James
Manassas,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sat, October 18, 2003
Interesting list of websites. What struck me here is that you listed "Mark" from The Premium Connection (www.premconnect.com). Upon uncovering SwapSellTrade's scamming practices - the fact that Joe Richey said he was clearing out a warehouse full of cameras but was really buying from The Premium Connection at a discount and dropshipping cheezy products to his customers just tipped me off onto something. Could it be that SwapSellTrade and the websites you've cited are in a scam ring? I spoke to Mark at the Premium Connection several times trying to put the pieces together in their relationship with SwapSellTrade. I nailed it that SwapSellTrade did indeed purchase my faulty case of digital cameras from The Premium Connection and had it dropshipped to me, despite SwapSell's claim that they were "clearing out a camera store." Anyhow, I asked Mark the cost of the case of digital cameras to see if, as a wholesaler, The Premium Connection would sell to me at the same wholesale cost as SwapSellTrade bought them for - which is assuredly far less than what I paid for them. After a few days of phone tag and hemming & hawing, Mark finally calls me back and cites a much higher cost per case than even SwapSell was selling them to me for. I thought this was strange. If SwapSell was purchasing these cases for this cost, they'd lose money. My thought was that Mark was lying about the cost to cover for SwapSellTrade - that I would stick only with SwapSell for these cameras. Also I bet Mark did this to get me off his back. Does anyone else here think a scam ring is possible among these stated companies? Any thoughts?