Is this site legit?
 

techniquescity.com

looks too good to be true....

I can't for the life of me believe that this is legit. If it seems to good to be true...it probably is.

A quick search for the site comes up with plenty of hits for them placing classifieds on lots of car enthusiast websites, but I can't find one mention anywhere of someone actually buying a product from them.

A whois query references a different guy in Georgia , and digging just a bit deeper is inconclusive. The website looks nice enough for what it is, but looking at the HTML shows it was built from a pretty basic digiSHOP template. This in and of itself doesn't necessarily mean anything terrible as lots of small businesses have to go this route for e-commerce as a cost saving measure but something about the site just feels off.

Oh, and the big flag is he is openly selling products that won't be released to the public for quite some time. Most legitimate businesses would advertise these products as pre-orders but these guys make them appear as if they are ready to ship today.

Overall, if it was me I would make sure my credit card stays firmly in my wallet. Just my :twocents:, but I don't want to see fellow forum members get burned.

Hope this helps.

Never heard of them I am with Nillaz on this stay away from them.

Sonic electronix

woofersetc

crutchfeild. "if you want authorized"

even amazon.

If they claim to be an "authorized dealer" couldn't you e-mail one of the brands they sell to confirm?

This does not look like a legit address to start with

Techniquescity Sdn Bhd
1E, PLO 460, Jalan Bandar
81700 Pasir Gudang

After I replied to the OP last night I looked into this a bit further. Neither Alpine, Kenwood, or Pioneer have this business name or any business listed at the supplied address in their authorized dealer database.

Techniquescity Sdn Bhd
1E, PLO 460, Jalan Bandar
81700 Pasir Gudang
Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia
Tel::+60163879208
Fast sales Email: info@techniquescity.com
MSN chat fastchat@msn.com
Website:http://techniquescity.com

I would stay far away! I think you can find a good deal a little closer than Malaysia.

I've spent a lot of time over there years ago working, and let's just say there is a lot of grey market product available over there. It looks legit and can even be sold right in a shopping mall in a store. Laws may be enforced differently there so some "retail" can seem suspect.
Website sales claiming authorized dealer - my advice - stay far away from this.

too legit to quit!
 

yeah looks fine... its perfectly normally to run a business from the back of a rickshaw with the driver doing warm-up calisthenics :happydance:...

techniquescity.com
 

That website is totally a scam. See the emails below that I had with "Bob Peatman" who is listed as the contact person for this company. You will easily come to the same conclusion. P.S. The rickshaw comment is even giving this company too much credit.

Best regards,

Andrew

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Andrew<mypersonalemailwasremoved@yahoo.com>
To: Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH

Bob,

If that is even your real name which I seriously doubt it... You have clearly evaded several of my questions which raises immediate red flags. When you refrain from answering specific questions regarding your product you do not exactly come across as trustworthy or business savvy. I had asked your twice in the emails below as to how you have a product in stock for sale that has not been released yet by Pioneer. Also you did not answer whether the product was authentic or a replica. A person would have to be out of their mind to pay you via western union for any of your listed products as it would give them no protection or recourse should there be a problem. Should your business be "100% legit" as you say it is you may want to at least rethink the credit card route as a method of payment. The Western Union only form of payment is very suspicious. I firmly believe that my findings with Pioneer tomorrow would have clearly exposed you and your company as fraudulent. Good luck with trying to sell false products and trying to scam people out of their money. I will not be one of those people and I shall make certain to post our email discussion on the internet to share my experience in order to help others decide whether or not to purchase or even waste their time contacting your or your company.



From: Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com>
To: Andrew<mypersonalemailwasremoved@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH

We dont take credit card the Payment we take is western union

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Andrew Acord <andrewacord@yahoo.com> wrote:
Bob,

I do not mean to offend you, but I can not find anywhere on the internet where a single person has reviewed his or her experience purchasing any products from your company. Your pricing is very favorable. Would Pioneer be able to verify your company as an authorized reseller of their products? You have still not answered how you would have the AVIC-Z140GH when it has not be released yet. No one else has it in stock, but you claim that you do. It your product a replica or is it the real version? All of my questions listed will need to be addressed before I feel comfortable about purchasing this equipment from your company. Malaysia has a bad reputation for credit card fraud, etc. This price and availability of a product yet to be released seems to good to be true.

Best regards,

Andrew

From: Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com>
To: Andrew<mypersonalemailwasremoved@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 4:50 PM

Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH

Yes we are but not for Pioneer Only.This is 100% legit you will surely get your item you are paying for

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Andrew Acord <andrewacord@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi Bob,

Are you guys an authorized dealer for Pioneer? I checked on Pioneer's website and your company is not listed as an authorized dealer. I have never purchased anything from your company before, and I want to be sure that you guys are a legitimate company. Also how do you have this item in stock if Pioneer has not released this model yet?

