PQIA issues DO NOT BUY alert for Bullseye Motor Oi

[antiqueshell]

Wow, even their homepage (bullseyelubricants.com) is booby trapped with a redirect trojan??

Interesting.

Somebody needs to dig a little deeper.

My guess is that it's a front for money laundering. Organized crime perhaps?

 

[Tom NJ]

Originally Posted By: fdcg27
The tragedy is that neither the retailers nor their customers have any idea how bad this stuff is.
Outside of BITOG, how many people either know of or pay any attention to PQIA VOAs?
On this board, PQIA is preaching to the choir.


PQIA has also issued a press release which goes to thousands of news outlets, and the story was picked up by Lube Report which reaches tens of thousands more people. It's impossible to reach everyone, but PQIA is doing the best they can.

Tom NJ

 

[tommygunn]

Not necessarily a trojan, some sites use methods that antivirus and antispam utilities pick up on erroneously as attempts to hijack your browser.

Its "bad practice" on the internet to do a redirect that site uses, but its not a virus, the website loads fine here.

 

[2James1]

My anti-virus also stopped it.

 

[brianl703]

The entire Bullseye website is now gone.

 

[fdcg27]

Sorry, Tom, I did not intend criticism of PQIA or its efforts.
I enjoy seeing their UOAs.
The avearge news outlet, though, has as much interest in motor oil as the avearge BITOG member has in People magazine.
The avearge independently owned gas station may offer this oil with no idea of how bad it is, and the average customer may then buy it for a needed top-off, since it's the cheapest thing on the shelf.
The gas station operator may be able to get higher margins with this oil even at a lower retail price than he can on a name brand, and probably doesn't have a clue what he's selling.
It is a shame that this stuff is allowed to be sold, since it is clearly not suitable for the use for which it's labled, which would appear to be deceptive on the face of it.

 

[Tom NJ]

Many of the news outlets automatically carry every story they receive with little or no review. If you google "PQIA Bullseye" it is amazing how often the press release is reprinted across the net, each reaching a different set of people. The word is out, but I agree it is difficult to stop these oil marketers when most people do not understand what is in the bottle and many profit from it.

Tom NJ

 

[fdcg27]

Does anyone have any idea where this stuff actually comes from, and how it is blended?
If you're right, and the word really does get out that this oil should be avoided, would you take a bet as to how long it takes for it to acquire a new label?
I think that the states need to clamp down hard on those who sell defective motor oils.
The only way that the independently owned stations will get the idea is by having fines for deceptive trade practice levied against them.
Selling a product unsuitable for the use for which it's labeled is clearly deceptive.
Retailers are responsible for the products they offer.
The hassle factor alone would convince most retail outlets to avoid selling junk oils.
Most small businesses have no desire to deal with the authorities over a product that contributes only marginally to their net.
If the retail outlets fear to carry oils like Bullseye, then the suppliers of oils like Bullseye will cease to exist.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: Tom NJ
Many of the news outlets automatically carry every story they receive with little or no review.


And the PQIA certainly can't make everyone listen, either. In the end, no matter what the big oil companies, API/ILSAC, and PQIA try to do, consumers still have to keep their ears and eyes open.

I'm assuming the PQIA is of benefit to various automotive shops, too. I'd hate to see how many unsolicited sales calls some of these businesses get from shady oil suppliers. While part of the automotive maintenance industry, it's quite plausible that purchasing agents aren't terribly educated on oil and may take a salesman's word about an oil being of quality or meeting certain standards.

 

[Solarent]

Originally Posted By: Garak

I'm assuming the PQIA is of benefit to various automotive shops, too. I'd hate to see how many unsolicited sales calls some of these businesses get from shady oil suppliers. While part of the automotive maintenance industry, it's quite plausible that purchasing agents aren't terribly educated on oil and may take a salesman's word about an oil being of quality or meeting certain standards.


It's not only plausible, it's a fact - most purchasing agents I have dealt with take two approaches to oil buying - which ever one is cheaper, or whichever one the head mechanic wants to use (unless it's super expensive). It is a real shame when some guy comes in with a fancy smokeshow and no credibility and deceives customers. It makes me sick to my stomach even to think about it.