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Anonymous |
| Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 08:15 pm: |
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Whar does the term "RMA required" mean under the listing of special features in the merchant reviews |
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Relevant Product Info
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Anonymous |
| Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 09:47 am: |
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RMA can stand for "Return Materials Authorization" or "Return Merchandise Agreement". Either way it basically means you can return an item as long as you contact the merchant for an RMA number to track the return. |
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| Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 07:41 pm: |
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anyone out there who has actually made a purchase from a company named advanced video systems. (avs-store.com) They have good prices but I am a bit leary about a purchase from them as I have not been able to find comments from customers |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 07:30 pm: |
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I would appreciate feedback from those who have had buying experiance with a company named advanced video Systems http://www.AVS-Store.com They have low prices. I have been thinking of buying the samsung HLN467W as the prices are tempting. I have read comments about the audio /video sync problem that have been noted by users. Has this problem been fixed or should I wait until the new models come on the market? |
frank bushell Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 06:45 pm: |
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i would not use them if i was you , i ordered something and it never showed up and they charged my credit card two times, then they refunded only 1 time and it took a chargeback to get the second credit. Scam
If you can find it at www.vertigoonline.com then you will be happy, try them. |
Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 04:29 pm: |
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I am currently inprocess of trying to purchase from Advance Video Systems. I too am running into problems having my purchase delivered. "Factory problems" is what I am getting from Howard at AVS. Would like to know if you finally received your full payment returned. Thanks, Jim |
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| Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 02:14 pm: |
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I am also having problems with them. They have my $12,000 and are claming "Factory problems" at Sony. They have had my money for 4 weeks and have not delivered. A friend sent them an email and they told him that it was in stock and he better send the money that day because they may run out of the item. When he offered to come by to pick it up, Howard said that they could not let anyone into their warehouse because of security and insurance reasons.
I am ready to complain to the BBB and the Attorney General's Office.
Thanks,
John |
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| Posted on Monday, August 02, 2004 - 09:22 pm: |
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I've already complained to the BBB. I called RCA factory and have a case file established. In it they say there were no factory problems. I'm waiting clearance of their refund check. My friend had emailed insisting to know if the same TV was in stock and Howard finally answered yes it was in stock and would be shipped in one weekday. At the same time he was telling me there were "factory problems". Need to tell all you can find to stay away from AVS |
New member Username: Robb_murdock
Post Number: 6
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 04:56 pm: |
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To All:
avs-store and our buddy Howard have had my 4K for 5 weeks. Same story as yours. I caught them in an out-and-out lie. They said I just missed the cut-off and they would have to order more of the Samsung HLP5674W.
Later I found out elsewhere that the HLP5674W had not even been manufactured yet.
By the way, they have no warehouse. I pulled Title records on their address. It's a 3 bedroom house.
I also took a close look at their credentials. They look to me like forgeries.
At the time I placed my order, the Upstate NY BBB had 6 complaints on them; but all resolved. Now, 5 weeks later, they have 11 and a full paragraph on the nature of the complaints.
Let's all keep in touch on this one; and figure out what to do to get our money back.
Thanks,
Robb |
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AVS_beware Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 01:21 am: |
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I have also had difficultly dealing with AVS. Send money, many weeks (actually months) pass, asked for refund, get money -10% back due to "service processing fee".
I have created a website that shows the details of my dealings with AVS.
http://home.earthlink.net/~avs_beware
Do not do cash dealings with this company. |
Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 - 08:31 am: |
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AVS-beware. I know this is gruelling. But please contact the BBB and Sheriff's office with your complaint. This is a classic SCAM and they need to be stopped. |
mikeporter Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 07:16 pm: |
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Well, add me to the list....I did a cash deal for $2154 for a toshiba 65hx83....
I will be contacting the NY state BBS... |
New member Username: Robb_murdock
Post Number: 7
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 07:38 pm: |
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Mikeporter:
I feel your pain!
I got my money back after 2 months. I was so relieved and so punch-drunk from the experiance that I have just put the whole experience out of my mind.
The BBB is a joke! AVS-Store simply issues a response to the BBB and says whatever they want and the BBB closes the matter. Filing the response to the BBB is simply part of AVS-Store's process flow.
If anyone out there is an attorney and wants to shut these guys down I will be glad to help. Absent that, let's all just spread the word and hope no one else gets shafted.
Good luck getting your money back. |
mikeporter Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 11:21 pm: |
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Thanks Rob,
If I'm not successful, I'll have my cousin, whose an attorney, go after them with the full force of the law. I should have been more careful in dealing with online purchasing....This was my first and probably last experience in buying anything over the Internet....