Best regards,

Andrew

From: Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com>
To: Andrew<mypersonalemailwasremoved@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH

Yes we have it

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 5:19 AM, Andrew Acord <From: Andrew<mypersonalemailwasremoved@yahoo.com> wrote:


I have visited your website and I am interested in the Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH that is listed for $700.00. Do you currently have this Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH in stock? I was informed that this model has not been released yet.

Thanks,

Andrew

Drew1973 - good heads up! By the way, you missed removing your email address once in your post.

Dear Drew1973, I would personally like to thank you very much for listing your full email conversation with TechniquesCity!! A simple thing I should point out is that the Western Union company was actually created FOR Thieves. That's the only reason it exists. When the name Western Union is EVER listed, that means the subject is "automatically" a scam. Simple enough.

lol Western Union wasn't created for thieves. Western Union was originally formed to create a unified telegraph communications network. It just so happens that today they primarily run a money transfer service that is preferred by thieves and scammers, but it still has it's legitimate uses.

That's all besides the point however. No matter what form of payment these guys prefer I wouldn't give them a rusty nickel.

What are you looking to get, Call me.

Nazar

Techniquecity is a full on scam. Do not buy from them. I just lost $1000 trying to buy a DJM 900 Pioneer mixer to use as DJ equipment. He sent pictures of the item that I wanted to buy, that did seem to be legitimate. The pictures were taken in a warehouse that clearly did house a variety of hi-tech electronic equipment. He said that he would use FedEx shipping service, and I e-mailed him many times, and he called me and assured that it was legitimate so that is why I sent him the money. He ended up sending me a tracking number for the logistics company @ website, Dynamic South Post Logistics Service || Global Transportation Services . This is not a real shipping company. When I asked him why the website was not updating the location of my items, he claimed that the manager of that shipping company told him that it is stuck in France @ customs and I need to send him more money to release the package from customs. I obviously have refused to pay him any more money. He also claimed that he was going to add extra items to my purchase. If anyone ever has any questions about dealing with BOB PEATMAN, www.techniquescity.com, techniquescity company, or Dynamic South Post Logistics Service, Dynamic South Post Logistics Service || Global Transportation Services, please contact me directly at through this account.

I now am going to have to spend $2000 to buy the mixer through a legitimate United States website, meaning I will have spent $3000 in total to buy the mixer. I know that I will be able to make my money back because I will successfully DJ and make legitimate money that way. Which is more than I can say for Bob Peatman. I hope that he is never again able to take money from an American citizen again, which is why I am including as many keywords in this post as possible, so that anyone with a question about that website will be directed to this post. Please ask any questions about http://www.techniquescity.com or Dynamic South Post Logistics Service || Global Transportation Services. NEVER GIVE HIM ANYTHING.

Sorry to hear that man :(.

Please don't give away your hard working money to these scumbags. Spend $50 more and get it from a recognized or authorized shop. or support our vendor :tup:

Techniquescity Bob Peatman Scam
 

I now even have an email from him, admitting that he is a fake. I will post it here so that there are no further questions about the legitimacy of the site.This is what he responded.

BOB PEATMAN - info@techniquescity.com
September 11, 2012
01:00 AM

Since you know that stop sending us a email you this idiot



On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Andrew Haight <hidden-email@.com> wrote:

I don't expect you are going to call me or respond to me again. I know you do not have a CEO.

Andrew

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:29 PM, Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com> wrote:

Andrew please dont make me mad at you.stop saying we took money from you and we never give you the tracking number.I gave you the tracking number and the invoice its all because you said you dont have money and custom dont want to know if we have money or not all what they want is to get their from us that is all what they know now i will have 500USD you go and look for $1000 to complete the payment and pay them once you get these items sell there there and take your 1000$ back and send me the balance did you think you are the only one have problem?my CEO does not know that i ship another 2units since everyone here know that you paid 1000$ for DJM 900

On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Andrew Haight <hidden-email@.com> wrote:
How can the item be in customs if the logistics company, DSPLS does not even exist? If it were by FedEx it would be legitimate I have no way of knowing if any of this is true. I cannot track the item to France. DSPLS is not giving me any information. I thought you had many customers, that you are familiar with this process, you said FedEx, and you didn't use them. If you would pay them to make sure I receive my items, you can trust me, like I trusted you, to send you another $1000 just because I will be relieved that my product arrived. I trusted you with $1000, please help make my product arrive. I will pay you another amount of money when it does. Otherwise I cannot afford to, and the item will stay "in France." if what you are saying is true, then your items will be stuck in France too, what would you do if I did not send money for customs? Just let them sit there?

