Anonymous
map-marker Atlanta, Georgia

Jl Audio 13 5Tw V2 2 Review

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Dealer Cost Car Audio - Simple Review #1469072966

They sold me defective speakers and will not cover them

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Reason of review:
Damaged or defective
Anacleto Omo
map-marker Alhambra, California

SCAM!!!

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Beware of this company, they are total scammer.

They charged my CC and after a week of follow up they told me that products are not in stock. Also, mentioned to call back for follow up. When I did try to followup, they just rudely hanged up phone.

I was like WTF ???? Have same manner (if you parents teach if any).

Now it's been 3 week any my $120 is still stuck with them. Whenever I call and ask for money they just say send us an email and simply hang up and these jerks never reply to any emails at all.

I am not pissed for non-delivery as I am sure they don't have anything in stock rather I am pissed of coz of their behavior.

As a suggestion, spend a bit more rather than loosing everything.

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Loss:
$120
Cons:
  • Entire exprience
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

1 comment
Guest

Abhishek Sharma, you placed an order on 07/01/2016. We cancelled the order immediately upon returning back to the office on 07/05/2016.

We never charged your credit card. We only charge the card if the item ships. The pending authorization was already voided. You even acknowledged this by sending us an email confirming the cancellation.

This was cancelled within 1 business day. This was not a 3 week ordeal like your review falsely states.

Anonymous
map-marker Stella, Missouri

LMAO Scam Shams

Ordered a 12w6v3 that was "in stock". About a week after item was supposedly shipped, still no location for tracking number.

Contacted them only to find out that it was on "back order" and was shipping from their "other" warehouse. Give it a couple days for item to arrive at their location. Of course wasn't feeling like waiting so I filed a complaint on Paypal. Seller immediately contacted me saying it will take 3-4 days for Paypal dispute to resolve, and if I canceled the dispute, they can have it shipped the next day (Friday).

I answered back, since it does take 3-4 days to resolve the dispute, I can always cancel the dispute when the item arrives at my place. Well, seller didn't feel like winning this battle, so refunded me back pretty quickly.

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Reason of review:
Problem with delivery
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Guest

scam: a dishonest scheme; a fraud

fraud: a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities

Claiming to have it in stock and claiming to have it shipped clearly states it as a scam. If it wasn't shipped, don't mark it as shipped.

There are no mistakes for mistakenly marking an item as shipped when it is not in stock. This kind of "mistake" is what gets workers a final warning or worse, even fired, at a Distribution Center.

Falsifying itself is an act of dishonesty and is only looked at with bad intentions. =)

Guest

James Vang, sorry about the shipping delay of your subwoofer. At your request, we immediately refunded your payment at your request since you could not wait 2 days for the item to ship. Hardly a "scam sham" as your review falsely states.

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Anonymous
map-marker Mountain View, California

Dealer Cost Car Audio - Amazon Fire Tv Stick Review from Mountain View, California

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DO NOT AGAIN DO NOT Order anything from this so called company. I placed an order for a product on the 8th of march 2016.

They gave me a bogus tracking number which when you track it it says,...the usps has been notified about this product but hasnt been delivered. Every time i called they would say,....it'll ne out by next week. It doesnt take over 7 business to ship any item. The BBB rated them as an F rating the worst possible rating any company could get, for non delivery of products or tecieving broken products.

What they say is itll be out next week over & over until your cc company cant help you, or your bank cant help you cause by that time its too late to file a claim. Since 2010 they've been robbing ppl of there money. I dont know how the owner Robert gets away with this. Its a bogus company in california with a bogus address.

Its a shame how this guy isnt investigated and locked up on fraud charges. Tell your family, friends & perfect strangers to never order a product from this fraudulant company.

AGAIN, DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING GROM THIS BOGUS COMPANY. THIS GUY OS A SCAM ARTIST!!!!!

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Reason of review:
Order processing issue
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Guest

Worst service EVER. It took 2 weeks to deliver a firestick that was supposed to be jailbroken.

Total piece of ***.

If I wanted to watch anything on freaking Netflix I could watch it on my daughters Wii. Never again.

Maleak Ojp
map-marker San Leandro, California

Lying thieven ***

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purchased jl 900/5 amp....arrived and did not work... told to return amp...returned certified mail.....never returned any emails of phone calls! months later and still nothing....

