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Universal Mania- Heads Up!
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12/31/17 06:54 AM
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psycho0819
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Sorry if this is a repeat post. Mods, please delete if that is the case. Seems they are in trouble. http://wncn.com/2017/05/03/fayetteville-...nterfeit-items/I just placed an order with them a few hours ago. Item showed in stock and got an order confirmation number emailed to me right away. Automated I assume. Well, I logged back into their site a few minutes ago and every item I clicked on is now sold out. Doesn't matter what dept or item, they all show sold out. Can't even add anything to the cart. So I googled reviews on them and came up with hundreds of bad reviews from the past couple of months alone. Seems items are getting ordered, billed for, and not shipped, or shipping is taking for ever when something does arrive. Most reviews say there is no answer on the phone number, no returned calls from voice mails. I had ordered from them in the past with no problems so I never hesitated this time. I sent an email to them cancelling my order and informing them I will be disputing any charges to my card that show up from them. I will order elsewhere for a few dollars more. I hesitated to be that way, but I don't need any additional drama in my life. Just thought TFF ought to know about this if y'all didn't already.
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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12/31/17 08:58 AM
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Bobby Milam
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I have ordered from them in the past with no problems but I was told the owner got arrested for selling some fake knockoffs and no one knew who was running the company. I don't know if that was true info or not, it came from one of their competitors.
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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12/31/17 02:12 PM
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Bob Landry
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I bought two Helix 12's from them and had no issues registering them. I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut. They had great prices.
2015 Seaark 1872 MV CC Etec-90 Two Helix 12 CHIRP SI's, , MinnKota Riptide ST80/i-pilot Link, Bob's Hydraulic 2020 Robalo R200 CC, Yamaha 150
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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12/31/17 02:42 PM
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TCK73
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I was comparing prices yesterday, and UM had MSRP on their Helixs and Terrovas. I will steer clear of them.
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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12/31/17 04:19 PM
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Taylored
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Was considering them for ordering my Helix 10. Read too many bad reviews and decided to pay a little more elsewhere.
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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12/31/17 05:58 PM
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doctorxring
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There has been a lot of talk about them on Bass Boat Central. Bobby Milam above post is correct. Steer clear. If you just placed an order I would call your card company and cancel the order.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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12/31/17 06:46 PM
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44 Diesel
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I got my solix from them in July. I got a payment confirmation from them but the same unit had two different prices. So I sent them a pm through BBC. They were prompt to answer my PM but that was the only contact I got from them was through PMs, no emails of shipping info. I then had to PM them for shipping info and they replied with it. Very unusual for them to do business this way. They also had some issues with being a board sponsor on BBC as well. They may not recover from this mess
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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12/31/17 08:25 PM
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Bob Landry
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The items I purchased had the best prices on the Internet, no tax, free shipping.All good things must come to an end.
2015 Seaark 1872 MV CC Etec-90 Two Helix 12 CHIRP SI's, , MinnKota Riptide ST80/i-pilot Link, Bob's Hydraulic 2020 Robalo R200 CC, Yamaha 150
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/01/18 02:52 AM
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shut-up-and-fish
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I know that the Manufactures such as Lowrance, Garmin, Humminbird, Minn Kota and MotorGuide have had them on there radar for a few years trying to shut it/them down. I am not sure what is going on with the website and or the article. The phones still go to the original company voice mail. I have been told that it is one guy and he runs Universal Mania, Digital Oasis, "THE" Digital Oasis and several other like websites. It has been a 50/50 shot weather your order would go through or not. I have heard many horror stories from customers that asked me for quotes then went through these said websites to get a better deal only to come back to me for there purchase telling me they either got burned and are disputing the charge with there CC company and or PayPal. Sometimes they said they got a refund minus a 15% restocking fee. This being the case after talking with someone and being told they had the item in stock. After they placed there order they got an email stating item is on back order. The consumer would ask for a refund which was granted minus 15% restocking fee. Some folks like you hear in this thread had great success with placing there order. That is the 50/50 part right there...
Just not sure how legit this all is....
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/01/18 08:15 AM
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CraZyNOTRT
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Yep stay away from them. Ordered a smartstrike map card (in stock) for my helix little over 2 weeks ago. Never shipped. They were slow to respond to emails and they never answer the phone. Finally got response saying it would take 1-4 weeks. Sent email back telling them to cancel order and give refund. Still no reply and no refund.
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/01/18 09:56 AM
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BigCaseyB206
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They are no longer a board sponsor on BBC........doesn't sound good for anyone that has placed orders through them. I hope all affected gets their money back if they're not able to deliver
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/02/18 03:20 PM
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Jones Trolling Motor
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Shut up and fish above has the information as I understand it. The manufacturers (Lowrance, Johnson Outdoors, Motorguide) are taking Mininmum pricing, MAP pricing, MSRP seriously and doing different promotions to catch the retailer. You will notice that dealers for these items do not discount the items subject to these price restrictions. UM, MooDeals, Digital Oasis are owned by the same people is my understanding also. To the consumer, I don't blame you for saving a buck -- but you need to see what you're sacrificing in service when you save the $$'s and is it worth it. John
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/06/18 03:11 PM
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ssmith
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the map pricing is a joke there is always somebody that goes around it . the field will be leveled some when an out of state retailer cant send product over state lines without collecting sales taxes.
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/06/18 03:23 PM
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grout-scout
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There was one link posted that said they were selling counterfeit garmins. Im not sure how that would be possible??? So maybe the link was wrong or made up, I have no clue. They did have some great prices at times though.
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Re: Universal Mania- Heads Up!
[Re: psycho0819]
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01/06/18 08:47 PM
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Bob Landry
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I know my HB Helix's were legit because I didn't have any prob registering them. Guess I dodged the bullet.
2015 Seaark 1872 MV CC Etec-90 Two Helix 12 CHIRP SI's, , MinnKota Riptide ST80/i-pilot Link, Bob's Hydraulic 2020 Robalo R200 CC, Yamaha 150
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