7421, Report:
#20158
Posted Date:
May 03 2002
AudioFile home speaker scam! 2 Guys in a white Van in the parking lot. With a flyer and everything! They even had the magazine to it. Woodside, New York
These people pull up to our car in the parking lot asking us if we wanted speakers. I fell for it like an idiot and just ate up everything they said. I stupidly didn't ask questions.
They asked me how much I had and like an idiot told them. They followed me to my house to get t...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
7422, Report:
#8038
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2002
Circuit City, GE Zurich, CSP liars and practicers of fraudulent business
I had many problems with my Extended Warranty from Circuit City. When they refused service on my Broken DC Power Socket on a Compaq 1200 Laptop I didn't understand why. They claimed I broke it purposefully and that it would not be covered. I do not understand how that could be de...
Entity
Categories: Computer Fraud
7423, Report:
#19692
Posted Date:
Apr 27 2002
WorldCore Online Ripoff Selling Inexistant Products pc's and laptops with inexistant parts and specifically say NO CREDIT CARDS fraudulent ripoff business Las Vegas Nevada
I visited the site www.worldcoreonline.com looking for a cheap pc, and I stumbled into the WHats New section, where they state there is GREAT DEALS on powerful pcs, I clicked the link, which took me to http://gallery.bcentral.com/Gallery/
ProductListing.aspx?GID=4773506&Dept=150400...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
7424, Report:
#19631
Posted Date:
Apr 26 2002
UBID: Fraudulent Adbertising False Advertising...you will NOT recieve what they advertised ripoff business from hell victimized many consumers Memphis Tennessee
I own two Gateway computers and I have been happy with both; good products and good customer service. But my latest experience
has made me wonder... I just recieved a laptop I ordered from UBID, it was advertised as a refurbished Gateway Solo 5300 Pentium III 900 MHz, directly from...
Entity
Categories: Computer Stores
7425, Report:
#19567
Posted Date:
Apr 25 2002
Best Buy Lying SOB employees Burbank CA
I have many complaints about Best Buy and its poor customer service, but I will try to restrain myself since it's no news to anybody. My problem with Best Buy was the fact that an employee flat out lied, gave me a false sales pitch to sell me a warranty. I went to Best Buy in Burban...
Entity
Categories: Computer Dealers
7426, Report:
#10998
Posted Date:
Apr 01 2002
GE Zurich PC Extended Warranty is a major ripoff.
I purchased an IBM Laptio through Circuit City and purchased an extended warranty at the same time. The warranty is serviced by GE Zurich.
The Laptop USB port was defective and after 1 year of light usage the USB port lost the internal spacer bar that prevents the USB plug from ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
7427, Report:
#17432
Posted Date:
Mar 23 2002
Robert D. Glover - rgloverii - Glover Enterprises ripped off $772 thru dellauction.com Farmington Michigan
Common problem and very simple...
On January 12th I won the bid for a Dell Latitude CPx laptop at dellauction.com I released funds of $772. to Robert Glover of Glover Enterprises, he agreed to send the computer to me on February 16th...then again on February 25th and then again on ...
Entity
Categories: E-trade
7428, Report:
#17387
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2002
GE Zurich a deceptive company that returned a broken laptop as repaired then gives you the run around null
My Compaq 1700T laptop lost the modem. It would dial out, but wouldn't handshake or make a connection. Having the GREAT service contract, I contacted the service rep at GE-Zurich (GEPC SUPPORT).
I spent will over an hour on the phone with the tech attempting to FIX the problem. H...
Entity
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
7429, Report:
#13593
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2002
My first SONY VAIO LAPTOP, MY FIRST LEMON - RIPOFF
Letter sent to Sony consumer service without no answers and my computer is still in reparation for over 3 weeks .
I am writing this email to your attention for my notebbok
Model PGF FX 170 Serial No ------------------
My company, EuroTan International, has been buying SO...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
7430, Report:
#17018
Posted Date:
Mar 19 2002
TigerDirect, TigerDirect.com ripoff deceptive company Miami Florida
TigerDirect.com sold me a new IBM ThinkPad 600 last April from one of their web pages that showed it as new - the words refurbished or reconditioned DID NOT appear on the pages whatsoever. Therefore I felt I was purchasing a NEW product.
Once received, I opened the box to be gre...
Entity
Categories: Computer Dealers