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Article #7747Re: Don't buy from Comp America
From: Adam Strzebonski
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:00
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Tom Porter wrote: > > Adam, I agree that a $250 ReStocking Fee for a 'Broken' Computer is Not > RIGHT !! > > Did you write your Credit Card Company about what happened? (they did > say 'Full' refund, which didn't happen! *keep a log of you dealings... > My credit card company (Discover) told me they do not dispute restocking fees. They did help me with the refund of the "main" charge, and here their job ends. > Did you contact Better Business Bureau<s> Locally and Theirs? (some are > on the Internet) > > Did you Contact Any Consumer Groups to Help you with this? (there are > lots!) > > Did you contact YOUR State Attorney General? (They can Help you get > going in the Right Tract (they do this for a living) > > Did you Contact California Atty General? (they've a 800 number) They do > this for a living too... Lots of Consumer Laws out here... > > Not 'Picking on Ya' Adam; but, if you give up, they'll KEEP YOUR Money! > > And don't forget - BOTH the Postmaster General and FTC are interested in > Consumer Fraud too!!! > > And go to a Local Book Store and get a Guide to Small Claims Court (if > what you say is true, it would appear you have a case, if you can make > it) - or if money is a problem, go to the local Library and ask them > where their Small Claims Court Books are... they are there too! > > Ask your Local County/City attory (and BBB) what groups locally can help > you and support you in this? > > Good Luck > Thank you for your advice. I will contact these institutions. Unfortunately most of my dealings were over the phone. I do have the UPS receipts, and copies of the letters I sent to them (including a certified letter with a delivery receipt). However they have not responded to the letters... Adam
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f8e37,71dda878db6945e8 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8e37,public X-Google-Thread: fb8d6,71dda878db6945e8 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb8d6,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,71dda878db6945e8 X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public From: Adam Strzebonski <adams@wolfram.com> Subject: Re: Don't buy from Comp America Date: 1997/09/15 Message-ID: <341D5EC0.5EE8CCD4@wolfram.com> X-Deja-AN: 272727347 References: <341ADDEE.47B8072D@wolfram.com> <341B8164.E68@zapcom.net> Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc. Newsgroups: misc.consumers,comp.misc.forsale,biz.comp.hardware