No, well I really hope not. I believe it actually has to do with SA banking laws that are really strict in terms of needing a banking licence before being allowed "bank type" transactions in SA.....
Nigeria on the other hand is scary....
Phone him up. The vinylsa newsletter linked previously has all the contact details you want and the landline for the company where he can be reached during the daytime can be seached as a name listing on www.yellowpages.co.za .
Hi guys
Time for an update. I am waiting to hear from my bank about a loan. I am expecting to have news on Monday or Tuesday next week. Please confirm your details by sending me an e-mail. To date I have only been contacted by a few people. Please use dirk2006"at"webmail.co.za for contacting me. The other e-mail address should also be working as I cleared the mailbox recently. I wasn't aware of the fact that I had turned messaging off. Will investigate. I will try to use PayPal wherever I can.
Regards
Dirk
Time for an update. I am waiting to hear from my bank about a loan. I am expecting to have news on Monday or Tuesday next week. Please confirm your details by sending me an e-mail. To date I have only been contacted by a few people. Please use dirk2006"at"webmail.co.za for contacting me. The other e-mail address should also be working as I cleared the mailbox recently. I wasn't aware of the fact that I had turned messaging off. Will investigate. I will try to use PayPal wherever I can.
Regards
Dirk
Cahmon Dirk.. we've seen almost a year gone by for you to
processed an order that never came to realized.
Don't tell me the refunding process is gonna take you an entire whole year too.
I've emailed you my details but still no replies.
processed an order that never came to realized.
Don't tell me the refunding process is gonna take you an entire whole year too.
I've emailed you my details but still no replies.
Please contact Stuart from SDA acoustics about sourcing these ribbons more easily for those that still want their tweets. He can be reached at 0825738003.
Hi there
Time for another update. I should be able to start repaying GB members in about two weeks time. I'll keep you guys informed on the progress.
Dirk
Time for another update. I should be able to start repaying GB members in about two weeks time. I'll keep you guys informed on the progress.
Dirk
Aurum Cantus G2Si
You can buy these at PartsExpress, in the USA for around $85.00 ea. (1-3 units) or $75.00 ea. (4 or more units). If you live in the USA the price will probably work out to be close given the cheaper shipping.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=276-400
You can buy these at PartsExpress, in the USA for around $85.00 ea. (1-3 units) or $75.00 ea. (4 or more units). If you live in the USA the price will probably work out to be close given the cheaper shipping.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=276-400
Hi there
Time for another update. My apologies for not having refunded anyone yet as planned. As I told you guys previously, my car broke down just as I was in the process of selling it and the bill came to about $2000, money that should have gone to group buy members. My car is still being sold, and I hope to get a good price for it to make up for the repair. I want to reassure everyone taht I am comitted to refund every cent owed as quickly as I possibly can. In the meantime I will do updates every few weeks or so, unless there is some immediate good news. Thanks again for your patience.
Regards
Dirk
Time for another update. My apologies for not having refunded anyone yet as planned. As I told you guys previously, my car broke down just as I was in the process of selling it and the bill came to about $2000, money that should have gone to group buy members. My car is still being sold, and I hope to get a good price for it to make up for the repair. I want to reassure everyone taht I am comitted to refund every cent owed as quickly as I possibly can. In the meantime I will do updates every few weeks or so, unless there is some immediate good news. Thanks again for your patience.
Regards
Dirk
Hi Irwin,
No, I've heard nothing from Dirk since his last post here. I hope that he will at least provide an update, and preferrably come up with the refund he's promised.
Cheers, Ralph
No, I've heard nothing from Dirk since his last post here. I hope that he will at least provide an update, and preferrably come up with the refund he's promised.
Cheers, Ralph
I'm amazed at the patience from all of you guys.
As an impartial reader of this thread and also without being absolutely clear on all the details, I'd say that your likely being had. Frankly its difficult to believe its been strung out for this long and with such a varied array of 'disasters' along the way. Here's the main excuses I've seen used in the space of over a year:
they've shipped
they've arrived in SA
they're on a slow boat to SA
I've been away these past few weeks
my wife divorced me
my friend stole our money
I'm broke so can't pay you back
I'm getting a loan to pay back
I'm selling my broken down car to pay you all back
Complete lack of evidence regarding an order for the drivers, shipping info, crime number related to the incident with his friend, nothing offered to support the divorce claims(despite offering).
Time for a reality check, read those back again.
Can you not submit complaints and report a crime to SA police authorities and provide Dirks details to them? It really does look like the only option now.
Should Dirk wish to not be the sole bearer of responsibility for this crime which has and still is taking place then he'd be wise to give up his ex-friend who stole all the money initially.
Guy's I really hope you get your money back but it may be time to escalate things to the relevant authorities.
As an impartial reader of this thread and also without being absolutely clear on all the details, I'd say that your likely being had. Frankly its difficult to believe its been strung out for this long and with such a varied array of 'disasters' along the way. Here's the main excuses I've seen used in the space of over a year:
they've shipped
they've arrived in SA
they're on a slow boat to SA
I've been away these past few weeks
my wife divorced me
my friend stole our money
I'm broke so can't pay you back
I'm getting a loan to pay back
I'm selling my broken down car to pay you all back
Complete lack of evidence regarding an order for the drivers, shipping info, crime number related to the incident with his friend, nothing offered to support the divorce claims(despite offering).
Time for a reality check, read those back again.
Can you not submit complaints and report a crime to SA police authorities and provide Dirks details to them? It really does look like the only option now.
Should Dirk wish to not be the sole bearer of responsibility for this crime which has and still is taking place then he'd be wise to give up his ex-friend who stole all the money initially.
