I’m going to say he was full of crap on those lead times. Everywhere local to me had them on the shelf.
At list price I'm sure. IIRC, my local Bass Pro had one at list price and I think it might still be there.
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I’m going to say he was full of crap on those lead times. Everywhere local to me had them on the shelf.
My point was that there were scopes available and there shouldn’t have been an extended lead time. In my experiences long lead times are due to availability.At list price I'm sure. IIRC, my local Bass Pro had one at list price and I think it might still be there.
I will say this- 6 weeks after I paid for the Vortex scope “special order Liberty discount” I found the same scope on OP, discounted to within 5.00 of what I paid Scott. I went ahead and bought it because it was a damn good deal….and, what really sucked was I had it in 3 days. It still took another 2.5 months to get the one I upfronted the money for from LO.I’m going to say he was full of crap on those lead times. Everywhere local to me had them on the shelf.
I've seen businesses close abruptly and pets left to starve in homes when someone was arrested and held without bail.
Nope. Not the only reason by a long shot.In my experiences long lead times are due to availability.
I’ve also purchased a number of items from Scott with your same experience, including talking to him a couple times. This is why it was hard at first for many of us to believe it was happening.1 sig kilo300
1 kowa bdx2
1 kowa prominar
1 trijicon 10 mile
Purchased from Scott at liberty through the last 3 years best prices no issues. I even spoke on the phone with him. Hope it gets figured out
Notice my post didn’t say it was the only reason. I stated in my experience.Nope. Not the only reason by a long shot.
It is figured out he operated a business in good standing until he didn’t. What is now figured out is he stole money from trusting people on this site and others, then closed down shop. Was a nice guy, now a shitbird end of story.1 sig kilo300
1 kowa bdx2
1 kowa prominar
1 trijicon 10 mile
Purchased from Scott at liberty through the last 3 years best prices no issues. I even spoke on the phone with him. Hope it gets figured out
Thank you for being a customer and giving us a chance to try and remedy this very odd situation we all found ourselves in.Received my Gen3 Razor today thanks to Shamus and the Vortex Crew. I knew vortex's cutomer service was good but this is almost unbelievable.
He was last seen in this picture:Has anyone heard any updates on Scotts whereabouts or any legal actions happening?
Shamus,Evening Folks,
Appreciate everyone who has reached out. Please continue to do so and ill reply asap.
Our customers are truly #1 priority and i will reply to each and every email.
My email is [email protected] and cell# 608-335-4486
Email will be the quickest way to get things moving and ill be on all evening to look after these.
Also, just so folks are informed. We received drop-ships for Liberty Optics up until this week. But they were not released until Vortex was paid.
In all of these cases i have been dealing with, i have the order information but they are just being held as we have not received payment.
I am hoping all of you can file a chargeback and get your money back.
It's very important that each of you are looked after and will help with any order needs to get things moving in a timely manner.
Thanks again for the opportunity
Shamus Terry
Rest assured that we will do everything we can to help and get you taken care of on any Vortex products you ordered. If you haven't already email Shamus ([email protected]) copies of your invoice(s).Shamus,
Well crap. The original Thread has been resurrected, but because it is Locked I got no Email notices. Was trying to be a Good Boy (tm) and not pester Scott, and truthfully life got in the way and I've not been on this Forum much lately.
I have 3 Preorders through Liberty at about $9K total.
I will be scanning my receipts in and contacting both you and my CC within a couple hours.
This is the first I'm aware and I hope I'm in time.
-Keith Z-
Mine showed up the week before all this mess, but I did have to inquire with Scott.Anyone have problems with an impact 4000 order?
Yes, think I was trying to order in the 11th hr though...Anyone have problems with an impact 4000 order?
What was the date you put your order in?Mine showed up the week before all this mess, but I did have to inquire with Scott.
seems to be - I had missed the 4th of july sale but ordered a XTR pro from Liberty at a price I couldn’t touch anywhere else on July 11th — had the pro in hand before the end of July, I don’t think it took much over 10 days.Was it only vortex orders this all happened with?!? I'm guessing most were Razors given the posts in this thread.
Nobody takes in that much money to make orders, places the orders but fails to pay for them, then overloads and snaps.Kinda wonder if the pandemic delay in supplies and order fulfillments lead to an insane amount of customer emails/calls. Guy could have had hundreds if not thousands of unfulfilled orders and no end in sight, got an overload of calls/emails and just snapped. Very weird situation though. I never personally purchased anything from liberty, while at the time I knew he had a good reputation, the 1995 style website just gave me weird vibes.
