51, Report:
#74936
Posted Date:
Dec 14 2003
Theater Research Home Theater ripoff Indianapolis Indiana
I was driving down the street one day to an appointment and this guy flagged me down on the side of the road and said he had a home theater system from an overshipment. He proceeded to tell me that he would give me a deal. He said the system was worth $2500 and that he would sell it...
Entity
Theater Research Home Theater
Categories: Stereos
52, Report:
#67843
Posted Date:
Oct 27 2003
Theater Research ripoff, scam, fraud, speakers, Calgary Alberta
I was approached by 2 people who apparently needed to get rid of some theatre research speakers that were part of an overshipment. They had a flyer which advertised the speakers for $999US each so I thought $200 canadian was a steal. He also tried to sell us a home theatre system ...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
53, Report:
#65724
Posted Date:
Oct 27 2003
American Sound Systems ripoff for Theater Research 2800 speakers Schaumburg Illinois
I too was taken by the guys in the white American Sound Systems van. Grand Rapids MI this time. $600 for something that retails as $1999, I thought I got a deal.
Come to find out they are worth less than half of what I paid, and absolutely nothing on the actual market. At th...
Entity
American Sound Systems
Categories: Stereos
54, Report:
#55567
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2003
Theater Research American Sound Systems ripoff consumer fraud Monroeville Pennsylvania
We were ripped off by the same theives who are apparantly scamming across the nation. They were in White Van with American Sound Systems on the side of the van. They presented speakers supposedly worth thousands and later to find after doing our research....the speaker maker Theat...
Entity
Theater Research, American Sound Systems, Inc.
Categories: Stereos
55, Report:
#67800
Posted Date:
Sep 29 2003
THEATER RESEARCH RIPOFF DISHONEST HOME THEATER SALES LEXINGTON NEW PORT BEACH California
My friend was approached by two men on September 29, 2003 while at a local Shell Gas Mart. They said they were working a job for a man who either worked for Theater Research or was friends with a worker.
They went on to tell him that the man gave them the speakers (Model TR-28...
Entity
THEATER RESEARCH
Categories: Corrupt Companies
56, Report:
#67674
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2003
Theater Research ripoff SCAMMED by two punks Worcester Massachusetts
Talk about a SCAM.... I was approached by two males in their early 20's yesterday (9/25) about purchasing 2 brand new top of the line speakers.
They started off by telling me they worked for a company in Bridgwater and they had these speakers left over from an installation. The...
Entity
Theather Research
Categories: Stereos
57, Report:
#67671
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2003
I bought a surround sound system ripoff Newport Beach California
I was conned into buying a surround sound theater system. Two guys pulled up next to me in the parking lot at California State University Northridge.
They were in a new white mountainier. they wanted 500 dollars. The box said 2000. When it was over I gave them 210.
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Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos
58, Report:
#67612
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2003
Theater Research scam for speakers Spokane Washington
while at work one day a friend of mine that i trust came to me and said that they knew someone that had a set of Theater Research speakers for sale for 1999.00 each but was willing to let them go for 400 dolars each. so that he could make some quick cash for a concert he wanted to g...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos
59, Report:
#1033780
Posted Date:
Sep 19 2003
Theater Research Speakers ripoff scan theater research speakers back of SUV Goleta California
I bought theater research speakers from the back of a gold SUV in the home depot parking lot. They claimed to be $1999.00 each, and we bought two of them for $200.
This is in fact a scam! the company does not exist and there are many other reports of this happening. The speak...
Entity
Theater Research Speakers
Categories: Stereos
60, Report:
#67087
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2003
Theater Research, Taylor Theater Research San Antonio Texas
It was right about 2 PM and I was walking out of Barns & Noble by DeZavala and I-10 in San Antonio when three young men in a brand new white Mercury Mountaineer with Nevada license plates asked if I was interested in a home theatre system. I wasn't really but played along.
One...
Entity
Theater Research, Taylor
Categories: Stereos
61, Report:
#67025
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2003
Theater Research ripoff They come off seriously disarming as two regular guys who stepped into a good thing, and just want to get to the naked girls. Brockton Massachusetts
Was approached as we walked into a Lowes Home Improvement in the Westgate Mall. It was not a white van that approached, but a burgundy minivan.
The story was that their boss had ordered four speakers, but the warehouse screwed up and gave them four sets, and their boss had given...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos
62, Report:
#66804
Posted Date:
Sep 11 2003
American Sound Systems, Inc. Theater Research My Ass! Schaumburg Illinois
I too have fallen victim to a theft ring that has now stretched up into western Michigan. This is how I was scammed...
I was leaving work when two men in a white van that had the American Sound Systems, Inc. title and logo on the side stopped me and started a spiel about how the...
Entity
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
63, Report:
#66177
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2003
Theater Research, Ramon And Theater Research, Ramon And AaronTheater Research Speakers Sales of Theater Research Speakers out of SUV in San Diego San Diego, CA Internet
So, I happened upon a great deal just recently of some great speakers for a very cheap price... or so I thought. Two guys who had all the paperwork and invoices for these Theater Research speakers came up to me in a parking lot in San Diego, CA.
