Sparring Equipment

[fisherman]

Hello All,

I am posting this here on behalf of my teachers, my school and on behalf of any other martial arts group out there that is being robbed by this company.

"There are a number of companies manufacturing martial arts equipment in Pakistan. In the fall of last year I placed an order with Tango Sports (www.tangosports.com) for several dozen OEM gloves and shin guards. I had numerous conversations with Wazeer Mughal and his brother that own and manage the company. I have 15 emails with the company about logo placement, cloth patch design and cost. The entire purchase was paid for and the company kept stalling on delivery. After three more months of emails (and phone calls) with NO RESPONSE from Tango Sports, it was clear that the order was not going to ship. I created an alias email identity and the company responded right away. Over three weeks I pretended to be another interested buyer and the company was fully engaged, promising a great product. I then revealed that I had heard about Tango Sports not fulfilling an order with another martial arts school and started corresponding with the company about my original order. They gave me a story about reorganization and that my original paperwork had been lost but that they had the equipment. I would only need to send another $300 to get the equipment. I reluctantly sent the money and never got another response to my emails and received NO EQUIPMENT.
The order was supposed to arrive last September and I am still waiting. This company has stolen over $1,000.00 of my money, DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM; these guys are liars and thieves.
I have all the documentation to back up my allegation and will be happy to show anyone who asks."

Please feel free to contact me and I will put you in touch with my teachers. We have been waiting for this equipment for quite some time. Money has been exchanged and nothing has been received in return. All attempts to contact the business have gone unanswered, unless it for new business.
Please be careful and find somewhere else to purchase your equipment if you are doing business with this company. Please email me about your interaction with this company if you have had any.

Thank you kindly for your time,

Chris Haynes
Gao Style Bagua Training Center
Boulder, CO
www.gaostylebaguausa.com

[Darthwing Teorist]

Thank you for putting this up. Give it as much visibility as possible. I recognize the "send me more money to help me fulfill my contract because of unforeseen problems" plot from my own experience.

Hopefully, you will get your money or equipment back, but I would not hold on to that hope.

[fisherman]

I don't think we will ever get anything out of these guys. I think they have already shown that they conduct some shady business. At this point it is just our hopes that we draw attention to them so other people don't get burned.

[neijia_boxer]

why are you outsourcing martial arts gear all the way to sketchville pakistan anyways? you probably just funded some 300.00 dollars worth of explosives for Al Queda now traced back to you..

[Kurt Robbins]

Sorry to hear that happened to you and thanks for the heads up.

[CaliG]

Thanks for the heads up.

Next time I'd just stick with Ringside or Title.

[fisherman]

This campaign seems to have caught someones attention in their organization. We will have to see what transpires.

Thanks again for your responses!

Chris