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10 July 2024 at 22:28 #57339
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FOUNDER MemberI was browsing around eBay when I saw a listing for Beosound Stage Soundbar and SubWoofer Sound System (Bundled).
That is not the Beosound Stage I was expecting. ย It is what is actually called BeoStage and the companion subwoofer from what looks like a generic company called beostage.com. There is very little on the web page about the products. ย The box has several stylized “BO” logos so it looks like they are attempting to have it confused with B&O. ย The listings on eBay are at sharp discounts from the stated MSRP, and I’ve seen “B&O” and “Beosound” stated in the listings. ย I haven’t seen any pictures of the actual product, just pictures of the boxes which are definitely not B&O products. I would be surprised in any unsuspecting buyer wound get a working product, just based on the information provided.
10 July 2024 at 22:55 #57340BRONZE MemberThe actual products on the website would never be confused with anything from B&O
https://beostage.com/complete-setup
Location: Toronto, Canada11 July 2024 at 01:07 #57341Mark
FOUNDER MemberThey are not targeting people who really know B&O, just those that know their reputation for quality products. ย Their website does a pretty good job of not being affiliated with B&O, but the product box sold by questionable sellers might be a little more misleading.
11 July 2024 at 13:11 #57349GOLD MemberAnd the picture they’ve used in their ‘Contact Us’ section is a picture of Heinz Klaus of German loudspeaker manufacturer HEDD Audio!
How on earth do they get away with this?
11 July 2024 at 19:29 #57353Mark
FOUNDER MemberHow on earth do they get away with this?
They don’t have any contact information on their pages and I think the bulk of the sellers have no reputation of their own and can easily go away after a sale come back as a different seller. ย If B&O wanted to protect their reputation and go after them, who would they go after, their founder “John”? ย I think they are careful not to associate their “Beo” products with B&O on their website, they leave that for their sellers to do that.
I just wonder what they are really selling?
11 July 2024 at 22:26 #57360Mark
FOUNDER MemberHere is a picture from one of the eBay listings for a Beosound Stage with the BO logo
12 July 2024 at 16:00 #57370Mark
FOUNDER MemberThis looks like its just an evolution of the white van speaker scam, but now on-line.
18 July 2024 at 23:18 #57510BeoCom 1401
BRONZE MembereBay is 100% complicit in this fraud. I reported this listing as a fake and they replied that it doesnโt violate any of their policies. So I take that to mean they are totally fine with counterfeit goods being sold on their site.
28 July 2024 at 13:07 #57704Mark
FOUNDER MemberOne advantage to this marketplace over a white van in the parking lot is that the buyer should have an avenue to getting a refund. ย Ebay or PayPal should refund the money if the buyer finds that this product doesn’t work as expected. ย The person who buys this probably just has a faint knowledge of B&O and that it is a high-end brand. ย They probably don’t know how their products sound, so either they will except this fake product for how it sounds or think B&O is really junk and ask for a refund.
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