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Magic City Gift Show Promoters-Dispute-#4862536

B. F. vs. Magic City Gift Show Promoters
Orlalndo, Florida, United States
Amount Involved: $850.00
    • Status: In Negotiation
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    • View response from: Magic City Gift Show Promoters
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    • Claim #: 4862536
    • Amount Involved: 850.00
    • Filed On: Nov 16, 2011
    • Posted On: Nov 27, 2011
    • Complaint(s):
      • Bad business practices
      • Contract / Agreement / Promise dispute
      • "I just feel ripped off."
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Statement of Claim
Complaints Involved (3) - View
Claimant says:
"In August of 2011 Magic City Gift show promoters contacted me, as a business owner to sell me a space in the Orange Orlando Convention center for a Gift show, which was Scheduled for Sept. 23,24 and 25th 2011. The fee for a 10X10 space was $850.00. I intially informed the promoters that I would not be interested. However, they continued to call me on a daily basis informing me that they expected over 25,00 shoppers to attend this event and further directed me to their website - www.magiccitygiftshow.com. Again, I did not want to take a risk with the economy and I really could not afford to take a lost. However, the promoters persisted and was relentless with the hype, until I consented that I would do the show. They asked for payment immediately via credit card over the phone. Which was taken out of my bank account. By September 22, I had borrowed money to purchase more merhandise, pay for rental van, and for a three(3) day hotel stal. Myself along with over 200 v ndors embarke upoon the Orlando convention center to set up for the over 25,00 shoppers that were promised to attend this event. To everyone's amazement no customers showed up. Needless to say the Convention Center turned into choas with so many vendors including myself as we figured out that we had been skammed out of our money. Fees for booth spaces ranged from $850.00 to over $4,000 for those vendors who had drove in from out of state and had secured two(2) to 3 spaces for their merchandise. The promoters began to disappear and only came around on the Saturday Septem 24, to tell all of us that had not left that they "were sorry things did not work our" We asked for our monies back since these promoters did not deliver the services they promised which is documented on their website. I personnaly lost over $3,000 in expenses and booth fees for this event. I did contact my credit card company to file a dispute, however, the credit card company wants an invoice receipt which I don't have because the money transaction was processed over the phone. I do have documentation and receipts of my paid rented space.( # 307) These people are allowed to get away with a creative way of stealing and scamming me out of my money and never delivered the services nor ensuring that they had covered advertising and marketing. Please advise how I can pursue to at least get my rent back. I have a family, as most of the vendors and we all were scammed. This is nothing of robbery . these people collected over 1/2million dollars from all the Vendors combined and delivered nothing. Monetary damages exceeded $3,000 dollar.

Jordan Robinson
Phillip Broomfield
and many others of Innovative One, LLC

The Promoters are :Innovative One,LLc
Magic City Gift Show 2011
Jordan Robinson,Managing partner - 407-777-0420
Phillip Broomfield- Consultant
Cell 847-800-7774"
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What Claimant Wants Hide
1. I want my booth fee refunded.$850.00 Your consultants promised everything imaginable to get me and other vendors to buy into the Magic City Event And it was not amazing. It was a total failure. There was never 2,000 people to attend this function. That is also not true. I am the sole provider for my household and losing this money because of your marketing failures should not be a penalty to me and my family. I will keep fiighting until I get my funds back. The vendors do not need a "thank you" for coming out - that is lip service. We lost a lot of money to you guys. For Nothing! I want at least my booth rental fee of $850.00. I hope and pray that the Staff of this Magic City gift show do not continue to rip people off like this again. Dec 13, 2011 $850.00
Cash total : $850.00
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Respondent's Counteroffer Hide
What By When How Much
1. Refund: Booth Rental/Hotel Charges Dec 01, 2011 $1,200.00
2. Pay me for my time: travel plus 4 days in Orlando Dec 01, 2011 $250.00
3. Hired an Asst. They promise I needed at least 3 helpers Dec 01, 2011 $200.00
Cash total : $1,650.00
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Offer History
Nov 17, 2011
Claimant's Terms of Settlement to Magic City Gift Show Promoters
Nov 16, 2011
Claimant's Terms of Settlement to Magic City Gift Show Promoters
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