Word to the wise do not do business Dean Austin of Transferguru.com / Datacactus.com / Elite Purchasing Group aka Furnituredrive.com
It turns out he has several names after my legal counsel did some research on his company. Turns out he is using the name Dean Austin for his current business dealings because he ended up scamming a ton of people in the furniture business under his other name Dean A. Bardakjy which he is being sued for 120K.
Check for your self under google Dean A. Bardakjy. Or copy and paste this link
I signed a reseller agreement with Dean Austin back in Dec to receive a percentage of each sale I brought to the table. I managed to bring in several large clients that paid good money but I have yet to see a dime from him. One client in particular I'm owed in excess of $4100.00 alone whatever he has not disclosed for earnings over the past 2 months. He claims the client charged back but when I called the client up he said he is still working with him. This client will be bringing in profit of at least $40-50K this year. The contract I signed with him is good for 2 years out so I can see his motivation for trying to blow this off he is looking at future earnings of 80K-100K on this one client.
Under the contract I absorbed costs to alter my website to cater to his business so not only have I not been paid commissions owed but was also screwed out of web development work I paid out of pocket up front. So essentially I paid money so this guy could profit and not fulfill his obligation of paying commissions on time. He's been telling me the check is in the mail and the wire is coming over for the past 3.5 months. After getting hold of his current lawsuit it sounds like I'm not the only one he's made excuses not to pay or reimburse.
I would not get involved in any business dealings with this con artist as an affiliate, reseller or consumer. This guy will take you on a ride even with a legally binding agreement. STAY AWAY!
I've given him plenty of chances and time to settle up on commissions owed above. Everything is going to my legal counsel to collect on current and future profits.
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