Thanks for the encouragement |
New member Username: Robb_murdock
Post Number: 8
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 11:41 pm: |
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Mikeporter:
Don't give up on buying on the internet. I LIVE on the internet. I buy everything there. I have never had a problem; but I was duped by the AVSSTORE. They claimed to have the Samsung HLP5674W in stock; and I was desperate.
While I don't think much of the BBB, I still check there first. At the time AVSSTORE had an OK record with them. After I realized I had been duped, the BBB started recording some bad activity. It was just bad timing on my part.
I finally bought a TV from Crutchfield. They have a squeaky clean record with the BBB. They were great. I got a TV from them and saved a bunch of money.
As far as the deal with AVS Store. You will get your money back. However, if you get it back before 30 days they will stick you with the 10% fee. You will have to fight them for the 10%. Beyond 30 days you will get it all back.
They are definitely crooks; but they operate on the float that they get holding tons of money.
Hang in there. The Internet is a great place to buy things.
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mikeporter Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 09:26 pm: |
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Thanks Rob.....I full somewhat encouraged by your comments..... After all this is over, I may have my cousin pursue them legally and attempt to put them out of business... |
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| Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 09:12 pm: |
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Thanks for your input guys, I was about to send money to this guy.
Thanks agian |
New member Username: Eric_condit
Post Number: 1
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 06:24 pm: |
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I just ordered and received two Philips 42PF9956 Plasma displays from AVS-store. They are the new model that's advertised on TV with the Ambilight feature. AVS-store had them direct factory drop shipped from Philips Corporation and it took just five days. They were at a good low price and we're pleased. |
New member Username: Pxl8ed
Post Number: 1
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 09:40 pm: |
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Eric Condit:
Considering the amount of recent problems being reported here, I was hoping you might offer some details of your transaction. Just want to make sure you're not a rep from AVS trying to give false testimony.
Thank you
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New member Username: Eric_condit
Post Number: 2
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 08:47 pm: |
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Hi Brian,
Sorry for the delay I don't frequent forums too often.
It was two Philips 42PF9956 Plasmas on AVS invoice #7795 for a shipped total of $7447 ($3723.50 each). They look good and work fine.
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New member Username: Pxl8ed
Post Number: 2
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 09:43 pm: |
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Hi Eric,
Thank you for that info. We are currently having problems with them concerning a SONY 50" LCD Rear Projection TV (KF50WE610)which they have yet to deliver. Cash was wired on 7/29/04 for a delivery on 10/1/04 to Central Florida.
My mother-in-law ordered the tv, so I sent them an e-mail request pretending to be interested in buying the same model. They said that the supplier had 5 units available and I could get one in a week. So I replied firmly on 10/15/04 and requested that they send one of those to my mother-in-law immediately since she'd been waiting two weeks for delivery of a tv for which she'd already paid.
Howard Knapp sent me a suspicious reply on 10/16/04 stating that accounting had already canceled the order and a full refund was sent last week. They have failed to reply to my request for specific information regarding that cancelation and refund as of this posting.
Their reason for the cancelation was that they could not update my mother-in-law via e-mail due to some AOL e-mail blocking of their server. The problem with that is that they had two e-mail addresses to which to respond, one was an AOL account, but the other was a Yahoo account. She never received an e-mail update on the Yahoo account through which she made the original order.
The other circumstance that makes me doubt their integrity is that neither I nor my mother-in-law requested the cancelation.
I suspect that they were lying about the availability of this model to begin with in order to get the cash. Then they would hang on to the money as long as they could until the tv or the money was demanded by the buyer. I have a hard time believing this to be true if they are also filling other orders with satisfied customers.
I will post an update as soon as I get more info, and/or the refund check.
BTW, I am not a competitor trying to discredit AVS as Mr. Knapp has accused people on this message board of doing.
Thanks again to Eric for his purchase info,
Brian
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New member Username: Pxl8ed
Post Number: 3
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, October 22, 2004 - 08:07 pm: |
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UPDATE ON KF50WE610 DEAL WITH ADVANCED VIDEO SYSTEMS
My mother-in-law got her full refund today and purchased a newer SONY 42" model from a brick and mortar store. She spent a bit more than the lowest Internet prices but she is much more comfortable with that process.
