Resolving Issues With Elemental Designs - Page 4

Got the same boilerplate letter from the Iowa AG.

My bank cannot get a response (surprise) from eD but is threatening not to chargeback the purchase because it was authorized by me at the time. I guess only fraudulent charges are covered whereas this is more of an embezzlement case. Thanks bank. Thanks to eD too.

Funny how others on different threads are talking "down" to those of us who where unaware of eD's issues like we are idiots for not "seeing". I actually DID research here on AVS and even PM'd a few folks who loved them at the time. Still got bit.

I can safely recommend one ID company in this industry at this point however: JTR. Jeff is great on the phone and follows through. Amazing, no? I picked up three used Triple 12s recently that are just baffling in build and sound quality.

Anyway, back on topic, I expect absolutely nothing from the Iowa AG. I have family in an allied profession and this is nothing compared to what they have on their plates otherwise. I do hope I'll eat those words but I'm not holding out.

I would agree with the JTR recommendation, but I would also like to add Seaton Sound (Mark Seaton) to the list of safely recommended ID companies. Mark has a huge following on this forum, and IMO, everyone who has done business with him, I expect would support with my recommendation.

-- Bill --

My thought is that you only pm people who have had great experiences with eD and not those that have ran into problems....If you did, I'm sure they will give you their "REAL 100% OPNION." It's funny because I've read several reviews on various speakers at different GTG and they all wrote positive things for the various different speakers in public forums. Of course no one wants to put anyone down. Yet when you pm them, they will paint a different image for you in private. I believed this saved me from all the eD headaches (end up with a nice epik tower from the pre-china date)

Read the post above yours for the answer. If legal proceedings have been initiated, Chu is highly likely to be correct in his suggestion that Matt's attorney's have clamped down on communications.

see my quote above. He is blocked legally from all actions.

I also haven't heard from him since he told me that either.

Matt is still communicating? Not from what has been both stated and observable recently.

Dave is in an entirely different situation, but other than appearing to be the "good guy" here, he doesn't seemed to be positioned in a way that would assist anyone in getting a refund from ED.

Matt can't reconsider. Legally bound. Please read things before typing. You've done this twice TODAY. Him sending RMA's out on his own money has nothing to do with it. It wasn't product owned by eD at the time. Why would Dave need a lawyer? he's not stuck with anything and hasn't stolen anything. In fact he's trying to return product to the owners so how could he be arrested or hit with legal issues? Maybe if he gives away people's products to someone other than the person who owns it.

exactly. while i do have a business lawyer, i dont need her.

besides, 18 of the 28 RMA units are already back to their owners.

of the remaining 10, 9 have been contacted and am awaiting an answer.

1 person has no contact info on his RMA... some people do not read very well, and did not give any of the info that the RMA sheet asked for. there is a e mail address, however, it bounces. but... i think i have a lead on who it is, and they may be in NY.

if any amp is unclaimed after i try everything i can to contact the owner, it will sit in the corner of my shop forever, or until someone contacts me about it.


other issues... i do not have contact with Matt. the last contact, as when the pallet was sent. nothing since, and that is ok with me. eD and i are square, even though i did lose quite a bit, i am ok with that.

i do know that spl152db mentioned a while ago, that Matt legally cannot do anything anymore.

First let me say, you should leave Dave out of your investigation of ED. What he is doing is separate from the ED failure and the aftermath. So please stop with the Dave questioning etc.

No one is debating the need or desire to help those that were left in the cold. The problem is your posts tread the same ground over and over. ....I think the heart of the problem is there is no new information and really no quick answers. The desire to have someone "own up to the problems" here on this forum or anywhere outside of a legal proceeding won't happen here, or anytime soon. IMHO, 'this will be a drawn out legal issue (which may not have a positive resolution) and won't be resolved in this forum.

This past July, my dept at work had a company we supplied close their doors after the sale of their company fell through. We talked to ppl at the company on a Thursday, but the following Monday no one answered the phones. We have not been able to reach any of the 3 owner's nor any employees (that hadn't left after that weekend). The company I work for is out 200k in receivables (all within their credit limit. Terrific payment history too). I am personally out in commissions thousands of dollars. What can I do...sit and stew, feel cheated...sure. I have to let the GC do their thing...but we will realistically not see that money again....nor will I see my commissions on those sales. Time to move on and focus my energies on creating new business to make up for the losses.

Marvelous Marvin you seem to have quite the comprehension issue.... Just what is your involvement with eD claims, are you out something?

Who is really the face of Marvelous Marvin? Who is really behind the commentary!? We may never know....

Really? Are you still on this conspiracy theory of who really owned eD?

Obviously you know Matt from his postings here and attempts to help after everything went down.

And Alex's name has been given to you more times than I care to try counting in these two threads.

You continue to talk about "the real names of the people". Those are the real names of the people, trying to come up with some crazy theory where it's not them isn't going to change the fact. The Iowa AG isn't going to pop in to this thread to confirm this information for you and it really sounds like that's about the only person you'd believe regardless of how many times you're told the facts.

