Derrick Mcdonald owner of Express PCS (Personal Communication System) had been hounding me to lend him some money to open a 2nd Kiosk in Austin, TX.
He had promised me part ownership for lending him them money but when we met he changed it to a salary for managing the location. He finally agreed to salary plus a percentage of the total sales commissions.
I lent him the money that he used for the deposit / rent on the cart at Barton Creek Mall. I had him sign a handwritten receipt before turning the money over.
He then wanted me to train at his South Park Mall location to learn the Helio system. I told him I need the contract signed that stated what we agreed on.
1. Well he showed up to the mall on Thursday but left when we got busy without going over any paperwork. I went in on Friday but still no Derrick.
2. I called Derrick find out what was going on but he did not want to talk about the contract. I informed him that I would not continue the training without a contract in place because I did not work for free.
3. He said the contract did him no good and that I only wanted it because it protected me.
4. After several more conversations I told him I wanted out of the deal and to just give me my money back because he had made me feel very uncomfortable.
He told me that he would give me my money because it was chump change to him and he probably had that much in his wallet. He called me back about an hour later this time apologetic and telling me how much he needed me to run the store.
(When I talked to former employees he had at the South Park Location I was made aware that they quite because he had not paid them what he promised them then to make matters worse he bought himself a Mercedes Benz. When they questioned him he told them the owner gets paid first.)
5. When I called him to get my money he became irate telling me he was not a bank and he was not giving me anything. I stood firm and insisted he return my money immediately, he responded by calling me a MF and hung up on me.
6. I have continued calling, text messaging and emailing him with no response.
It has been 2 months and nothing. I cannot take such a big monetary blow. Now I cannot open a business because he has basically stolen my capital.
I have come to find out that he has done this before. He left his partner hi and dry in a mall in South Texas. He cannot sell Tmobile or Sprint because of fraud issues.
I was reading his flyer and it states Dealerships Available.
So beware of dealing with derrick mcdonald, anyone representing him or anythinng associated with him.
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