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02-24-2024, 02:38 PM | #171 |
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LOL, don't waste the AG's time with this nonsense. You're not gonna get fuck-all because there's not a whit of evidence he ran this project as a deliberate scam. Quite simply, incompetence doesn't break KickStarter rules *or* the law.
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02-25-2024, 02:53 PM | #172 |
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My goal is simple - to expose this clown for what he is and so people who really can't afford to lose money on this garbage won't. And to be honest, if he showed some humility, grace, honesty, and accountability, it would go along way. Instead, he lies repeatedly, hastises his customers (check the Kickstarter comments) about "novice modelers could fix this" while at the same time, showing printing skills below a novice. Last edited by ICF2023; 02-25-2024 at 02:58 PM.. |
02-25-2024, 05:36 PM | #173 |
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I bet the dude that did this project has a checkbook more f’ed up than Jan Michael Vincent’s bar tab.
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02-26-2024, 10:04 AM | #174 |
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People should absolutely file with the Attorney General. No, I don't think he deliberately set out to scam people but he has canceled orders and when asked about refunds, blocks you. The AG may not do anything even with lots of complaints but we do know from his own posts that he has already been visited by law enforcement, and that makes me laugh.
My goal is simple - to expose this clown for what he is and so people who really can't afford to lose money on this garbage won't. And to be honest, if he showed some humility, grace, honesty, and accountability, it would go along way. Instead, he lies repeatedly, hastises his customers (check the Kickstarter comments) about "novice modelers could fix this" while at the same time, showing printing skills below a novice. Y'all need to come to grips with the legal facts of the situation: he did exactly what he was beholden to do per the contract you signed with him and the KickStarter corporation; and you will never, ever, ever see a single penny back. Cry and scream to the heavens all you want to; but you're fucked and you're gonna *stay* fucked; and the Attorney General of any and every jurisdiction on the planet will tell to you continue to be fucked for wasting their time. Shit, at least y'all got *something* in-hand that a decent customizer could probably monkey with to make something that at least looks good; what am I to do about the $500+ HellScreamerz money I'm out? You don't see me crying about that to the AG because I know I don't have any grounds to do so. Take your fucking lump and learn your lesson like men, y'all. |
02-27-2024, 01:47 PM | #175 |
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To be fair to the clown in the understanding of what the KickStarter process actually is, why shouldn't he block people repeatedly asking him for what he very obviously is not beholden to do and *cannot* do as he obviously doesn't have the money in-hand any more? If he had the money to spare he wouldn't have needed to run a fund-raiser in the first place; so I have no idea where anybody thinks he's gonna get money he already spent on supplies.
1. Many of us bought Airwolf BEFORE the Kickstarter. Right before the Kickstarter, he advertised a significant discount for preorders on the GI Joe groups. 2. He SAID refunds would be given and when they were not posted, blamed the bank and blocked people (like me) for requesting an update. He knew damn well the refunds weren't going through and lied about it. Him having or not having money for refunds is a HIM problem, not a ME problem, especially when he claims refunds will post. I have documentation from Chase that they did ask him and he refused the refund so again, he LIED. 3. It's very obvious he's swimming in the red and losing money on this, but he shouldn't have lied about refunds. Had he not been such an unpleasant, arrogant ass, people would've cut him slack. Quote:
Y'all need to come to grips with the legal facts of the situation: he did exactly what he was beholden to do per the contract you signed with him and the KickStarter corporation; and you will never, ever, ever see a single penny back. Cry and scream to the heavens all you want to; but you're fucked and you're gonna *stay* fucked; and the Attorney General of any and every jurisdiction on the planet will tell to you continue to be fucked for wasting their time.
My point of publicizing this idiot is because he continued selling them for a long time AFTER the Kickstarter was closed. $350 (the price of the preorder he offered) is peanuts to me, but for some, it isn't and I want to make sure those folks don't get ripped off. I mean, he was in this thread earlier shooting his mouth off but suddenly got REALLY quiet when the first horrific videos were posted and ran off without even trying to damage control (read earlier in the thread if you haven't, it was pretty hilarious). Quote:
Shit, at least y'all got *something* in-hand that a decent customizer could probably monkey with to make something that at least looks good; what am I to do about the $500+ HellScreamerz money I'm out? You don't see me crying about that to the AG because I know I don't have any grounds to do so. Take your fucking lump and learn your lesson like men, y'all.
