Business Owners, Does This Sound Suspicious?

[mobilehaathi]

After reading this whole thread today and thinking about it a bit, I call foul.

This is a made up story to get attention.

You should peek at some of the other threads he has created.

Although perhaps this is a long game he is playing...

 

[jsw]

My brother isn't a dealer of Apple directly, he deals with a dealer of Apple, if that makes sense, known as Apumac. They're the dealer of Apple.

So, that begs the question of why these esteemed 40-store business owners didn't just deal with Apumac. And save $20K in the process.

Edit: and please explain that $900/mo holding fee. $160K (well, $140K or whatever) of Apple iPads is, what, several hundred boxes, tops? Why is that $900/mo? And why hand them over to UPS instead of just keeping them until they're ready to be shipped?

 

[dejo]

My brother isn't a dealer of Apple directly, he deals with a dealer of Apple, if that makes sense, known as Apumac. They're the dealer of Apple.

Apumac FAQ

Are you an authorized Apple distributor or reseller?

A: NO, Apumac is its own entity and just resells Apple products and provides other services such as repairs, rentals and lease to own.

Are you affiliated with Apple Inc.?

A: No, Apumac is its own entity separate from the Apple company. However we are a very similar organization. People say Apumac is a more Exclusive and Elite company. Apumac sells specialty or exclusive products not seen or available in the US.

Does your Apple products come directly from Apple?

A: Our Apple products are purchased via several channels. We purchase our goods from Authorized resellers, authorized distributors, vendors, liquidators, trade companies etc. In all cases the original origin of the Apple products do come from Apple Inc.

 

[Shrink]

Apumac FAQ

Yup, Apumac...solid as a rock!

 

[jsw]

"In all cases the original origin of the Apple products do come from Apple Inc."

I'm glad they cleared that up, even if their grasp of the language is a bit tenuous.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Okay then. It's more of a mobile app optimized for iOS devices (a provisioning profile still needs to be installed on the device before it could be used). There's a regular site, mobile site optimized for iPhone, and Play Store app.

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It's much more than a few hours. Maybe it's being drawn out a lot but it's tens of hours, I can't count. That's what he tells me.

That's a lot of hours for someone who just sold their identity to a security guard.

 

[mobilehaathi]

Yup, Apumac...solid as a rock!

They have their own business model and everything...

 

[Squilly]

So, that begs the question of why these esteemed 40-store business owners didn't just deal with Apumac. And save $20K in the process.

Edit: and please explain that $900/mo holding fee. $160K (well, $140K or whatever) of Apple iPads is, what, several hundred boxes, tops? Why is that $900/mo? And why hand them over to UPS instead of just keeping them until they're ready to be shipped?

They can't all go to one address. So UPS is holding them for him and should supposedly work with him until they're ready to enter the shipping process. The $900 fee is that holding fee, per month, of all the pallets.

That's a lot of hours for someone who just sold their identity to a security guard.

I don't think he gave his ID...

 

[Sodner]

I got a post card in the mail yesterday stating that I had won 2 tickets to anywhere in the US and all I had to do was call and claim my prize.

I promptly disposed of the post card.

If it sounds to good to be true, IT IS.

I don't know how you can sit idly by and wait for your brother to be arrested and eventually sentenced to prison at worst, or out thousands of dollars at best.

 

[jsw]

They can't all go to one address. So UPS is holding them for him and should supposedly work with him until they're ready to enter the shipping process. The $900 fee is that holding fee, per month, of all the pallets.

There are 4 pallets, each of which has, what, 50 or so iPad boxes on it (and so they are not all that big), and they are charging $225/month per pallet? That makes no sense.

Neither does ordering the stuff before you're ready to ship it.

Why didn't you just ship it to your house and that of a friend, then hold onto them until it's time to send them over?

Of course, this is all within the fantasy world in which any of this makes any sense whatsoever.

 

[Squilly]

I got a post card in the mail yesterday stating that I had won 2 tickets to anywhere in the US and all I had to do was call and claim my prize.