Mr. Knapp said the accounting department cut and sent the check on Friday, 10/15, but the envelope the check came in was postmarked on Tuesday, 10/19. I got the dates wrong in my earlier post. My fishing expedition e-mails were sent on Friday, 10/15, and Knapp's response with info about 5 units available with the supplier was sent on Saturday, 10/16. I e-mailed my request that they fill my mother-in-law's order with one of those 5 units on Monday, 10/18.
I can't prove this, but I think my suspicions are true that the "supplier" never had any units available, and that the refund was sent in an effort to avoid a confrontation over that fact.
I would recommend not purchasing from Advanced Video Systems (AVS) due to the similarity of other experiences with mine. The fact that there may have been some legitimate sales through AVS does not compensate for even one act of deception.
STAY AWAY FROM AVS!
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New member Username: Robb_murdock
Post Number: 9
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 11:51 pm: |
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I know for a fact that Howard Knapp (or Ralph Olsen) knows about this forum. Hence, if I was Howard (or Ralph), I would assume a false identity and post false, positive feedback about my store.
Given the many, many fradulent experiences exactly like mine, I am suspicious of anyone claiming to have had a perfect experience with them.
Just my two cents. |
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| Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 09:51 am: |
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This company is a joke and a fraud!!!! Howard is a rip-off and, as far as i know , doesnt have any connections to any tvs... I hope this comapany is shut down by the time i am through with them.!!
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| Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 09:52 am: |
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Please if anyone can give me some advice on how they got there money back or who to contact, please let me know. I am getting no responce back from Howard or the company. He has alot of my money |
Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 05:53 pm: |
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Rats!
Don't like the news I'm reading here. I've an 'order' in with the AVS-store, and since I wired the money as directed last week, Mr. Knapp has not acknowledged receipt of the order, or responded to phone & email messages.
Here are links that I've (since) found that speak to this:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=199773
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/22/7641.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~avs_beware/
Some Owego information:
Tioga County Clerk, Robert Woodburn
16 Court Street
P O Box 307, Owego, NY, 13827
Phone (607) 687-8660, fax (607) 687-4612
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.tiogachamber.com/
607-687-2020
Office of NYS Attorney General:
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
Not sure how useful the BBB is. Will be looking into filing a complaint with the NYS Attorney General, and/or local law enforcement agencies if I don't hear back next week.
'luck to us all.
Pat |
Duped-by-AVS Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 09:55 am: |
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Sad to admit it, but I too was duped by our good buddy Howard Knapp. I tried to order the Samsung HLP5085W through him back on Sept. 1st because of their incredible price. Haven't heard a thing from him since October 12th. If you'll notice, their website is now gone, and every e-mail I try to send to ANY of their addresses, gets sent back as "undeliverable". I guess we all succeeded in forcing them out of business, but NOW how do we get our money back? I've filed with BBB and the NY Attorney General - they claim it could take 4 to 6 weeks before I even find out what's going on. Howard - if you're reading these, I hope you can still sleep well at night knowing how you're screwing honest, hard-working people! |
New member Username: Robb_murdock
Post Number: 10
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 10:37 am: |
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Duped-by-AVS:
I am sorry that you are caught up in all of this. I expected this day would come; and those that were in the 'float' at the end would be the real loosers.
We will have to see where this goes from here. AVSSTORE as far as I can tell is not a corporation. Hence, the assets of the owner, Ralph Olsen, are attachable. I haven't found much on Ralph except for his small, 3br house.
If I had to speculate, I'd guess there to be between 200,000 and 600,000 dollars in the float. That money should be still in the account unless he has extracted it and fled.
THere are quite a few children in the Olsen clan, so I would guess that with those roots, he wouldn't be fleeing.
It might also be possible that he will re-emerge under another name.
Anyway, my advice is to keep pushing through legal and law enforcement channels. You don't have anything to loose now.
If I can help in any way, I (and I am sure many of us) would be glad to help.
Good luck
Robb Murdock |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 01:46 pm: |
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Ok everyone, I'm another in the long line of the ripped-off here.
Got a call into a lawyer in Tioga Co. with no reply yet.
Howard has got $3994.00 of mine.
Anyone interested in combining forces to see if we can get ahead of the government wheels of justice?
If we wait on the big G., the HLP5674W will be obselete by the time I recoup any funds.
I'll leave my email address (jnthames@mchsi.com) for those willing to join in.
Fleeced in Alabama |
New member Username: Pxl8ed
Post Number: 4
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 02:05 pm: |
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I would be glad to help in any way I can even though we got our money back.
