Anyone have any experience with FastOutboard.com?
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Looking at outboard motor offerings from www.fastoutboard.com. Prices are too good to be true. Does anyone in this community have any experience with these folks?
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Thanks for sharing your experience, I did not buy from them. I was uneasy with the same things you noticed and bought a used motor off Craigslist for a few hundred less. A 9.9 by the way.
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We order an outboard from them on Thursday and used PayPal because I was uneasy with several things. Now that I read this I guess we need to call PayPal and cancel our order.
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Only the merchant you purchased from can cancel any orders.
Paypal cannot cancel completed payments that they have processed for you to your chosen seller.
Paypal cover you for non receipt of item OR item received but not as described up to 180 days post payment (terms and conditions as per that buyer protection policy).
If either of those happens or you get fake tracking or a tat item then post back for more advice.
Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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I was quite skeptical about buying a major purchase from Indonesia, so I called PayPal and asked them to verify this dealer was legit. They told me that the dealer had all the credentials that PayPal required, so they looked okay. I ordered a 20 HP Outboard for $1399 (including $75 Express Shipping). The dealer even sent a shipping document to me, showing that the motor had been picked up and flown to Istanbul Airport. Then communications stopped. Dealer would no longer answer my emails, nor would the shipping company. After 2 months, and no indication that the motor had ever moved from Istanbul, I filed a claim with PayPal for a refund. They gave Fastoutboard.com about 15 days to respond, but they never did. PayPal refunded my $1399 as they had advertised. I'm happy with PayPal for protecting my purchase, but I am unhappy that I was not able to buy the outboard. I now believe that Fastoutboard.com is a scam, and also the shipping company, (SentralExpres.com) seems to be a scam. Do not do business with Fastoutboard.com.
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As the old saying goes: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
A new Yamaha 90 hp engine goes for $12,000 (I looked at buying one state side). Yet they can sell one, a few years old, for $3800? No way.

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