What happened to CST? Am I screwed?

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  1. jiffymarker

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    I don't know if this is an appropriate place to be asking this, but it's the only forum I'm active on..

    Anybody know what happened to Todd Cannon of Cannon Simulation Technologies?

    I'd preordered his wonderful looking gated shifter back in early february and haven't heard anything back after many emails.
    I've tried contacting them for 6 months now with no reply and now I'm looking for a refund. I may be out $250usd..

    Anyone at all have any insight into what's happening with those guys?
     
  2. Spadge

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    Phone him up ;)
     
  3. kaptainkremmen

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  4. Spadge

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    OMG somebody call out Roger Cook or that folds wood lady.

    For the record, I PMed the OP with Todd Cannon's home address and phone number. It may or may not be still current. It's worth a phone call though, right?
     
  5. otta56

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    Ordered the gearshift on July 24 of last year and paid a $250 deposit. No response to numerous emails over that period of time. The recommended response from a lawyer was to file a claim in small claims court.
     
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    No iRacing account:(

    This is not good gentlemen...
     
  8. F1Fan07

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    It's 17 pages of mostly unhappy people.
     
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    It would be nice if someone living near this bastard would beat the hell out of him. I hope nobody else falls into this fraud. Really sad to read these stories.

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  10. Bart S

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    I actually heard that his website was riddled with a back door trojan of some sort of virus that has compromised many computers, theres some bad writups on RD website about CST.
     
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    I am not sure it is applicable in your location but this is why the small claims process exists.

    Even if you did pay via paypal. Explain the situation and ask for it back. they are pro consumer usually.

    I would start looking at every avenue if you haven't already.
     
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    Looks like he ripped off Leo Bodnar too :eek:
     
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    Lots of people are after him for monies, I wouldn't hold up to much hope if I were you
     
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    quote from iracing forum (6/6/2013):

    Apparently Todd redefined the term "passive income" ...
     
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    He's been slow to respond for years, but in the end he typically comes through. Demand is very high for his products and with that the lead time is long also.
     
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    I'll actually be driving through his town on the way to somewhere else in about 3 weeks. I'd rather avoid jail though.
     
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    This is really sad. At one point he had the number one pedal on the market, at an OK price point, and could have really gone somewhere. I do think folks need to be more organized, you need to go into it together. You won't get all your money back, but you'd hurt him more. It would also make the process more affordable to each of you.
     

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