- Report: #744895
Complaint Review: Legacy RV - Internet Internet
Reported By:
Brandon -
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
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Legacy RV
754 CR 3 Internet, 46517 Internet, United States of America
Phone:
574-522-0500
Web:
www.legacyrv.com
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Legacy RV Nolan Passick On the fast track to bankruptcy , Internet
Quick Story:
Legacy RV is owned by Nolan Passick
They make 15' and 18' travel trailers in Elkhart, Indiana.
Legacy RV hired me as a sales agent and also contracted me to build their website.
Shortly thereafter, Scott was forced out by Nolan for lies and alleged theft.
The company has no money and is not paying debts.
Since I was not paid, I removed the company website I built from the internet.
I hope you learn from my experience and avoid doing business with them.
Full Story:
I was interviewed the week of May 29 by the two partners of Legacy RV, Nolan Passick and Scott, for the position of salesperson. During the interview, I was asked what experience I had selling online, specifically website design and selling on ebay/craigslist. Based on these skills, and other past experience, I was hired on the spot to start June 6.
My first task was to design the website (www.legacyrv.com), which I built and customized as requested during that first week. Friday, June 10, I called Nolan and asked when I would be paid. He stated my first paycheck would be Friday, June 17th. The following week, starting June 13, I began to work on listing their trailers on ebay per their request, while compiling a list of dealers to begin calling.
I started to be concerned about the business when I learned that one of the owners, Scott, had been forced out of the business by the other partner, Nolan. Upon further conversation, I began to learn the truth about Legacy RV. The facts about the company's history, sales, and dealer network that had been shared with me during the interview and since were completely false. As the days past, I learned that the company was having critical cash flow issues, no established distribution, and because of past business history, a bad reputation.
When it came time to pick up my first paycheck on June 17th, I was not paid. Since then, I have made numerous requests to be paid for my services. On Monday, June 20th I met with Nolan, and told him I would be removing the website I designed from the internet if I was not paid by the following day. I also told him I would no longer be representing the company in a sales role.
On June 21st I deleted the website I designed when I was not paid. Since then, I have received several calls and text messages from Nolan asking me to put back up the website. I was willing to do it, but not without being paid first. I argued that he must have resources to pay me what I was owed to get the site back up. We are talking about less than $1000 here. It is evident that he was obviously choosing not to pay me. As they days passed the calls got more aggressive, with the last message saying he would not pay me if I did not upload the site back to the internet by noon June 23rd.
I write this report not for myself, but for those of you who are considering doing business with Nolan Passick or Legacy RV in Elkhart Indiana. I don't think I will ever get payment for my services, but I hope you learn from my experience. If you are considering employment, supplying them with product, or buying their line of travel trailers, I would caution you against it.
Legacy RV is owned by Nolan Passick
They make 15' and 18' travel trailers in Elkhart, Indiana.
Legacy RV hired me as a sales agent and also contracted me to build their website.
Shortly thereafter, Scott was forced out by Nolan for lies and alleged theft.
The company has no money and is not paying debts.
Since I was not paid, I removed the company website I built from the internet.
I hope you learn from my experience and avoid doing business with them.
Full Story:
I was interviewed the week of May 29 by the two partners of Legacy RV, Nolan Passick and Scott, for the position of salesperson. During the interview, I was asked what experience I had selling online, specifically website design and selling on ebay/craigslist. Based on these skills, and other past experience, I was hired on the spot to start June 6.
My first task was to design the website (www.legacyrv.com), which I built and customized as requested during that first week. Friday, June 10, I called Nolan and asked when I would be paid. He stated my first paycheck would be Friday, June 17th. The following week, starting June 13, I began to work on listing their trailers on ebay per their request, while compiling a list of dealers to begin calling.
I started to be concerned about the business when I learned that one of the owners, Scott, had been forced out of the business by the other partner, Nolan. Upon further conversation, I began to learn the truth about Legacy RV. The facts about the company's history, sales, and dealer network that had been shared with me during the interview and since were completely false. As the days past, I learned that the company was having critical cash flow issues, no established distribution, and because of past business history, a bad reputation.
