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posted Jan-01-2003
FEB 2001
I GOT SUCKERED INTO BUYING A COMPUTER FROM VCS. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE INFOMERCIALS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE I DECIDED TO BUY THERE SYSTEM. THEN LIKE A DUMB ASS I SENT THEM A CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOUL TAKE ABOUT 4-6 WEEKS FOR THEM TO SHIP MY COMPUTER. ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER I CALLED THEM TO FIND OUT ABOUT MY SYSTEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BUILT. 2 WEEKS LATER I CALLED AGAIN AND I GOT THE RUN AROUND. 2 WEEKS LATER I CALLED AGAIN. ALL DAY I GOT A BUSY SIGNAL. SO WHEN I GOT HOME SOMETHING TOLD ME TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AT THEIR WEB SITE SO I DID AND THERE WAS A BIG MESSAGE SAYING "VCS HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY". SO I STARTED CALLING THE NUMBERS THEY HAD LISTED AND ALL THEY DID WAS TELL ME TO FILL OUT A CLAIM FORM. THEN I CALLED WHAT EVER LAWYER IT SAID TO CALL AND ALL HE SAID WAS THAT MAN THAT OWNED VDC RIPPED OFF ALOT OF PEOPLE AND IT WOULD BE A LONG TIME BEFORE IF ANY CUSTOMERS GOT A REFUND.
YOU WOULD THINK SOME LAWYER OR SOMEONE WOULD TRY TO KEEP THE CONSUMERS INFORMED ABOUT THE CASE.
2 YEARS LATER AND I HAVE RECIEVED NOTHING. I LOST OVER $2,OOO.00 AND I AM MAD AS HELL. IT IS HARD TO TRUST BUYING OVER THE INTERNET BECAUSE OF THIS.
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK.
I GUESS IT WAS JUST A VERY EXPENSIVE LESSON. I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THE DEAL WAS "TO GOOD TO BE TRUE."