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Complaint Review: Galerie Jen-Art - Ville Mont-Royal Quebec
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Galerie Jen-Art
5475 Pare, Suite 120 Ville Mont-Royal, H4P 1P7 Quebec, Canada
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Galerie Jen-Art Fake Art-refusal to refund money Ville Mont-Royal Quebec
On February 18,2009 I received a call from a representative at Galerie Jen-Art , Shawn Mayo, assuming I wanted to do business with him. I asked why he was contacting me instead of the representative I had dealt with for my recent art purchases of $9000 from Galerie Jen-Art. In response, I found Mr. Mayo's explanation and reaction to my question a very rude and unprofessional approach which was aggravating to the situation he described to me. In addition I informed Mr. Mayo that I had not received a certificate of authenticity or appraisal with the recent purchase of my Luis Sottil artwork, which I am accustomed to receiving with my purchases. He said he would look into that. This Luis Sottil artwork was touted to be one of six valuable works of Luis Sottil which was on display in the Disney World Animal Kingdom. I have discovered that the work was reproduced by someone other than Luis Sottil, ad infinitum.
On March 20,2009 I demanded a refund of my money and this is when my nightmare began. Joe Cohen, the owner of Galerie Jen-Art, refuses to take responsibility for the misconduct of his company and was rude, obnoxious and condescending to me. His behavior I found very offensive and unprofessional. He had numerous, unending accusations about everyone else connected to my purchase transaction, but refused to accept responsibility for what his company sold me and refused to refund my money.
I want to warn anyone who has purchased art through Galerie Jen-Art that this has happened. I would like to hear from anyone who has purchased, particularly a Luis Sottil artwork, through Galerie Jen-Art. Maybe we can stop this company from taking advantage of its clients, for I am positive I am not the only person who has been cheated. Galerie Jen-Art, a company that lies about the art it is selling at THESE PRICES should not be allowed to do business.
Marianne
Sewell, New Jersey
U.S.A.
On March 20,2009 I demanded a refund of my money and this is when my nightmare began. Joe Cohen, the owner of Galerie Jen-Art, refuses to take responsibility for the misconduct of his company and was rude, obnoxious and condescending to me. His behavior I found very offensive and unprofessional. He had numerous, unending accusations about everyone else connected to my purchase transaction, but refused to accept responsibility for what his company sold me and refused to refund my money.
I want to warn anyone who has purchased art through Galerie Jen-Art that this has happened. I would like to hear from anyone who has purchased, particularly a Luis Sottil artwork, through Galerie Jen-Art. Maybe we can stop this company from taking advantage of its clients, for I am positive I am not the only person who has been cheated. Galerie Jen-Art, a company that lies about the art it is selling at THESE PRICES should not be allowed to do business.
Marianne
Sewell, New Jersey
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Swindled In Alabama
Dora,Alabama,
U.S.A.
Peter McMahon is at it again!
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, July 23, 2009
I would like to let you know that we were swindled also. Steve Orchard and Harold Sindelle swindled us. But yesterday, my husband received a call from Peter McMahon trying to get us to buy a painting from him then he would sell ours. So I wanted to let you know he is at it again. But we informed him that we knew all about him and his game was up.
Galerie Jen-art
Mont-Royal,Quebec,
Canada
BEWARE! BEWARE! BEWARE! PETER MCMAHON FRAUD ARTIST STRIKES AGAIN IN THE ART MARKET
#3UPDATE Employee
Wed, April 08, 2009
Disgruntled ex-employee of Jen-Art operating as Galerie Belleneige out of his personal home and has been disrupting legitimate transactions in the art market. After being employed at Galerie Jen-Art for less than 60 days, PETER MCMAHON and his non-incorporated company named Galerie Belleneige have been deliberately contacting clients of our firm in an attempt to create havoc by persuading them to cancel transactions that PETER MCMAHON made during his employ at Jen-Art. In an attempt to sell our clients non-reputable art through his new "gallery." PETER MCMAHON disregarded all rules of the industry by acting in a non-professional, abusive, and forceful manner, causing clients to question the authenticity of art purchased through our firm. Part of the reason PETER MCMAHON was terminated in January 2009 was due to the fact that we had received some disturbing information concerning his past business dealings. In addition to this, all employees at Jen-Art witnessed his rude, manipulating, and threatening manner with clients. Many clients have since asked us to handle artwork purchased through other galleries and have voiced concerns over PETER MCMAHON's aggresive attempts to contact them at their work as well as at their homes at inappropriate times of the evening. These clients have asked for our help in having PETER MCMAHON's attempts to reach them quashed, even though they live in many different states. The following information is public knowledge and is merely a sampling of PETER MCMAHON's past business dealings: Here are some of the telemarketing operations that have been investigated and what has happened to them: On Sept. 18, 1996, Peter McMahon of Chateauguay, Quebec, pleaded guilty to a charge of defrauding the public of money totaling more than $5,000. Authorities said the company misled victims over the telephone into believing they had won a valuable prize. That is contrary to Section 380(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada. McMahon was arrested April 26, 1995, by the Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the Montreal area, where he was operating telemarketing rooms. He'll be sentenced Nov. 29. Authorities will seek full restitution from the following companies, known to have been owned or operated by Peter McMahon: P&M National Wholesalers, 2272 St. Antoine West, Montreal, Province of Quebec, operated from October 1992 to December 1993; Tele-Nova Graphics, 823 Decarie Blvd., Montreal, operated from October 1993 to December 1994; Nova Tron National Gift House, Khanata Plaza, Route 138, Kahnawake, operated from February 1994 to October 1994. On Oct. 21, Darrel Alan Dorsey of Kingston, Ontario pleaded guilty to the same charges as McMahon.