-Andrew

Sent from my iPhone





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So there you have it. COMPLETELY fake and even he admitted it when I cornered him. I was able to find the unit for a legitimate price of $1,700. So I only lost $300-400 from the difference between the MSRP of $2,399. I am okay with this amount. As long as no one has any questions about the how this is a fake, and a scam website, I am happy. It is worth it to me to make sure no one ever gets taken advantage of the way I did.

-Andrew

Wow. Just.....wow. Sorry you got caught up by this prick.

Any possibility of a lawsuit to get your money back?

Damnnn :(

Ya I am dealing with Bob as well right now dropped 600$ for turntables. He then informed me that the company would only send two or more. Now he is saying that his CEO is gone so that I cant get my refund until he gets back. I have been waiting for a long time and calling everyday. I can only hope that the CEO is really gone and he is gonna refund me but ya **** me. Anyone have any other info on this guy? We need to burn the website soon.

Unfortunately there probably isn't much you can do in this case. You won't have much recourse against a small-time scammer from Malaysia.

I only buy online from vendors who:

- are in the United States (in case I need the law on my side)
- have a working customer service number (in case I have questions)

.. for this very reason.

I was bored. Read from bottom up. Was going to sell me (4) $1500 head units for $500 ea. Definitely a scam....







Hai, I sent a check to the address below. Let me know when you receive it. Thanx.

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:02:25 +0800
Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH
From: info@techniquescity.com
To:

ONLY PAYMENTT IS WESTERN UNION.SEND ANOTHER BUYERS CHECK WE ONLY ACCEPT WESTERN UNION OKAY

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM, <> wrote:
No you have the best prices. I want to send you a check and then you mail the units to me.


Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:00:55 +0800

Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH
From: info@techniquescity.com
To:

I will stop replying your mail now if you dont stop that pick up

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:00 AM, <> wrote:
My grandma couldn't rob you! Ok ok should I send the check to the address below?

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:59:06 +0800

Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH
From: info@techniquescity.com
To:

We are seller and we said no PICK UP are you guys coming here to rob us or what? we hve been rob before by some bad guys and now no one can come again if you dont want to pay western union buy from another sell its not force,

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:57 AM, <> wrote:
Why? My grandma is a very nice lady.

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:56:19 +0800

Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH
From: info@techniquescity.com
To:

I said no PICK UP

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:55 AM, <> wrote:
My grandma is picking it up not me. She said she could come on Thursday. Are you open Thursdays?

Should she go here:

1E, PLO 460, Jalan Bandar
81700 Pasir Gudang
Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:22:06 +0800

Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH
From: info@techniquescity.com
To:

Sir no PICK UP,if you have an original credit card you can make the payment online via western union website just open Money Transfer | Western Union and register after go to send money online and follow their instroction

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:20 AM, <> wrote:
The closest western union is 500 km away. I have family in Malaysia. I'll send my grandmother with $2000 USD. What's your address?

Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com> wrote:

We are loctaed in Malaysia and i have told you so many times that western unionis the only payment we accept,I dont know why you dont want to do western union

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:11 AM, <> wrote:
How about I pick them up in person. I have family down there.

Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com> wrote:

Sorry we only accept western union only,if you are okay with that you send your delivery address if not that mean we cant have business

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:01 AM, <> wrote:
We don't have Western Union here. I can definitely do cash on delivery though.

Bob Peatman <info@techniquescity.com> wrote:
yo
Alright send us your full name delivery shipping address with the total unit you want so that we can send you an invoice now but before we make the shipment here you will need to make the payment and the payment we accept is western union only so send your address

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 7:56 AM, <> wrote:
Midwest United States. I'll order them tonight if you can send me an invoice.
I'm gonna throw a quad-pack of these little doggies in my ride!

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:54:38 +0800

Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH
From: info@techniquescity.com
To:

Yes we do.Where are you located and when are you willing to order them?
What do you mean by bad boys in my 1999 Dodge Durango?

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 7:50 AM, <> wrote:
Do you have four of them in stock? I would like to four of these bad boys in my 1999 Dodge Durango.

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:45:05 +0800
Subject: Re: Pioneer Car GPS Navigation AVIC-Z140BH
From: info@techniquescity.com
To:


Yes we do.How many unit would you like to Order?

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 2:36 AM, <> wrote:
Do you have this item in stock? Would you be willing to sell it for $500?

Thanks.

Damn scammers!

Awesome reads between this scammer and buyers!

Sorry for the people who actually lost money with this guy :(

All those fake Hertz speakers on Ebay are from Malaysia as well. BEWARE...

Lol you mean all the HSK 165's for less than $100? What could possibly go wrong there?

And the MLK 165's and MLK2's that are always around 299.99 shipped and say "on clearance, last one in stock". If you look at their feedback they have that auctions listed ALOT and people are falling for it :(