SD Studios - What does Steve Dymszo owe you?

[DS Operative]

Darth Clayton-- I am willing to share my information as long as we have several others willing to do the same thing. The limits of what the attorney can do are frustrating, but I'm sure that Steve does not want the blemish on his record and especially his credit rating. Having a poor credit rating would make it extremely difficult for him to do business in the future. I don't want to destroy the man, I just want communication and explanations.

I think we need to rally as a group and come together on this, the more people we have willing to get on board and share info, the stronger we will be. If you are owed anything by Steve, please begin posting here so urge Steve to do the right thing.

 

[Exodus]

Darth Clayton-- I am willing to share my information as long as we have several others willing to do the same thing. The limits of what the attorney can do are frustrating, but I'm sure that Steve does not want the blemish on his record and especially his credit rating. Having a poor credit rating would make it extremely difficult for him to do business in the future. I don't want to destroy the man, I just want communication and explanations.

I think we need to rally as a group and come together on this, the more people we have willing to get on board and share info, the stronger we will be. If you are owed anything by Steve, please begin posting here so urge Steve to do the right thing.

DS, I sent my info over PM last week so hopefully some more people are chiming in with their contact information. Still haven't heard back from Steve with emails sent. I've even asked for the pieces of the Neuralyzer to finish myself but that suggestion was promptly ignored so I'm having serious doubts he even has the majority of it done like he claimed.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

May I suggest that the following information is added to the list:
7. Date of payment
8. Payment method

In addition, everyone should have receipts or any other means of proving their claims readily available.

 

[mikey123mushukl]

I finaly recieved a reply to my E mails from SD Studios regarding my Lawgiver that he had agreed to repair. Jjust before July 4 th weekend he said that he would ship it back to me at the end of the week. It is now the 15th and no lawgiver / no response to 3 emails sent asking for an update / tracking information. In the past my dealings with him were great with quick responses and great communication. I realy hate to have to pester someone for something that is owed.

 

[CeSquared]

People have been on Steve D's nuts forever. He says jump and a bunch of people go running to the first cliff they can find. Unfortunately talent blinds the *normally* smart.

He's been a fraud as far as I'm concerned since 2001. He owes me a $3800 Pulse Rifle. Even Phillipe tried to help and I got nothing but lies, false shipping promises, false promises of free eFX merchandise for the inconvenience. I finally wrote it off as a loss.

Anytime I see the name SD Studios or Steve Dymszo, I want to shoot something. I wish him nothing but misery and failure.

 

[TomVDJ]

Anytime I see the name SD Studios or Steve Dymszo, I want to shoot something. I wish him nothing but misery and failure.

I guess that's exactly what's coming his way. I can't imagine Artifactory doing very great, now that Artifactory is clearly linked to SD Studios. Everybody googling for Artifactory, stumbles upon the fact that Stephen still owes a lot of people a lot of money. I guess he has dug his own grave, here...

Look at Artifactory's eBay account. Since november 2012 he only got 54 feedbacks. That's less than 3 a month. If he is only selling 3 items a mont on eBay, how much will he sell in total? 10 items a month? 15? I can't imagine he can live from that, certainly since he has employees he has to pay too. I think within a few months, maybe a few years, Artifactory will be gone too. I wouldn't buy anything from them at this moment. And if I would, I would pay with paypal and claim my money back if I didn't receive the item within 45 days...

 

[Alan Castillo]

I guess that's exactly what's coming his way. I can't imagine Artifactory doing very great, now that Artifactory is clearly linked to SD Studios. Everybody googling for Artifactory, stumbles upon the fact that Stephen still owes a lot of people a lot of money. I guess he has dug his own grave, here...

The previous JY thread, as well as this one, are not indexed. There is not the slightest hint of what is going on about this on the internet.

