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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: Not English on May 24, 2024, 11:44:27 PM
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Hey All,
The Reloading Depot USA appears to be a scam. I sent them money through PayPal for caps and have heard nothing since. All the warning signs were there, good prices (too good) and not accepting credit cards, Paypal only. I'm out $115, so I haven't taken too hard of a hit.
Tim, if this isn't appropriate please delete.
Dave
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Thanks for the heads up!!
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Contact PayPal and file a claim that you were defrauded, and they will start the process of getting your money back. It may take a month, but you will get your money. I've done this with two different vendors and both times I got my money back.
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Contact PayPal and file a claim that you were defrauded, and they will start the process of getting your money back. It may take a month, but you will get your money. I've done this with two different vendors and both times I got my money back.
I've done the same in the past and always got my money back, however if Friends & Family was used, to skirt the silly prohibition's ,I think you are out of luck.
Randy aka bpd303
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Also, beware of Lyman-The Gun Shop! ordered a Great Plains Rifle flintlock kit from them using Zelle as payment and lost $479. Bank thru the which the Zelle account was with would not refund payment and neither would the Zelle company. Same thing, price was too good to be true! Even the WI Consumer Protection bureau could not get me a refund of my money!
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There are a lot of business places that won't accept cards.Does this "business"have a street address or only a box number.If they have a P.O.Box number you might get the Postal Inspectors to take a look.$115 as you say is't much but it was YOURS.
Bob Roller
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Also, beware of Lyman-The Gun Shop! ordered a Great Plains Rifle flintlock kit from them using Zelle as payment and lost $479. Bank thru the which the Zelle account was with would not refund payment and neither would the Zelle company. Same thing, price was too good to be true! Even the WI Consumer Protection bureau could not get me a refund of my money!
I did a search with google and duck duck go and this is the closest that came up. Is it the same one you ordered from?
https://thegunshopne.com/product-tag/lyman/
If that's the place google the phone number listed as contact us. It came up with two listings. I would contact the Police dept at the second listing to see if they could help. The first red flag I saw was "How to pay with Crypto and "Get start with Zelle"
Edit: Heck it wouldn't hurt to contact the PD in both cities.
Wish you luck'
Randy aka bpd303
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I should have mentioned that the Paypal was Friends and Family. Beware, there's a lot of blackpowder related scams circulating.
Dave
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Although I'm a very avid buyer of components - loading . I never buy on line ,never ever pay a merchant PayPal Friends & family period - PayPal can not claw back your money .
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bpd303- yes, that's the same website. When I ordered a couple of years ago they did not have posting for Crypto payment, only Zelle and Pay Pal Friends. Only recourse advise I was given by Consumer Protection and others was to hire a lawyer and take them to court. The Consumer Protection Bureau couldn't even locate the given telephone number locations and the addresses were either fake or did not exist. Don't know why the posting of their website still exists as I was told they were shut down once and they just put up another website address.
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Sorry the OP got taken.
I found their site a while back. They had lots of stuff nobody else did and the prices were very low. I smelled a rat. I looked into it further. When I searched " Reloading Depot USA" it auto populated "Reloading Depot USA Scam". Hmmmmm?
So, I checked them out. They have CCI caps for $7.50 per 100! They also have all other brands in stock. I looked for a street address on the website, there is none. When I searched the net for "Reloading Depot USA Scam" I found lots of angry victims.
I do not do business with anyone who will not speak to me on the phone and take a phone order. IF after things go well I may use the web applications to shop. If they take my credit card and the goods come quickly and for fair shipping charges that is good. If there is any excuses or BS I cancel the order and tell the credit card company that I suspect fraud.
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It's a shame there is no real punishment for scammers.Maybe a 5 year stretch in the "Graybars Hotel"with "Bubba" for a cell mate may readjust their thinking."Bubba" has the IQ of an oyster and can throw King Cong out of a tavern and will never get out of prison.
Bob Roller
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According to https://www.scamdoc.com (https://www.scamdoc.com) this website should not be trusted. It was created in July of 2023, less than 6 months left on it's domain name, list no phone number or postal address,
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I buy reloading components online, but I don't use Paypal or Zelle for that. Instead I use a virtual credit card from Privacy dot com. That gives me an additional layer of protection.