Randy Run Review - Mmoops.com
Last Updated: 01/05/2010
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General Information
| Name | RandyRun |
| support@randyrun.com | |
| Url | http://www.RandyRun.com |
| Owner | |
| Address | |
| Country | Germany |
| Phone | |
| Support | Livechat |
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| Currency | USD/EUR |
| Translation of the site | English |
Website History, from their About Us
RandyRun is Europe's first (since 2001) and leading service for virtual wares in "Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games" (MMORPGs). RandyRun places "virtual servants" at the customer's disposal; Randy takes over all irritating and time-robbing aspects and activities in the game. RandyRun acts as an agent for gold, items, mounts, and leveling services.
RandyRun's promise to you: You will never need to farm for nights on end again. You will never need to fear losing your guild due to falling behind. In the future you will be able to completely concentrate on the aspects of the game that are fun.
RandyRun's motto: "No work. Just fun. With Randy Run."
Randy has been an authoritive figure on the gaming scene for quite a while already. At its previous stations, (3dsvs.com, ingameservice.com) RandyRun built up a first-class network of contacts. RandyRun knows not only the best pro power-gamers and fastest gold farmers, but also employs the most tenacious price negotiators, the most capable programmers, and the friendliest supporters. (Available Live 24 hours a day - 7 days a week)
In the aspects of security, sincerity, speed, and customer service, RandyRun sets the scale that has not been topped, let alone met, by the competition to this day. RandyRun also has a real address by the way (check our Legal Notice) a legal venue in Germany, and real contact persons that speak your language. Why is that important? It's important because it helps gain trust, you will want to know, after all, who you are entrusting your valuable game character to.
Game Selection
World of Warcraft US
World of Warcraft Europe
Warhammer Online US
Warhammer Online EU
Age of Conan
Lineage II
Lord of the Rings Online
Silkroad Online
Metin2
Aion
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Awards
RandyRun didn't deserve any award yet.Our comprehensive and independent Review
Introduction
Why would anyone name their gold-selling site RandyRun.com? It really makes you believe that they are going to rip you off your money and run with it... Anyway, RandyRun is one of the only, if not the only, European website selling virtual goods. There is really little ressources about RandyRun on the web, so we decided to make a review about them since most of our European visitors might want to know what they are worth.
So we took a little while to visit their homepage first. Of course that wasn't the first time we did it so we were prepared to their surprising red and gold layout, their astounding logo and their mindblogging and very catchy No work. Just Fun. With Randy Run.
We were also aware that they had a few website promoting their services:
- some strange comparison site (not inspiring trust in any way)
- and a site about wow in german
- a few blogs like this one in French
We know that having a blog or a comparison website is a new trend to promote a particular website. Websites like MMOGA, IGXE and a few others are using this method to lure you.
That's why we really don't like those ways. A good website should lure the visitors into believing that they were redirected by unbiaised reviews...
Anyway, they look shady and many sources on the web pretend that they are experiencing financial difficulties in 2009.
Ease of use
RandyRun offers a poor visual interface that make it really singular. The navigation system is quite good, you are directed to a page where you choose the server and delivery method after seeing the prices. BUT they are showing a price that isn't the price showed after the server you selected... Shady again...
Overall, the ease of use of their website isn't that catastrophic but shows in many ways that they aren't trustworthy.
Reliability
Let's check their moto and promotional tags.
Fastest Delivery. Well i guess that is a lie again. Not the first one anyway.
Promoting the community, withtout them the existence of various forums and communities would be threatened. COME ON ! Using shady websites to promote your website don't make them essential to the gamer community...
The competition can pack their stuff - we´ll deliver. Well they are only exagerating their strengths to a point that makes them look ridiculous. Come on guys, you aren't IGE, Mogs, Guy4game or Offgamers ! And they don't even advertise their services like you...
Press and web release
RandyRun is looking really shady. There are a few articles about them (trustworthy ones)
Web monitoring, Complaints and rip-off boards, web release
From Complaints Boards:
First complaint (2008) : RandyRun is a complete scam
Second complaint (2009) : RandyRun aka RandyRun.com aka Randy Complaints - Scam Fraud
There is another caustic and fun review about RandyRun (2008) from Wowgoldfacts. Page1
Bizrate Rating
Nothing yet on bizrate.
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Compete
Here is their graph on compete. (U.S. panel stats)
Transactions
Not much decisive there. Pretty classic.
Purchasing
Loads of languages (12+)
Repeat customers
Nothing interesting.
Affiliation
They have the reputation to scam their affiliates.
Pricing Policy
Price consistency isn't that coherent sometimes and they aren't the cheapest by far.
Delivery
That is their main weakness. 90% of the complaints about them are about delivery (slow or inexistant)
Feature set
They are providing the necessary minimum.
Summary
RandyRun is pretty shady even if they provide a correct website. It sounds that they must have been workin wel in late 2008 and are now scamming people and trying to solve some financial difficulties. I wouldn't recommend them.