Guy's I really hope you get your money back but it may be time to escalate things to the relevant authorities.
Thanks for jumping in Shin.
Hope its kind of a wake up call for others in the GB as well
Somehow i feel as if i'm the only one giving reminders on this
issue.Maybe coz it affects me more as i've paid for 3 units
of G2 amounting $420.......well.. i don't know..
Sad this is happening in diyaudio.
In case anyone living in SA who've decided to proceed with the
authorities just let me know.
As my payments were made via Telegraphic Transfer, i have
with me Dirk's banking details including his residential address.
Wish i don't have to go that far.
Rather hear what others have to say.
Hope its kind of a wake up call for others in the GB as well
Somehow i feel as if i'm the only one giving reminders on this
issue.Maybe coz it affects me more as i've paid for 3 units
of G2 amounting $420.......well.. i don't know..
Sad this is happening in diyaudio.
In case anyone living in SA who've decided to proceed with the
authorities just let me know.
As my payments were made via Telegraphic Transfer, i have
with me Dirk's banking details including his residential address.
Wish i don't have to go that far.
Rather hear what others have to say.
Dirk
Hi Guys,
You are not alone in this group buy and still waiting for Dirk to pay us or send the ribbon's.
I've had e-mail contact with him in the past but sinds, I think more than a year, nothing but some posts on DIYAudio.
What can we do about this? This is taking so long that it's not common anymore to think that Dirk is gona pay us back or send the ribbons.
So Dirk, I urge you to tell us within a few days (one week max.) what you are gona do about this or we'll go to the SA police authorities to clami our money and interest back or the unit's.
So this is your last chance Dirk, don't make us go to the SA police authorities, tell us when you gona pay us back or send the ribbons.
It's up to you now!
Regards,
Audiofanatic 😡
Hi Guys,
You are not alone in this group buy and still waiting for Dirk to pay us or send the ribbon's.
I've had e-mail contact with him in the past but sinds, I think more than a year, nothing but some posts on DIYAudio.
What can we do about this? This is taking so long that it's not common anymore to think that Dirk is gona pay us back or send the ribbons.
So Dirk, I urge you to tell us within a few days (one week max.) what you are gona do about this or we'll go to the SA police authorities to clami our money and interest back or the unit's.
So this is your last chance Dirk, don't make us go to the SA police authorities, tell us when you gona pay us back or send the ribbons.
It's up to you now!
Regards,
Audiofanatic 😡
I'm amazed at our collective patience as well! But it's difficult to apply any pressure from 10,000km away!
I agree that we need to begin some type of procedings against Dirk now. All hopes of avoiding this outcome appear to be lost.
Can anyone in SA help contact police or suggest a way of going about debt recovery?
Cheers, Ralph
I agree that we need to begin some type of procedings against Dirk now. All hopes of avoiding this outcome appear to be lost.
Can anyone in SA help contact police or suggest a way of going about debt recovery?
Cheers, Ralph
MODERATORS
Dear all,
I think that I'll go to a debt collector soon to get back my money.
I'm willing to spent a few $$ to try to get the rest asap from Dirk.
This DIYAudio member is getting away with this if we don't do something about this.
I hope a Moderator can do something about this, other wise I hope that other members are willing to go (together) to a debt collector to claim our money!
Please let me know what you (other members) think about this!
I've had it with this Dirk.
Best regards,
Audiofanatic 😡
Dear all,
I think that I'll go to a debt collector soon to get back my money.
I'm willing to spent a few $$ to try to get the rest asap from Dirk.
This DIYAudio member is getting away with this if we don't do something about this.
I hope a Moderator can do something about this, other wise I hope that other members are willing to go (together) to a debt collector to claim our money!
Please let me know what you (other members) think about this!
I've had it with this Dirk.
Best regards,
Audiofanatic 😡
I haven't forgotten about this, but I'm having a rather trying year. My wife has been in and out of hospital and I've been trying to finish a course.
Considering the length of time involved and the staggering patience shown by diyaudio members I'm pretty much sickened by Dirk's behaviour. I wanted to give him every chance to sort this out but he's clearly been prevaricating all along hoping it would go away. Well it won't. In a couple of weeks I'll be free of serious commitments and intend to persue this. I would still prefer Dirk to show some class and backbone and sort this out- but being realistic there's clearly no hope of that. Wretched, cynical behaviour. I'll put it more bluntly: It's theft, pure and simple.
Considering the length of time involved and the staggering patience shown by diyaudio members I'm pretty much sickened by Dirk's behaviour. I wanted to give him every chance to sort this out but he's clearly been prevaricating all along hoping it would go away. Well it won't. In a couple of weeks I'll be free of serious commitments and intend to persue this. I would still prefer Dirk to show some class and backbone and sort this out- but being realistic there's clearly no hope of that. Wretched, cynical behaviour. I'll put it more bluntly: It's theft, pure and simple.
Please do something about this..
this is too bitter for me remembering it being my first attempt
at 'high end' DIY loudspeaker.....
what a letdown.
one whole day of human loudspeaker nagging is wut i end up
getting. 😀 😡
this is too bitter for me remembering it being my first attempt
at 'high end' DIY loudspeaker.....
what a letdown.
one whole day of human loudspeaker nagging is wut i end up
getting. 😀 😡
Anything new about this super fast group buy?
Have we given DirkD a pile of money for nothing or is there still some faint change that we might actually get our tweeters?
Have we given DirkD a pile of money for nothing or is there still some faint change that we might actually get our tweeters?
I can't believe this is still going on. I posted here a year ago and its now been two years since people paid for these tweeters from Dirk.
I feel for those involved, what a mess.
I feel for those involved, what a mess.
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