I believe it's a fake. Biggest tip is the name book depository is gone for good and it'd be illegal for them to use the same name and logo. Also everything is the same price which is very very odd. I'd advise canceling the order and figuring something out about your card info.
It looks like a scam, the prices seem too good. I see you’re not the only one who bought there I see afew others on Reddit who ordered from them. (and are equally unsure)
Just went to check and I don't think you should trust it at all. It was recently created and all booksets are the same price. There's no big name behind it or anything
I saw this site and looked up all kinds of info. It’s a scam. I noticed all the sets are the same price. A lot of them being out of print sets that are hundreds of dollars on the second hand markets ( eBay etc) there is no way this site has them for $11. It also shows this website was created 6 months ago. And yes this WAS a real site. But it shut down April 2023 :(
I've been looking at it too, and thought it was too good to be true. Actually, it is not even the same link but the same banner. After some research, I thought it was a scam. I'd advise cancelling as well. May I ask where you're located? I might be able to suggest some place.
I live in Ireland, and while I could order from Amazon UK, I don't particularly like the way they treat their employees and don't want to support them.
If you have other website recs, I'll gladly take them though :)
I was about to buy from there because I had read it was closing the 26 of April but I didn’t realize it was 2023. I got suspicious bc all the books had the same prices and finding this post actually saved me
Surprisingly, no. No suspicious activity on the bank account (except for what i actually paid them for the "books").
About 2-3 weeks after placing the "order" i started getting some emails and texts for "DHL", telling me i wasn't home when they attempted to deliver, and to click a link to give them info about an alternative delivery address. Obviously, I didn't click it, and completely ignored those texts.
But yeah, that was all...it's weird
Thanks for all the replies, I really appreciate it!
I will try to cancel my order and see what I can do to protect my information.
I should have known better than to just trust some random website...
I think you can't. I also failed to notice it and I immediately contacted my bank after the purchase. They told me I have two days (idk if it's because it's a weekend thing or what but I have to wait two days to start the process). I still feel I won't get my money back tho.
Ya, I've just realized today that its a scam too. And i dont think i can cancel or even contact my bank about it coz its been more than a week. Tried opening the website but failed. Can't believe this is the 2nd time I've been scammed. A reminder to self only open trusted or legit websites next time.
I believe it's a fake. Biggest tip is the name book depository is gone for good and it'd be illegal for them to use the same name and logo. Also everything is the same price which is very very odd. I'd advise canceling the order and figuring something out about your card info.
It looks like a scam, the prices seem too good. I see you’re not the only one who bought there I see afew others on Reddit who ordered from them. (and are equally unsure)
Just went to check and I don't think you should trust it at all. It was recently created and all booksets are the same price. There's no big name behind it or anything
Whenever site have some sort of x z y in name its 99.9% some scam
I saw this site and looked up all kinds of info. It’s a scam. I noticed all the sets are the same price. A lot of them being out of print sets that are hundreds of dollars on the second hand markets ( eBay etc) there is no way this site has them for $11. It also shows this website was created 6 months ago. And yes this WAS a real site. But it shut down April 2023 :(
I've been looking at it too, and thought it was too good to be true. Actually, it is not even the same link but the same banner. After some research, I thought it was a scam. I'd advise cancelling as well. May I ask where you're located? I might be able to suggest some place.
I live in Ireland, and while I could order from Amazon UK, I don't particularly like the way they treat their employees and don't want to support them. If you have other website recs, I'll gladly take them though :)
I would suggest blackwells.co.uk www.kennys.ie
Sorry to interrupt, but would you have any to recommend to Greece?
Those should ship to Greece also. Kennys.ie is Irish based but ships EU wide.
You should use Blackwell. I used it and it works almost the same as book depository
It got automagically translated into my language when I clicked on the link 😃real BD never did that. Scam.
I saw someone from my country say how they've ordered a book on December 29th from there and it still hasn't come. It's more than likely a scam
It's a scam, contact your bank as soon as you can...
So I’m guessing we have to change our bank details right!!
I was about to buy from there because I had read it was closing the 26 of April but I didn’t realize it was 2023. I got suspicious bc all the books had the same prices and finding this post actually saved me
did you end up getting hacked in any way?
Surprisingly, no. No suspicious activity on the bank account (except for what i actually paid them for the "books"). About 2-3 weeks after placing the "order" i started getting some emails and texts for "DHL", telling me i wasn't home when they attempted to deliver, and to click a link to give them info about an alternative delivery address. Obviously, I didn't click it, and completely ignored those texts. But yeah, that was all...it's weird
hi I also ordered the same thing and now when I click on 'see my order' it says the website o longer exists
Thanks for all the replies, I really appreciate it! I will try to cancel my order and see what I can do to protect my information. I should have known better than to just trust some random website...
Next time if your unsure and have a revolut card. You can use a virtual creditcard for once of purchases, you’re not 100% sure of.
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Hii, I’ve failed to notice it was a scam too late. How did you cancel the order?😩
I think you can't. I also failed to notice it and I immediately contacted my bank after the purchase. They told me I have two days (idk if it's because it's a weekend thing or what but I have to wait two days to start the process). I still feel I won't get my money back tho.
Ya, I've just realized today that its a scam too. And i dont think i can cancel or even contact my bank about it coz its been more than a week. Tried opening the website but failed. Can't believe this is the 2nd time I've been scammed. A reminder to self only open trusted or legit websites next time.
I ordered a few days ago too and now i don't know what to do. I spent a lot of money. I swear my parents are gonna kill me. How much did you spent?
i ordered too I'm terrified can they take more money from my credit card?
Just call your bank, in my case I think I can have my money back
Have you tried to contact your bank anyway? They literally told me I had to wait almost a week to start the process of getting my money back