Re: ********************* WARNING TO ALL CD-BUYERS: AVOID BUYING ANYTHING FROM S O U N D C I T Y 2 0 0 0 !!!!! **************************

[figsk8tn@ix.netcom.com (Sklar Toy )]

In <4ekib7$brb@dropit.pgh.net> pHp@Gong.net (Capt. Beyond) writes: 
>
>
>This company is the definition of the word RIP-OFF!!
>
>They ripped off myself and 4 of my friends of our valuable money by
not
>sending us our requested CD's. How many others out there have they
stolen 
>from, and how do we put an end to their existence? Please post your
comments 
>here so others can be forewarned. They seem to care less when you call
them, 
>and apparently are getting rich and delivering nothing!! Amazing!!
Only in 
>America!!
>
>	As any avid CD-buyer knows, purchasing import CD's from overseas
can 
>take about 6 weeks to arrive at your home, because of all the
legalities 
>involved. SOUND CITY 2000 uses this as a means to swindle purchasers.
When I 
>eventually realized that I wasn't going to get my disc, I called my
credit 
>card company and they said that the original order occurred to far in
the past 
>to refund my money. 
>
>	Oh, by the way, another tactic that SOUND CITY 2000 uses is to
send no 
>refund back to purchaser until THEY DECIDE THAT THE DISC IS OUT OF
PRINT!!!
>That's the only way to get your money back. In my case, they said that
they 
>had no record of my order, even though I still have the original
purchase 
>order. I've since reported this to the FCC, but they have not gotten
back to 
>me as of yet.
>
>here's 2 other companies that deliver what they promise:
>
>	CD Europe - cdeurope.com
>
>	CD Connection - cdconnection.com
>
>
>
>	ONCE AGAIN, WARN ALL YOUR FRIENDS.....S O U N D  C I T Y  2 0 0 0
 
>
>	IS A RIP-OFF!!!  AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS!!  (no pun intended)


I order UK only releases from HMV Records in London, and I get them
within 10 days from date of order by credit card.  Give them a try!