Look at Artifactory's eBay account. Since november 2012 he only got 54 feedbacks. That's less than 3 a month. If he is only selling 3 items a mont on eBay, how much will he sell in total? 10 items a month? 15? I can't imagine he can live from that, certainly since he has employees he has to pay too. I think within a few months, maybe a few years, Artifactory will be gone too. I wouldn't buy anything from them at this moment. And if I would, I would pay with paypal and claim my money back if I didn't receive the item within 45 days...

I think you are 'being blinded' (not saying this in any 'bad' way) by his 'reputation' and art of illusion (read I will feed you BS), which he was always good at.

I'm willing to bet my right arm that, amongst others :

- All the 'investors' he rambled on about were probably just family members and/or a local bank.

- He does not have employees. It's a one-man show from A to Z and it always was.

"President" :facepalm

 

[DarthJ]

Still waiting on info to get this in motion.. C'mon guys! :unsure

 

[TomVDJ]

The previous JY thread, as well as this one, are not indexed. There is not the slightest hint of what is going on about this on the internet.

This case does not stay on the RPF. Just google "Artifactory Replicas" and you'll see his name pop up with a lot of negative publicity.

He does not have employees.

He has at least one employee, and that guy is a member here. I contacted him quite a while ago to ask him to talk to his "boss" about all this, but not much came out of that... Unfortunately I removed all PM's I had about SD Studio's, so I lost track on the nickname of the guy...

 

[Alan Castillo]

This case does not stay on the RPF. Just google "Artifactory Replicas" and you'll see his name pop up with a lot of negative publicity.
He has at least one employee, and that guy is a member here. I contacted him quite a while ago to ask him to talk to his "boss" about all this, but not much came out of that... Unfortunately I removed all PM's I had about SD Studio's, so I lost track on the nickname of the guy...

The only thing that shows up on google 'front page' is this, at the bottom.

http://www.therpf.com/f9/hal-9000-replica-artifactory-163973/

My point is there is not 'a lot' of negative publicity, unfortunately for new customers, to make an informed choice.

My point again is, with, as you said, what he has sold over the past year or so, there is no way in hell he can pay for any 'employee' (probably was on a small commission basis anyway). Please don't tell me you believe that he had an employee going to his place of work (Probably Steve's house), and collecting a normal salary every month.

My point, yet again, is that the thought pattern of Dymszo being some kind of business magnate is what makes people, some unbelievable till today, still hesitate to call a spade a spade.

Those days he thought were, ended after he stopped working for official prop replica companies, probably because they couldn't tolerate the size of his ego and his hot air.

Cases like these make me laugh and weep with the same intensity.

Steve has defrauded plenty of people, yet only a very few are willing to do something about it like bombard every link they can find on the net with negative publicity to put pressure on him.

And that is free.

 

[TomVDJ]

Mmm, in the top 5, I get this, when I google "Artifactory Replicas":

http://virtualvenesect.com/tag/artifactory-replicas/

As for the employee: don't know if the guy earns a full-time salery, but there IS in fact an RPF member working for Artifactory (apart from Stephen), so this is an actual fact (the person in question told me, I don't see why he would be lying about this). Too bad I removed my PM'sn otherwise I could have tracked down who it was again. Maybe that RPF memnber can step up here to give a little more explenation about Artifactory and how Stephen claims it's NOT related to SD Studios, while people who want to return an Artifactory item, have to contact an SD Studios e-mail address :unsure.

Steve has defrauded plenty of people, yet only a very few are willing to do something about it like bombard every link they can find on the net with negative publicity to put pressure on him.

Indeed. This way of "working" did the trick for me. Continue on contacting him, spreading bad news about him in reviews of his items on Amazon, contacting stores that resell his items and tell them about this situation. Some of them actually stopped doing business with him. I really was a pain in the *ss for him, and actually made him loose more money then when he just refunded me. Too bad I had to use this methods, but hey, I didn't took someone's money!

I don't understand that more people do this? The only real action taken, is the preparation for a law-suite by Darth Clayton. Since I'm from Europe and suing someone in the US would cost me a fortune, probably without much succes, this was not an option for me, so I just used a less "clean" method to get my money back. But I'm glad I did...

