• Report: #675452

Complaint Review: Market America

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  • Submitted: Mon, December 27, 2010
  • Updated: Thu, February 14, 2013

  • Reported By: Gadget411 — United States of America
Market America
1302 Pleasant Ridge Road, Greensboro, NC Greensboro, North Carolina United States of America

Market America MA FAKE BUSINESS! STAY AWAY for your own good! Greensboro, North Carolina

*Consumer Comment: From JR's First Wife

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I was a former distributor of Market America, and I want to tell everyone out there the truth.

If you're reading this and you are considering "getting in"- I recommend you put your money into something more reliable - like a trash can. It will be much faster and you'll get the same result.

In a way, I'm glad I was in Market America, because now I can recognize a SCAM when i see one.

I was heavily involved with Market America, and I was in the "inner circle". I was involved with their entertainment sector, called "Conquer Entertainment." This was supposed to be a really great idea to market music, and I was at first really excited. However, this excitement turned sour when I realized what was going on behind closed doors.

Amanda Ridinger was their CEO of the entertainment sector, and also the daughter of their CEO, JR Ridinger. The way she ran this part of the company was terrible- she had no idea how to run a company. What was most telling about this whole business was the way that JR treated his daughter Amanda; she was treated like a red-headed stepchild. And if JR treats his own daughter poorly, just imagine what he will do with total strangers in his business.

He had another wife with another daughter whom Market America portrayed as the "royal family." They were always on stage in front of thousands of people, always dressing in gowns and expensive clothing, and putting on the ritz. However, Amanda was treated as the outcast of the family. Even though her millionaire-father had a penthouse suite at the Ritz Carlton, she was driving a beat up car and had to pay her way through school.

Now the Market America inside scoop-
When you see the presentation, it looks nice, but the reality is that Market America IS a LEGAL PYRAMID SCHEME. The amazing thing is that no one really catches on. They say that they're the anti-pyramid, but their compensation plan is still the same as the 9-5 job; they have a few people at the top making all of the money, and everyone else at the bottom of the pyramid paying those people.

My sponsor, who was making $7-10,000 every four weeks, had been in the business for four years. She had an entire group drop out on her, and I didn't understand why. After I dropped out I understood. After a year in the business, I made at most $450. I went to ALL the seminars, listened to ALL the audios, and spoke to ALL my friends about it. I recently had to go through my whole contact book and apologize to all the damage that I created with this business. I had to really get out of the hole I dug for myself with this business.

One positive result of my time in market america was the experience. Now, I know what brainwashing is. I was totally brainwashed into thinking this business would work. Now I see the brainwashing in major religions and all over the place.

DO NOT GET INTO THIS BUSINESS!

 

 

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#1 Consumer Comment

From JR's First Wife

AUTHOR: thefirstwife - (United States of America)

I am not a distributor with Market America.  I do like and purchase at retail price many of the Market America products through my daughter, Amanda Ridinger, who is a distributor as well as Conquer Entertainment founder.  Some of what you said is true, some is not.  I personally do not have a relationship of any kind with JR, his wife or his other daughter.

In my humble opinion JR does not treat Amanda "like a red-headed stepchild" as you say.  JR willingly paid for Amanda's entire college education while she earned an Associates and then a Bachelors Degree in Music Management. 

Amanda began Conquer Entertainment while she attended college and she graduated with honors.  I agree that Amanda did not have the necessary experience when she began Conquer Entertainment.  I was very concerned about her lack of experience in the beginning.  However, over the years she has grown.  Again let me say that in my humble opinion JR does not treat Amanda "like a red-headed stepchild" as you say.  It has appeared to me that JR has worked with Amanda and guided her, while making her stand on her own two feet, although I am an outsider and don't see it all.  I agree that Amanda is not in the position financially that JR's other daughter is, but to say he treats her like a stranger is absolutely untrue.

As far as the business opportunity goes, I can agree with some of what you say and agree to disagree with other things. Can you tell me what business I can get involved with where I will not have to do any marketing, spend any money, or do any work to be successful?  I'll join.  I have friends and family who are employees at NON-MLM corporations that market products and services.  These employees are used to solicit customers by their employers as a requirement of their employment agreement. I've been solicited.  Personally though, I am more concerned with the absolute brain washing that mass media is doing to peoples' buying habits, but that is another topic.

What isn't a pyramid? Who makes more money then the executives at the top of any corporation? The higher the executive, the higher the pay. The lower the employee, the lower the pay. Seems like a pyramid to me.

I'm very sorry for your experience.  Nothing is perfect. 
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