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Is retrostages.de a fake shop?
Reported as problematic*
40out of 100
- Score and verdict: from the warning-list classification
- Ring: what our own check found, with no effect on the classification.
- Classification
- Warning list Watchlist Interneton 29 September 2026
- Our own check
- 28 checks, 7 of them unclearon 8 October 20264 groups flagged in that check
The domain is on a warning list. Read the entry before you order.
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The classification of retrostages.de comes from Watchlist Internet and was recorded on 2026-09-29. Assessment: Suspicious*, trust score 40 out of 100. The score comes from the warning list Watchlist Internet. Several mandatory legal texts are missing from the site: the terms and conditions, the right of withdrawal and the privacy policy. The contact details given are only partly plausible (third-party email domain or implausible phone number). 13 checks could not be run, their names are listed further down the page.
The main reasons
- Warning signTerms, withdrawal and privacy Several mandatory legal texts are missing from the site: the terms and conditions, the right of withdrawal and the privacy policy.
- Warning signPayment with PayPal PayPal is not mentioned as a payment method on the pages checked; a payment route with buyer protection is therefore not recognisable.
- Warning signLegal notice A legal notice is linked, but it provides no usable contact details or was itself unreachable.
- Warning signEmail address and phone number The contact details given are only partly plausible (third-party email domain or implausible phone number).
- No issue foundCountry, legal terms and VAT ID Country of the responsible entity, VAT ID and legal details are consistent. The statements about the company's registered office do not contradict each other.
Profile: retrostages.de
Who runs this site?
Shop facts
Since when is this known?
- Domain first recorded by us
- Classification: Problematic shop (source: Watchlist Internet)
- Last checked by us
We have recorded individual changes since 2026-08-14. Earlier changes are missing from this list.
What you should do next
The check does not provide a clear picture for retrostages.de. Resolve the open and suspicious points before sending money or personal data.
- Compare the company, address and register details in the legal notice with an independent source.
- Do not pay by bank transfer, advance payment or cryptocurrency; use effective buyer protection instead.
- Run the check again immediately before buying if the displayed check date is no longer current.
- Review the data gaps: an unverifiable signal is neither positive evidence nor a suspicion.
Fakeshop AI automatically checked Retrostages (retrostages.de) on 2026-10-08 for typical fake shop characteristics. 28 check points were evaluated, covering operator details, legal notices, payment methods, technology, domain history and reputation.
All checks in detail
Payment
- Warning signPayment with PayPal PayPal is not mentioned as a payment method on the pages checked; a payment route with buyer protection is therefore not recognisable.
Operator and registers
- Warning signTerms, withdrawal and privacy Several mandatory legal texts are missing from the site: the terms and conditions, the right of withdrawal and the privacy policy.
- Warning signLegal notice A legal notice is linked, but it provides no usable contact details or was itself unreachable.
- Warning signEmail address and phone number The contact details given are only partly plausible (third-party email domain or implausible phone number).
Checked, nothing found: Country, legal terms and VAT ID.
Warning lists and reports
Checked, nothing found: Comparison with known fake shop templates, Signs of investment or banking fraud, Known scam patterns.
Domain
Checked, nothing found: Redirects.
Technology
- Warning signEmail setup of the domain Neither MX nor SPF records are configured for the domain. There is no working email infrastructure, even though a shop should be reachable by email.
- Warning signServer protection settings The server sets only some of the common protections. Present: a content security policy (CSP). Not set: enforced encryption (HSTS), protection against embedding in other sites (X-Frame-Options) and protection against file type confusion (X-Content-Type-Options). On its own this is not evidence of fraud.
- Warning signSocial media profiles No social media profiles are linked, or the linked profiles are unreachable. There is therefore no independently verifiable trace of the provider online.
- No issue foundServer location The site's server is located in Nuremberg, Germany. The location says nothing about where the provider is based.
- No issue foundEncrypted connection The connection is encrypted; the certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt and last renewed on 19 September 2026. You can verify this yourself via the padlock icon in the browser's address bar. Encryption says nothing about the operator's trustworthiness, though: a fake shop gets it free of charge too.
Checked, nothing found: Text quality.
What we could not verify
Not a suspicion: we lack the basis for a statement on these points. Payment methods, Return address, Site structure comparison, Links to other shops, Trust seals on the page, Domain registration data, Age of the domain, Brand or authority name in the address, Imitated country or brand address, Other sites on the same server, Reputation of the hosting provider, Size of the website, Shop platform used.
All findings come from an automated check of the publicly reachable website as well as public registers, warning lists and security databases. How we check
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