For those of you that absolutely Love shopping on the net for products. Especially unauthorized and the company gives the "in house" warranty for $xx...

TheZeb.com is gone, vanished and with Alot of peoples money. Anyone that purchased their "warranties" well how do you get that if your product breaks now? Or the famous "Theyve been around for awhile, so its OK to shop their" OR "They have a ton of positive feedback on Ebay, so its OK"

Check:
www.TheZeb.com doesnt exist anymore.
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...&userid=thezeb Over 50 negatives in the past week alone, as Im sure alot more to come...

Just food for thought when purchasing online.

 

yeah, i noticed that too earlier in the week. my friend was looking for some CDTs and he asked if the site was down on my connection as well...didn't know they're down for good...

 

Its been posted up on CAF for awhile now, I was just monitoring it for a bit. Apparently BBB had a ton of calls about them too. As well as the manufacturers they were actually authorized for removed them from their sites.

 

buy from authorized dealers ==> less headache/hassle

 

CDT apparently still thinks they're around.... http://www.cdtaudio.com/authdealers.htm

I never liked their website anyways, seemed really hokey.

 

I didn't like them after they tried to charge me 40 dollars extra for an amp.

 

This all took place within the last week or so, Im sure CDT will remove them soon. Although some companies take forever to remove or even add someone.

Kicker removed them immediately.

 

wow. i bought my cl 61a's and the cl 6x's from them in november 2k3 for $200 total which i thought was a good deal. they were the only place i put trust in besides crutchfield and SD. i guess i was incorrect. i guess i need to frequent other boards again to catch this 411 as it happens.

 

That totally sucks for the people left hanging.

 

Here ya go Rich....

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=120678

There was talk about them moving or something, but that apparently isnt the case.

 

interesting...i need to get back to car audio and ignore this school stuff.

 

Nah school is more important.

 

yeah I've realized that but finally practice it. so anyway, what are the legit places left besides SD and crutchfield?

 

i bought my dell laptop from an ebay store and it came withthe full year dell factory warrenty...so i guess some ebay stores are legit.

 

i try to shop at brick and mortar places, then go online. but even so i only go to trusted sites such as crutchfield.

 

I dont really know of any. Although the manufacturers websites would have them listed IF there are any.

 

Don't forget Parts Express!

 

ah yes! i figure them more of a home audio place though.

 

Yea but they do have alot of car audio as well. Although I like alot of their homeaudio line for the car.

 

Yep...If your on a budget and are going active, Parts express is your friend! You could build a full Dayton reference system for only 300 bucks worth of speakers and prolly compete w/ the best of em! AC ribbons, spanspeak, Morel, Vifa, Peerless.....They just need to pick up Seas!

Parts express is da bomb!

 

Strange, I purchased a pioneer cdrgb26p from them a couple weeks ago and it came in like 2 days. When I shop online I use a credit card and try to go to someone reputable, at least you may try and do a chargeback in case of fraud. Also Mastercard and Visa have verified sites for merchants who take their cards who are legit.

 

These guys carry Morel, Vifa, Peerless, Scanspeak and Seas:

http://www.madisound.com/

Not sure is they're an authorized dealer though

 

It's still worth the risk. The only people who bash on ebay and other online companies are brick and mortar dealers. I've gotten all my stuff online and never had a problem. It sucks for some people when technology displaces the old way of doing things but that is the price you pay for progress.

 

i agree to disagree with ^^^. unless online places offer full authorized warranties for cheaper than local shops, i would not purchase anything car audio via online. I have learned from experience.

 

Internet shopping can be a risk. You just have to do your homework and check around. I can understand people having hesitations because of bad experiences. Personally I've been lucky with my online purchases and I think that has a lot to do with me checking into things before purchasing. I haven't had to return anything for warranty work so I've been fortunate. In this day and age its definitely buyer beware.

 

They are legit, authorized, and reliable, as well as http://www.solen.ca/ . Both of these, and parts express, are great places for high end raw drivers. More home audio oriented, but good speakers are good speakers.

 

Tell this to the people who got fuxored by a company as big as thezeb

 

You keep taking that risk. Id rather gamble in Vegas, at least I got a chance of coming out ahead.

 

seriously not a bad idea.

 

I may go up to one of the Casinos this weekend . We have a few here in San Diego County.

 

My first system or two I purchased everything online or second hand. Granted I didn't have the most money to spend on the stereo. It was decent stuff, just deal hunting.

After purchasing from an authorized retailer I can honestly say it is the only way to go. Yes, you pay more initially, however dealers treat you right and take care of you. It is really worth the peace of mind.

 

i bought my entire 5k sony system from online. its great customer service, you cant go wrong for the price lol

all jk aside, my friend thought he got a JL amp from ebay, couple of days later it blew out.

he heard something shaking around, he opened it up and found a circuit board which was about half the size of the actual amp. it had a blue neon light that said power acoustics

i was dying when i saw that,, funnies sheit ever

 

Unfortunately its not the first time I heard about **** like.

You should tell the guy above that likes to take risks....

 

i'd sh*t a brick if i opened up the arc amp and saw memphis on the circuit boards...

but knowing i got it from an authorized dealer...puts my mind to ease

 

A dealer that ran it in his demo car.

 

i finally tuned the amp...yellow light on....she's pounding....

 

I knew ya could do it !!

 

now i just gotta save some $ for that 2100...

 

MY 2100?

Hmmm...all gone.

 

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