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MargotGibson.com -- Low Prices on TFs, but is it legit?

Postby Menbailee » Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:47 pm

http://www.margotgibson.com/transformer ... s-sfg-1_3/

Many prices seem to good too be true, which could easily mean that the website is a scam. Does anyone have any experience or information? Google is not turning up much for me.

(Hope this is the correct forum area--it's been a while since I've posted.)
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Re: MargotGibsoHardn.com -- Low Prices on TFs, but is it legit?

Postby Overcracker » Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:05 pm

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Hard to say. There's apparently all sorts of things there. From chinese knockoffs, third party figures, to apparently original items.

However some of the offers make it hard to determine what you are actually getting. Or who is actually making that sale.

I would not trust it very much.

I would give it a whirl with a limited visa gift card type thing, so if it doesn't work, you don't get scammed for a lot of money.

Some are really tempting though, like $39 for the Titans Return Siege on Cybertron Strength box-set.
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Re: MargotGibson.com -- Low Prices on TFs, but is it legit?

Postby Nathaniel Prime » Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:02 pm

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This site is extremely tempting. I just want someone to honestly say what they think of the site, because 40$ for DX9 Blitzwing or UW Computron is a steal if it's true.
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Re: MargotGibson.com -- Low Prices on TFs, but is it legit?

Postby Menbailee » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:01 pm

If you go to checkout, then it asks for your information over an insecure connection. I entered some burner information to see what happened next. It then offers a flat rate of $10 as the only shipping method, with Visa, Mastercard, or JCB as the only payment methods. Over an insecure connection. So even if the website itself represents a legitimate business, their web page would allow anyone to get your credit card or other information as you enter it.

It seems like a fairly elaborate page to create for a scam. It must use some kind of algorithm to read current prices on a lot of toys and offer everything for lower than you can find it elsewhere? I found it by googling the DX9 Blitzwing, which would indeed be a steal. But in the off chance the business is for real, they need to configure their web page differently before it's safe to shop there.

Short answer: don't recommend.
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Re: MargotGibson.com -- Low Prices on TFs, but is it legit?

Postby Nathaniel Prime » Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:43 pm

Motto: "Scale is also like Starscream in the G1 movie in that it's bad comedy."
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Menbailee wrote:If you go to checkout, then it asks for your information over an insecure connection. I entered some burner information to see what happened next. It then offers a flat rate of $10 as the only shipping method, with Visa, Mastercard, or JCB as the only payment methods. Over an insecure connection. So even if the website itself represents a legitimate business, their web page would allow anyone to get your credit card or other information as you enter it.

It seems like a fairly elaborate page to create for a scam. It must use some kind of algorithm to read current prices on a lot of toys and offer everything for lower than you can find it elsewhere? I found it by googling the DX9 Blitzwing, which would indeed be a steal. But in the off chance the business is for real, they need to configure their web page differently before it's safe to shop there.

Short answer: don't recommend.


Damn, and I know the logic of what you are saying. That's just too bad, cuz I was going to buy that good KO of MP-36 if this was a legitimate site :(
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