Audiohifistore.com is a SCAM

Their place must be huge!

Every picture of gear is in a different room.

Talk about classy!

 On a lark, I looked up on Google. There’s no building where they said it was at 20 Tromode. There is a Bang & Olufsen store at 18A. Reviews of that place show the same kind of behavior that’s described here. I wonder if somebody should make a phone call to the B&O store that’s supposedly next-door and find out what’s going on with their nonexistent neighbor.

Bent 

a small island in the middle of the Irish Sea sounds like the ideal place to purchase expensive, high end stereo equipment - I fail to see a problem here…..

I called the number. No answer and it clicked off! Surely someone would call them first if they were to be sending a wire transfer on an item?  They should have a scammer to manage the phone calls. 

@rsf507.  if you're serious, get out of this if you can. Just saying.

Just ordered from their website a pr of Magico Q5. They say it will be a few months before they arrive.

Red flags were all over this one. Come on, man.

I absolutely love this from their site: Enjoy low prices and a secure transaction when you shop for hi-fi units for sale at AudioMarket with payment by wire!

There was a scam hi fi equipment site purporting to operate out of Ireland a couple of years ago. They had an address published on their website but when I checked out the location on Google Maps, it was a brass plate operation - no physical presence there at all. BTW, I was checking for business reasons, not because I was contemplating buying anything from them.

noone sane would EVER use a non-recourse method of payment ! always pay pal for goods or services or credit cards ! 

The Isle of Man does seem like an odd location to stockpile 1M in high end audio gear.

thanks for the heads up. 

Just checked out their site.

The only payment they accept is bank wire transfer.

They explain this by saying it’s so they can pass the lack of credit card fee on to you and so to verify you are really who you say you are.

That red flag could cover the Isle of Man.

A couple of points that should be made, most manufactures have it in their franchise agreements that a dealer can't sell on line, and if they allow it, is is at MSRP. Anytime you see something advertised for less, it should throw up a red flag.

I understand human nature is we want to "believe the deal", but take a deep breath, step back, and then run like hell!!!

Geez that’s quite a website for being a scam. Somebody spent a  ton of time putting that all together. I guess if they dupe a few people out of a few thousand $ now and then it’s worth it to them. Surprised it’s still up and running.

Just for s & g I looked around on Google maps for the given address. It doesn’t look like it exists. Closest thing is a car dealer/repair shop. There is a Bang & Olufsen store on the same street but that looks legit.

Any Agoners living on the Isle of Man?

So many scumbags out there, be careful!

They have lots of great products posted on their website. The price look pretty good. Hard to believe this is a scam it looks pretty good to me.

But I would never ever ever buy gear located in a foreign country.  Although if done through eBay and you document things well via emails between you and the seller they are pretty good at standing by the process and will honor returns that are legitimate.

Glad you posted this,.. thanks for the heads up!

Many people would not take the time and post this info glad you did!

Thanks for the heads up. Caveat emptor for sure. There are too many scams online.  Appreciate you sharing so someone else doesn’t get scammed. Hope everyone is safe and sound in the new year.

...which, when applied IRL.... makes a pause for the cause of nearly everything....

As the lovely smirking mid-Ms sez from her eye-level post reefer corner every morning pending:

Once you realize
nothing makes sense,
it all makes sense.

Thanks for the warning.  Although I’m sure surprised that they are still in business or that someone hasn’t taken matters into their own hands.

The old adage of 'if something seems to good to be true it usually is'.

If it's too good to be believed...it's not.

The Isle of Mann is known for the moto race event that the normally sane lose it during the event.  This thread seems to indicate that some locals think that the madness is transferable.... ;) 😏

The credit card company eventually recovered the money @cleeds  but it took 2 months, so it was somewhat "happy ending". I bought (paid for) an amp for half the MSRP price, purchase was never confirmed or shipped. I think they have a warehouse of audio component PHOTOS :)

grislybutter

I was scammed by them a year ago.

What happened? Did you lose any money, @grislybutter?

I was scammed by them a year ago. I believed the low price, shame on me. 

Wow!!  Great prices and "free worldwide shipping"! Jump on it ASAP!  

Thanks for the heads up @oxfordamps 

I was a first hand observer of the SCAM. It's absolutely true.

Audiohifistore.com posts unbelievably insane low prices for new super expensive audio gear that any reasonably rational audiophile should be instantly suspicious of and should never fall prey to.  At any rate, thanks for the heads up. Much appreciated!!!

I wouldn't post a scam alert based on second hand info.