pricing, and part of the contracts they have with their dealers state that products must be sold at no less than "MAP"
MAP - Minimum Advertised Price - is the lowest price at which a retailer can advertise a particular product. Set by the manufacturer (or the company that owns the brand), MAP pricing helps protect the brand's value and profits by ensuring that the products cannot be priced below a pre-decided amount.
I've not yet found any major North American pool cue brand who does not enforce minimum advertising pricing on their dealers.
With anything online, always do some research into the company you're buying from. Find out their legal name and look up the corporation in their home state's Corporation Search portal. It takes only a few minutes.
BallBuster on 3/11/2023 9:47:04 PMYes, it figures that they would advertise on Facebook. I reported them to the real Cuetec people on Facebook.
Beware of Scam Facebook Advertisers Selling Cheap Brand Name Cues
- Title: Beware of Scam Facebook Advertisers Selling Cheap Brand Name Cues
- Author: BallBuster
- Published: 3/11/2023 11:06:09 AM
- Last Updated: 3/11/2023 6:37:05 PM
- Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
