Hi Everyone,
Long time lurker, first time poster.
Was looking to buy a new laptop and I came across this website https://www.electronics.net.au/ and was wondering if it was legit? Or if anyone has had any experience with them.
Thanks,
S.M
E4 Electronic Website. Is it legit?
LScottM23 on 22/06/2020 - 08:13
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Thanks,
More looking at if the products are legit as they seem to have fair pricing. The shipping does look like an issue though.
Is it too good to be true?
Not sure how genuine they are, but a couple of flags:
- No physical address (Edit: Found this address on their T&C. - https://www.13it.com.au/ Copyright © 2014 13 IT PTY LTD ABN: 44 603 902 316)
- Website says "Copyright" 2014
- ABN registered in 2019
- DNS configured in 2019
- Archive all snapshots aren't of website
- Logo almost exactly the same as Mr.Capacho
They clearly cut and pasted the T&Cs and About Us (and copyright date?) from 13IT.
But do they? On 13IT's website, they list ABN as 44 603 902 316 | 603 902 316 (https://www.13it.com.au/Terms-Conditions)
Is 13 IT PTY LTD the same as 13 TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD?
Why create a new ABN and website but have the same content and sell the same products? The only things I can think of is if they've been bought out and transitioning over, tax dodging or copying/scamming the original site. Anyway, red flags from me (13's lucky, right?).
Saying that though, 13it's contact page 404's!
@ScottM23: I think they're the same business.
Another company they've registered is:
Only HiFI - Cancelled 28/09/2019
Only HIFI - Registered 3/09/2019So it looks like they're moving over to a new ABN? I guess the question is why? :)
@rompastompa: Either there is a new owner or they are trying to gain ownership of the sister companies. Or some sort of trust setup.
@ScottM23: Interesting timing, some one has posted a deal for Sams Depo, which seems to be another one of their companies.
Wheres the red flag? Everything checks out.
Logo probably a free SVG for download
Copyright date doesn't always have to be update to date. They probably don't know how to edit footer code seeing that they are using a CMS
Business name was reg is 2019 so it would make sense for DNS to be configured in 2019
Archive shows old website owner. https://research.domaintools.com/research/whois-history/sear…
From what I see it looks legit so far.
ABN 37 630 658 285 or 13 TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD | Owns E4electronics
Principal place of business: 1 Clay Ct Thomastown VIC 3074 | Address is valid and logo can be seen on google maps street view
From what I can see…
E4 Electronic,13it and Only HiFi are owned by the same person, both domains have the same registered owner
and I beleive we can also add Sams Depo into the mix, quoting their website description from their meta html tag:
Sams Wholesale Depo, Price Conscious Online Electronics Store. E4Electronics sale has all the you need at unbeatable prices under one roof. Computers, HiFi ,Audio, Whitegoods and more! Tv Installers, Computer Installers, Computer and Tv Repairs, E4Electronics even sells in Bulk, ask for wholesale pricing now!
Also doing a google search for electronics.net.au shows the contact page for samsdepo.com with contact details for electronics.net.au
It's an absolute scam.
Don't go near it.
If anyone is still interested in whether this website is legit or not:
It is a legitimate website, however, only order from here if you want to receive your item 3+ months after you place your order. I played my order for a few items at the beginning of August. I received half of the items maybe around 5 weeks after placing my order, and as of this date, the rest of my items have not arrived. I've contacted customer support probably 1-2 times a week and they all keep telling me that my item will be on the way soon. Avoid if possible, even if it means that you have to spend an extra bit of cash.
Hi,
There seem to be issues and delays based on https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/e4-electronics