I know you want to believe someone else is really "pulling the strings" and there is a mysterious "puppet master" stealing all the money and hanging everyone else out to dry. But your desire for something else and continually talking about it, isn't going to change the truth and isn't helping anyone at this point other than to feed false information in to the discussion.

It is what it is... At the end of the day a once great ID company has fallen apart.

It's customers left without warranty support.

Period. End of story.

Anything outside of this truth is a waste...

Bringing up an inference that AVS is somehow accountable for resolving ED issues since members learned about the company or bought from the company based on posts here is out of line. You need to drop that line of reasoning and move on.

Update on my billing dispute. Original details of my situation can be found *here*

I finally received confirmation this last week that my credit card (AT&T Universal Mastercard through Citi) had completed their investigation and were making the $2,800 conditional credit permanent.

Details of the dispute process for me were as follows:

• 5/10/12 Placed order with Elemental Designs for 3 eDc12's and 4 eDc6's for $2,800.
• 8/9/12 Initiated dispute with my credit card and the $2,800 was immediately posted as 'conditional'. The fellow I spoke to said that I would be receiving a letter to provide any details or evidence I had regarding the issue with Elemental Designs.
• 8/28/12 After not hearing anything from my credit card for a couple weeks, I called them asking if I should have received the letter yet. They said I would in fact not be receiving anything and that they were awaiting a reply from Elemental Designs at this point. I mentioned that it appeared Elemental Designs was going belly up and was told they would let me know when the investigation was complete.
• 9/29/12 Received email notification that the dispute investigation was complete and the conditional charge was now permanent

So, in my case the dispute process went well. If it matters, I have had this card for 20+ years and charge everything on it so I may be considered a good customer.

In the mean time I ordered a set of three Triple 8's and four Single 8's. Got them last weekend and will be mounting the last two single 8's on the wall tonight. I had previously received a Submersive HP and am anxious to try out the whole system. Props to both Jeff at JTR and Mark at Seaton - excellent service all around.

Best of luck to any others out there that have not received their monies or have product that was at ED for repair.

For those who are interested, I received an email from the Iowa AG today.

"Hello:

Thank you for contacting the office of Attorney General Tom Miller with your concerns about Elemental Designs. You are one of several people receiving this e-mail, so the discussion below will apply to you according to your particulars.

We appreciate the opportunity to review your concerns about Elemental Designs, a Newton, Iowa company, which, as you may know, recently went out of business. We have not been able to contact any remaining company representatives for possible assistance to customers.

Based on the information we have at this writing, it does not appear there is any other action representatives of this office are in a position to take. Accordingly, we are closing our files on this matter.

In reviewing the possible options for you to address your concerns, it appears they are very limited. There is no bonding/insurance requirement in Iowa law, against the possibility that a company closes its doors, owing customers goods, services, refunds, and etcetera. The options, as we see them, are enumerated below. If you have not already exercised one or more of the following options, depending upon your situation, you may wish to do so:

1) If you paid by credit card you may wish to dispute the charge with your card issuer. We suggest this even if the charge was posted to your account more than sixty days ago, the usual deadline for such disputes. In disputing the charge you would explain in detail your situation. For example, if you ordered a product that was not delivered you would explain in detail what you ordered, when you ordered it, that it was not delivered, and any other details that may help support your charge dispute. It may help to state in your dispute that you contacted our office for possible assistance. Credit card companies generally give a merchant a time frame within which to respond, and, if no response is provided, a credit to you may be granted.

2) If you paid through PayPal you may be able to dispute your payment through PayPal dispute resolution procedures. We suggest this even if any deadline for such disputes has past. In disputing the charge you would explain in detail your situation. For example, if you ordered a product that was not delivered, you would explain in detail what you ordered, when you ordered it, that it was not delivered, and any other details that may help support your charge dispute. It may help to state in your dispute that you contacted our office for possible assistance.

3) If you paid by cash or check you may wish to consider contacting your personal attorney for advice and possible assistance with civil action, or you may wish to consider filing a lawsuit in the appropriate small claim court. Your attorney should be able to advise you as to the appropriate court.

Regardless the above options, and in any event, you may wish to contact your personal attorney for advice and possible assistance. If you do not have an attorney and your search for one is difficult, you may wish to ask friends, family or other associates for recommendations.

In addition, if you choose to contact an Iowa attorney, the Iowa State Bar Association operates a FIND-A-LAWYER service on its website: www.iowafindalawyer.com. The service will supply you the name or names of lawyers who are willing to consult with you for $25 for the first 30 minutes. If further legal services are needed, you and the attorney can negotiate an arrangement including the fee. Most state bar associations have similar services.

We will continue to monitor the situation in the event we may be able to provide some assistance.

We hope you find this information helpful. Thank you for writing to us with your concerns.

Sincerely,

Stephen Switzer, Investigator
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General's Office/Department of Justice State of Iowa
1305 East Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Hoover State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
voice direct 515.281.8771
division 515.281.5926/888.777.4590
www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov

Wow, pathetic. What is the point of having an AG if they aren't going to protect consumers?

I got the same email and am owed over $17,000 from them.