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Difficulty with SoundStageDirect

First, I find Seth to have always been friendly and very helpful. However, I have observed companies having serious financial issues in the past and I have to believe that they may also be having significant difficulties. I ordered a VPI Avenger mid-May. I have been sending a multitude of inquiries to Soundstage with absolutely no response regarding my turntable order. Hence, I sent VPI an e-mail questioning why it is taking them over two months to fill my order (via Soundstage Direct) for the Avenger turntable. I was advised by VPI that they did not receive this order and that there are a multitude of other customers on the same boat...obviously sinking. I believe I paid cash so I do not have PayPal to fall on for a dispute. I do have some other options but won’t discuss. I recommend that you should avoid purchasing equipment from Soundstage unless you can physically be there to pick it up. They appear to be in serious financial difficulty. I hope I am wrong but I don’t think I am.
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jimmydd OP
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If I came across gruff it is because someone saw issue to make a comment re:cash payment.... seemed a bit petty and missed the mark. I had become ‘friends” with Seth so I was very upset that SSD knowingly secured orders to float the business. 
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lowrider57
5,417 posts
 
Understood. Your Steve Hoffman comments are well articulated and informative.
A shame about SSD (the business) and also how their customers have been treated.
chachi112
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I’ve also had issues with SSD in the past... last September I ordered a VPI Prime Signature from them paid on full, luckily on my AMEX, then It was radio silence for about 6-7 weeks. After that period I kept calling every single day till I got an answer. It was one story after another and finally after two and a half months, mid November I told them to just credit my card and cancel the order and if they did not do so immediately I would be contacting AMEX. Two days later I received a call saying my table had finally come in and if I was still interested they would sell it to me at a discount. I told them no thank you and have not done business with them since 
ricmci
219 posts
 
While SSD may be struggling, there are still some good people in this world. 
moofoo
291 posts
 
I quit ordering vinyl from them months ago as it simply took too long to receive it. I did think they had good discounts on specific lps and had some harder to find rock. Sorry to hear about their financial state. I still get emails from them re: equipment and have looked at their used VPI tables a couple times. 
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