I see plenty of others have had the same experience with the lying *** holes....some one need to find their address and stop by and show them how disasatisfied folks are...and that it is not nice to steal from people!

BBB is worthless!

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE ***

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Loss:
$1000
Cons:
  • Entire experience
Reason of review:
Warranty issue

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Flower Mound, Texas

Speakers Review

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Those bastards stole $1,200 the only way to get my money back was to fly to California to summons them to court never never never by from these bastards

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Pricing issue
Anonymous
map-marker Savannah, Georgia

Dealer Cost Car Audio is terrible.

Dealer Cost Car Audio will take your order and request payment and then cancel the order. Do not do business with this group.

I have read many other complaints online now about this group. Most people are saying they have been ripped off. I wish I had done more reviews prior to placing my order. I have my pending payment on watch with AMEX and will not be ripped off, but the company appears to be a fraud.

They waited several days to cancel my order, but wasted no time in hammering my credit card.

I strongly advise staying away from this vendor.

REPEAT....STAY AWAY FROM Dealer Cost Car Audio the will rip you off...

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Loss:
$525
Reason of review:
Order processing issue
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Guest

what is amex to protect yourself.i am pretty sure I have been ripped off by these people also. how do you get people like this locked up for their corrupt dealings !!!!!

Anonymous
map-marker Atlanta, Georgia

Car Alarm Review

I purchased a car alarm n when the technician installed it he said the antenna n pad weren't linking up so I called them and they said send the defective parts back and they send a new pad and antenna. I sent it back certified mail and they never sent the replacements!!!!

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Anonymous
map-marker Rantoul, Illinois

Order Delivery Review

Bought two amps they took my money never sent my amps

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Matti Yvu
map-marker Rancho Cucamonga, California

Order never sent

order made by myself and paid for but they kept promising to send but never did cold not contact anyone regarding my order or filing a complaint. Seamed to be A Bogus company!never received order or got a refund on the equipment i tried to purchase.

Then filed complain with the internet fraud department and never heard a word about it.

checking online i still see that this company is still operating and i do not see why no one has investigated them because i know that there has to be multiple complaints abut this company out there so if any buddy has any dealing with them they are fraudulent and will not receive there merchandise.

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Loss:
$300
Mertie Dzc
map-marker Raymond, Maine

DCCA ripped me off too

Updated by user Mar 30, 2013

About 6-7 months after I had gotten my money back. I received an e-mail from the Assistant District Attorney for Orange County, CA.

I told her that I had taken care of the problem myself, I could not help her out a great deal. I do remember telling Robert Jones, if I caught him stealing from anyone again. I would get involved. Well he is still doing it.

Even though DCCA was sued, to to tune of $360,000 ballpark.

I am not sure of the actual amount. If anyone is going to take this thief down it is going to have be us.

Original review Mar 30, 2013

Robert Jones (The Owner)accepted my order, and within a couple of hours the money $112.00 went bye bye from my bank card. He set up a Intent to Ship with UPS, and then I didn't hear anything for almost a week.

After almost 3 weeks of bouncing e-mails back and forth. I finally realized, this guy for some reason needs this site, most likely to continue his larcenous activities. He doesn't care about your threats, because most people won't carry them through. So I attacked his business daily, I told UPS, his credit card payment system, any online support of his I could find.

I told them he was a thief. I also e-mailed him with how I attacked him that day, and what I was going to to to him tomorrow. I kept it up. I did not relent, it took about 5 weeks.

I did get my refund.

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Loss:
$112
1 comment
Guest

He just got me for $1,145.00

I'm not really sure how to react and proceed?

Any help would be appreciated .

Benjamin Recker

808 238 ****

Jjaeryder@***.com

Anonymous
map-marker Needville, Texas

Freakin thieves

Dealer cost car audio stole almost $500 from me. I ordered a head unit and component speakers and never received.

They immediately withdrew funds from account though. I was told that stereo was on back order and did i want different stereo and I said no because I wanted what I ordered. I waited for over a month no speakers no radio and they said they couldn't refund my money. I tried to dispute charge with MasterCard and bank but it was to late they said.

I would have disputed earlier but kept being told order would be shipped when available. I threatened them and everything but in end they stole my money. I should have researched them better but I learned my lesson.

Sorry mother ***. Don't use Dealer Cost Car Audio!!!!!!

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Mertie Dzc

For anyone who was ripped off by Dealer Cost Car Audio. I am one of the few to have my money refunded.

