crime Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Awww I didn't realize it was that small of a scale. I just had read here and there about it. I just remember not bothering buying into it because I had already had some shady dealings with him VC and them sending me the wrong records and not correcting the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 If that e-mail gets you a refund, I'm sending one off later. I never requested one before because I held out hope that the last records would eventually come, but at this point, it's $60 more than I have currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek87 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 if seeing this pic makes a lot of you mad, you should feel really infuriated by following him on instagram @suburbanhome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 only time will tell nivek87, mattalica17, chamb117 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfoster8 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Well I'll be damned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanchardoswald Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Mike...holy fuck. Good job man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 hold on, hold on, don't go lighting the cigars until the money is transferred... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Winner winner chicken dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I can't decide if I'm more impressed by the original poster's super sleuthing or Mike's ability to turn that into a refund. What a great thread! Now I have to put a reminder on my calendar to ask him for my money back in a year because when he gets flooded with requests, I'll be ignored like the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfoster8 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hockey really does bring everyone together, as well as their money (hopefully). When I lived in Denver I always wondered if I'd ever run into him somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Assuming I could also get a refund, I'm sticking to what I said earlier -- I made more than $60 off the records I got from the co-op so I am happy to just call it even with a dude who hit a bottom. If I thought it would work, I would send him a message that said "Give the $60 refund I was technically due for the VC Co-op to one of the labels you stiffed, preferably Toby from Red Scare" (just cause that's my favorite label. I don't know Toby or anything). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Holy shit. If this works I vote we sticky it with the title: How to Finally Get Refunded From the Co-Op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 No fucking way this is all it is going to take to get a refund, no fucking way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 They are called class action lawsuits. They wouldn't apply in this case, because I doubt you could find a lawyer to take on the case to get 200 people $60 back. They are usually for things like medicine with bad side effects that weren't warned of, where the payoff is in the many thousands or millions (I believe). Virgil took my $60. I also got 4 records I sold for over $100 I believe (I think the Falcon record went for nearly $50 on ebay). Even if all I had to do was sign my name to a lawsuit I probably wouldn't do it. Dude fucked up. I don't think it was intentional, just shitty business. I've moved on and I hope he is having a decent life post VC. I don't need to drag up old drama out of principle. If I had bought into his "every Suburban Home record for life" schemes (which cost what, $1k or something like that?) or I was a distro who lost thousands in merchandise, I could see being a little more prone to legal actions. This is some dope smart adult shit right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 My issue with Virgil: If he just fucked up and never put out another record because he went bankrupt - that would be ok. He hasn't gone bust, he's putting out more records. He owes people money so before he puts it into his own business he should honor his prior commitments. Hope he follows through with Mike and anyone else that contacts him now. daegor and mattalica17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 That's fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I see that guy at shows all the time in Denver. He is always drunk trying to pick up chicks. i just always thought he couldnt because he didnt have the asian mojo cbbrew22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 This is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 My issue with Virgil: If he just fucked up and never put out another record because he went bankrupt - that would be ok. He hasn't gone bust, he's putting out more records. He owes people money so before he puts it into his own business he should honor his prior commitments. Hope he follows through with Mike and anyone else that contacts him now. Starting another label and calling it "greater than collective" is about as stupid a move as bank of America changing its name to "subprime-loans-r-us". Agreed. Would never buy another record from him again, which is kinda contradictory to "hope he is having a decent life". But I meant that more in the "I hope this dudes life isn't so miserable that he jumps" way, not "I want his label to thrive and him to be a fixture in the independent scene again". mrc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Why has no one edited Suburban Home's Wikipedia page with information about him being a piece of shit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburban_Home_Records Wow, that article reads like it was written by a 15 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 paypal, still at $0.00 I am holding on to hope though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeboydh Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I'm too new to the boards to know what happened here. Was it basically another RJ type story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Herzog Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 paypal, still at $0.00 I am holding on to hope though! This thread is pure gold. Mike, I really hope he refunds you and everyone else that he owes money to. I know that's quite a stretch, but I've got hope too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbruise Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 it is quite a stretch to own money to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Herzog Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 it is quite a stretch to own money to someone. Ha! Thanks for pointing that out! bigbruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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