No business can sustain selling below cost for long. I know, tell that to Jeff Bezos! But he had major venture capital to start with, and that doesn’t apply in high end audio. Chances that these sites are reselling distressed and overstock goods if they’re selling anything at all, or simply phishing to scrape credit card data are high.
Fraudulent Retail Websites
I am posting this in a few forums to boost awareness.
Thought I would share with you guys there are at least two fraudulent retail websites peddling high end gear at ridiculous prices. Unfortunately, one of my customers actually tried to buy something from them and is dealing with the replacement of his credit cards, etc... These are scams that fit the formula outline here.
Don't Fall For Fake Shopping Websites - What To Know (malwaretips.com)
Remember folks, if a deal seems to good to be true, it probably is. They seem to be scraping the web for any audio product they can find. Here are the two I have found so far. I am intentionally not linking to them since it is Fraud.
AlienAcademy.shop
TheAudioTailor.shop