This is so difficult that I would say it is not worthwhile to pursue. Try both of them side by side and see if you can get people to list items in the classifieds areas first.

Gio~logist (Giovanni) no longer responds to e-mails, vb.org PM's, siteresort.com PM's (his site), nor any other communication. He was away before and said he was in the hospital, but is now away once again.

If you are having the same issue with mis-communication please PM me so I can see if it is only me or if there are others not able to find gio. Thanks all!

He made some post about how he was back and how now he was over 'stress' and able to get on with stuff he would be doing. Guess what, nothing.............!

He takes your money happily, but when you find the bugs in his scripts, and you will, you get no support and of course no refund.

To me, this person is nothing but a cowboy. I am sorry, but he's taken my money and given me a script that doesn't do what was advertised. When I went for help I got nothing, when I went for a refund I again got nothing and it appears that it's not just me that has problems with him. There are posts on his site asking about customer service and others not happy with him.

I admire people that develop scripts for us and think they do a great job. I would never put down someone that's put in hard work for others, but this person is taking money by selling scripts that don't work and then running. This is totally different and I advise people not to by the pro version of this script or give this person money in any way.

This script has real potential but Gio is just not the person that is capable of handling the responsibility of doing it...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=126417

It is a real shame and for the price he asks it is still likely a good purchase but buyers had best know that the script has issues that will require recoding. Quite a few customers have functional issues that prevent their use of the script and others, like myself, have had to go through and deleted huge sections of code to prevent problems...

Yet, Gio will disapear for months at a time and never log into his own website to support customers yet he finds the time to log in here and see what is going on...

Buyer beware...

I think to be honest it's an unfinished script at a finished price. Not good value at all.

Are you having any success with PayPal? I paid this guy hundreds of dollars for a custom project and now he has disappeared and left me with no support and an incomplete product. I also purchased SR_Classifieds Premium, so I'm embarrassed to say I've given this guy quite a bit of money.

Is there any point complaining to PayPal about something like this? According to their site "PayPal's Buyer Complaint Policy does not apply to virtual or intangible products (like subscriptions and computer programs), services, quasi-cash and all non-tangible, non-physical goods."

Sounds to me like there really isn't much we can do, besides warning others.

Andrew

Hi simalert and arossphoto

I paid him $300 for a custom hack, he didn't finish as agreed and dissapeared more than three times, he leaves e-mails once in a while maybe once every 1-2 weeks... saying he's busy, stressed, etc. and that he will finish it. Then I dont hear from him again.

I've posted in almost all his product threads on vb.org. Here is what i've said:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....2&postcount=10

That would be nice.

Gio's website turned off and showing only this disclaimer :

"What i am about to announce i believe is both expected and already fore-casted by various people. For a 15 year old, it is obvious that managing a business with hundreds of customers, paid customers for large projects, school, and a normal life can be overwhelming at the least. This has led to various complications, including hospitalization and such. It has been time for me to do this for a while now. I will be "retiring" and taking down my business for a while. If and when i do come back, things will be done differently (hopefully for the better).

When it was good, it was great. I'm sure plenty of you can agree with that. However, I'd rather take a rest now and come back even better, than continue things the way they are and jeopardize my reputation forever.

Also, to answer some questions:
1) Can i take a script and have someone improve it? Sure, you just cannot resell any of the scripts.

2) Can i improve the script myself? Resort to answer number 1.

3) What if i am interested in a script still, would it be possible for me to purchase one even though the business is down? You may email me at gio@dopegfx.com"

Good luck getting a response. I've been trying to get in touch him for over a month regarding a custom project that I paid for in full, but that he has not finished.

Do yourself a favour and don't do business with this guy, now or in the future!