Just let me know if there's anything I can do.
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Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 02:32 pm: |
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Here's the link the the IFCC FBI so that you can , if you wish, file a complaint for being defrauded. I did. (although I don't feel better yet)
The process is relatively quick & painless.
Let's keep up the pressure!
Pat
http://www.ifccfbi.gov/cf1.asp
The IFCC is:
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The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).
IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, IFCC provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at all levels, IFCC offers a central repository for complaints related to Internet fraud, works to quantify fraud patterns, and provides timely statistical data of current fraud trends.
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Bronze Member Username: Robb_murdock
Post Number: 11
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 02:32 pm: |
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To All:
I also would be glad to help. If there are any attorneys in the forum that might want to help pro bono, I am sure we could provide them with a lot of ammo.
The latest 'anonymous' person and I both placed orders on the HLP5674W. We are unique in that we placed orders on a TV that hasn't even been manufactured yet!
Hence, we caught Howard in an absolute lie, claiming that they just ran out of those; and would have to back order them. I have documented each interaction with Howard and am willing to provide that documentation to anyone wanting to fight.
Like Brian Schindler, I got my money back (less the wire transfer costs); but there is a principle at stake here. I would be happy .. no, THRILLED.. to help someone fight these guys.
Robb Murdock |
Patrick McHargue Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 04:59 pm: |
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Folks;
Anyone who's been burned by the AVS-Store.Com, or AdvancedVideoStore.Com at '19 Roots Lane' needs to call Investigator Casey Rhodes of the Tioga Sheriffs department. He is handling the investigation into their (shoddy) business practices.
The number to the Tioga Sheriffs department is (607) 687-1010. Call and ask for him. I was only able to leave a message with his machine, but I expect to be calling his office until I speak with him, and find out what steps will be taken.
How many of you call & complain makes a difference. Police allocate resources based on who & how many have been harmed. The Sheriffs department needs to hear from us all so that they can decide that this needs to be pursued!
Regards;
Patrick McHargue
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 05:18 pm: |
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Well it is good to know I am not the only one trying to fight this battle. I have contacted everyone and anybody about this fraud.. and it seems that alls I or anyone can do is wait.. I filed a complaint with my local police department, because that is what the sheriff's department in Tioga told me to do. My dept. would transfer it to the NY dept. I am from IL so this is a big pain in the butt for me.
I feel terrible for all you guys who have been scammed by this man. A lot of money has been wrongfully consumed and I hope with us all working together we can get our money back.
Let me know if there is anythign else I should do besides contact that officer that Pat left the number to, cause I do not plan on giving up very easily on this!
Thanks! |
Bronze Member Username: Robb_murdock
Post Number: 12
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 05:30 pm: |
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Patrick McHargue and All:
I contacted Tioga County Sherriff back when I was trying to get my money back. He just called me back a couple weeks ago. Evidently, the heat is on. I gave him all of my info; and like Patrick McHargue says, everyone, even those of us that got our money back, should call him. The more ammo the better.
Thx
Robb Murdock |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 06:51 pm: |
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Same story as every one else, but didn't get my money back,yet. Filing complaints where I can. Police reports and the likes. Wish I had found this type of feed back when I was looking for it. I relied on the bbb data base, problems but mostly resolved. The cash price was so enticing. Will not do the cash thing on the internet ever again.I wish there was a contact person in charge of this type of fraud, still to many departments and places to report this activity. Wonder why we have to use local police or sheriffs. Seems like the local sheriff in Owego,Ny could run down to the address and check out our claims.I am out $2837.00. Hope for some kind of resolution. |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 10:21 pm: |
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Gents,
Last contact with H. Knapp was 10/18 (see below}. Makes me really want to cry, humph!
The NY State Bar Assn. 800-342-3661, gave me a lawyers name of Frank Como ph.
607-565-2461. They gave me a ref# 529326. Frank has not returned my call yet.
I will try and contact him tomorrow, and will let you know what he says. Hard
to do this kind of research when your bustin your hump 7:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M.
trying to make a living.
I would rather put up several hundred $ to get some info from a
lawyer/detective with lien capability, than wait for some mass complaint of
which I would be a small percentage of!
Will let you know what I hear tomorrow.