As the old saying goes, the song...
Entity
Theater Research Speakers
Categories: Sales People
64, Report:
#66114
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2003
Theater Research ripoff, dishonest, shady merchendise Newport Beach California
I was approach the same way as the other idividuals. The guy said that he went to pick them up for his boss and they accidently gave them 13 instead of 9 so he was selling them. The guy said he was 23 and that he was Canadian. They drove up in a red SUV. He originally wanted 500 but...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
65, Report:
#65745
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2003
Theater Research ripoff payback I pulled one over Dave's eyes. It was so funny! Oakland California
I was at work when this guy showed me a magazine of 1999.99 speakers. He sold them to me for $300 US Dollars, model TR-5140 and Thank God I couldn't find my bank card. I was gonna go to the bank and get him $300 but couldnt so I had to pay him $168, he said he would come for the res...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos
66, Report:
#65484
Posted Date:
Aug 09 2003
Theater Research Scam Ripoff taking advantage people selling low quality speakers high prices ripoff deception rip-off scam liars Newport Beach California
Was coming out of my dentist appointment and two young men, mid twenties, parked their car behind mine blocking my exit. One got out and started going on about how their company got extra speakers and they needed to sell them or else they got nothing.
I told him no, dont want em,...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos
67, Report:
#65183
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2003
Theater Research Swindlers sell high quality, high priced but lot cost to you Whittier, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, Cerritos California
I guess I was the next
My helper and I was enroute to my afternoon job when we were flaged down and yelled at by two individuals in a white newer Chevy van. The driver was a heavy-set white male with a buzzed head and wore sunglasses, 20's to 30's years of age. The passenger was ...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Sales People
68, Report:
#64552
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2003
Theater Research Professional Home Theater System, TR-8000 ripoff fraudulent ripoff business NEWPORT BEACH California
I was driving through Michigan State University Campus at 6:30 PM on the 23rd of July 2003 in the city of East Lansing, Michigan and was stationary at a traffic light.
A white Chevy Express van (License plate 6FE CO3)approached me and there were two 20-22 year old guys in the va...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos
69, Report:
#63787
Posted Date:
Jul 16 2003
Theater Research People In Bronze Car THEATER RESEARCH RIPOFF Bought At Rowland Heights California
Two guys in a bronze car supposedly selling these theater research speakers. Lucky for me i bought it for 180 unlike u guys that bought it for so much more. These few guys that appeared to be selling them because his boss gave him more than enough. Even though it sounded too good ...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
70, Report:
#62301
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2003
Theater Research consumer rip-off Long Island, New York
My friend called me up to tell me that this guy had a great deal on a digital theater system made by Digital Research. He said it was worth $2000 and my friend had talked him down to $400 when he called me because I know more about electronics then him.
He showed my friend a maga...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
71, Report:
#62013
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2003
Theater Research TR-5140Theater Research TR-5140 / Digital Audio 2000 / Consumer Warranty Division rip-off scam liars St. George Utah
At a gas station in St. George, Utah on my way along the 15 freeway to California, these two guys pulled up in a white mini-van. They seemed really nice and asked, Hey, do you want some surround speakers? These guys were in their 20s and said they were making a delivery to Salt Lak...
Entity
Theater Research TR-5140 / Digital Audio 2000 / Consumer Warranty Division
Categories: Stereos
72, Report:
#61512
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2003
Theater Research consumer fraud ripoff Colorado USA
Theater Research ripoff consumer fraud ripoff, I was sold a $3000.00 set of speakers out of a van in a parking lot for $250.00 from a company that doesnt exist!! Not Known Colorado .....
I was approached by two men in a mini van in a mall parking lot saying they needed money to g...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
73, Report:
#61306
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2003
Theater Research ripoff scam con artists I wonder if the speakers even work at all. Rancho Cucamonga California
These two guys seem really nice and asked, Hey, do you want some surround speakers? I was thinking for a bit and he said just park over there and I'll show them to you. One guy was a white guy, that looked a little high, and then other was a little darker.
I thought this would ...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos
74, Report:
#60446
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2003
THEATER RESEARCH ripoff swindlers selling fraudulent theater research speakers tr-8000 Newport Beach California
I was driving in La Mirada Califonia west on Imperial Highway when I was aproached at a stoplight by two guys in a pickup truck. They asked me for directions and then offerd me the deal of a lifetime. It seems they had some how ended up with an extra box of speakers that they said s...
Entity
THEATER RESEARCH
Categories: Stereos
75, Report:
#60112
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2003
Theater Research ripoff California
I was coming out of the bank, two individuals in a white van approached me telling me that they really needed to get rid of this 4000 dollar Theater Research speakers (model Tr-2810). I kept saying no i dont have any money, finally after a lot of talk they talked me into getting th...
Entity
Theater Research
Categories: Stereos