DeathStar1
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A Quick little history.
In 2004 or so, we bought tickets for a Slanted Fedora Star Trek Convention that seemed to have booked a few high profile guests. This was in June I beleive. A few months down the line, they are still taking orders, but, a few days later after I check again for updates, I see an ominus message. They closed down. They cited some reason that was all happy and sad at the same time.
OK, so I email Dave Scott, the co founder. I show him my Paypal receipt with date and time of purchase. No reply.
Two years later, I do a search for new NJ conventions, and I come across an article on Slanted Fedora. While I more or less never had a problem with them, except for a few issues.....it seems they where shut down by the Kansas government and Better Business Bearo and had been investigated for fraud. There's even a few lawsuits against them for customers who payed but they never delivered.
I even found a story about a con I went to. Supposedly, Patric Stewart canceled for a Convention at the last minute because of Nemesis filming, as did 3 other TNG Stars. No biggy at the time....movie is more important. So, in order to o'make people happy', Dave Scott made an announcement on Saturday that about 200 autographed pictures from Stewart where being flown straight to NJ from the set. I remember thinking even then, even though I didn't have a watch on me, that it seemed a relativley short time untill he announced hapilly, 'They are here! we'll be handing them out at the end!'. From a note I Read through a search, seems they where there all along... Good way to make the convention goers happy about your service I guess, but danged slimey tactic...
So, we payed about $115's for a convention that was never delivered. Even though it's 2 years later, can we still call the card company and ask for a charge back if we send them the paypal information? That 100$'s would come in handy now
.
Thanks
In 2004 or so, we bought tickets for a Slanted Fedora Star Trek Convention that seemed to have booked a few high profile guests. This was in June I beleive. A few months down the line, they are still taking orders, but, a few days later after I check again for updates, I see an ominus message. They closed down. They cited some reason that was all happy and sad at the same time.
OK, so I email Dave Scott, the co founder. I show him my Paypal receipt with date and time of purchase. No reply.
Two years later, I do a search for new NJ conventions, and I come across an article on Slanted Fedora. While I more or less never had a problem with them, except for a few issues.....it seems they where shut down by the Kansas government and Better Business Bearo and had been investigated for fraud. There's even a few lawsuits against them for customers who payed but they never delivered.
I even found a story about a con I went to. Supposedly, Patric Stewart canceled for a Convention at the last minute because of Nemesis filming, as did 3 other TNG Stars. No biggy at the time....movie is more important. So, in order to o'make people happy', Dave Scott made an announcement on Saturday that about 200 autographed pictures from Stewart where being flown straight to NJ from the set. I remember thinking even then, even though I didn't have a watch on me, that it seemed a relativley short time untill he announced hapilly, 'They are here! we'll be handing them out at the end!'. From a note I Read through a search, seems they where there all along... Good way to make the convention goers happy about your service I guess, but danged slimey tactic...
So, we payed about $115's for a convention that was never delivered. Even though it's 2 years later, can we still call the card company and ask for a charge back if we send them the paypal information? That 100$'s would come in handy now
.Thanks
