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TRL WON'T GIVE ME MY AMP

Not sure this is right Forum but I'm desperate. I have an  Tube Research Labs amp  that the owner Paul Weitzal made for me 9 or 10 yrs ago.  January 2019 the amp started to cut out,  contacted Paul but learned he had pasted away.  Received email  from TRL  saying  still in business with new Owners.   Gregg from TRL contacted me and told me to shipped it to an  address in Houston which I did, insured for $5,000.  A few weeks later around the end of Feb. Gregg sent me an email telling me the amp was over heating. The 1st of March I email  Gregg with instructions on what I wanted done. That is the last time I had any contact with Gregg!!!!! I sent email after email to TRL pleading for someone to tell me where my Amp is????? The last of week of August,  I sent an  email to TRL saying if I didn't hear from anyone I will go to stereo sites and tell my story!!  Immediately had phone call from  Leon in  NEW YORK asking me "what 's going on?"After explaining the situation to Leon, said "would call me back in a couple days". So needless to say  Leon never called back and when I call,  he is never there and leaving a message does no good.  I'm hoping someone can tell me what to do????IF nothing else, do not do business with "Tube Research Labs"
Thanks Kim
panheadscooty
clio09
3,355 posts
 
Well to add to the intrigue it appears that the website I referenced earlier is currently down for maintenance:

http://tuberesearchlab.com/
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kalali
1,977 posts
 
No disrespect to the OP but stalking someone's home just based on a post/story on internet is irresponsible. I think we all got the message and I doubt anyone will be buying any gear from this vendor since they appear to be out of business. I suggest the OP do his homework and delete this thread. It has run its course.  
audiofun
799 posts
 
I knew Paul personally, been to my former home multiple times. I miss him, just simply one of the greatest in Audio, he confided in me about what made his amps sound special and no, I will never tell it :)

I suspect the people claiming to be TRL are liars and scammers. Paul was TRL! 

I am am sorry for your ordeal.
moto_man
363 posts
 
I am an attorney.  Here is some free legal advice.  Forget about district attorneys and Attorneys General.  They will not give a hoot about this case, unless possibly they have many complaints coming in such that it appears to be a scam.  And even then, it is difficult to get them interested.  My recommendation is to file a small claims case for breach of contract and conversion in your state and then serve the complaint on the company.  Small Claims court generally handles cases involving $10K or less (varies from state to state), and is designed for people to represent themselves.  In fact, in California, people are precluded from having attorneys in court with them for Small Claims cases.  That will likely get their attention, and if it does not, you'll get a judgment by default for $5,000 plus costs.  Name the guy personally as well as the company and you can record the lien on his house.  THAT will most definitely get his attention.
transco
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Something worth > 50K is worth a lawyer’s time to try and collect. Sorry, you’re in this situation.

Here is some free legal advice. Forget about district attorneys and Attorneys General. They will not give a hoot about this case



It took awhile but finally there is good advice in this thread! Yep, it’s small claims if anything. Sorry to the OP but dealing with very small companies carries extra risk--that they will vanish.

I once had a case around $12K in value and no lawyer would touch it without a 10K retainer. They actually said my case was good but judges seldom award attorneys' fees.
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