Reply to: Risky building purchase from a dodgy website ?

[Clippy]

OP, forget about your building supplies dilemma, what happened about the £800 you lent to your kick boxing sparring partner?

Did you ever get it back or are you now in a wheelchair?

[northernladuk]

Ahhh it's you again... You don't have much luck do you?

Lent your sparring partner 800 and he pissed off.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...ome-money.html

ASked us about it again a year later

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...-transfer.html

Fare dodging

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...onmidland.html

Sent 5 months worth of timesheets and couldn't understand why it went wrong

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...-big-time.html

I would guess you are one of lifes losers and this kind of thing is just going to happen to you time and time again. Just be happy it is only £30 this time and just cross your fingers until it happens again IMO...

[SueEllen]

In the past i've had people angrily email my web business complaining that they have missed a birthday or the delivery is taking to long. I clearly state 7 days, so an email on the second day saying where is it normally gets a short shrift answer from me. In addition there is always the 'postman' has lost it. Once had a guy threaten to take me to court for a £60 item that 'someone' at his block of flats had signed for but was adamant I had ripped him off.

I know many businesses use JIT systems so don't have the item immediately on order. Not an issue if they don't lie as they forget that some customers can come and visit them to pick up an item.

I've had ebay sellers and other larger companies not send things out asap but they have actually emailed me informing of the change of date.

[MarillionFan]

He's a bit impatient as he's not been waiting long enough - they have 30 days to deliver the goods.

Though I did lose it with an memory card and stick vendor as they said it would take 2 days but then wouldn't state how long it would take when I queried where the goods were instead lying that they sent them out. In the end I got my money back from them and reported them to trading standards for the lying.

In the past i've had people angrily email my web business complaining that they have missed a birthday or the delivery is taking to long. I clearly state 7 days, so an email on the second day saying where is it normally gets a short shrift answer from me. In addition there is always the 'postman' has lost it. Once had a guy threaten to take me to court for a £60 item that 'someone' at his block of flats had signed for but was adamant I had ripped him off.

[SueEllen]

Full legal team and crown court then. Don't let these bastards get away with it.

He's a bit impatient as he's not been waiting long enough - they have 30 days to deliver the goods.

Though I did lose it with an memory card and stick vendor as they said it would take 2 days but then wouldn't state how long it would take when I queried where the goods were instead lying that they sent them out. In the end I got my money back from them and reported them to trading standards for the lying.

[OwlHoot]

While this will not get your money back, report any dodgy websites to Action Fraud adding in the relevant whois information for the domain.

The whois information for the domain is:

Domain name:
buildshop.ltd.uk

Registrant:
BuildShop Ltd

Trading as:
BuildShop Ltd

Registrant type:
UK Limited Company, (Company number: 7626722)

Registrant's address:
Boat House
Outram Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO22 7AL
United Kingdom

Hurry though, because it looks like the Boat House, Outram Road is for sale

A squad of police cars will descend on the scene, sirens blaring, only to find the bird has flown.

Actually, £275K doesn't seem a bad price for a 4 bedroom seafront house in Bognor if that ad is recent and it's for the house in question.

[Bunk]

...he said .98p that is about 1/10 of a penny.

Fractions aren't your strong point are they?

[MarillionFan]

No, it was .98p. Almost a whole penny!

Full legal team and crown court then. Don't let these bastards get away with it.

[Paddy]

Im confused to how much the OP has spent 98p or £30?

...he said .98p that is about 1/10 of a penny.

[Bunk]

Im confused to how much the OP has spent 98p or £30?

No, it was .98p. Almost a whole penny!

Also, from the name the thread I was expecting him to say he'd bought a house on the web

[SueEllen]

Just a thought - some smaller builders merchants don't open on the weekends. (I discovered this when I had to get a timer from a plumbers merchant but luckily they opened to 8pm in the week. ) So I would call again on Monday.

Plus while Companies should know about their requirements to put their address on websites etc, even people on have had company websites without that information until I've pulled them up on it.

[MarillionFan]

Im confused to how much the OP has spent 98p or £30?

[ctdctd]

From Companies House:-

Name & Registered Office:
BUILDSHOP LTD
BOAT HOUSE
OUTRAM ROAD
BOGNOR REGIS
UNITED KINGDOM
PO22 7AL
Company No. 07626722



Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 09/05/2011

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC(03)):
None Supplied
Accounting Reference Date: 31/05
Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED)
Next Accounts Due: 09/02/2013
Last Return Made Up To:
Next Return Due: 06/06/2012

[SueEllen]

Anyway any suggestions on figuring out how to contact them or confirm they are screwing customers, if at all?

While this will not get your money back, report any dodgy websites to Action Fraud adding in the relevant whois information for the domain.

The whois information for the domain is:

Domain name:
buildshop.ltd.uk

Registrant:
BuildShop Ltd

Trading as:
BuildShop Ltd

Registrant type:
UK Limited Company, (Company number: 7626722)

Registrant's address:
Boat House
Outram Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO22 7AL
United Kingdom

[OwlHoot]

Why not try contacting ekmPowershop and point out that one of their customers may be using their package for nefarious purposes? (ekmpowershop may even be jointly, although presumably unwittingly, liable if they are hosting this site and it is dodgy.)