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I haven't seen them since this started (my DCM status has expired). Drop Zone: The New New Wave!

New Wave, eh? I actually knew a guy who got his stuff from them.

New Wave sent me double what I ordered once.. Back when they did the army boxes all the time I got a dark eldar and eldar boxed set, they had a computer hiccup and sent two of each.

Tried calling and emailing and they never responded to either. Gave up after a month of trying to reach em.

Yay free army boxes!

For the love of God. Are you saying that you got 4 army boxes total with 2 for free or just 1 & 1? Not that 1 free army box is a bad thing...

Back on topic:

The Drop Zone sucks.

I feel as though I haven't done enough to support the bandwagon.

Okay... here goes. Ahem...

Global warming is responsible for The Drop Zone's failure to fill their orders.

Sorry, but all the other excuses have already been used.

*Raises eyebrows*
Guess I'll keep buying from brick and mortar stores so...

I would have, except they couldn't/wouldn't get what I was looking for.  Neither could the Warstore, for that matter.  I just didn't want to pay $10 shipping straight from GW.

Hmmm. I assume these kinds of things don't happen with Gw's online store?

Are you trying to imply some sort of morality lesson here?  Sorta seems like it.

No! I was seriously wondering, having never used any of these services. I don't own a credit card and always buy from a shop through a deep distrust of giving my details to others.

Seriously, that's all it is. No moral lesson.
Though maybe I should try and think of one and get back to you.

I'm guessing the moral of this story is don't trust The Drop Zone, in fact he should carry a card with a PUBLIC FINANCE WARNING

I've used several online resources to get my gaming fix.

BWB is great. Delivery is fast and the service itself is fantastic. I'm very glad not to buy a whole sprue for 1 bit... The only deficiency I've had with them is that sometimes the bits I order are not the bits I get. Ex- Ordered 16 Beakey heads- Received 14 Beaks and 2 regular. The good part was that they fixed it immediately. I use them regularly.

GW Online- The convenience of the shopping cart, but no discount, ever. I've always gotten what I ordered pretty darn quick. Any issues I've ever had with any of their stuff has always been fixed. Miscast? Fixed. Wrong order? Fixed. I've never needed to provide proof, other than box code, and never needed to ship anything back.

Warstore- 1 indirect dealing. I traded on Bartertown. The other guy bought some stuff through WS and had it shipped to me. It took longer than I expected, but it did get here. I'm talking 2 weeks longer, not The Drop Zone long... I would buy from the Warstore though. He has a proven track record of great prices and customer satisfaction.

I'm sure every store has had it's fair share of lumps. Everyone makes mistakes. Professionals fix the issue and satisfy their customers. The Drop Zone, OTOH, clouds up the issues with fake tracking #'s and blatant lies. Here's to The Drop Zone finding a new boss. He obviously doesn't have what it takes to get the job done himself.

Here's your moral lesson:

Airtight says,
"Never lift the head of someone who's fainted... Keep him flat and brace his legs. Now, loosen his clothes and use a wet cloth.

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!"

Sounds kinky Blue Loki....

Posted By Da Boss on 04/04/2007 9:08 AM
No! I was seriously wondering, having never used any of these services. I don't own a credit card and always buy from a shop through a deep distrust of giving my details to others.

Seriously, that's all it is. No moral lesson.
Though maybe I should try and think of one and get back to you.

Heh, no worries.  It is rather hard to determine someone's tone with the written word, and I'm used to people being snarky in this thread.  That's all.

No problem, I thought that might be it.
Good luck with your quest for a refund or models, whatever it is you want now...

I thought you'd like that. Here's another to keep your motor runnin'.

Torpedo says,
"Open and close your legs like a scissor. Keep up a steady rhythm. Now cup your hands downward and move them in a figure eight motion...





Never play around water alone.

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!"

Heh.

www.youtube.com/watch

Funny.

To those who care.....Bartertown has banned Drop Zone and are terminating his ad. Good riddance. He's also on a "bad trader sticky" so hopefully he can't do this to anyone else.

You want a morality lesson? How about this?

If TDZ is nearby,don't drop the soap!

Flagg: Yes, Four for the price of two. They were on clearance also, so they were $128 or so for each of the two.

