Todays-Woman Poetry Scams:
Beware of Vendor Pro - VenderPro
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complain about Vendor Pro. Upon a
Google
search of the company,
there are a large number of results referencing concerns and complaints against
the company
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject:
This sounds like a scam to me. Vendor Pro
I just got this email today and it sounds like a real scam.
Subject line was "I want to sell your books through our stores." Doesn't sound like an agent I queried, but
curiosity caused me to read what they said:
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I've visited the writers.net website and I think “The Child I
Love” book is perfect for our stores. We work hand in hand with the largest
stores in the country, plus thousands of small to medium sized specialty
businesses stretched across the U.S.. If you want the opportunity to sell your
books through major retailers like Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon.com,
Target, QVC, HSN, etc ...plus the other 51005 gift
stores, 16826 bookstores,
and over 24000 mail-order catalogs ...check us out at http://www..VendorPro..com
Sincerely,
Matt Burke
VendorPro..com |
True, I am on writers.net. Not true: "The Child I Love" is not a book. It's a poem. How can they sell a poem as a book? They can't. Website looks very fishy too. So, I went to Literary Research and Evaluation . I can't find the "agency" or the man who signed this email on this site. I'm concerned it that if I say, 1. it's not a book 2. I need more info concerning your company, I'll get a lot of bull. I'm thinking it's best I just delete the email and not give them the time of day.
Anyway, if I'm misjudging these people I'll be surprised, but if I'm not wrong about this you all may want to know about this in case you get this email too. I really and truly seems like a scam though.
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Mriana
Cynthia Brian- a media coach serving authors' needs has first hand experience
with the company. Cynthia says, " I decided to give it a shot to see if this
company would be a benefit to my clients. I had noticed that PMA magazine had
written that this company could be beneficial. After many emails and phone
conversations, I signed up with them on July 16, 2003 paying with VISA. By
October I had not received any inquiries about my books so I contacted them to
ask for a refund. They said that they only gave refunds after 1 year and again
re-iterated their 100% money-back guarantee. On July 20, 2004 I contacted them
for a refund. Not only had I had no sales during the year, I had not received
even ONE request for information. Ethan Nelson said they would only give a
refund after I had sent them my complete email list of all correspondence for
the entire year so that they could be CERTAIN that I was not lying. Their
guarantee never said this. It appears they may be trying to capture email
addresses. After numerous emails and phone calls to them, I wrote to VISA to
report them as a SCAM, however VISA could do nothing as a full year had
transpired. Vendor Pro will not respond to any of my calls, letters, or emails."
Cyndi says ' Despite the fact that I've already been scammed by VENDOR PRO and
am warning every person I know, they
still solicit my business using the same "personal email."
Beware Scams to Authors, Artists and Small
Businesses
Vendor Pro is an internet scam company that targets authors, artists,
musicians, small businesses and others with merchandize for sale on a web site.
How they work is that they send you a “personal email” which tells you how much
they like your web site and especially your product (and they name your book,
CD, or other item by name). They then indicate that they can help you sell it to
thousands of catalogs and stores for a fee of approximately $400. And they offer
a 100% satisfaction guarantee with full refund. The catch is-they deliver
NOTHING and there is NO REFUND of any kind. I have been collecting the emails
of numerous people who have been scammed by them. BEWARE! If you receive an
email from VENDOR PRO (formerly known as Bulk Works) push that delete button
quickly. You’d be better off buying a radio commercial to promote your product
or making a charitable donation to a worthy cause. Let’s get rid of these scum
bags who are scamming our friends. -
Cynthia Brian
Cynthia Brian, ASID, is a popular speaker,
dynamic writer, success coach, and savvy media personality appearing regularly
on radio, TV, and in print. She is the New York Times best selling author of
Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul , author of Be the Star You Are!®, The
Business of Show Business, and Miracle Moments®. When she’s not writing or
performing, you’ll find her in the garden! Tune into her weekly radio program.
www.star-style.com .
Subject: VENDER PRO IS AWFUL!!! THEY STEAL UR $!
Submitted: July 15, 2006, 8:04 pm
Sender's Name: Franki
Comment/Request/Message:
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Dear Everyone, DO NOT - and I repeat - DO NOT SIGN UP W/VENDER PRO... I made the
mistake of signing up because it sounded like a great deal but then I quickly
realized it\'s a complete scam... American Express is trying to help me get my
money back and Vender Pro won\'t give it back... I might have to take legal
action... if anyone reads this and wants to join me in the right to JUSTICE
----- let me know! Franki
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