Fleeced in Bama
---------------------- Forwarded Message: ---------------------
From: "Thames, James N. (Norman) (Ship Systems)" <james.thames@???>
To: <jnthames@mchsi.com>
Subject: FW: SAMSUNG HLP5674W STATUS
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:50:52 -0700
-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Knapp [mailto:hknapp@advancedvideosystems.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 5:25 PM
To: Thames, James N. (Norman) (Ship Systems)
Subject: RE: SAMSUNG HLP5674W STATUS
Importance: High
Norman,
Well you got more information than I got about Samsung, THANK YOU!!!
Well supplier this afternoon was saying ETA end of month.
As far as design I strongly suggest you get that info from the horses mouth,
meaning Samsung Engineering.
All they ever tell us is everything is fine, no problems, everything is
shipping; yep right!
Well this is very interesting, I've got one more for you from another
customer that sent it in.
It's not about the HLP5674W but it is about their sister HLP models.
See below forum write ups especially after August 2004.
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/2/14343.html
Looks like Samsung has design problems which might be impacting production?
Hope this helps you. I'm really sorry about their delays.
Sincerely,
Howard
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Jnthames Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 07:39 pm: |
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All,
Here's what the Lawyer said today, 11/12/04.
Frank M. Como. wrote:
I have spoken briefly with the Tioga County, NY DA. He beleives that a bankruptcy has been filed. The attorney who he beleives is handling it is out of the office today. I checked with the court records in 2 districts, but cannot find any filing under Advanced Video Systems. It may be filed under another name. I have an all- afternoon hearing. If I get out early I will check the County Clerk's Records to see if there is an assumed name filing. I have checked with the State and there is no NYS filing for a corp or llc.
Frank M. Como, Esq.
Sorry all with outstanding $$$.
Fleeced in Alabama
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New member Username: Stancalif
Post Number: 5
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 06:25 pm: |
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I am another one fleeced by AVS. They have $2,732 of my money for a JVC 52". I have contacted the Upstate NY BBB and am willing to do anything else to resolve this situation.
Fleeced in California
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William Alvin Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, November 15, 2004 - 07:52 am: |
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Hello all,
I'd be more than happy to provide all the information I have concerning my problems w/AVS. I was fortunate to eventually receive all my $$ back, but I understand what you are all feeling and going through.
Good luck and God bless,
Bill |
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| Posted on Monday, November 15, 2004 - 10:16 am: |
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Hello All.
For AVS to claim bankruptcy, that is still Fraud! What *&$%!!! to take the easy way out of this situation! Really makes me mad to know what all we are doing to try and get our hard earned money back and they are goign to take that route. walk away with all our money! I am not about to step down if that is the case.. He has $3300 of our money and I am not resting until i see that back!!!
I left a message with that detective that you told us to call, Rhodes.... Never called me back but left my number and information.. Keep updating me on what more i can do to help!
thanks! |
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| Posted on Monday, November 15, 2004 - 10:49 pm: |
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Unbelievable... I too have been swindled for 3192.75. Not long ago I have spent the last two years deployed in Afghanistan fighting on behalf of every citizen of this country. Now look what happens to the money I made, I am being robbed!!! By a NEW YORKER of all people!!! I tell yah if I don’t see my money in short order by him I’m going there. I have a friend that is an owner-operator and trucks to the east coast each week, mainly NYC. Ralph Olson is 56yrs old, his son Steve has also worked for AVS and has a different address. I need to see this big operation of 22yrs. I have already spoken to my fathers attorney and this situation does not look good for retribution any time soon, if at all. This attorney is friends with someone in the FBI here. He said the best thing is to work it out with him but this Ralph wont even communicate. I have his residential phone number and he won’t answer or return calls. Sons phone is disconnected. This guy is going down and I hope it is not with my money because his Judge will hear from me loud and clear. Federal Banko protection was not created to cover and excuse a crime. I am certain there is criminal intent here, he better have a long list of satisfied customers on these big screen TVs. Well I am burning to get out the door. I have to see him with my own two eyes to what he has done with all this missing money!!!
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New member Username: Stancalif
Post Number: 7
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 02:36 am: |
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All with AVS Problems- How about freezing his bank account so he can't run off with all the money in the account.
ADVANCED VIDEO SYSTEMS
19 ROOTS LANE
OWEGO, NY 13827-2736
BANK:
TSB BANK INC.
1 MAIN STREET
SPENCER, NY 14883
(607) 687-3209
ROUTING: 021308642
ACCOUNT: 3360881
BENEFICIARY: ADVANCED VIDEO SYSTEMS
Stan
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pissed off Customer Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 11:44 am: |
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Hello ALl.
