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Cheap 290 but Questionable Site?

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Warstopper

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Has anyone heard of this site for purchasing a video card. Looking at the Inventory system in the site it appears to be connected to ShopBLT.com (which I have seen around here a few times) but I just wanted to be sure before I pulled the trigger (368 is tough to pass up):

LCDscreenforlaptop:

http://www.lcdscreenforlaptops.com/...b-ddr5-2xdvi-dp-hdmi-980mhz-r9-290a-edbd.html

ShopBLT:

http://www.shopblt.com/item/xfx-r9-290a-edbd-radeon-290-pcie-4gb/pinete_r9290aedbd.html

Anyone have any feedback on the LCD site?
 
Looks slightly shady, but most CC company's have good fraud protection nowadays. It's not too terrible of a risk with that in mind and that is a great price. I'd be more worried about their stock being out of date and having to wait around for it for months.
 
After further review, the inventory system on the site is tied into Ingram Micro (The same that ShopBLT.Com uses). I am still super hesitant to try and order anything from them as all the prices seem pretty suspect. Anyone live in Las Vegas and want to drive by the address on the site and see what it is? :p
 
I looked them up, and it's hard to tell if they're legit or not. I would try, as PP or your credit card company should get your money back should anything happen. I'm tempted myself tbh.
 
I just google mapped the address and used street view - it gives me the space of an empty strip mall, except for 3 stores. the exact address points to a door that says "mailboxes," possibly just a room where various con artist companies get their mail dumped.

The general rule is, if it's too good to be true, than it's too good to be true.

You have to ask yourself, how, and why, can they sell a 780ti for $500?

Also, just look at how slow that site loads. Ask yourself what are the potential reasons for that.
 
I've come to the conclusion that LCDscreenforlaptop is fake. They say they have social media like twitter, but I found no such pages. The about us link leads nowhere, not to mention bigbeard's findinds.

BLT on the other hand is probably legitimate.
 
I wouldn't want to put my CC info into a site like that anyway.
Even if the payment can be reversed.
 
Warstopper said:
After further review, the inventory system on the site is tied into Ingram Micro (The same that ShopBLT.Com uses). I am still super hesitant to try and order anything from them as all the prices seem pretty suspect. Anyone live in Las Vegas and want to drive by the address on the site and see what it is? :p
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I will check it out tomorrow. Only a few miles from the house but I wouldn't get my hopes up on this place.
 
Based on whois and combined with the fact that there are no reviews I'd avoid it. Smells too much like a credit card farm scam.

Wait for prices to come down further and buy from a reputable and established site.

Domain Name: LCDSCREENFORLAPTOPS.COM
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.launchpad.com
Registrar URL: LaunchPad.com
Updated Date: 18-Oct-2013
Creation Date: 12-Apr-2013
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 12-Apr-2015
Registrar: Launchpad, Inc. (HostGator)
Registrar IANA ID: 955
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@websitewelcome.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.713-574-5287
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: PP-SP-001
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: Privacy Protection Service INC d/b/a PrivacyProtect.org
Registrant Street: C/O ID#10760, PO Box 16 Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator
Registrant City: Nobby Beach
Registrant State/Province: Queensland
Registrant Postal Code: QLD 4218
Registrant Country: AU
Registrant Phone: +45.36946676
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: contact@privacyprotect.org
Registry Admin ID: PP-SP-001
 
Warstopper said:
Has anyone heard of this site for purchasing a video card. Looking at the Inventory system in the site it appears to be connected to ShopBLT.com (which I have seen around here a few times) but I just wanted to be sure before I pulled the trigger (368 is tough to pass up):

LCDscreenforlaptop:

http://www.lcdscreenforlaptops.com/...b-ddr5-2xdvi-dp-hdmi-980mhz-r9-290a-edbd.html

ShopBLT:

http://www.shopblt.com/item/xfx-r9-290a-edbd-radeon-290-pcie-4gb/pinete_r9290aedbd.html

Anyone have any feedback on the LCD site?
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The shopblt site is a good site. It's legit. My brother in law built a rig from the cards bought from that site. Exact cards too. No issues.
 
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