I can tell you how to get your money back. I told Mr. Jones, if I ever caught him stealing again. I would bring him down.

I will not charge anyone anything, the information is free. The question is simple.

Do you want your money back or do you enjoy being a victim? The choice is yours.

Rishabh Ixf
map-marker Merced, California

Billed credit card before they had the equipment.

I was billed and to this day a year later. I never received the sub-woofer and they never put the money back to my account.

140 bucks out the door. Please never , I mean never use dealer cost car audio. If anyone else has had problems with this company and would like to make a motorcycle ride down Northern Los Angles. The person that sends out e-mails never answers your questions.

I have found a few names on the internet. I would also like to pissed on the owner and anyone else involved in this rip off company. They are still ripping people off.

They have a grade of f with the BBB. They are not a member.

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Loss:
$156
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too many NEG reviews for me, im lookin elsewhwere

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This scam is run by Goldstar Audio at 16500 Aston,Irvine ,CA 92606. The owner is a chap called Ravi.His right-hand mate(Max)writes positive reviews daily under various aliases as part of his job.He also does this for their other scam "Gforce chips".

Check the reviews on that. Go to Ravi to get your money back.

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itsmiami
map-marker Paducah, Kentucky

Email correspondence with this company.

I will copy and paste the email chain that has been going back and forth with this company. Keep in mind that in the original order there is a "special instructions" section. In there I wrote that if the parts were not in stock to let me know so I could cancel or modify my order.

Order place December 4th, that's when they charged my credit card.

12/10(Me)I would like a tracking number for this order please.

12/10 (DCCA) Tracking when available is emailed over automatically. Please look out for it, and let us know if you do not see it by Monday.

12/15 (Me) It's Tuesday and still no tracking number. Please let me know what my order status is and why I am waiting over just to get the stuff to UPS.

12/15 (DCCA) Still waiting on tracking. This is still being put together. Can you give it a little more time?

12/16 (Me) Are the parts in stock? If so, what is there to put together, I don't understand. If the parts are not in stock, then the website, the person I spoke to, and whoever accepted my order with specific instructions to notify me if parts were not in stock have all deceived me. If I don't get a tracking number by end of business today, we can discuss what free upgrades I would like with my order for having to wait well over a week.

12/17 (DCCA) Yes, all are available.

12/17 (Me) So the question remains, why haven't they been shipped. I just did a google search for dealer cost car audio reviews and I am a bit concerned at seeing that many people have the same issues I am having and not getting their products for months. Since the parts are in stock and your company couldn't be bothered to put them in a box and ship them to me, I would like a refund for the full purchase price plus shipping. If your website had said "Please allow 2-10 weeks for delivery", I would have known to go elsewhere but it said "most orders shipped within 24 hours". 11 days is much more than 24 hours and that is unacceptable.

12/17 (DCCA) Let us know what to do Robert? Some items were delayed from Soundstream. We are waiting for them back as we speak

12/17 (Me) Ok, if the item is in stock, how can it be delayed from somewhere else? That means you do not have it in stock, Soundstream has it in stock. I did not purchase from Soundstream. You may want to stop trying to deceive your customers like this.

So let's go ahead and process my refund and return my money to me as soon as possible so I can avoid having to do a chargeback.

From what I have researched online, it is not legal to charge a credit card for an order before you have shipped it. You can run an authorization but not actually charge a customer until the items are shipped. If I am wrong, you may want to consider that as your policy from now on to avoid the hundreds of bad reviews you have online.

12/17 (DCCA) "The Federal Trade Commission's Mail Order Rule allows the seller 30 days to ship ordered products to the buyer unless otherwise specified at the time of purchase. If the seller cannot ship within the 30 day period, they are required to notify the buyer in writing of the delay, and give the option of waiting, or having their money returned within seven days. Credit card payments must be credited within one billing cycle."

We can take care of you any way you want. Just let us know what to do, we will do it.

12/17 (Me) I would like my money refunded now please. And I found this online at the FTC site as well.

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Making Fast Shipment Representations

Q: We represent that we ship in 48 hours. In case of delay, when are we required to provide notification of delay?

A: Within 48 hours of receipt of the order.

Q: Can we say 48 hours "most of the time?"

