Buying a Helmet Online

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06-10-2014, 03:59 PM

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Most 'good' vendors exchange sizes but usually charge a restocking fee on items which are just returned (or exchanges after 30 days). Having said that, I only order from sites which have policies like that..

http://www.ogracing.com
http://www.saferacer.com

I've never had a problem using the online measuring guidelines and getting items which fit properly the first time.

I know this sounds over cautious, but I am in IT and trust me when I tell you not to risk your purchases with saferacer.com. I went to place an order for my helmet there and registered my account. The confirmation email I was sent upon registering sent my username AND my password in plain text. A password should never leave their system in plain text, especially in an email. If they make this basic of a mistake, how can I trust them with my credit card information? So I promptly emailed them to advise I would not do business with them and why and asked they delete my account. I ordered my helmet from Summit Racing instead, same price right down to the shipping.

but if you just give credit card information over the phone, then no issues, correct?
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that could be an even worse idea.

#1 most people can't remember all that information, so they may write it down, so therefore you have a piece of paper with your information floating around

#2 if the CSRs use the same system as you the end user have access to, then your information is till traveling around in plain text
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This guy understands where I am coming from. When I see one security hole as huge as this one, I have no faith in any of their systems protecting my data. Period.

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06-10-2014, 08:50 PM

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Safe racer used to be local and I went there once. That was enough for me. Can't beat Jegs and on top of their racer discount, it's great.

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06-11-2014, 05:01 AM

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So it doesn't look like anyone is a fan of safe racer.

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06-11-2014, 05:29 AM

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Safe racer used to be local and I went there once. That was enough for me. Can't beat Jegs and on top of their racer discount, it's great.

What is their racer discount may I ask?

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06-11-2014, 05:31 AM

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So it doesn't look like anyone is a fan of safe racer.

Well, nobody that's replied to this thread is a fan....

Saferacer has been around for a while and many people have been happy with them, but, there are always exceptions, and of course the exceptions will be the one's you hear about.

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06-11-2014, 06:09 AM

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So it doesn't look like anyone is a fan of safe racer.

They are about 2 hours from me. I've ordered from them in the past since it literally only took a day or two to get my orders given the close proximity. I never had any issues with them and their return policies were always good. I haven't ordered from them in the past year or two as OGRacing is a NASA sponsor, so I use them exclusively for equipment like in this thread...