I promptly disposed of the post card.

If it sounds to good to be true, IT IS.

I don't know how you can sit idly by and wait for your brother to be arrested and eventually sentenced to prison at worst, or out thousands of dollars at best.

I'm not "idly" waiting by. I've been warning him ever since I created the thread.

 

[jsw]

I don't know how you can sit idly by and wait for your brother to be arrested and eventually sentenced to prison at worst, or out thousands of dollars at best.

He hates his brother for stealing half of his parents' time and resources. "Moo ha ha," he thinks.

 

[Squilly]

There are 4 pallets, each of which has, what, 50 or so iPad boxes on it (and so they are not all that big), and they are charging $225/month per pallet? That makes no sense.

Neither does ordering the stuff before you're ready to ship it.

Why didn't you just ship it to your house and that of a friend, then hold onto them until it's time to send them over?

Of course, this is all within the fantasy world in which any of this makes any sense whatsoever.

I don't know why its happening, was his decision. Its either waiting to be shipped from UPS to Europe or from UPS to locations nearby (houses) then reshipped to Europe.

 

[yg17]

I'm glad they cleared that up, even if their grasp of the language is a bit tenuous.

They're run by this guy:

 

[Macky-Mac]

So, that begs the question of why these esteemed 40-store business owners didn't just deal with Apumac. And save $20K in the process...

Indeed.....Apumac's website even says they export and ship worldwide

 

[noisycats]

I simply don't see $160K (-$20K = $140K?) ... signed for by an 18 year old with the business sense of a turnip ...

Thanks, now I have to wipe coffee off the screen.
This made my week.

 

[jsw]

Indeed.....Apumac's website even says they export and ship worldwide

It is unlikely that Apumac would have invested the tens of hours necessary to locate the plug adapters. That alone is worth close to $20K.

 

[Squilly]

It is unlikely that Apumac would have invested the tens of hours necessary to locate the plug adapters. That alone is worth close to $20K.

The 'tens of hours' isn't just for the adapters. It's the grand total, from start to finish.

 

[S.B.G]

The 'tens of hours' isn't just for the adapters. It's the grand total, from start to finish.

Would you list out all the details that incorporate the grand total, from start to finish?

 

[Squilly]

Would you list out all the details that incorporate the grand total, from start to finish?

I have no idea. It's just what he tells me. Piecing it together, calls to Apple and UPS, getting adapters, product shipped (that's probably the longest part) all contribute towards it.

 

[S.B.G]

I have no idea. It's just what he tells me. Piecing it together, calls to Apple and UPS, getting adapters, product shipped (that's probably the longest part) all contribute towards it.

Ask him to to do it, send it to you and post it here. Or get him to come online and post it himself.

 

[Macky-Mac]

.... He has a license with another Apple distributor based in CA whom supplies from Apple. Apple ships the stuff (or so I hear) but first has to go to my brothers US address. ...

According to Apumac's website FAQ, they're not an authorized reseller, and they're not getting their product directly from Apple in any event......so why do do the 4, or is it 8, pallets have to go to your brother's address? Or rather "his" addresses?

 

[Clix Pix]

Do you and your brother still live with your parents? Or is he living somewhere else? What do your parents think about all this, or are they even aware of the situation?

 

[balamw]

First: an idea similar to the Chipotle/Subway idea but Italian based. Being in the Philadelphia area, it's a pretty good fit as south Philly is known, nationwide, for their Italian eats. Having a station for your pasta, your sauces, toppings, etc. Chipotle has proven this to be massively successful with Mexican food, why not try it with Italian food?

Was a place a lot like your description in So. Cal. they used to have a dozen locations and are down to 6 or so. http://www.prestopasta.com

B

 

[dejo]

product shipped (that's probably the longest part)

What exactly is entailed in "shipping products", since presumably, so far, Apple has shipped the palettes here to the U.S. and they are sitting in a UPS holding facility.