- Report: #612101
Complaint Review: Charlie Nicks - boise Idaho
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Alan -
brighton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Charlie Nicks
10400 Overland Road boise, 83409 Idaho, United States of America
Phone:
800.307.3459
Web:
www.charlienicks.com
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Charlie Nicks tomlin nicks wells advertising Charlie Nicks scammed about 30 real estate agents out of their money boise, Idaho
Charlie Nicks, a scam artist, formerly of Tomlin Nicks Wells advertising, deceptively took about 30 real estate agents' money for an advertising program and then did not deliver and promised a refund but never paid anybody. When contacted later as to when he would pay the refunds he promised he replied basically that he doesn't care.
He is a scam artist of the worst kind. Go to his website and see his smiling face. Don't give him any money and stay away I strongly suggest.
Here is email correspondence from two years ago. Still never received check.
Charlie,
just wondering when you think you will be able to send this check?
From: Charlie Nicks [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:06 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Zip Partner Update
Thanks for your email, I will send your check as soon as I can, I am sorry this didn't work out for you and wish you the very best.
Charlie
Charlie Nicks
Senior Partner | Creative Director
Tomlin/Nicks/Wells & Townsend ADVERTISING, Inc.
2201 Kipling Street, Suite 200
Lakewood, CO 80215
800.221.4048 Toll Free
303.238.4115 Corporate Office
303.274.6906 Facsimile
www.TomlinNicks.com
[email protected]
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Real Estate Agent
United States of AmericaAgents lost $795...
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, April 24, 2012
To clarify, agents that participated in the Seller Direct 995 program lost $795, not $295 as stated by Charlie Nicks.
Assuming 30 agents that participated in the program, that would be around $25,000 that went somewhere....
I do not believe Charlie Nicks is a scam artist, but his previous company Tomlin Nicks Wells Advertising walked away with the agents money paid to implement the Seller Direct 995 program.
Charlie Nicks
United States of AmericaCharlie Nicks Rebuttal
#3UPDATE Employee
Wed, February 22, 2012
I was at one time a minority interest partner in the Colorado Corporation, Tomlin/Nicks/Wells & Townsend Advertising, Inc., I did not run the company nor act in any administrative capacity at any time over the 6 years I was employed by the company.
In early 2008, the company marketed an innovative product called ZipPartners to real estate agents throughout the U.S. and Canada. It was essentially a For Sale By Owner assistance program that was developed to help people sell their homes without the assistance (or commission) of a real estate agent. In the event a homeowner was unable to sell it themselves, ZipPartners would deduct the amount the homeowner had paid for the program intially ($995.00) from their commission and list the house.
ZipPartner agents who purchased the program from Tomlin/Nicks/Wells & Townsend Advertising, Inc., signed a marketing agreement clearly stating in bold, 14pt. Arial type at the top of page one, "I understand this is a marketing program and may or may not work and that I may lose all or part of my money."
About 70 agents enrolled in the program paying $295.00 per person. The housing market was just begining to fall apart, and when it did, Tomlin/Nicks/Wells & Townsend Advertising, Inc., went out of business, closing it's doors on October 20, 2008. Some of the agents who had become ZipPartners did exceptionally well with the program, others did not, which is exactly how marketing programs generally go.
I personally felt very bad about the program not working better as I did the design work on it - to this day I do not understand why it didn't work better. I personally wrote these sentiments in letters to each and every ZipPartner and advised them, based on the state of the economy, that they spend no more time with the product than they already had and expressed my hope to someday voluntarily repay all of them their $295.00 purchase price.
Like everyone else affected by the recession I have not been in a financial position to personally and voluntarily make all of those refunds, though some have indeed been paid.
This persons complaint obviously depicts the feelings of one who hasn't (and won't) receive a refund from me.
I work hard to be a transparent and fair man in my business and personal dealings - unfortunately for all of us we live in a world where the Internet let's people make any allegation they can dream up a public matter, and that's too bad for all of us.
This person was not treated unfairly by Tomlin/Nicks/Wells and Townsend Advertising, Inc., and certainly not by me.
Thank you.
