directbuyelectronics - Socalmounts Southern California mounts, 1080P people on ebay, any company associated with Gerald Antoine. Internet Thug rip-off Gerald Antoine and Directbuyelectronics Internet

I'm sorry, but your contact information was deleted.  It appears that it is the policy of this website to do so.  I'm not sure how to get in contact with you, judging that any correspondance details will be deleted.

If you have questions, you can ask here and I'll gladly answer through this site.

I'm sorry you've had to go through the hassle and the poor business practice this company exhibits.  I wish I could say I'll come away from this unscarred, but all the stress I've dealt with from them and the amount of money I'm still out, I'm afraid I'll be much more apprehensive about my online purchases. 

I did try checking on them.  They have a very good system set up to dupe people.  Their sales office is seperate from their website address.  They have operators who route calls, so they can easily avoid your calls.  They change numbers periodically.  They hid their poor rating from me by selling on Ebay as 1080P People, which has no consumer rating, not before I made mine anyway.  I'm normally not gullible and did many checks on the address they gave me and their handle on Ebay, but nothing came up and now I'm struggling to get this taken care of.

My process is ongoing.  I'll keep this updated as this slow process unfolds.

Good luck, and you can ask anything you like on here to me and I'll respond when I can. 

I have a similar matter pending with this company and would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. I am providing my contact information in the hope that it will not omitted.  (((ROR redacted))) Best regards

While I admit I am not a lawyer or someone that has any significant experience with the law, it sounds like that cop is not familiar with 476a.

Since check fraud is punishable by imprisonment, I believe that makes it a criminal case, not civil.

Civil cases are generally brought by private individuals or corporations seeking to collect money owed or monetary damages. A criminal case is brought by the local, state or federal government in response to a suspected violation of law and seeks a fine, a jail sentence or both.

Scott,

Can you please give me more information on step 3, if you are aware of anything else?  I've contacted their local police department, but all they said was it was a civil matter.  Is there some way to move forward with this that I'm not getting.  I know it's fraud and would like to press charges.  If anyone knows anything, please let me know.  I'd appreciate it.

I'll move forward with the other steps and I'm getting my papers together for court now.

Best Regards,

Jason

Since they wrote you a bad check in California, there are 3 things you can do:

First, file a complaint with the California Department of Consumer Affairs, http://www.consumer.ca.gov/

Second, send them a certified letter requesting payment. If they don't pay you back in 30 days, you can collect damages, up to $1500.

1719.  (a) (1) Notwithstanding any penal sanctions that may apply,
any person who passes a check on insufficient funds shall be liable
to the payee for the amount of the check and a service charge payable
to the payee for an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25)
for the first check passed on insufficient funds and an amount not to
exceed thirty-five dollars ($35) for each subsequent check to that
payee passed on insufficient funds.
   (2) Notwithstanding any penal sanctions that may apply, any person
who passes a check on insufficient funds shall be liable to the
payee for damages equal to treble the amount of the check if a
written demand for payment is mailed by certified mail to the person
who had passed a check on insufficient funds and the written demand
informs this person of (A) the provisions of this section, (B) the
amount of the check, and (C) the amount of the service charge payable
to the payee. The person who had passed a check on insufficient
funds shall have 30 days from the date the written demand was mailed
to pay the amount of the check, the amount of the service charge
payable to the payee, and the costs to mail the written demand for
payment. If this person fails to pay in full the amount of the check,
the service charge payable to the payee, and the costs to mail the
written demand within this period, this person shall then be liable
instead for the amount of the check, minus any partial payments made
toward the amount of the check or the service charge within 30 days
of the written demand, and damages equal to treble that amount, which
shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one
thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).

476a.  (a) Any person who for himself or as the agent or
representative of another or as an officer of a corporation,
willfully, with intent to defraud, makes or draws or utters or
delivers any check, or draft or order upon any bank or depositary, or
person, or firm, or corporation, for the payment of money, knowing
at the time of that making, drawing, uttering, or delivering that the
maker or drawer or the corporation has not sufficient funds in, or
credit with the bank or depositary, or person, or firm, or
corporation, for the payment of that check, draft, or order and all
other checks, drafts, or orders upon funds then outstanding, in full
upon its presentation, although no express representation is made
with reference thereto, is punishable by imprisonment in a county
jail for not more than one year, or in the state prison.

My last update was a reply to this post and my BBB post.  After I posted these I was called and threatened with defamation.  Jerry, aka Gavin, aka Gerald Antoine called me to tell me I F'ed up.  The owner Bradly was going to "sue my a*s."  "They were going to pay me, but now I did it."  The owners talking to his lawyers and they're sueing me for defamation, I better get a lawyer.

Since I was scared of being sued I agreed to try to take down the post.  Ripoffreport would not take down my report and convinced me to check into whether or not I was being bullied.  I was in fact being bullied, I said nothing but the facts and I've never heard another thing about defamation so it was nothing more than scare tactics. 

I was told the claim would take "up to 120 days," and they will pay me my money one way or another.  I gave them until February 15th to pay out or I file court papers.  The 15th came and still no check.  I got one email back with more excuses and asking me if "I stated I got the ball rolling on the lawsuit."

I haven't yet as I am a full time student and full time engineer, but I will now.  It appears this is the only way this company will pay out my money.

Do not buy off these companies or this person even if they post a good deal.  You'll be sorry to deal with these thugs.

I was contacted and told that my money would be refunded within two weeks.  There was a problem with them getting the money back from UPS freight due to them having to inspect the TV for the damage and the owner wasn't there to issue a check, he was in Brazil.  I've now had contact from them on 12-31-09 and again 1-3-10.

I will update regularly as  Seller contacts me to resolve this issue.  More updates likely the week of the 11th of January.