There is bad news for retailers — reviews are warning buyers against working with Wholesaleassistant as it has become rather active lately. This is especially bad considering that they have readied special techniques to scam as many retailers as possible.
In the past, the site had gained notoriety for maintaining a static page in order to lure buyers in. Static pages are bad news because if you are not able to find the latest information about deals, you cannot know the current prices and terms and conditions. You would be spending money and time looking at information about deals that do not exist.
After widespread criticism for the scams it let loose on customers, Wholesaleassistant has made some efforts to thwart censure. However, it is not enough. The information about the deals listed here is not sufficient, and the suppliers are not very reliable. Many of the outdated products are still listed here. The products are not popular, and they are expensive, considering their low quality.
Copied Information
If there is one thing that annoys and frustrates buyers, it is the lack of credible information. Most of the information on this site has been copied from other wholesale directories. Therefore, you will not find any new information about deals here. There is no guarantee that the information is correct. If you contact a supplier — assuming the contact details are correct — you might be told that the supplier is no longer offering the product.
This sort of scam has come as a big blow to retailers. They work hard to build their business, and all it takes is one wrong decision to wreck the business. If you were to consistently order products from unverified suppliers, you will face so much trouble that customers will abandon your store.
This is why buyers are advised against using this directory. None of the information here is reliable.
No Refunds
Making matters worse is the unofficial no refund policy. Reviews by buyers state that Wholesaleassistant does not refund the money you paid to look through the directory, even if a particular product is not in stock. Many buyers believe that the site was simply set up to earn money using this method, and their suspicions are not unfounded. Being a sister site of Wholesalescout.co.uk, another notorious fraud of a wholesale site, they do not really offer any reason for the buyer to trust it.
Reviews have completely exposed Wholesaleassistant’s pretences. Buyers know that this site is using every trick in their book to seize the buyer’s money. From posting information about stale deals, to paying no heed to requests for refunds, the site has angered a lot of retailers. Small retailers have been particularly badly hit. They don’t have a lot of resources, and budgets go haywire because they are saddled with a directory that keeps making promises as long as you keep paying them money.
There is also the fear that buyers’ credit card information is misused by the site. This is one of the reasons people are no longer willing to trust this site.