When it came time to pick up my first paycheck on June 17th, I was not paid. Since then, I have made numerous requests to be paid for my services. On Monday, June 20th I met with Nolan, and told him I would be removing the website I designed from the internet if I was not paid by the following day. I also told him I would no longer be representing the company in a sales role.
On June 21st I deleted the website I designed when I was not paid. Since then, I have received several calls and text messages from Nolan asking me to put back up the website. I was willing to do it, but not without being paid first. I argued that he must have resources to pay me what I was owed to get the site back up. We are talking about less than $1000 here. It is evident that he was obviously choosing not to pay me. As they days passed the calls got more aggressive, with the last message saying he would not pay me if I did not upload the site back to the internet by noon June 23rd.
I write this report not for myself, but for those of you who are considering doing business with Nolan Passick or Legacy RV in Elkhart Indiana. I don't think I will ever get payment for my services, but I hope you learn from my experience. If you are considering employment, supplying them with product, or buying their line of travel trailers, I would caution you against it.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
brandon_h
Elkhart,Indiana,
United States of America
More lies from Legacy RV
#2Author of original report
Tue, June 28, 2011
Yes, please, lets get the facts straight. Nolan, to jog your memory, I posted a copy of the advertisement for this job position with Legacy RV (see below). It specifically states this position is Salary plus commission. So where is my salary I am owed ? Your argument that I am not owed anything is completely untrue.
You are correct that I did not sell any units for Legacy RV during my short time with the company. But lets review those 3 weeks. I was told to build you a website before doing anything else. That took the entire first week. Then I spent week #2 learning the product and going to other RV lots to review the competition. This was done to build a good understanding of my approach to selling your RVs, since I was not given any sales material or training. I made a few test calls in week #2, but not many.
Friday of week #2 I went to pick up my first paycheck, and was not paid. So I did what any reasonable person would do if their employer didn't pay them: I stopped working! Why would I try to keep selling if I didn't get paid the week before? I spent week #3 trying to collect my pay. I was basically told that I would get paid just as soon as we sold one unit, and to hang tight. I wonder how many other people were promised that too. Nolan I am still hanging tight, have you sold that one unit yet?
The specific number of RVs sold is not the reason I am writing or complaining, since I am not asking for any commissions for selling RVs. I am asking for the salary I was promised. Remember the job ad ??? (see below)
I really wish things were different, and that I wouldn't have to post such negative but true info. I just hope that someone else can avoid the same mistake I made in trusting Nolan Passick and Legacy RV by spending time to make my story public.
Here is the employment ad for the position I was hired for, from Craigslist. There is a live link to the ad at the bottom (Original URL)...until someone figures out how to remove it :)
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RV SALES PEOPLE NEEDED
Date: 2011-05-29, 8:39AM
SMALL RV COMPANY LOOKING FOR 2 PEOPLE THAT CAN SELL SMALL RVS. START ASAP DEALERS FOLLOWING WOULD HELP. THERES A SMALL SAL AND COM PAY PER UNIT, 30HRS IN HOUSE FOR FIRST 2 WEEKS. MUST BE ABLE TO SELL . DONT TELL ME HOW GOOD U R SHOW ME. THANKS
Location: ELKHART
Compensation: SAL. PLUS COM
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
Original URL: http://southbend.craigslist.org/sls/2408923852.html
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Legacy RV
Elkhart,Indiana,
United States of America
Don't try to blackmail us
#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Tue, June 28, 2011
Let's get the facts straight. Brandon was never hired or contracted to build our website. He was to be paid a comm. on selling travel trailers in which he stated would be easy to do online with his skills of selling online. Now since he couldn't sell online or over the phone he wants to blackmail me and Legacy RV into paying him for a website that we didn't agree to pay for. Now he wants to spread rumors online since he can't sell. I wish him luck in the future.
Nolan Passick
