3761, Report:
#43232
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2003
Digital Audio Digital Audio 2002 DA 5.1 Pro Series II Virginia Beach VA
I was approached by 2 men in a van outside the Super K Mart in Virginia Beach. They explained that they had a huge overstock of surround speakers. The boxes were sealed professionally. The list price on the box was 1,999.00.
I purchased the speakers for 250.00. They explain...
Entity
Digital Audio
Categories: Con Artists
3762, Report:
#42839
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2003
Prodigy Moving And Storage fraud ripoff movers jacking up fees and keeping property Northridge California
On or about 12/12/2002, planning to move from San Francisco to Kansas City, I (Jeffrey T. Gates) searched the internet for a moving company to transport all of my belongings from a storage unit in Millbrae, CA to Kansas City, KS. I had been traveling by car across the US and did no...
Entity
Prodigy Moving And Storage
Categories: Moving Companies
3763, Report:
#42032
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2003
Original Mattress Factory Inferior products poor after-sale service consumer rip-off St. Paul Minnesota
Materials used for padding on top of mattress are inferior and do not last. Foam is low density product, and cheap fibers result in body dents in mattress.
Box spring constructed of cheap wood that can sag quickly. Wire used in box spring is thin and easy to bend. Results is a...
Entity
Original Mattress Factory
Categories: Manufacturers
3764, Report:
#41424
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2003
Overstock.com rip-off Saly Lake City Utah
Originally I ordered a Bed in a Bag set. They sent me a vacumm cleaner, shipping weight 26 pounds, box size around 30x30, with an invioce attached that said bed in a bag. Definitely an indication of the employment requirements of this company.
I called the customer service line...
Entity
Overstock.com
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
3765, Report:
#40311
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2003
Ramada Plaza Resorts rip-off Travel Package in 4 star resort 7 day 6 nites in Ft Lauderdale Ft Lauderdale Florida
In March 2002 while still living in NY, we received this exceptional vacation offer from Ramada Plaza Resorts, a well respected name. Not even taking it on face value, I refused to deal with them until I could call them back to verify they were who they said they were.
This do...
Entity
Ramada Plaza Resorts
Categories: Resorts
3766, Report:
#39939
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2003
Fingerhut rip-off lied to us thieves con-artists New York New York
I had purchased a bed from them. When it arrived it had slits that went all the way through the box into the mattress. I called them and told them what happenned. They kept transfering me to different deptments. After about 1/2 hr they sent me to this girl that said she was going to...
Entity
Fingerhut
Categories: Credit Services
3767, Report:
#37096
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2002
Absolute Van Lines ALON STOLE ITEMS BROKE EVERYTHING PURPOSELY NATIONWIDE SCAM Bolingbrook Illinois
I recently hired Absolute Van Lines to move my property in Chicago, Illinois to Chicago, Illinois.
Absolute Van Lines is based out of the Bolingbrook office, 362B Whitewater Dr. Ste. #108, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (866) 511-5222.
Owner Alon Anara. Part of National Van Lines, AA...
Entity
Absolute Van Lines-Bolingbrook,
Categories: Moving Companies
3768, Report:
#38274
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2002
Dogg Digital Audio 2 men in a van with 7 overstocked speakers to sell for under $600.00 con artist ripoff Petaluma California
I have noticed that all these scams have been taking place in the past 2 weeks and am very amazed that we fell into it!
Like the rest, 2 young men came up to me in a van and offered to sell some very nice Dogg Digital Audio speakers (the new model 1500-sl) for only $600.00!!! Ret...
Entity
Dogg Digital Audio
Categories: Stereos
3769, Report:
#38186
Posted Date:
Dec 14 2002
Audiofile Ripoff in Austin Texas Austin
My story is the Same as everyone else. Two guys approached me asking if I wanted to buy some speakers they had an overstock of. They had a magizene with the same speakers that had a price of 1600 for the pair. I took a look at the speakers and purchased them.
I did not get t...
Entity
Audiofile
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
3770, Report:
#37808
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2002
Audiofile ripoff San Diego California
Same story as the rest. 2 guys in a red astrovan approached me saying they had just got done installing an Audiofile HT 2006 surround sound system with 4 ALR80 towers. The wearhouse overstocked their van and they had to sell them. They claimed they were bonded and already install...
Entity
Audiofile
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics