(Google) Buyer beware

[Rich Engelhardt]

I did a search on Google for just the model number:
XNB01Z
In the Ads bar - these two vendors were listed:


https://www.ascvcy.com/makita-xnb01z-lxt-18v-lithium-ion-2-in-18-gauge-brad-nailer-tool-only
(price $73.35)


https://www.vepira.com/makita-xnb01z-18v-lxt-li-ion-cordless-2-quot-brad-nailer-18-ga-bare-tool
(price $70.58)

Quite the bargain for something Tool Nut wants $259 for eh?

I looked around each site at prices.
$70-something dollars for a 5 piece LiIon DeWalt tool combo. Really?

Scam sites have always been around - but - this is the first time I ran into it (that I'm aware of) where it looks like they paid Google to be a featured site & Google didn't bother to check them out.
I plan to let Google know about it.

Well - I had planned on contacting Google - but - they seem to make it difficult - so ....just make sure if you see something that's priced too good to be true (on a Google search), it's a scam.
Man - this gets better all the time...

I installed Duckduckgo and did the same search. It was worse than Google.
All I got were the scam sites and no legitimate ones.
At least they wanted to know why I removed the extension.

[Lee DeRaud]

I agree that $70 or so sounds very low.

That said, the $259 tool-only price sounds more like what I'd expect with battery and charger included. I admit the Makita is almost certainly better than the Ryobi equivalent, but twice the price?!?