8461, Report:
#9339
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2001
photopoint shut down what a disappointing rip off
Our sad story. Paid our dues and had about 8 months left We used photo point when it was a free site and and when they said they needed to be paid we paid. Now photopoint is gone. You really can't sell very well without photos. We had auctions going with the only copies there w...
Entity
photopoint .com
Categories: On-Line Stores
8462, Report:
#2815
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2001
e-Bay .. not who they say they are .. ongoing IFCC investigation
I am writing concerning a certain company that I feel NEEDS some SERIOUS investigating done into their policies and procedures and also their accounts receivable. The company E-Bay whom I was a registered member of has a policy in which you have to give a credit card or bank card nu...
Entity
e-bay
Categories: Internet
8463, Report:
#8999
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2001
e-Bay My rip-off experience
Hello, My very first experience on eBay was a bad experience. A small business that deals in old housewares and furniture had up for auction a six foot throne chair, represented as being in excellent condition.
At auctions' end, I was the second-highest bid at $960. A day later,...
Entity
e-Bay
Categories: On-Line Business
8464, Report:
#8683
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2001
www.globaldownline.net,sent money no upgrade,many e-mails,noresponse
I joined www.globaldownline.net and used PayPal to upgrade from silver to gold.I did this on the 22nd of September 2001.They never aknowledged my upgrade and after numorous e-mails 15 to be exact I never recieved a response.By the way they have the same entery page as www.downline.n...
Entity
www.globaldownline.net
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
8465, Report:
#8669
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2001
Verizon Wireless ripped me off
I have been a 10+ year customer with Verizon Wireless and recently they have been overcharging me. They promised me $154 credit in 10/01 and a rerated bill on 11/3/01, all which have not been done. I have been contacting them via phone, fax and email every other day w/no resolve. I ...
Entity
Verizon Wireless
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
8466, Report:
#8641
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2001
UBID refuses to intervene and provide auction specifications. Rip-off
I have purchased several items from Ubid auctions, including the major purchase of a Dell laptop which I am 100% satisfied with. Little did I know I would run into problems when bidding
on a set of memory boards for it from a preferred partner
The memory boards were advertised ...
Entity
UBID auctions/American Starlex
Categories: Corrupt Companies
8467, Report:
#1032318
Posted Date:
Nov 21 2001
Don't buy anything from Think Tek
My 10 year old son saved $200 by doing odd jobs for people all summer in order to buy an electric scooter. We looked at several over the internet and unfortunately he decided on purchasing the Silver Bomober by Think Tek.
First of all, it took 6 weeks to arrive. Then the engi...
Entity
Think Tek
Categories: Sporting Goods
8468, Report:
#7793
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2001
FIRST NATIONAL CREDIT-A GREAT LESSON IN PAYING ATTENTION
First off, thank you Rip Off Report, for using my common sense and your site, I was able to realize that what I thought was a scam, most likely is in more ways than one. I found this cheap paper come in the mail with a few clues one should always look for when wondering if they wil...
Entity
First National Credit
Categories: Corrupt Companies
8469, Report:
#7752
Posted Date:
Nov 13 2001
DOGG DIGITAL AUDIO SPEAKERS scam in TN
Yes, I too have been a victim of this nationwide scam. I was approached at a gas station by two guys in their late twenties in a new silver Chevy Trailblazer. They said they were given too many speakers and wanted to sell the extras.
The box says they list for $999.00 and I b...
Entity
DOGG DIGITAL AUDIO SPEAKERS
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
8470, Report:
#7666
Posted Date:
Nov 10 2001
U Bid Ripoff .. my 2 cents worth......
I've also had some less than swell incidents with U Bid. I purchased a Yamaha CD burner from them, listed as a consumer package. When I received it, it was an OEM package, intended for installation by an OEM computer manufacturer. As a result, it didn't have either current software ...
Entity
U Bid online auctions
Categories: On-Line Stores