Is tpsmotorsports.com safe?
https://tpsmotorsports.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 6 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Long-running auto parts store with no technical threats, but customers report long shipping delays and refund problems
TPS Motorsports is an online auto parts shop. It has a working cart, a Santa Clara, California address, a phone number and an email address on its own domain. The domain is about 18 years old, and security checks found nothing harmful. However, three separate customer complaints on review sites describe orders that shipped late or not at all, poor communication, and one buyer who says he waited 10 months and could not get a refund. The site looks like a real business, not a fake shop. The customer-service complaints still justify a Moderate Risk score.
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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.
Why 52/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 3 findings pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "service and can't deliver on the superchargers they pretend to sell. Been waiting 10 months for a blower to be delivered. They will not refund my money. Mike…"-14 pts
- Moderate3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "things were. I would not recommend them at all. Had to call 2 more times to remind them to ship ... 3 weeks waiting on them to ship a simple brake order. Would…"-14 pts
- Moderate3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "After ordering, I reached out for a status update. Mike Mak explicitly replied from his corporate email: "I will check status for you." No actual update…"-15 pts
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain has been registered for about 18 years.
- SupportsNo security detections were found, and the site uses a valid encrypted connection.
- SupportsThe site lists a postal address, a phone number and an email address on its own domain.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 95 to 52 and split those 43 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
TPS Motorsports is an online auto parts shop. It has a working cart, a Santa Clara, California address, a phone number and an email address on its own domain. The domain is about 18 years old, and security checks found nothing harmful. However, three separate customer complaints on review sites describe orders that shipped late or not at all, poor communication, and one buyer who says he waited 10 months and could not get a refund. The site looks like a real business, not a fake shop. The customer-service complaints still justify a Moderate Risk score.
Clean technical checks, real business details
The browser threat feed returned no warning, 93 antivirus engines found no malicious or suspicious content, and the site uses a valid encrypted connection. These results mean no threats were detected. They do not show how well the shop treats its customers.
The contact page lists 2705 Lafayette Street, Santa Clara, CA, a mail order and parts phone line, opening hours, and an email address on tpsmotorsports.com. The domain is 6,829 days old. These are signs of a long-established store rather than a throwaway one.
Complaints about delays, silence and refunds
A review on Birdeye says the buyer waited 10 months for a supercharger blower that never arrived, and that the store would not refund the money.
A Chamber of Commerce review describes waiting 3 weeks for a simple brake order to ship. The buyer says they had to call repeatedly, never got an update, and was told the store had forgotten the order.
A Ripoff Report post says the buyer asked for an order status update, was promised a check, and then heard nothing more.
The site also links to TPS Brakes on tpsbrakes.com, which appears to be a related brake products site.
Why the score is 52
3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "service and can't deliver on the superchargers they pretend to sell. Been waiting 10 months for a blower to be delivered. They will not refund my money. Mike…". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsFresh result
No detections across 58 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 35 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- BitDefenderauto
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekervehicles
- Sophosvehicles
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
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
TPS Motorsports
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
TPS Motorsports
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
TPS Motor Sports Parts
- Meta description
Find high-quality performance parts and upgrades for Corvette, Mustang, Camaro, Charger & more at TPS Motorsports. Honest advice, top brands, and great value for every enthusiast.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about-usRead
- Terms/terms-and-conditionsRead
- Refund / returns policy/return-policyRead
- Shipping policy/policies/shipping-policyRead
- Contact page/contactRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
TPS Motor Sports Parts
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
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
- 013 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "service and can't deliver on the superchargers they pretend to sell. Been waiting 10 months for a blower to be delivered. They will not refund my money. Mike…"
- 023 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "things were. I would not recommend them at all. Had to call 2 more times to remind them to ship ... 3 weeks waiting on them to ship a simple brake order. Would…"
- 033 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "After ordering, I reached out for a status update. Mike Mak explicitly replied from his corporate email: "I will check status for you." No actual update…"
Web research findings
Independent findings for tpsmotorsports.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.
- Birdeyeopen
"service and can't deliver on the superchargers they pretend to sell. Been waiting 10 months for a blower to be delivered. They will not refund my money. Mike has stolen my money as far as I am concerned. Do not get involved with TPS, run like hell!!"
- Chamber of Commerceopen
"things were. I would not recommend them at all. Had to call 2 more times to remind them to ship ... 3 weeks waiting on them to ship a simple brake order. Would not use again. Never called with an update either. Was told they forgot"
- Ripoff Reportopen
"After ordering, I reached out for a status update. Mike Mak explicitly replied from his corporate email: "I will check status for you." No actual update followed."
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.
- Domaintpsmotorsports.com
- Redirects towww.tpsmotorsports.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · facebook.com
Domain Timeline
- Feb 16, 2008Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 29, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (sales@tpsmotorsports.com).
- Phone number listed ((408) 898-4632).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for tpsmotorsports.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- cdnjs
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301https://tpsmotorsports.com/
- 2200https://www.tpsmotorsports.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- 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.
3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "service and can't deliver on the superchargers they pretend to sell. Been waiting 10 months for a blower to be delivered. They will not refund my money. Mike…" · 3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "things were. I would not recommend them at all. Had to call 2 more times to remind them to ship ... 3 weeks waiting on them to ship a simple brake order. Would…"
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 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
| Independent research | 3 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 29, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
- Independent research
- Result3 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
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
Long-running auto parts store with no technical threats, but customers report long shipping delays and refund problems
TPS Motorsports is an online auto parts shop. It has a working cart, a Santa Clara, California address, a phone number and an email address on its own domain. The domain is about 18 years old, and security checks found nothing harmful. However, three separate customer complaints on review sites describe orders that shipped late or not at all, poor communication, and one buyer who says he waited 10 months and could not get a refund. The site looks like a real business, not a fake shop. The customer-service complaints still justify a Moderate Risk score.
09 · Community
Community
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