Checked by Jacana · September 15, 2026

Is themusicswopshop.shop a scam?

This is a scam.

Fake musicswopshop store selling vintage guitars, pedals, and amps

This site copies musicswopshop's online store of vintage guitars, pedals, and amps, but it belongs to a known scam network, and musicswopshop's real store is at musicswopshop.com. Stores like this are unlikely to deliver the real product, and may use card details typed at checkout for nefarious purposes.

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Reasons for concern

  • Copies a real company's store under another address

    The contact email on themusicswopshop.shop is at musicswopshop.com, which belongs to musicswopshop. musicswopshop does not run this copy.

  • Part of a network of thousands of copied stores

    Same kit and hosting as thousands of other copied stores, and themusicswopshop.shop is already on HaGeZi's public threat list.

  • Every price cut by 65%

    MIDIMAN - Portman PC/S is $8.76 instead of $25.03, Ibanez - TN64 is $5.00 instead of $14.30, and Ibanez - AD 99 is $62.58 instead of $178.79.

  • Reviews written by the kit, not by customers

    Five-star quotes such as 'The vintage preamp arrived in mint condition, Better than described and incredibly fast shipping for pro gear' are signed Marcus L., a signature that appears on thousands of other copied stores.

  • More copies of the same store

    Three more copies of musicswopshop's store were online in mid-September 2026: musicswopshopdirect.shop, musicswopshophq.shop and musicswopshophub.shop.

  • Template text left in place

    The page still carries the stock claim of 10,000+ happy customers in 50+ countries and the sample address john@example.com, both left over from the store template.

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Is themusicswopshop.shop a scam?

Yes, themusicswopshop.shop is a scam. This site copies musicswopshop's online store of vintage guitars, pedals, and amps, but it belongs to a known scam network, and musicswopshop's real store is at musicswopshop.com.

Who runs themusicswopshop.shop?

We could not find who runs themusicswopshop.shop. Real shops name the company behind them; this one does not.

What are the warning signs on themusicswopshop.shop?

On themusicswopshop.shop we found six things: copies a real company's store under another address, part of a network of thousands of copied stores, every price cut by 65%, reviews written by the kit, not by customers, more copies of the same store, and template text left in place.

What should I do if I visited themusicswopshop.shop?

Do not type card details or passwords into it. If you already paid, call your bank now and ask them to stop the payment.

How does Jacana check websites?

We combine what other people can confirm about a site with what our own checks see on it. Everything that changed our answer is listed on this page.

Is this up to date?

This is our most recent check, and each one reads the live site again. Fake shops move fast, so if what you are seeing is different, trust what you are seeing.

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