Does this sound dodgy

[Tom_16v]

Just phoned Xtreme about buying a steering wheel (pg 78 in this months Max Power if you want a look) and they said they dont accept credit/debit cards.

So they gave me the address and Im suppose to send a cheque there for £124 (£102 for the wheel and £22 for the hub - not bad I thought)

Never dealt with a company that does business like this so what are peoples thoughts........

 

[Phil 99]

sounds wierd why they dont accept cards. Should do Id have thought. Try phoning again

 

[Tom_16v]

They said they dont have anything to accept cards with.......

 

[Smokey]

Never heard of them nor seen the ad but theres a chance it could a one man band who gets stuff cheap that works from home etc!!

I wouldnt say there dodgy as take for example e-bay! Most People dont accept credit/debit cards!!

Is it a proper address? I.e not a PO Box number!!

If so then have a look on Yell.com or 192.com for the address and make sure its genuine!

P.s if you have there address you can always go round n kick the sh*t out of em if they rip you off!!

 

[Tom]

Is this xtreme in harlow?

they take cards.

 

[Tom_16v]

No its Xtreme Ltd. and the address is a trading estate in Cheltenham.

 

[Smokey]

check with trading standards fella! Im sure they will have a list of VAT registered businesses!!

 

[1.6 16v]

cheques are as traceable as cards. Maybe just starting up. If he was dodgy hed have asked for postal orders or cash. Suprised he doesnt at least have a paypal account

 

[Clio16vPaul]

if its a one man job and just started then hes probably not VAT registered anyway, only once you hit around 69K ( or somewhere round that figure) do you have to start paying VAT.

not unusual not to have a machine to swipe the card with and cos they have asked for a cheque and not cash like others have said its sound.

the fact they advertise in the mag mean s they have dished out big$ for the ad so its legit. havent seen the ad cos i dont get max but im assuming its a fair size...

 

[Tom_16v]

Well its not an ad as such.

Its in Fresh Stuff just showing new products on the market and they are the contact for them.

 

[Slayer213]

Check outhttp://ws2.companieshouse.gov.uk/ Companies House website. It lists all the registered companies in the UK and shows the status of the company.

A search for Xtreme Ltd (assuming this is the correct name) show this info.

Name & Registered Office :
XTREME LIMITED
GROVEBURY
8 LOWER RADLEY
ABINGDON
OX14 3AX
Status :Active
Company No. :04665729
Date of Incorporation : 13/02/2003
Country of Origin : United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature Of Business (SIC(92)):
None registered
Accounting Reference Date : 29/02
Last Accounts Made Up To :
Next Accounts Due : 13/12/2004
Last Return Made Up To :
Next Return Due : 12/03/2004

 

[jonnyboy]

It costs about £500 to set up a PDQ machine to accept cards, so if they are a new company they might not take cards for that reason (also businesses have to pay between 3 and 7% of transaction values to the card issuers on every transaction) if they are a cheap as chips type outfit they might not be able to take the % charge that accepting cards in their profit margins.

 

[MaLicE]

erm i live near cheltenham and never herd of xtreme, if u give me the details i will have a pop round next week for ya if u want