A: If you represent that you ship in 48 hours most of the time, you will be required to ship or provide notification of delay in 48 hours all the time. The Rule requires you to ship in the time you say. If you say you ship in 48 hours "most of the time," reasonable consumers will infer that you will ship their orders in 48 hours. Similarly, if you represent, "in-stock items ship immediately," unless you tell consumer when they order that the item is not in stock, you will be required to ship, provide notification of delay, or cancel the order immediately.

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And your FAQ says:

Q ? How long does it take to receive my order?

A ? Most products are available, in stock, and ready to ship. These products typically arrive in 3-7 business days following transaction verification and processing. There are some instances where an order may take longer, and in one of those instances, we will notify you of a new estimated time of delivery. We do state that all orders ship within 7 business days, but fact being 95% of our orders ship within 24-48 hours.

Please remember, after we release your order to the carrier, transit time is not under our control.

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I was not informed of a delay within the required 48 hours.

Please refund my money immediately.

12/17 (DCCA) Same account?

12/17 (Me) Yes please.

12/17 (DCCA) We will get it done.

12/26 (Me) What was the process date of the refund? It hasn't hit my bank yet.

12/26 (DCCA) We are checking with our bank.

12/29 (Me) So what is the situation about my refund?

12/29 (DCCA) Confirmation sent.

1/7 (Me) Still nothing to my bank. As the purchase was made 30 days ago, I will be going to my bank today to do a fraudulent charge chargeback. I have done money transfers from 3 other companies into my bank account AFTER you claim this one was started and they have all arrived. Dealing with your company has been a terrible disappointment. I requested a refund on December 17th. What is wrong with you people?

1/7 (DCCA) No need to go to the bank. This was refunded. With the holidays, things get pushed back. Be patient, you will see the credit.

Still want to do business with these people? Good luck.

1/8 Still no refund.

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captnothin b
map-marker Minneapolis, Minnesota

Took my$,no shipment-no refund

I oredered, they took my money instantly.-$1009.00. They did not ship so i started asking for tracking number and they said "any second now"-never happened, so i canceled.

They confirmed my canceled order and said refund in

"7 to 10 days". 1 month later and they say they have refunded my money but they have not. This "company is a scam". I don't believe there is a store or any product.

Check out all the reviews and the bbb rating of "F". Be smart enough to recognise the bogass reviews that are added by the criminals. Do not be a fool like i was. This is a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

File a dispute w/ your card company and get your money back- its the only way you will get it back!

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$1009
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Guest

I gotz my speakers

Steven S Zhf
map-marker Salt Lake City, Utah

Dealer Cost Car Audio is a Scam

Do not ever place an order with Dealer Cost Car Audio. I wish I had done soem research before I made this mistake.

If you look them up on the Better Business Bureau you will see their track record. I placed an order on February 1st for a car stereo. Within 24 hours they withdrew the funds from my account - they waste no time whatsoever doing that. Here it is April 14th and I have still not received my order.

I have however have been getting many emails from them saying "a couple of more days, just a bit longer, 1-2 more days, etc" It is all bull!@#$. They will tell you the item is on backorder, etc. They will even send you an email saying your order has shipped and when you click on the UPS tracking number it says Billing Information Received. I put a complaint on the BBB website and got a phone call from DCCA within 5 minutes.

The guy Matt tells me if I revoke my review they will overnight my order to me. Can you believe this? All you have to do is look this company up on any consumer review site and you will see the truth.

DO yourself a favor and avoid this company. They will advertise great prices for their products and try to lure you in, and will take your money with a quickness but, getting your order to you...that is another LONG story.

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Loss:
$149
3 comments
Guest

I ordered an alarm from them and waited for two weeks for me to get it due to it being on "BACKORDER". I guess I was one of the few lucky ones.

The only thing is that it was shipped to my billing address and not the shipping address I stated. They also were going to give me a $15 refund back to my account for the summer sale that was not applied on. This was back on July 25th and still waiting for the refund.

I've emailed them numerous times and the last message I received was I should be see my refund shortly. I strongly recommend against this company!

Guest

I was able to link them to:

Gold Star Audio

16500 Aston Irvine, CA 92606

Telephone: 949.752.1446

Toll Free: 800.9.STEREO

Don't use Steven Mehr as a lawyer, he is listed as CEO of Gold Star Audio.

Guest

Please do not order anything from this site , because they took your many and never make your refound Iam looking for a Lawyer my order was made it on march 07 2010, and now I do not have nothing

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