Oh no people are trying to spend more money with me than ever before....Let me run the business into the ground instead of making even more profits...................Don't quit your day job (clearly not a business owner)Kinda wonder if the pandemic delay in supplies and order fulfillments lead to an insane amount of customer emails/calls. Guy could have had hundreds if not thousands of unfulfilled orders and no end in sight, got an overload of calls/emails and just snapped. Very weird situation though. I never personally purchased anything from liberty, while at the time I knew he had a good reputation, the 1995 style website just gave me weird vibes.
Most of the people who were made whole, don't really have much they can do. At best, their credit card or financial institutions will be going after them. They are the ones who are defrauded in the end and the only real ones who can get anything going.I started following the LO thread in the PX a few weeks ago anticipating the annual Vet Day sale... Well that's not happening. So after catching up on all 14 pages here I have one thought.
No one at the local level is going to pick this up. Someone who has been effected needs to reach the MDOJ DCI unit. Shoot it could get referred to Federal. This is criminal that crosses state lines. Units like the DCI (every state has an equivalent) are more equipped to handle crimes like this rather than the local Sheriff. My 2 cents now I'm broke.
The day he said he had them.Yes, think I was trying to order in the 11th hr though...
What was the date you put your order in?
Most of the people who were made whole, don't really have much they can do. At best, their credit card or financial institutions will be going after them. They are the ones who are defrauded in the end and the only real ones who can get anything going.
Yeah my credit card company was surprisingly accommodating. Literally reversed the charge after just a 5 minute phone call with them. I assume the cc company has hordes of people who specialize in chasing down fraudsters. The cc companies also have way more weight to throw around to get people to press charges if possibleMost of the people who were made whole, don't really have much they can do. At best, their credit card or financial institutions will be going after them. They are the ones who are defrauded in the end and the only real ones who can get anything going.
I’d like to think so, but I believe that the reality is that it all goes into their overhead and thus their CC fee/monthly apr.Yeah my credit card company was surprisingly accommodating. Literally reversed the charge after just a 5 minute phone call with them. I assume the cc company has hordes of people who specialize in chasing down fraudsters. The cc companies also have way more weight to throw around to get people to press charges if possible
Good lord man lol, I’m a pretty nice guy, don’t be a dick.Oh no people are trying to spend more money with me than ever before....Let me run the business into the ground instead of making even more profits...................Don't quit your day job (clearly not a business owner)
My CC was likewise delightfully understanding and accommodating this morning. I should be receiving a full refund to my Acct within a couple of days, with the caveat that Scott can respond/appeal within I believe 60 days.Yeah my credit card company was surprisingly accommodating. Literally reversed the charge after just a 5 minute phone call with them. I assume the cc company has hordes of people who specialize in chasing down fraudsters. The cc companies also have way more weight to throw around to get people to press charges if possible
When I called vortex at the start of all this to check on the order they said back orders were 5 months before getting into the situation . Not sure where all the gen iiis instantly came from.
vibe on the phone call was any new order was backordered that far. Seemed as though the guy on the phone hadn't heard of liberty optics when we were talking.I think it's important to clarify who's back order they were talking about. Was it:
1. Liberty Optics to Vortex back orders, meaning submitted orders but unpaid
or
2. Vortex's back order with the manufacturer
I believe it's #1.
Yea this whole situation is mind boggling... I talked to Scott 3 days before this thread started and received my Gen3 razor the day this thread started. Others as someone above me just posted, who placed orders long after May/June (non Gen3 razors) received their items.
If this was a planned for months let's take everyone's money scam it doesn't make sense why so many others placed ordered and received items more recently..
Super weird for sure
If you're trying to keep the scam going as long as possible, it makes sense to make sure some people get their optics. Then you can say "I don't know what's going on, so and so got his yesterday."
It also makes sense to make sure the moderators on the sites you sell on get theirs. When people complain to the moderators, they say "I'm sure he's g2g, I got mine." Vortex has confirmed that many orders were placed many months ago without payment. The most likely version is he was going to do this indefinitely until the jig was up.
If you just take everyone's money, you get found out much sooner. If you make sure a few get their stuff here and there.....you end up being able to do this for months and months, just like he did.