Another Arcade 2000 victim

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: I'm in the same situation with Arcade 2000. : * He promised delivery by Oct 4 99 (I had a party planned for the 5th) : * I sent him 1750.00 USD on Sep 2 99, he cashed the checks within a week. : * I got various excuses ("ass-dragging", unasked for enhancements, problems : with mob-related partner, etc.) until I began asking for my money back at : Thanksgiving. : * He claims to have shipped it 2nd week of Dec 99, but they were stolen : enroute (instead of using ForwardAir like claims on the web page and in : in various emails, he supposedly sent them with friends of his ex-partner) : * He then stopped responding to email (except when I sent from other : email addresses and asked about ordering -- those he answered within an : hour claiming the same 5-week turnaround he promised in Sept.) until I : contacted one of the places he advertized and asked them to help me contact : him. : * He's been promising a full refund since then, and in January claimed he : was getting a bank loan to repay Ken and me. : * February he supposedly had bank problems. : * In mid-March he claimed to have gotten the loan and was sending the : checks on Mar 27 00. He hasn't responded to any emails since Mar 28 00, : although I see he's been posting on here as recently as Mar 18. : Posted by <A HREF="mailto:kenlautnerjr@home.com">Ken Lautner</A> on 4/9/2000: : > I pre-paid for a cabinet from Arcade2000 at the begining of September, 1999. Since that time I have exchanged many : > messages with Jeff that describe his situation, some of them include; : > : > delay in delivery date : > another delay in delivery date : > stolen inventory : > attempted hostile takeover of Arcade2000 : > another delay in delivery date : > court date : > delay in court date : > promises of refund : > promises of a refund with a cabinet to follow : > difficulty with bank : > "real life", work : > "real life", child : > delay in clearing the bank check : > "real life", work : > : > I am not a satisfied customer. After 7 1/2 months I have neither the cabinet I ordered, nor a refund. : > : > The last email I received basically indicated that he would get to his stack of action items when he gets around to it. I wonder : > how many more months it will take for Jeff to get around to it?

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