New spin on bait and switch scamming
So I see a really great price for a printer and after doing some looking around to see if the site is legit I buy it but 2 days after that my spam folder has a message(using a different domain) saying the item I ordered was not available and my order had been canceled ( might be true, pending charge is gone) in the cancelation email it says to contact them that they might be able to set me up with a suitable alternative and since I saw 5 printers with great prices the day I made my purchase I was hopeful but after long lags and a transfer to an account manager that tells me they don't have anything suitable in stock and when I show her links of active live cartable items currently on their site (and still are 6 days later now still) I'm told that they are, you guessed it, out of stock. She offers to notify me when they get new inventory and I say OK and ask a few more questions about why they have inventory for sale on the site that isn't and get distracted with work.when I check back I see a message saying that since they haven’t received a reply, they assume I no longer need the item but I'm welcome to reach out anytime if id like to revisit my order.
Could just be bad management or some kind of bait and switch thing but major bad vibe stink that something isn't right, enough for me to bother posting this bad experience a few places because I don't think they ever even have had the printers for sale...
September 22, 2025
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