Rhinomart.com, RhinoMart, Rhino Mart RIP-OFF, Buyer Beware with this company! Chino California

I was contemplating purchasing from this company and also buying their gold membership, and came here as I often do to obtain any information to make an informed decision. 

As i read through the reports it became clear that this company actively tries to slime anyone who complains about them.

They specifically tried to slime the below business. (i dont know the owner nor have i ever used his service. I live in the Washington DC ares)

They posted the below as a response....

This buyer operates as Tri Star Home Theater, owner Chuck Woods link to website:

http://www.tristarhometheater.com/

I went to the website and found the following about this business.

http://www.la.bbb.org/business-reviews/Audio-Visual-Equipment-Service-Repair/Tri-Star-Home-Theater-Installation-in-Newport-Beach-CA-100068397

BBB ACCREDITED BUSINESS SINCE 06/03/2008

Tri Star Home Theater Installation

(949) 878-0531
327 Catalina Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663
http://www.tristarhometheater....

RATING OF A

BBB Accreditation

A BBB Accredited business since 06/03/2008.BBB has determined that this business meets BBB accreditation standards, which include a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints. BBB Accredited Businesses pay a fee for accreditation review/monitoring and for support of BBB services to the public.BBB accreditation does not mean that the business's products or services have been evaluated or endorsed by BBB, or that BBB has made a determination as to the business's product quality or competency in performing services.

Reason for Rating

BBB rating is based on 16 factors. Get the details about the factors considered.

Factors that lowered this business's rating include:

Length of time business has been operating

Factors that raised this business's rating include:

No complaints filed with BBB BBB has sufficient background information on this business
Customer Complaints Summary
0 complaints closed with BBB in last 3 years |
0 closed in last 12 months
Complaint Type
Total Closed Complaints
Advertising / Sales Issues 0
Billing / Collection Issues 0
Problems with Product / Service 0
Delivery Issues 0
Guarantee / Warranty Issues 0
Total Closed Complaints 0

Additional Complaint Information
We have received no complaints against this company.

while at the BBB Website i decided to check out RhinoMart. the result is below.

http://www.la.bbb.org/business-reviews/Surplus-and-Salvage-Merchandise-Stores/Rhino-Mart-Wholesale-Distribution-in-Chino-CA-13130252

THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED

Rhino Mart Wholesale Distribution

(909) 287-0911
14175 Telephone Avenue Suite R, Chino, CA 91710
http://www.rhinomart.com

RATING OF F

Reason for Rating

BBB rating is based on 16 factors. Get the details about the factors considered.

Factors that lowered this business's rating include:

97 complaint(s) filed against businessFailure to respond to 59 complaint(s) filed against business2 complaint(s) filed against business that were not resolvedOverall complaint history with BBB

Customer Complaints Summary

97 complaints closed with BBB in last 3 years
73 closed in last 12 months

Complaint Type
Total Closed Complaints
Advertising / Sales Issues 17
Billing / Collection Issues 4
Problems with Product / Service  43
Delivery Issues 33
Guarantee / Warranty Issues 0
Total Closed Complaints 97

Additional Complaint Information

Complainants allege a variety of delivery issues including failure to deliver ordered merchandise, delays in shipment, items are damaged upon receipt, and difficulty contacting the company to obtain the status of the shipment or to inquire about delays. Complainants also allege company
fails to issue refunds when items are not delivered and upon cancellation, as well as failure to return calls and emails.

Company responds to some complaints by issuing refunds, giving store credit, providing tracking information, stating if the items are on backorder, and, in some cases, sending RMAs for return of merchandise.

Enough Said!

PS I dont buy anything and I certianly did not buy the gold membership! Thanks for posting your experiences. I also signed up for a ripoff report account so i could post my bad experiences and hopefully help others avoid scam companies. thanks Ripoff report. you have saved me a lot of money and frustration. I hope to help others do the same.

This buyer operates as Tri Star Home Theater, owner Chuck Woods link to website:

http://www.tristarhometheater.com/

Installs Salvage Products to His clients and pass them off as new. Why else would he show up to our warehouse when we advertise "as is" store liquidation customer returns?? You decide...

This buyer installs plasmas and lcd's represented as new to his customers. But this buyer came to our liquidation warehouse looking for the cheapest item and opted for as is returned unit versus a guaranteed working unit with warranty. There was obviously a price difference between buying as is, and guaranteed working units fully tested in front of the buyer as we do with all buyers. This buyer decided to go the really cheap route and demanded to plug and play to cherry pick our salvaged units as we offered him $300 for a $1500 unit. Then when we declined to allow him to cherry pick us at these prices, he became very angry threatening to post negative reviews. Fact is that at the end of this ordeal with this buyer, we did not even collect 1 penny from him. We do not deserve to be defamed by him as not 1 penny was gained from him.

The only thing about this buyer is that his customers are being overcharged by him and misrepresented as he would source scratch and dent units and salvaged units and pass them off to his unsuspecting clients as new. So you decide who is on the up and up.

first of all I would like to comment on my purchase of a 42" plasma tv(maxent at rhino mart about 13 months ago. my wife and i walked into a rhino mart that was located in west covina, and had been there several times. we purchased a tv there for 749.00 as stated above. there was no sale tax at the time was any purchased tv over 500.00 no sales tax would be added to purchase. At the same time best buy was selling the same product for 1499.00 plus tax and the only differance was that at best buy it came in a box. They turned the tv on for us in the store and it worked fine- we had only to purchase a universal remote which was 19.00 at best buy. This plasma tv works perfect. what you have to understand is that rhino mart is a salvage company selling products that may have a scratch or dent or some cosmetic imperfection. other then that my plasma tv has worked perfectly.- i have purchased many things at rhino mart for prices that could not be matched by anybody- not even internet!!!- if you dont mind a couple of scratches or cosmetic looks- rhino mart is the place to shop. nobody is forcing you to go into that store- and if they have been open this long they must be selling something that works!
thank you