Is techinthebasket.com safe?
http://techinthebasket.com/
Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Established electronics shop, but customer evidence raises serious order and refund concerns
Tech in the Basket presents itself as an electronics retailer, including an advertised refurbished iPhone offer and a customer-service email address. The domain is long-standing, uses an encrypted connection, and has no current browser threat warning, but customer reports describe an undisclosed Chinese-market device and an order that was neither dispatched nor refunded after more than a month. These reports support a Moderate Risk rating for purchasing, rather than a finding of malware, phishing, or a conclusively fake shop.
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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
Tech in the Basket presents itself as an electronics retailer, including an advertised refurbished iPhone offer and a customer-service email address. The domain is long-standing, uses an encrypted connection, and has no current browser threat warning, but customer reports describe an undisclosed Chinese-market device and an order that was neither dispatched nor refunded after more than a month. These reports support a Moderate Risk rating for purchasing, rather than a finding of malware, phishing, or a conclusively fake shop.
Reported fulfillment and product-description problems
One customer report says the seller did not disclose that a device was intended for the Chinese market or that it would permanently display Chinese text.
Another report says an item had not been dispatched after more than a month, the refund remained outstanding, and the seller had stopped replying to emails, prompting a payment dispute.
A separate review claims that Tech in the Basket was registered as dissolved at Companies House. This is a material concern, although the supplied excerpt does not independently establish the current status of the operating entity.
Clean technical checks do not resolve merchant risk
The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no current browser threat warning, while the domain has existed for 4,225 days. These are reassuring technical and continuity signals, but they do not address whether orders, descriptions, support, or refunds will meet customer expectations.
Why the score is 48
A customer report alleges that a device's Chinese-market status and permanent Chinese text were not disclosed. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 92
No detectionsSaved result - stale
No detections across 92 engines
No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
All 92 engine results
- 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
- Cluster25 - unrated - 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
- Gridinsoft - 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 - clean - 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
REFURBISHED IPHONE AT 50% OFF! Need Help? Contact us contact@techinthebasket.com
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
REFURBISHED IPHONE AT 50% OFF!
- 02
Need Help? Contact us contact@techinthebasket.com
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
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
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 report alleges that a device's Chinese-market status and permanent Chinese text were not disclosed.
- 02The domain is 4,225 days old.
- 03The site had a valid encrypted connection and no current browser threat warning.
Web research findings
Independent findings for techinthebasket.com, 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.
- Reviews.ioopen
"Tech in the basket is registered as dissolved on companies House"
- Reviews.ioopen
"The seller's listing failed to disclose that this device was intended for the Chinese market or that it would permanently display Chinese text"
- Reviews.ioopen
"Over a month later, item was never dispatched and still waiting for a refund. DO NOT USE. Opening a dispute with PayPal for refund as they no longer reply to any emails."
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.
- Domaintechinthebasket.com
- Redirects towww.techinthebasket.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Domain Timeline
- Mar 9, 2015Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 12 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 2, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
techinthebasket.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://techinthebasket.com/
- 2200https://www.techinthebasket.com/
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
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
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 | 0 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Oct 2, 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 | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 3 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Oct 2, 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
- Result2 visible observations 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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Established electronics shop, but customer evidence raises serious order and refund concerns
Tech in the Basket presents itself as an electronics retailer, including an advertised refurbished iPhone offer and a customer-service email address. The domain is long-standing, uses an encrypted connection, and has no current browser threat warning, but customer reports describe an undisclosed Chinese-market device and an order that was neither dispatched nor refunded after more than a month. These reports support a Moderate Risk rating for purchasing, rather than a finding of malware, phishing, or a conclusively fake shop.
09 · Community