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Do you think this website is "legit"?


Has anyone brought anything from them?


Thank you.

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

Seems to have a legit retailer behind it, which is an authorised retailer for various brands and, as it claims, a member of RETRA.

However, a lot of products listed on the site seem not to be in stock...

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I have ask a couple of shops about it, and they say they are not authorised pioneer dealers, and are under investigation.


But i don't know what to think.

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

Well, the company doesn't come up on the dealer search on the Pioneer website. I guess if you're concerned, the best bet is to ask Pioneer.

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

Not sure I'd want to do business with someone that wants to charge £20 (+ vat) if you return goods and forget to put the manual in... have not seen that sort of statement in t&c's before...

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Andrew Everard:
Well, the company doesn't come up on the dealer search on the Pioneer website. I guess if you're concerned, the best bet is to ask Pioneer.


 


That's a good idea, thank you.

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

In my marathon search for my Kuro I found that:

1. Tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk = Craig Hi Fi (lookup Craig Hi Fi on google and it returns tottenh...)

2. Craig Hi Fi's London address is 29 TCR W1T 1BU

3. Spatial Audio & Visual's address is 29 TCR W1T 1BU

4. Spatial are a Level 1 Pioneer reseller.

I believe that Craig Hi Fi may well trade as all of the above.

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

Hi, thanks for that, do you mean by level 1 pioneer reseller like graded stock?


Thanks

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

No, that's not what it means at all.

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

Sorry, Level 1 Dealer (Pioneer's term).  If you go to the Pioneer website and look up dealers (Where to buy) and enter W1T postcode, Spatial come back with a little silver 1 next to them.  You can see exactly what this means on Pioneer's web site.

Now, as to whether buying from tottenhamcourtroadirect.co.uk gives you the same Pioneer-backed guarantees as buying from Spatial is another question...

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Re: www.tottenhamcourtroaddirect.co.uk

what does it mean?


I contacted pioneer they then replyed with the address of tottenhamcourtroaddirect and the craig hi fi one telling me to contact them?


 

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bigboss:

Thanks - I couldn't find that link to post the other day, was having a bad internet day.

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