Master Replicas Groups has filed for bankruptcy

[goldcylon]

Just got my conversion notice today for Chapter-11 to Chapter-7. There goes my HAL. Man I wish I would have stumbled across this (these!) thread a couple of years ago. So effin' disappointed. Thanks for the info.

Paid by debit card, so SOL! Taken by SD! I feel like such a fool.

How long ago did you pay ? More than a year?

 

[Childe57]

Nothing for us. No HAL 9000 consoles were Made

 

[Funky]

Steve is reading this thread and laugh his ass off.

 

[sliuman]

I paid when it all went live, so timeframe blown, I'm afraid. And my bank said no dice on a refund. I've read he's selling all kinds of stuff to raise money...hope this **** loses his house. It's odd that there are some projects that work out for him (if I'm correct) and then there are the ones that don't. More of the latter it seems.

 

[Sc0tty]

Sonofabitch. Anyone want to buy a signature plaque?

Good luck trying to sell it coz I posted mine on e-bay (at exactly what I paid for it) to check on interest and there really wasn't any interest at all. Ive decided to keep it for now and make it part of a display with my SD HAL and Executive Replicas Bowman spacesuit (if that ever gets released).

 

[goldcylon]

Steve is reading this thread and laugh his ass off.

Probably

Good luck trying to sell it coz I posted mine on e-bay (at exactly what I paid for it) to check on interest and there really wasn't any interest at all. Ive decided to keep it for now and make it part of a display with my SD HAL and Executive Replicas Bowman spacesuit (if that ever gets released).

I kept mine as well paired it with the MRG dual signed photo and put on the wall above my current HAL

I paid when it all went live, so timeframe blown, I'm afraid. And my bank said no dice on a refund. I've read he's selling all kinds of stuff to raise money...hope this **** loses his house. It's odd that there are some projects that work out for him (if I'm correct) and then there are the ones that don't. More of the latter it seems.

Sucks man. Karma’s a mofo

 

[Funky]

I wonder if Steve feels any kind of shame. Surely he knows how hated he is within the community. His reputation is absolutely slaughtered. Is he a sociopath? I mean, how does he sleep at night? Does his family know what kind of name this slug has made for himself? The shame he has created for him and his family has got to be unbearable!

 

[goldcylon]

If you filed with the link I provided in this thread you will receive the following. You will note on the third picture item 8 where nobody needs to send a claim as there is nothing left property wise. I expect the Same happening to Chronicle Collectables as well.

 

[irishjedi]

All of this waiting, all of the various push-backs...and we get ZIP. Great. But I still have two boxes of the computer cards...anyone want one?

 

[Apollo]

I wonder if Steve feels any kind of shame. Surely he knows how hated he is within the community. His reputation is absolutely slaughtered. Is he a sociopath? I mean, how does he sleep at night? Does his family know what kind of name this slug has made for himself? The shame he has created for him and his family has got to be unbearable!

The only thing “Unbearable” for Steve is the time between start-ups!

 

[blackdog]

I’m one of the “suckers” that prepaid for the Hal 9000 consol. Boy, do I feel like a *******. Now I keep getting a e-mail from someone trying to give me a deal one some leftover collectors **** from Master Replicas. I’m not that stupid. Cancer is too good for these ********.

 

[SCUDMAN]

When Covid-19 first hit and the delivery dates started to get pushed back, I could see the writing on the wall........

.......Not to be one of those people that believes everything is a “hexagonal conspiracy.” Knowing Steve’s reputation, I think it was a money making scam from day one. I don’t think Steve ever planed of fulfilling any of the orders.

”Fool me once shame on you; Fool me twice shame on me.”

 

[JoeG]

Got this in the mail today in case anyone who needs the info didn't also get it.

 

[goldcylon]

Yep mine letter arrived today as well... Apparently assets were found.... However, chances are slim for ANY recovery. As the customers will be last to be waiting online. That being said if you have not received a refund then I highly suggest that you at least put in your claim.

 

[Pepperbone]

Karma comes in many forms.

 

[IFA]

I am slightly "delighted" by reading some old threads here to see how some people praised Dymzo a few years ago and now are vomiting on him
He is and always has been a bandit.

 

[sliuman]

How long ago did you pay ? More than a year?

Yeah, think it was 2018. I'll never see that money again...Just bought the Moebius kit to console myself (geddit!). Sigh....

 

[goldcylon]

Yeah, think it was 2018. I'll never see that money again...Just bought the Moebius kit to console myself (geddit!). Sigh....

Well it’s a long shot but I suggest you put in a claim. The link is in the post #214 above. I assume you still have your receipt ?

 

[Funky]

He is and always has been a bandit.

False.
How long have you been on the RPF? Look, anyone that knows me knows that I am no fan by any means of Steve’s. However, I also believe in being fair. I don’t support wild claims with no basis of truth.

You see, many, many years ago, before MR, Steve was reputable and quite the celebrated prop builder. He used to be the pillar of the community hence so many supporters even when things started going south.

So saying he has “always” been a bandit is simply a lie.

 

[LTsmash1200]

So I was looking to see if there was a better alternative or an upgrade to the Moebius Hal kit and came across this article:

A Pandemic-Induced Bankruptcy Killed the HAL-9000 Smart Speaker

If you need another reminder that it’s an especially risky time to back crowdfunded products on sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter, Master Replicas

gizmodo.com

Yes, "pandemic induced..."
That made me laugh...