So I have just read this entire Post... and just to let people know who still might be on TDZ's side.

5 1/2 weeks since payment made.. no package.

12 emails to the rlecomputers@bellsouth.net email and both email addresses on his web page.   No response

10 phone calls, (the number listed on the paypal account does not work)  For several weeks I couldn't leave a voice mail because it was full and I have left 5 messages when it was working.  No reply.

Made a claim to get my money back from paypal, resulting in more 6 emails to TDZ ...  No reply.....   $0 refunded.

(TDZ now does not do paypal as buying option.)

Delays are one thing. Family emergencies happen.  People have a bad day..

but you read all of that and tell me I shouldn't worry, complain or bi7ch a little..

then you deserve to do business with him..

I think me and anyone else who actually managed to get something out of TDZ were extremely lucky. I feel sorry for the others who haven't gotten their stuff.....

I can imagine that Robert has now dicthed the circuit, after all he's made little or no attempt to even defend himslef on here, one lame assed post about his granny ( who probably hates him! ).

It seems more and more people are coming out with "bad deal stories" regarding TDZ. I was thinking it might be worth generating a list of members here who have lost out to TDZ and how much they have lost, and thereby calculate the extent of the theft....it might give those who are trying to persue legal action a bigger stick with which to beat TDZ with.

If I do not hear back from him by Next Tuesday. (6 weeks)   I will contact eCrater about his online practices and do what someone earlier posted  about posting a report on the FBI web page about internet Fraud.  I just read the info on their page and this does fall under that "category" for such a claim

 

I am not threateningTDZ in any way it is just what I have been left with.  (a Single email could have gone a long way in stopping all of this, but of course.. no reply)

So I will be first and say I am out $159.90  Shawn R.

I'll go next.

I am out $56.25

I hope you never get them, because you just called them "Crons."

I also reported him to the BBB, they're already investigating. I highly recommend you report him now, rather than wait.

Yeah, at this point, there is no reason to wait a moment longer. In addition to the BBB, also contact your local post office as this qualifies as mail fraud, your local police department and/or the FBI (I guess the latter would be more appropriate since it was an interstate transaction). Also, if Paypal won't refund you, go to your bank/credit card co. and ask them to reverse the charge, most have far superior buyer protection, especially compared to PayPal (who suck donkey balls when it comes to this).

Posted By nyarlathotep667 on 04/05/2007 6:29 PM
Yeah, at this point, there is no reason to wait a moment longer. In addition to the BBB, also contact your local post office as this qualifies as mail fraud, your local police department and/or the FBI (I guess the latter would be more appropriate since it was an interstate transaction). Also, if Paypal won't refund you, go to your bank/credit card co. and ask them to reverse the charge, most have far superior buyer protection, especially compared to PayPal (who suck donkey balls when it comes to this).

No offense to the people who may lose money, but at this point you all have to take a deep breath, report this transaction to whoever you feel is interested (BBB, FBI, USPS, etc...), try and get your money back, and walk away .... the angst is a little high in some posters.

I lost over $10,000 when a company I purchased (ordered) something from went out of business and declared chapter-11.  Before that happened there were months and months of run-around as my inquiries were either deflected or ignored. Sound familliar?

There was an FBI file open on this vendor as more and more customers failed to get their merchandise. I even had the dubious honor of talking with an FBI and USPS agent who personally took all the particulars of  my transaction.  The BBB was informed, state agencies were involved.  There was even an Internet support group formed called "ICONs survivors"  who kept tabs on the progress of promises made by the vendor, any orders delivered, and legal notifications.  (It reminds me a lot of this thread, except people were even more upset than you are. )

To make a long story short, the vendor (ICONs), went out of business, declared chapter-11, and walked away. 

The best thing to do, if you're unsatisfied, is request your money refunded and quickly follow up with any order protection policy of your credit card, eBay, etc.  Getting mad, getting organized, has only limited satisfaction when the business goes bankrupt and the person/people you're upset with move on. Then all you're left with is getting screwed.   Chapter-11 is a hollow victory.

Bottom line, get your money back. In the future check with the BBB BEFORE you order.  There is no other short term relief.

 

 

Good luck with the credit card. My experience is that if you authorized the CC transaction, you're screwed.