Is retro-stage.de safe?
http://retro-stage.de/
Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Retro-Stage raises substantial concerns about review solicitation and difficult international returns
This appears to be a transactional clothing shop offering promotional discounts. Customer accounts say a replacement was offered in exchange for a positive review and that the return address was disclosed only after several alternative remedies, then proved to be in the US. These specific post-purchase concerns justify a Moderate Risk rating, but the available evidence does not establish that goods are routinely undelivered or prove a fake-shop operation.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
This appears to be a transactional clothing shop offering promotional discounts. Customer accounts say a replacement was offered in exchange for a positive review and that the return address was disclosed only after several alternative remedies, then proved to be in the US. These specific post-purchase concerns justify a Moderate Risk rating, but the available evidence does not establish that goods are routinely undelivered or prove a fake-shop operation.
Reported post-purchase practices undermine trust
One customer account quotes an offer to send a replacement without requiring the original item back if the customer posted a positive review, supplied a screenshot and preferably mentioned a named staff member. That creates a clear concern that favorable reviews may be incentivized rather than independent.
Another account says the shop withheld its return address while proposing several remedies and disclosed a US return address only after the customer insisted on returning the products. This may make returns less straightforward for customers using the German-language storefront.
No current browsing warning, but important checks remain incomplete
The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no current Safe Browsing warning. These results reduce concern about an immediately flagged technical threat, but they do not address product quality, review practices or return handling.
The site's own contact, About and policy pages could not be reviewed because the server returned HTTP 429 responses. A saved antivirus observation also records one stale suspicious result, while a separate reputation source lists the domain as a suspicious shop and mentions reports of payment followed by delivery issues; neither item independently proves a specific customer outcome.
Why the score is 48
A customer account quotes an offer of a free replacement conditional on posting a positive review and sharing a screenshot. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 91
detectionsSaved result - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 91
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 91 engine results
- Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - clean - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishing Database - clean - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- URLQuery - unrated - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
The site displays promotional banners for discounts: 'HER5: 5 € RABATT AB 55 €', 'HER10: 10 € RABATT AB 85 €', 'HER15: 15 € RABATT AB 105 €'.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
The site displays promotional banners for discounts: 'HER5: 5 € RABATT AB 55 €', 'HER10: 10 € RABATT AB 85 €', 'HER15: 15 € RABATT AB 105 €'.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as shop, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded notification prompts.
What independent research found
3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01A customer account quotes an offer of a free replacement conditional on posting a positive review and sharing a screenshot.
- 02A reputation source lists the domain as a suspicious shop and refers to reports involving delivery issues after payment.
- 031 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What a customer may encounter after requesting an exchange or return
A customer requesting an exchange may be offered a replacement in return for publishing a positive review and submitting proof of it.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
A customer insisting on a return may first receive alternative remedy proposals, with the return address disclosed only afterward; the cited account says that address was in the US.
Approach purchases cautiously. Before paying, obtain the full return address and return terms in writing, avoid posting an incentivized review, and use a payment method with buyer-dispute protections.
Web research findings
Independent findings for retro-stage.de, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- Trustpilotopen
"After requesting an exchange because the delivered piece is too small, we got an email with the following offer:If you write us a positive review, share a screenshot and in the best case mention "Mona", I will send you a replacement in the other size without the need of sending back the item that is too small."
- Trustpilotopen
"They were extremely shady about the entire process. Would not reveal the return address before they offered several „remedies“ to the order. When I insisted that I just wanted to return the products, they finally revealed that the address is in the US."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Retro-stage.de is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later."
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainretro-stage.de
- Redirects toretro-stage.de
- Hosted byShopify, Inc.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://retro-stage.de/
- 2429https://retro-stage.de/
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 91 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Oct 4, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Limited | No saved finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 3 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 91 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Oct 4, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result3 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- FreshnessNot available
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is retro-stage.de a scam or is it safe?
Is retro-stage.de safe to use?
Has retro-stage.de been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is retro-stage.de on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Retro-Stage raises substantial concerns about review solicitation and difficult international returns
This appears to be a transactional clothing shop offering promotional discounts. Customer accounts say a replacement was offered in exchange for a positive review and that the return address was disclosed only after several alternative remedies, then proved to be in the US. These specific post-purchase concerns justify a Moderate Risk rating, but the available evidence does not establish that goods are routinely undelivered or prove a fake-shop operation.
09 · Community