T3MEDIA.... I read your posts in this thread and on the surface I would be sympathetic to your position however,...

I read the threads you linked to and
a) vbulletin staff told you repeatedly that they weren't going to customize the software and if you wanted the additional functionality that you were seeking you would have to modify the source code and such modifications were already released to the vbulletin community as a resource on vbulletin.org

You were adamant about not modifying anything (incidentally, alot of companies buy off the shelf software that they customize in house). I can only speculate but I can imagine that someone contacted you and said, yes I can provide you with a vbulletin liscence with the functionality you wanted.

That right there should have been your first warning sign since vbulletin staff aka the company told you that they didnt do this nad would not do this. Yet you decided on your own to allow someone to do the alterations you were so adamant against in the first place. I can surmise that you were offered a deal that was 'too good to be true' and it just so happened that it was.

I could even try to understand your position about the recommendation to come here yet Zach specifically and clearly stated in his post that you would be working with a THIRD PARTY. I dont see a correlation between third party and jelsoft.

Furthermore, in one of the threads you linked to you said:

"it seems it’s just a bunch of guys practicing on your software to make it better. Mind you there seem to be some really talented people there. I do not wish this to be an option. I am not doing this for a hobby or fun"

Yet thats exactly what you did... o.O

Again, on the surface I can understand your frustrations but that isnt the fault of jelsoft of the vbulletin support team.

edit: incidentally,... I dont believe Gary Kings original signature indicated he was affiliated with vb either, only that his work was professional in quality.

My first expierence ended on a decent note itself. I was looking for a custom style and deposited money into the paypal acct. The person told me it would take approx 3-4 weeks. And as this time approached, he got harder and harder to reach and each time he gave me a different excuse as to what was going on.

I had finally tracked his Phone # down (love the net), and called him. And after a total of 6 weeks, I finally had enough of the excuses of 'i had to totally recode it' or 'Had this problem' or 'I was busy with something'. I told him I wanted a refund, had to even threaten small claims court. :/

But I did get my money back.

And please don't PM me, I will not divulge who it was since it did end reasonably.

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