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"Motorcyclists around the country are confused and frustrated by BikeBandit, a well-known online seller of motorcycle parts and gear. Starting in late 2021, customers have been complaining that orders are never delivered, and refund requests are never answered. BikeBandit’s online customer service chat is broken. Its phone number is dead....
BikeBandit quietly filed for bankruptcy in February 2022. But there’s no indication of that on the retailer’s website, where up until the middle of April 2022, you could fill a shopping cart, enter your payment info, and send your money to a defunct company that had no way to fulfill your order."
https://jalopnik.com/motorcycle-parts-seller-bikebandit-has-stolen-646-…
BikeBandit quietly filed for bankruptcy in February 2022. But there’s no indication of that on the retailer’s website, where up until the middle of April 2022, you could fill a shopping cart, enter your payment info, and send your money to a defunct company that had no way to fulfill your order."
https://jalopnik.com/motorcycle-parts-seller-bikebandit-has-stolen-646-…
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The Shop
I bought parts from them for a couple street bikes years ago. Glad I never went back.
But good that it's out there now. Talk about shady shit...
If they filed for bankruptcy in February, all funds received since *should be* in the hands of the trustee, who is obligated to use them to settle debts. An unfulfilled order is a debt. Though I 'm not sure how you make the claim or if you would actually get anything back because of your position *in line*. The court filings would provide this information.
pretty sure i bought parts for my suzuki from them years ago.
As has been mentioned, the powersports dealership and people behind Bikebandit are still operating, and the bankruptcy filings indicate years of nonpayment as they organized Bikebandit into a structure designed to blow up financially on its own.
BikeBandit has always been untrustworthy, from its inception.
Pit Row
https://www.bdo.com/insights/industries/retail-consumer-products/treatm…
If you paid with a CC, just dispute the charge and your company will reimburse.
Remember when there were book stores? Now Amazon is opening them.
The online places really screwed up the local parts guys and dealerships. There's a lot of need for local brick and mortar shops but their value was greatly decreased by people shopping online. Maybe this is part of the circle.
Is that site really tied to Veys? If so, I won't set foot in there again.
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