Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Jade,

I don't know whether this guy is a crook, but I can tell you that 
crooks are out there, and that many of them behave just like he 
does. I speak from experience. Keep a copy of the post that I'm 
replying to, as well as all of the exchanges between you and him 
that you have. They may come in handy. If you decide to take action, 
your first and best ally is the credit company. They will fight on 
your behalf. I'm not saying don't contact the attorney general, but 
the legal wheels are very slow, if not immobile. There are better 
laws protecting vendors from delinquent buyers than vice versa. As 
the member of a community with which this guy does business, 
however, you can have an effect. You can post something on every 
drum forum that you can think of, even the one at the Kat site. They 
won't want to be associated with a deadbeat. Better business type 
bureaus ought to know as well.

I ordered an oven from someone who never delivered it. His excuses 
were remarkably like Lee's. When I went to the store to demand my 
money back, he went to his desk and casually wrote me a check, 
without so much as a word. The check bounced. I went to the cops; 
they sent me to the courthouse. I contacted the Consumer Protection 
Agency. To make a long story short, no one could do anything, 
despite the fact that everyone knew that his guy was a sleaze bag 
with a criminal past. We were contemplating our next move when by 
sheer coincidence, we were contacted by the atty general who'd heard 
of our case; they had a drawer full of complaints about this guy 
accumulated over the years and decided to do something about it. 
This was many months ago, and we still haven't seen any money, 
although the atty gen's office calls from time to time to find out. 
Be patient legally but perservere if the time should come. Lee may 
yet come through. I hope so.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jadiebooshkie 
<jadiebooshkie@y...>" <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> Hi guys,  just wanted to inform you on the status of my Midi KITI 
> that I ordered on Monday, 2/3/03, and was told it will be checked 
> and shipped out Tuesday FedEx Ground.  I paid $210 for this item 
> with NO manuel or PS.  I have made NUMEROUS long distance phone 
> calls and sent NUMEROUS emails to Mr Lee wondering WHEN I should 
> expect this item.  I requested a tracking number and told him I 
> needed to be present when this package was delivered (I live in 
the 
> northeast, and ya'll have heard how BAD the weather has been)  I 
> didn't want that package sitting out in the open elements.  A 
> tracking number will show when this item will be delivered.  Jeff 
> Lee assured me the package went out, the FedEx man never showed up 
> on Tues, when I called Wed for the tracking number I was told it 
> just so happened as we spoke his kid took it to the FedEx drop 
off.  
> I was told when the kid comes back that evening, he would call me 
or 
> email me the tracking number.  Wednesday night...no call...no 
email!
> I called again on Thursday afternoon, I was told his employee took 
> it and had it shipped Wednesday (and FedEx never came because 
their 
> truck broke down, if you believe that crap!), that was why it 
never 
> got shipped out when he promised me it would be on its way 
Tuesday.  
> He also told me that that employee would be in later that 
afternoon 
> and he would give me a call with the tracking info.  I told Jeff I 
> would send him an email reminder to give me the tracking #.Thurs 
> night I called him as I received NO CALL or EMAIL!!  I was told 
the 
> item went out, I should receive it by Tues 2/11.  He said he would 
> send me the tracking number on Thursday night via email.  Friday 
> afternoon, NO EMAIL...NO PHONE CALL.  I placed a call again to 
Fla.  
> Was told by Jeff he had info on the desk and in his PC, he will 
send 
> it to my email very shortly.  I stressed the fact he had my $210, 
> and I only had his word full of empty promises that he would get 
me 
> the tracking number.  He knew why I wanted it, knew I had to be 
home 
> when it arrived or it would sit outside in the snow, or whatever 
the 
> weather decided for that day.  I was told I would receive an email 
> shortly.  Now, if I had someone bugging me, and I was a store 
owner, 
> I would take the minute it costs, and send them shipping info.  
You 
> can see that I was beginning to question this guy's honesty.  
Where 
> I come from, customers aren't treated like that.  Here it is 7PM 
on 
> Friday 2/7...and I have not received an email, so I just placed 
> another call.  I told the kid who answered that I was very 
disgusted 
> that they couldn't take the time to at least provide me with 
> shipping info.  The kid put Jeff on the line, I told him he keeps 
> telling me he will give me shipping numbers, but I haven't 
received 
> it.  Why can't a minute be taken, and this info sent to me via the 
> web.  I stated that I felt like he was being dishonest...that 
ANYONE 
> I have done business with has always provided shipping info, it is 
a 
> form of proof that the transaction is real, honest and completed.  
> Resurrection Drums had my money...all I had was..."yah, I'll get 
> back to yas..."  By the time I got off the phone, I almost lost my 
> religion.  Jeff told me I would have the shipping information by 
9PM 
> tonight, and he wanted to know why i was harassing 
> him....DUH!...Hello!....ya got my money...I have NO PROOF you sent 
> this KITI is what I basically told him.  I also said I questioned 
> his honesty and integrity.  Needless to say, it ended up with him 
> telling me not to ever call again.  I said that was fine, he would 
> be hearing from the state attorney general and the credit card 
> company if I did not receive the KAT. Am I being unreasonable 
> guys?...Be honest!!  I am writing all this to warn ANYONE who 
reads 
> this....Resurrection Drums is a shady operation.  If you do 
> business...be warned...their word is not something you can count 
> on.  And until this $210 KAT MidiKITI appears,or a verifiable 
> tracking number appears, I will consider this guy a crook...and 
> believe me, I will be putting the word out on the street NOT to do 
> business with these people....thankyou for letting me 
> vent...AGAIN...and where's that six pack I put away?.....Jade