Issues with VBCore.com

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Gary Bolton

What you need is a 3rd party to act as a holder who both sides can trust. So the skinner knows the 3rd party or middle man has his money to go ahead and create the skin, without him getting it until the work is actually finished. To cover both party's involved. once finshed the transfare of money and skin can be dealt with by the 3rd party who take a small handling charge from the buyer. Thats one method that could be put in place.

Correct me if I'm wroing, but isn't that the same thing as escrow? Either way that is the best way to do things when you start getting into larger sums of money. My usual rule is that for any job that is over $500 I use escrow to make sure things happen as they should.

[Deimos]

I agree, it should be done by an escrow type service.

I've been speaking to a guy who also apparently got scammed out of $600, due to the same reasons I listed, i.e ,he took the money and didn't get back in contact
He's been advised to fill out a fraud report by the police and anyone else who's been scammed as well.

[Andrew]

If you have his name and/or phone number you could always just reverse search it to find out where he lives, and then call his local police and have them deal with it.

[Deimos]

Luckily, the credit card company reversed the whole amount, so I got a refund.

He sent me an MSN calling me a "scammer"..........for taking my own money back? lol

Two others who were pursueing legal action with he CLAIMS he's sorting out refunds for as well.

I guess the part that makes me angry, is he's allowed to post on both here and Vb.com and scam others, nothing will be done about him.

[talkvb]

I was hired to work there, and never got paid. Highly recommend nobody to go.

[Deimos]

This guy is a complete idiot (VBcore), he scams me and others, then sends me this MSN message

[17:22] crysis@vbcore.com: I know this might sound crazy, but do you need any vB Work done
[17:22] Adam: you're kidding right?
[17:22] crysis@vbcore.com: Nope
[17:23] Adam: ...im not sure what to answer with
er.....heh
[17:23] crysis@vbcore.com: your talking to THE vB GOD
[17:23] crysis@vbcore.com: lol
[17:24] crysis@vbcore.com: Custom skin $750
[17:25] Adam: no thanks, i don't wanna lose money all over again
[17:25] crysis@vbcore.com: rofl you wont
[17:25] crysis@vbcore.com: $200 down, rest on completion
[17:25] crysis@vbcore.com: your site is nice, but the skin sucks the fat one

[Corriewf]

Originally Posted by Deimos

This guy is a complete idiot (VBcore), he scams me and others, then sends me this MSN message

How did this conversation take place?

[Deimos]

How? MSN, the messenger program
He sent me an MSN message out of the blue

[Cole2026]

vBcore does make some nice stuff when they do, but honestly all I have heard from them is problems. I have also heard that they aren't that good of clients either, hearing that the owner did not even pay the full amount the designer and him agreed on for the skin design currently on vBcore.

I do like their designs, hope they pick up their problems.

[Adrian Schneider]

I remember talking to him several months ago. He is jerk, but I can't comment on his credibility.