 

[DARKSIDE72]

Good for you... SD has been a lying, cheating, thief for decades now.

 

[TomVDJ]

Good for you... SD has been a lying, cheating, thief for decades now.

Possibly, but unfortunately it's a thief that makes great prop's. The '89 Batman Grapple Gun is just a piece of beauty and a prop I would NEVER sell. It's on the same level of craftmanship as Rylo's props (but Rylo's service and communication is way better of course ;-). Too bad that such a talent goes to waste...

 

[Moviefreak]

Mmm, in the top 5, I get this, when I google "Artifactory Replicas":

http://virtualvenesect.com/tag/artifactory-replicas/The only real action taken, is the preparation for a law-suite by Darth Clayton. Since I'm from Europe and suing someone in the US would cost me a fortune, probably without much succes, this was not an option for me, so I just used a less "clean" method to get my money back. But I'm glad I did...

Couldn't everyone get on board one big class action suit? I believe all legal fees would be paid by Steve when he loses... And he would lose. Hey, maybe everyone wouldn't see the money they spent as he wouldn't be able to pay you back on top of the HUGE legal fees, but it would hit him in the wallet to the point where he would never scam anyone again. He most likely would lose his business and much more.

 

[TomVDJ]

That's what Darth Clayton is trying to do, but apparantly sending info to the guy is too much trouble for some of the people involved? I can't believe people rather loose hundreds of dollars and just whine here about their loss, than send some info to someone who actually wants to do something about it...

 

[DarthJ]

I sent Steve an email yesterday, telling him of my actions, and MIRACULOUSLY this morning I received $150.00 from him. I told him after receiving the money that I EXPECT weekly payment updates whether he can pay anything or not, so we will see. Just wanted to give you all an update. We can not do one large lawsuit due to the fact the the statute of limitations has passed (4years). Our only option is compiling the report for criminal action against Steve and submit the information to the Boyertown police dept, but it seems no one is interested. Which is SAD really. If I get my money back in a quick manner, someone else will have to pick up the ball on this because I will be done with this whole fiasco.

 

[TomVDJ]

Can't blame you Darth Clayton. You did your best. Just like in my case, if you become a real pain in the *ss, Stephen starts to pay back. I hope you get the complete amount back (which I think you will, when you keep the pressure up). People here just waiting for the problem to solve itself, will never see their money again, nomatter how much they whine about it here on the RPF.

 

[laellee]

Two things I take from Tom and Darth's somewhat successes:

1) Perseverance can potentially pay off, which is satisfying to know.
2) Steve is not settling with past customers like these guys out of a sense of moral responsibility or decency, he's doing it because they risk jeopardizing his current business and exposing his reputation to more current potential customers. He's hoping that 'paying off' the threateningly tenacious to go away will protect his current interests, while he still ignores everyone else.

Sending strongly-worded emails to SD isn't going to get your money back ever.You've got to go the extra distance and get to him in areas he can't afford to ignore.

 

[TomVDJ]

I can't agree more, laellee! Only real action that has consequences for Sthephen, will make him pay up.

 

[Rylo]

Grandma said it best. "The squeaky wheel gets the grease."

That said, you've got to keep things sane and be reasonable. Threats of law suits, etc. Never gonna happen... Someone would have to champion that cause, thousands would have to be spent and you can't get blood from a stone. You get a judgement, then what? There are no debtors prisons. What Steve has shown is deplorable business practices. But, he's shown no intent to defraud. He can simply claim he's cleaning things up in his own sweet time. While many have been screwed others have been made whole. There's a real difference between fraud and being an *******. Ask your attorney if you want to dig in on the semantics...

The most you can do is sully his reputation and that is a powerful tool. I hope it works out for you guys, I really do; however, I'm shocked at the apathy. A couple guys leading the charge for dozens?? Unfortunate. What, you afraid he's not gonna sell you anymore ****??!

Good luck just the same. Just time for a little tough love.

Sad to see it all come to this.

As for those who are trying. Good on you for making the effort.