I don't expect I'll ever see a dime back, but I WILL publicize this clown to make sure he never rips anyone else off again. I wouldn't trust him to print one of the demo prints the printer supplier gives you for testing, let alone something else. And I HOPE when you got ripped off, you didn't just say "oh well, he fooled me" but at least warned others. Last edited by ICF2023; 02-27-2024 at 02:01 PM.. |
02-27-2024, 02:03 PM | #176 |
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Anyone can file a lawsuit if they think they were scammed. In this particular situation I think they should, it will be up to him to justify his actions. If he made promises, then he has to keep them. If he didn't spend all the money, he has to return whatever is left. At the very end he will have to prove all the collected money was invested in the project. If he can't then there are grounds to proceed. How do you guys know if the spent all the money on the project, or went on some expensive vacations, bought a car etc...?
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02-27-2024, 02:16 PM | #177 |
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Anyone can file a lawsuit if they think they were scammed. In this particular situation I think they should, it will be up to him to justify his actions. If he made promises, then he has to keep them. If he didn't spend all the money, he has to return whatever is left. At the very end he will have to prove all the collected money was invested in the project. If he can't then there are grounds to proceed. How do you guys know if the spent all the money on the project, or went on some expensive vacations, bought a car etc...?
I honestly think he is just incompetent and arrogant. I 3D print professionally and I can tell you, the mistakes he made and continued making are 3D Printing 101 mistakes (the resin pockets being what I'm referring to). Look at his arrogance earlier in this thread for example. A dose of humility, good-faith effort to actually HELP his customers instead of threatening them or disparaging them, and an apology would've gone a LONG way to defusing this disaster. This entire disaster is the fault of one person, and that's Conrad. Small claims court is an option that may be pursued but unless you can do it remotely, it isn't worth the cost. Still looking into it - I have spoken with a lawyer in Florida as well. EDIT: And to address one of your points which I forgot - I believe it is pretty likely that he is underwater on this project and doesn't have the money. Think of all the failed prints, rework, alleged shipment of "fixed" parts, more rework, material, more rework, equipment costs, and MORE rework. I know the kits he is shipping now still have issues - there are complaints in the Kickstarter comments and I talked to the guy who got the broken one with the dirty sock. Last edited by ICF2023; 02-27-2024 at 02:22 PM.. |
02-27-2024, 02:30 PM | #178 |
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"can you sue a kickstarter if they dont produce"
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=can+y...y+dont+produce Quote:
Yes, you may be able to sue the creator of a Kickstarter project. If you are a backer of a project who doesn't get their reward, you may be able to sue for breach of contract, fraud, or for violation of a state consumer protection statute. You may even be able to bring a class action.
i bolded the fraud part. this is the first result in my google search, im sure there are plenty of new and fantastic rabbit holes to go down to see what can be done about it. keep in mind, my definition of "produce" here means "a quality product people paid for as advertised in the campaign" and not "whatever the fuck this airwolf thing is." and im just going to throw this out there as an inactive hobby prop builder/costume maker: when kickstarter and indiegogo first started kicking around there was A LOT of abuse by randos wanting some stupid cosplay, and they'd start up a campaign get people to pay for their costume and then bail. treating kickstarter as a gofundme. the ones that succeeded had to answer for that. Last edited by THEDARKONE508; 02-27-2024 at 02:46 PM.. |
04-18-2024, 11:20 AM | #179 |
Fartbutt McGillicuddy
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come see this garbage in person this sunday at at toyshow in jacksonville flawduh. those layer lines are trash. those figures look like they were painted with house paint. those eyes. someone thought "this is my best work." and that's before they put clumpy ass paint to barely articulated shit. |
04-18-2024, 12:02 PM | #180 |
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come see this garbage in person this sunday at at toyshow in jacksonville flawduh.
those layer lines are trash. those figures look like they were painted with house paint. those eyes. someone thought "this is my best work." and that's before they put clumpy ass paint to barely articulated shit. The painted faces remind me of Robot Chicken skits. Especially the gal.
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