Be very careful if the manufacturer or retail uses OURBSP.COM to process your rebate. On the rebate form your instructed to register the product with ourbsp.com as follows:
“Register the product online by visiting: http://www.ourbsp.com/regProduct.php & send its confirmation print out.”
Does it say send in the product registration? No. What you get at the end of the registration is a “Rebate Registration Confirmation”. Two lines down it tells you “Please save/print this page for your rebate purpose”. Oh and “Thank You”.
Where’s the scam; with ourbsp.com? Vox? Ecost?
Well, does ourbsp.com submit for their fee once I submitted the product registration? More than likely. That would have been in early June 2008. In August 2008 I am informed by ourbsp.com that I did not send in the right form and that they do not allow resubmissions. Then why didn’t they pop the correct form to print out?
Is Vox part of the overall scam? Well if the above is true, then I put Vox on notice that I have been denied the rebate that they have already paid ourbsp.com. Anyways, it does not specifically spell out send in product regristration.
Ecost? Haven’t finalized with them yet. As I told them, if I don’t get a resolve, I will be returning the product and dealing with my credit card company. Nobody should have to fight to get the rebate that they are entitled to. I purchased in good faith, I expect to receive the rebate offered!
Buying from ecost, beware!
Buying from Vox, beware!
manufacturer using ourbsp.com to process rebate, beware!
August 12, 2008 at 2:21 pm
If you google, you’ll find that you’re not the only one with rebate/ecost problems. Buyers beware is right. I think rebates suck in the first place. They only do them knowing that some will not fight for what is due them. Good for you wantk.
August 12, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Great Post! Thanks for the information!
August 12, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Microcenter here I come. They got some good deals without the screwy rebates!
August 12, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Hey man, I’m going to put your info. too work. They just lost another sale. I say lets get those that are trying to get us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m withya 100%.
August 25, 2008 at 12:36 am
Just sent in for VOX rebate thru this outsource rebate. Purchase made at MICRO CENTER. Will reply on results.
September 2, 2008 at 1:18 am
Good luck. I recently purchased from MicroCntr a laptop. It offered rebates thru HP. so far I’ve not only got confirmation that I will be receiving both, but already received the check on one. Although there are a lot of rebate scams out there, I guess I got lucky on this one. I will approach a purchase that offers the rebates with caution in the future!