Hi everyone,
I have been hemming and hawing about whether to share this story but I am 100% in the right and I have lost patience so here it goes.
AVForSale is an Ebay seller of used AV gear. The way they acquire the used gear is by contracting with people in need of liquidation of such equipment. You send them equipment, they sell it, take a percentage, and send you the rest. I was one of those people, and sent my equipment to them in November 2014.
Everything I sent was sold - I watched the listings. AVForSale provided me with a report of all the sales and exactly what amounts I was owed. The total came out to more than $9k.
When it came time to pay me, this is when problems began. They sent a check for $1,000 about a month late, and explained that they were having some cash flow issues. 8 months and a lot of reassuring emails later, it appears they are still having cash flow issues, and I have not received another cent. I had an open line of communication for a while with the guy who handles this aspect of their business, Bob Buchanan, but I have not heard from him since 10/1.
The company is in Georgia near Atlanta, I was in Chicago when I contracted with them, and now I live in California. This makes the route to legal resolution fairly tricky. I have been told that a lawyer is not likely to be interested in this case due to the amounts involved. I am not likely going to travel to Georgia to show up in small claims court. Given how well documented the situation is, I don't think it would be difficult to obtain a judgement in my favor, but the chances of actually recovering anything seem slim.
At this point I'm not really sure what to do. I wanted to share this story to save others the trouble. What is most likely happening is that they owe money to the bank and have decided to pay them and not me. Someone mentioned I could contact the police and report theft, but I'm not sure they would be interested. Another suggested I contact the press to report their unethical business practices.
Curious to hear what you think of this situation. I have been very tied up with life circumstances for most of this year and haven't been able to do much in the way of aggressive action, but I would like to make a move.
I have been hemming and hawing about whether to share this story but I am 100% in the right and I have lost patience so here it goes.
AVForSale is an Ebay seller of used AV gear. The way they acquire the used gear is by contracting with people in need of liquidation of such equipment. You send them equipment, they sell it, take a percentage, and send you the rest. I was one of those people, and sent my equipment to them in November 2014.
Everything I sent was sold - I watched the listings. AVForSale provided me with a report of all the sales and exactly what amounts I was owed. The total came out to more than $9k.
When it came time to pay me, this is when problems began. They sent a check for $1,000 about a month late, and explained that they were having some cash flow issues. 8 months and a lot of reassuring emails later, it appears they are still having cash flow issues, and I have not received another cent. I had an open line of communication for a while with the guy who handles this aspect of their business, Bob Buchanan, but I have not heard from him since 10/1.
The company is in Georgia near Atlanta, I was in Chicago when I contracted with them, and now I live in California. This makes the route to legal resolution fairly tricky. I have been told that a lawyer is not likely to be interested in this case due to the amounts involved. I am not likely going to travel to Georgia to show up in small claims court. Given how well documented the situation is, I don't think it would be difficult to obtain a judgement in my favor, but the chances of actually recovering anything seem slim.
At this point I'm not really sure what to do. I wanted to share this story to save others the trouble. What is most likely happening is that they owe money to the bank and have decided to pay them and not me. Someone mentioned I could contact the police and report theft, but I'm not sure they would be interested. Another suggested I contact the press to report their unethical business practices.
Curious to hear what you think of this situation. I have been very tied up with life circumstances for most of this year and haven't been able to do much in the way of aggressive action, but I would like to make a move.