Re: [MOPO] Eugene Hughes & Joe DePrenda On A Rippoff Customer Spree!?!?!?

[Susan Heim]

Dear Mike and all,        You have a very valid point. Unfortunately there is often other issues to address with these kind of people. The likes of people like Joe DePrenda and Joe Hernandez is an awful thing, but even more awful to me are customers that continue to support them even after it has been made very public that they are ripping people off. There were numerous posts from the victims and discussions about Joe Deprenda's activities, yet I watched many members continue to bid and buy his lower priced items while he was on ebay.  It was known by many that Joe Hernandez had been stealing from people for years, yet many greedy dealers and high end collectors continued to buy material from him at very low prices, too low to be a normal sale, and obviously stolen material. I mean when somebody, who is very knowledgeable in the hobby,  offers you a poster for $200 when it goes in auction for $2000 that might be an indicator that not all is kosher. Joe was a linenbacker, not a poster dealer, but he always had posters to sell. I have a friend of mine who gave Joe a very valuable 1930's cartoon poster that Joe sold to another collector and pocketed the money. As for Eugene, I am baffled, because I would have never seen it coming. Unfortunately, though, I have customers who are in the same boat as you, having sent him material months ago and were promised it was being returned months ago. I can't imagine why the material hasn't been returned unless it no longer exists. One of my customers asked months ago for his items to be returned in whatever state they were in, no questions asked, just return them. That was promised and still no posters. The last I heard from Eugene was when he called me to ask if I wanted to buy his T-shirt business. That was months ago. There was another linenbacker who was actually trained by Eugene, Ray Bell. I see his auctions on ebay now and again, perhaps he knows how to contact Eugene.  Good luck.    Sue Heim www.hollywoodposterframes.com (800) 463-2994         ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Laskowsky To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 1:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] Eugene Hughes & Joe DePrenda On A Rippoff Customer Spree!?!?!? It seems to me, that there are some real bad things happening to good people with good faith in these, "thought to be professionals", in this industry that are making it bad for all. Since last May, Eugene Hughes does touch base on occasion to say my posters are ready, but I still have not received them. Even gave him my UPS account to ship them back at my expense, but still no posters. These are five expensive posters from the 50's including Presley, "Roustabout", Astaire, "Three Little Words", Monroe and others. I have received a number of e-mails from others that are, or still are having this same problem with Hughes. Now we have another to beware of. I am starting legal procedures to get my posters back, or have him charged with fraud and theft. A real shame!!!!, but they make their own choices, don't they???   All I can say to those who are being ripped off like me and these others, is to file reports against them. Let it be known what and who is doing these terrible things to honest paying customers. If you can not hire lawyers, you can contact their local better business bureau's as well as their state attorneys office to file complaints against them for fraud and theft.   If anyone is a friend of Hughes and has information, like a phone number, since he disconnected his others, or if he is trying international listings again please let it be known. You are only helping him to continue this dishonest practice which will continue and others will also take a great loss to his gain. I have been told that he is not a thief by one fellow MOPO member, but Hughes is proving you wrong.   HUGHES NEEDS TO CORRECT HIS WRONGS AND SHIP BACK THE POSTERS THAT BELONG TO OTHERS!!! Do you Yahoo!? Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.