How to Recognize a Steel Buildings Scam Site

The popularity of steel buildings as garages, storage buildings, barns and other residential and agricultural uses has brought a lot of bad actors out of the woodwork. While most suppliers of steel buildings are legitimate, there’s a significant proportion of metal building sellers who are little better than scam artists. The scams range for passing off shoddy steel buildings as top quality to fake suppliers who exist long enough to take your deposit and disappear. Learning how to recognize a scam steel buildings site can help you protect yourself from the bad actors and purchase a high quality metal building for your property.

If It Sounds Too Good to Be True…

It’s been said before and it still bears repeating. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Shop around before you decide to make a deal so you have a good feel for the average prices being asked for the type of steel building you want to buy. If someone is offering a metal building at prices far lower than is typical, chances are good that the deal isn’t as good as it looks.

Flashy Website with Big CLEARANCE SALE Signs

Most reputable dealers of steel buildings don’t put their buildings on sale at low, bargain basement prices. If a website is plastered with big, flashing LOW, LOW PRICES banners, be suspicious. Chances are there are strings attached – or that the prices just aren’t that low.

No Information About Steel Specs

High quality metal buildings are made from 26 gauge steel or lower. A reputable dealer or manufacturer will always list the quality of steel for their buildings. If you can’t find that information on the website, or if the steel gauge listed is higher than that, they’re probably trying to pass off shoddy steel buildings as top quality construction.

High Pressure Sales Tactics

If a salesman tries to pressure you to buy by telling you that a deal is “good for today only” or another high pressure sales tactic, walk away. There are plenty of legitimate metal building suppliers who will wait for your answer – and be happy to answer all of your questions.

Not Answering Your Questions

And speaking of answering questions, be suspicious if the salesman you’re talking to can’t answer your questions about the process of buying or erecting your steel building. A legitimate supplier or manufacturer will employ sales people who can answer all your questions because they want to be sure you get what you need.

There are plenty of legitimate suppliers of steel buildings online. Take your time shopping around so you’re sure the deal you’re getting is really as good as it looks.