GDS Scam [RE-wrenches]

[Dan Whigham, SC Solar]

I had asked them to send me a copy of a previous publication for review.
They cannot provide me with one for review.What a joke. A publishing company
that has no copy of their publication.

Best Regards,

Dan Whigham
SC Solar
www.scsolar.com
803-802-5522

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar" <ozsolar at ipa.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:28 AM
Subject: GDS Scam [RE-wrenches]


>
>
> Is anyone else getting hounded by GDS to advertise in their
> "publication"?  I believe GDS stands for Government Data Solutions.
> When they call, they introduce themselves in such a way that you might
> think they ARE the Department of Energy.  The crap then continues on as
> they explain that they are preparing a "publication" that will go to
> thousands of decision makers in the energy world.  This purpose of this
> publication is to help these decision makers spend the billions of
> dollars that the government is preparing to put into rebuilding the grid
> as a result the recent blackout.
>
> I've never given them a chance to finish the whole batch of crap so I'm
> not sure how it all goes.  The first time they called I had to interrupt
> them and asked outright if they were the federal government.  The reply
> was "they are contacted by the federal government".  Then the crap went
> on so I interrupted them again explained to them that if they are trying
> to sell me something then I'm not interested.  The way they are talking
> is that this is some sort of government listing (free seems to be
> implied).
>
> It's no where near free.  The first time they called the "listing"
> started at $6200.  I explained to them that exceeds my annual
> advertising budget but even if it didn't I'm not interested.  But the
> guy says that's its not advertising, it's a "listing".  Then he goes on
> to berate me for being such a small company and further insults by
> explaining that if I was smart enough to see what a great opportunity
> that I would easily get all of that money back in increased revenue.  Of
> course, that's where I ask them to take me off list and then say that
> they don't have a list to take me off of.  Of course that's where I hang
> up.  They've (it's the same guy every time-Shawn) proceeded to called
> several more times apparently oblivious that I'm not interested.  Each
> time the price had gone up.  The only reason I know this is because as
> soon as they call I tell them that I'm not going to pay the $6200 for a
> listing.  The says it's $10,000 not $6,200, and so on.
>
> I can't find them on the internet and of course they block the caller
> ID.  So it's hard to find them to complain to them directly.
>
> Travis Creswell
> Ozark Energy Services, Inc.
>
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