I'm just a stay home mom trying to start a homebased business on
ebay. The hottest products selling quick happen to be Playstation 3
(60GB) and Nintento Wii consoles. I've been searching the internet
for honest wholesalers and dropshippers to purchase products from.
I come across www.futuroelettronica.com (Futuro Elettronica S.R.L.) in
Italy. After taking the time to read all the information this
"company" had to offer (About us Page, Terms and Conditions Page,
Contact Us Page), I made the bad business decision of attempting to
use this fake company.
Their website is excellently built and portrayed. Asking you to
become a member with userid and password, showing a page that contains
your so-called Order along with Order history, asking you to subscribe
to their newsletter for future pricing or products...the whole nine
yards. They are even up front and said they only accept Western Union
Wire Transfers for payments at this time on their terms and conditions
page. I figured any company that tells you this up front must be
legit. I WAS WRONG.
I sent and email to the company stating my hesitance, getting a
personal reply that they've been in business for 30 years and haven't
disappointed a customer yet. I sent them 851.03 via Western Union
with an additional cost of 71.00 for the wiring fees. Never heard
from them again. I constantly emailed them for 4 days
straight...Nothing. I called the listed phone number...Nothing.
I decided to see if they would answer another potential "buyer",
ordering a product under a fake name and address, and asked a question
regarding payment from a different email acct. They actually
responded to my fake question.
I'll admit it, I'm an idiot. I didn't do the homework and was taken
advantage of because of my inexperience. I'm completely embarrassed
for being so gullible. I now have customers who have already paid and
are waiting on a product that will not come. I have to some how find
922.03 which I don't have to get their product or to at least refund
their money.
I'm going to attempt to post this on every Blog and message board out
there, hoping they don't do this to anyone every again. It saddens
and disappoints me that a person trying to make an honest living is
taken by such a person. Buyers beware...stay away from www.futuroelettronica.com!
