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about 6 hours ago
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a projectAnother thing worth considering is taking Schuyler Towne to small claims court. Imagine how Schuyler Towne would handle being hit with 1,159 small claims court cases claiming fraud?
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about 6 hours ago
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a projectWhat a fucking crook. After I spoke with the Mass. Attorney General's Office Schuyler "I'm Not A Crook" Towne said he'd fulfill all the orders promptly so I decided to wait. The Attorney General said my hesitation invalidated my claim. Here is what we should ALL do. All we have to do is call our credit card companies and state the items we paid for was never shipped. We've all patiently waited for over a year. If we all simply call our credit cards and have them reverse the charges both Kickstarter and Schuyler Towne will learn a powerful lesson; Schuyler Towne will be bankrupted by the process, Kickstarter will lose 90 grand and they'll be woken up to the fact there are real consequences when they screw over their customers.
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2 days ago
Justin Eugene Evans
backed a project
Scanbox - Turn your iPhone into a portable scanner by Phil Bosua
Easy to use, affordable & super portable. Scanbox allows you to use your phone's camera to take amazing high quality scans
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491% funded $61,425 pledged
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on January 1
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a project updateIf your grandfather always had the tools necessary to make the lockpick kits we ordered 16 months ago why was this only addressed two weeks ago? I've posted multiple messages since your December 16th update. Your choice has been to remain silent for over two weeks. And you logged in to Kickstarter yesterday (12/31/11.) So, if you have time to log in why don't you have time to respond to your customers?
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on January 1
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a projectOne message below I provide the link to the Attorney General's online complaint form. Here is the text from my complaint: Mr. Schuyler Towne raised $87,407.00 through presales at Kickstarter (www.kickstarter.com.) For 16 months his customers, including myself, have waited to receive the items we purchased. As with any Kickstarter campaign the project is essentially a crowdsourced method of launching a business. Most Kickstarter campaigns are entirely legitimate; unfortunately, Schuyler Towne's is not. Multiple customers, including myself, have contacted him personally. We've all asked for him to fulfill his promise to us or return our money. He has done neither. In fact, he's used his success on Kickstarter to get a book deal and promote his growing fame within the Locksport community. Would you please investigate Schuyler Towne for fraud?
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on January 1
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a projectTwo weeks ago I posted a direct but polite call-to-action for Schuyler Towne. He chose not to respond to any of us. It has been 16 months since he received funding and the frustration amongst his customers has grown. In light of that, I'm now filing a complaint as suggested by (Bailey Center on December 15th, 2011) with the Mass. Attorney General: https://www.eform.ago.state.ma.us/ago_eforms/forms/piac_ecomplaint.action
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on December 16
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a projectI'm simply stunned that Schuyler Towne thinks a post about how he screwed up followed by all the amazing projects he's doing will somehow satisfy the people who have collectively given him $87,000.00. I'm going to choose to believe he's simply naive. That being said, here is how he could fix this right now: 1: TREAT US AS AN INFORMATION RESOURCE AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF MONEY I have a background in manufacturing & design. I happen to be working on a massive engineering project of my own right now. I'd love to help him solve this problem. I'm certain there are other contributors as well who could serve as a mentor or guide. As I've read his posts I've been consistently surprised by how a relatively simple manufacturing process has been so thoroughly derailed. Any facility with metal stamping equipment can do the job. Having his mother sew the kits is unnecessary. He can hire a factory to do that. He has more than enough money to do so. If one factory fails him there are 1,000 others from Detroit to Beijing that would be happy to do the work. The lack of process is proof that he's out of his element. That's understandable. The fact he hasn't turned to us and say "Okay, I've got plenty of money. Can someone do X for $1,000.00 and get this back on track? Does someone have the resume and credentials to solve Y for me? I'll throw in an extra set of picks, an autograph, a special gift to get this process unstuck. Can anyone help me?" Silence is the worst choice because it allows people to assume ill intent. We fill the void with negativity. And, now Mr. Towne is on defense...at which point it is too late. It takes more effort to recover than it does to prevent the problem. I'll help RIGHT NOW if Mr. Towne asks. 2: UNDERSTAND THAT KICKSTARTER IS NOT ABOUT CHARITY AS MUCH AS IT IS ABOUT PRESALES We all know the rhetoric that crowdfunding sites use. Kickstarter and Indiegogo love to wrap themselves in the cloak of charity. All it takes is three weeks of study to see that none of these sites are terribly charitable and it is because we, the human race, don't respond well to begging...even when it is for a good cause. That's why a set of lockpicks raises $87,407 while a documentary about African poverty struggles to raise $2,000. We didn't back Schuyler Towne because we believe in his mission. We thought we were pre-purchasing a product! We thought Schuyler Towne understood enough about business that he was raising money to make a product and sell it to us. I pre-purchased the lock picking set because it will benefit my work. I'm a designer and engineer. I can build devices if I understand how previous generations of devices were defeated. That's the only reason I'm here. And it's the same reason someone will buy something I invent & manufacture. Mr. Towne needs to get real about the nature of his backers. He's not the Christian Charitable Network. The words might be "pledge $20.00 or more" but the description is for a product and sounds no different than an item bought in any store. Mr. Towne, you need to reframe your reality and see the truth. The reason people are angry is because they are customers who have waited a year for the product they purchased. It is that simple. As a side note, Kickstarter doesn't help the situation with it's "pledging rhetoric." The language is confusing and paradoxical. The most successful projects on Kickstarter are iPhone accessories, CNC machines, solar panel chargers and "micro-technology" that major corporations consider niche products and therefore not capable of capturing the profit they need to survive but still have significant demand. Want to finance a microbudget movie? Then sell a DVD at $20.00 and call it a "pledge." But it isn't a pledge. It isn't charity. It's a pre-order and if you're good at business you can take the positive cashflow and put it towards the creation of your motion picture. Which gets to Point #3 3: SCHUYLER TOWNE SHOULD GET REAL ABOUT HIS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES Mr. Towne, you're probably a great inventor. You're not great at running a business. That's fine. Be the idea guy: the world needs idea guys. But, right now you should be taking a considerable chunk of the capital you raised and hire someone to finish this fast. You have plenty of money. Living off this money isn't an option. Making a profit might have been an option a year ago...now, you need to put your customers first. You have 87 grand to do that. This is an easy save, Schuyler. You can fix this.
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on December 9
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a projectI've completely lost faith in this project. I've waited for a year. I sent an email three weeks ago that has gone unanswered. I'm growing concerned that we've all been scammed.
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on September 30, 2011
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a project updateI'm thrilled this film met its goals! Rock on, Kristin & Georgia!
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on September 15, 2011
Justin Eugene Evans
commented on a projectCome on, everybody! We need to back this movie NOW! This is the most important documentary in America and its distribution is critical in order to educate the general public on how a cabal of corporations has the ability to limit our speech. I'm proud to back this film. Join us and help bring Barbershop Punk to theaters everywhere!
Justin Eugene Evans
Milwaukee, WI
Justin Eugene Evans is the writer/director/producer/cinematographer of the award winning feature film, A Lonely Place For Dying.
