Lazada Pet Peeve

[Danderman123]

Lazada does something tricky in their listings - they will show a product at a ridiculously low price, but if you try to buy it, you will find that the low price is only for some ancillary item, not the product shown in the listing. The product shown in the listing is expensive.

 

I realize that Lazada does not create the product listings, but they should police their listings to eliminate deception.

 

You can see an example below: 

 

A 20 amp hour battery for only 231 baht, what a deal! Except that price is really for a much smaller battery, and tge 20 amp hour battery is actually out of stock.

[scubascuba3]

Yes that's a con, shouldn't be allowed,annoys me too

[thaisabai]

I an only add another sample:

the title (in Thai only):

godessing 2กล่อง1:12ตุ๊กตาขนาดเล็กตุ๊กตาไข่ Tart สำหรับแกล้งของเล่นครัวอาหาร

thinking it was a custard (don't speak Thai) I ordered it and guess what I got was tiny little toys 1.5 cm made out of glass or something

 

regards

[Srikcir]

Somewhat similar I find is a product priced really low. You order it, get a message for delivery by a certain date range, then past that date range you get a message that the item is out of stock! These vendors do not indicate any stock limits in Lazada, ie., 3 remaining.

No big deal as I use E-Wallet which provides almost same day refund. 

But this "mis-order" has happened several times and feels like a suckered purchase.

[Crossy]

9 minutes ago, thaisabai said:

I an only add another sample:

the title (in Thai only):

godessing 2กล่อง1:12ตุ๊กตาขนาดเล็กตุ๊กตาไข่ Tart สำหรับแกล้งของเล่นครัวอาหาร

thinking it was a custard (don't speak Thai) I ordered it and guess what I got was tiny little toys 1.5 cm made out of glass or something

 

regards

 

Google Translate is definitely your friend ???? 

 

 

If switching Lazada language to English doesn't work, I change to Thai and use the Chrome built-in Google Translate.

 

[Crossy]

Whilst we are on the subject of Lazada, Madam fended off a potential COD scam for 900 Baht "we haven't ordered anything"!

 

I never use COD, period!

 

Anything which might attract duty I always warn her.

[Bangkok Barry]

8 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

realize that Lazada does not create the product listings, but they should police their listings to eliminate deception.

Facebook also allows scammers to advertise unchecked. Every day I see ads for things that are being sold at 10% of the normal price. Anyone with half a brain knows it's too good to be true, but there are always many dozens of people responding by asking for details. I bought one item a while ago, it was not as advertised and PayPal got me my money back. I reported to FB who responded with their usual useless 'we endeavor to ..."

[DiDiChok]

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

Whilst we are on the subject of Lazada, Madam fended off a potential COD scam for 900 Baht "we haven't ordered anything"!

 

I never use COD, period!

 

Anything which might attract duty I always warn her.

I fell for it as the "better half" was out at the time the delivery arrived.  I got some plastic cruets for my ฿900.

[richard_smith237]

6 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Somewhat similar I find is a product priced really low. You order it, get a message for delivery by a certain date range, then past that date range you get a message that the item is out of stock! These vendors do not indicate any stock limits in Lazada, ie., 3 remaining.

No big deal as I use E-Wallet which provides almost same day refund. 

But this "mis-order" has happened several times and feels like a suckered purchase.

This happens a lot...  Order a well placed item... wait for shipment, wait a little more... then start wondering where it is and check and find the seller cancelled because of no stock and I’ve wasted two weeks. 

 

Exactly the same item can then be found with exactly the same pictures etc.. from a ‘different vendor’ on Lazada, but for more money.... 

 

Its a con really, baiting you into a product and then using this tactic to try and get you to pay more.. (always Chinese vendors).

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Facebook also allows scammers to advertise unchecked. Every day I see ads for things that are being sold at 10% of the normal price. Anyone with half a brain knows it's too good to be true, but there are always many dozens of people responding by asking for details. I bought one item a while ago, it was not as advertised and PayPal got me my money back. I reported to FB who responded with their usual useless 'we endeavor to ..."

100% agree...  we’ve got to be really careful on Facebook Market Place... 

The only time to buy something in Thailand is ‘in person’....  

 

There are also loads of time-wasters on FB market place. 

I was selling my apple watch.... I had about 50x “Is this item still available?” messages, and loads of lowball time wasting offers...   or someone negotiates a fair price, we agree, then they disappear.

 

 

 

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

100% agree...  we’ve got to be really careful on Facebook Market Place... 

The only time to buy something in Thailand is ‘in person’....  

 

There are also loads of time-wasters on FB market place. 

I was selling my apple watch.... I had about 50x “Is this item still available?” messages, and loads of lowball time wasting offers...   or someone negotiates a fair price, we agree, then they disappear.

 

 

 

You've described why I avoid people, much of the time.

[Danderman123]

14 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Facebook also allows scammers to advertise unchecked. Every day I see ads for things that are being sold at 10% of the normal price. Anyone with half a brain knows it's too good to be true, but there are always many dozens of people responding by asking for details. I bought one item a while ago, it was not as advertised and PayPal got me my money back. I reported to FB who responded with their usual useless 'we endeavor to ..."

Yeah, I see those, and the many 68 baht offers. Comments in English claiming they paid 68 baht and got a motor scooter, but the posters are from other countries.

[natway09]

"Caveat mentor" has never been so important

[Myran]

6 minutes ago, natway09 said:

"Caveat mentor" has never been so important

The expression is Caveat emptor.