Well I just recieved a phonecall back from Detective Rhodes which Im sure you all have too.. SO Raloh Olsen has cleaimed Bankruptcy. Apparentely he told me that in the end they are trying to get us at least the minimum % of our money back. He gave me Ralh Olsens Lawyers name so you can all call him and see how to make sure we are put on a list to get money back. He told me that there are atleast 50 people around the states that have filed fraud against this company.
Below is Ralph's laywers information. Please let me know the name of any attorny you guys are going in on, because I would like to participate.
thanks.
Mark Weiermiller
607-733-8866 |
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 12:51 pm: |
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Folks;
Today, 10/16/2004, I spoke with investigator Rhodes about what is happening with the investigation into Mr. Olsen's business & business practices.
Investigator Rhodes tells me that Mr. Olsen is in the middle of filing for Bankruptcy, and that that some 50 people have been have been affected by this. Mr. Olsen's lawyer, Mark Weiermiller [(607) 733-8866], is filing for Mr. Olsen.
The Attorney Generals Office is determining if charges should be filed against Mr. Olsen. Assistant Attorney General Mike Danaher [(607) 721-8771] is pursuing this investigation.
Investigator Rhodes thinks that Mr. Olsen's filing has merit, and that Mr. Olsen intends that refund as much as he can to all his 'customers'. Sadly though, it sounds as if we are low men on the totem pole when it comes to who gets paid first.
I will be contacting Assistant Attorney General Mike Danaher in an effort to clarify what happens next. I'm still thinking that there's more here than just an honest mistake, though.
Regards;
Patrick
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JNThames Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 12:51 pm: |
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From Fleeced in Alabama,
Here's the guy the NYS Bar Assn. recommended. I'm hiring him to protect my interest here.
Frank M. Como. wrote:
In regard to the other questions posed by Nathan, I cannot tell at this point in time what might be involved in representing you. My last email gave you some of my thoughts if the had been a bankruptcy filed.
In regard to my charges, it is still too soon for me to even begin to guess. This is a type of matter that I would not take on a contingency basis. All that I know at this point is the amounts each of you have paid to AVS. I don not even know who AVS is.
Once I get an overall view of what is currently happening, I will bee in a better position to give you a "guessimate". My hourly charges are $150.00 and my paralegals charge at $75.00. I would require a retainer and bill you as our time and disbursements are spent, first offsetting time against the retainer. Here are some of the other charges that we mighrt incurr:
We may need to get an accountant involved to review the books. I do not know what to anticipate for those charges.
Court fees depend on the court or courts involved. If we litigate in State court, I would expect the court fees to be under $500. That is true also for Federal Court. We may end up in both if a bankruptcy is filed after we start a civil action. Ther would be no court charges to us for any criminal proceedings brought against whomever is AVS.
I would assune that during the course of discovery there would be depositions. Depending on the nature and length, the costs of the transcripts could run anywhere from $100 to several thousand.
However I stress that at this juncture, it is just too soon for me to tell. You may want to contact other people that you know who are in the same situation and proceed with multiple plaintiffs.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.
Hopefully I will know more tomorrow.
Frank M. Como, Esq.
440 Waverly Street
Waverly, NY 14892-0111
(607) 565-2461
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 01:18 pm: |
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Folks;
Here's Mark Weiermiller's email address:
mweiermiller@zifflaw.com
Pat
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| Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2004 - 09:07 am: |
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Hi All,
Let me add one more hapless soul to the list of people who were taken by this piece of sh*t! Fortunately (I guess), I was only screwed out of $1272 for a Sony 36" set.
I discovered this website just a few minutes ago and have left messages for Investigator Rhodes and Mark Weiermiller (Olsen's attorney) and have spoken to Assistant Attorney General Mike Danaher.
According to Mr. Danaher, the appropriate thing to do at this time is to file a complaint form with his office.
Good luck to all.
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Screwed2 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2004 - 03:11 pm: |
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A little more info regarding our common plight:
Apparently Mr. Olsen has expressed a desire to repay those customers whose money he has, BUT, bankruptcy laws being what they are, any payments made within 90 days (I think) of a bankruptcy can be called back by the courts for pro-rated distribution among the creditors of the bankrupt company. Coincidentally, this same law is forcing our company to repay $25,000 paid to us for work done for ENRON within 90 days of their declaring bankruptcy. That's one hell of a law, isn't it?
It looks like we all just sit and wait and see what percentage of our loss will be reimbursed. I would think that filing a complaint with the New York Attorney General's office should at least get your name on the list of creditors. |
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