JC Associates/Market Stat

On March 2nd I invoiced Market Stat using Paypal invoicing and also sending an email to "info@marketstat.com". It was for a shop I had completed on May 23, 2009, for JC and Associates. It was worth $30 and I only accepted because it was one of those where he promised it would be paid on a 7-day fast pay deal.

I got no response to either method of contacting Market Stat, but today I was paid through Paypal for the entire amount.

There was a note attached that said:
"MarketStat has made payment for funds that were owed to you by JC & Associates. While MarketStat was not "required to make payment (occurred prior to December 1, 2009), we feel that it is the "right" thing to do. We hope that you will consider performing shops for MarketStat in the future."

While I am thankful to FINALLY have gotten paid for this, and am grateful that MS did so despite that snake, Jason, I do wonder about this comment...In the world I come from, the corporate one, companies who buy other companies also buy their debts. So why would they not be liable for it?

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Sounds like there may have been a contingency on the sale requiring Jason to bring all of his accounts current up to 12/1/09.

In that case, if MS paid off the unpaid evaluators to keep the business operational, they would have a good case against Jason for the financial damages incurred, I think.

Although I have no inside knowledge here, from the confusion there appeared to be at JC & A, it is very possible that Jason had such screwed up records that your shop was mishandled on his books. Generally when a company gets bought out there is a full accounting of assets and debts. I suspect that your job was not on the open list. I do see it as a gesture of goodwill on Market Stat's part and will give them credit for that. Their ongoing performance will determine whether that goodwill can be accepted on face value.

SteveSoCal Wrote:
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> Sounds like there may have been a contingency on
> the sale requiring Jason to bring all of his
> accounts current up to 12/1/09.
>

Then I guess Jason lost that battle, since I read here and V that that sure is not the case. :-)

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/09/2010 06:03AM by dee shops.

Flash Wrote:
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> Although I have no inside knowledge here, from the
> confusion there appeared to be at JC & A, it is
> very possible that Jason had such screwed up
> records that your shop was mishandled on his
> books. Generally when a company gets bought out
> there is a full accounting of assets and debts. I
> suspect that your job was not on the open list. I
> do see it as a gesture of goodwill on Market
> Stat's part and will give them credit for that.
> Their ongoing performance will determine whether
> that goodwill can be accepted on face value.

I suppose it is possible, but I think he was just doing a Restaurant Evaluators and plain ripping off the shoppers. 'Do this job, get paid in 7 days.' More like nine and 1/2 months!

But at least MarketStat did make it right.

Like Dee, I too contacted Market Stat last week with invoices from December 09 and was paid yesterday, 03/08, for four shops. Thank you Market Stat!

So is JC and Associates no more????? I did a shop and yet to see payment. I think in December.

JC got bought out by Market Stat. It is Market Stat that is cleaning up the JC debris. I would contact them and do so soon because I'm sure they will tire of cleaning up Jason's mess.

WOW,

I just emailed the scheduler who had assigned it to me. That explains why I hadn't heard anything. I had stopped completing shops for them because the turn around was about 2 months. Thanks though.

Flash Wrote:
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> JC got bought out by Market Stat. It is Market
> Stat that is cleaning up the JC debris. I would
> contact them and do so soon because I'm sure they
> will tire of cleaning up Jason's mess.

If the shop was in December, it appeares that falls under Market Stat's responsibility, however. Your chances are getting paid are decent in that case.

That would be the scheduler who Jason had trying to peddle his unpaid shops? Or someone working for MarketStat?

My 2 cents....this takeover has been going on for awhile, hence, Jason just lacked paying his shoppers, and let MS clean up the mess. I applaud MS for doing this, and will work for them when they get jobs out here. I was owed for 5 months, and got paid by Jason, go figure. JC was strong for years, then fell through the cracks, is it bad management or a sign of the times?

Live consciously....

Hard to say, but if the issue is a persnickety or slow paying client, I would not expect to see that change with a new MSP. The new folks may be better capitalized, but that won't last long if they are still cleaning up after Jason.

Irene_L.A. Wrote:
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> My 2 cents....this takeover has been going on for
> awhile, hence, Jason just lacked paying his
> shoppers, and let MS clean up the mess.

"JUST"??? Uhmmm...that's kind of more than a "just" in my book. It's stealing.

I also got paid this week for a shop that was scheduled thru a scheduler in Sept. I finally just emailed MS and told them that I thought that it would have been nice to at least get some sort of response from jason.. I told them that responding to the emails would have just been good manners.

I disagree that JC was strong for years. I had problems with him YEARS ago (2005) and he has been on my black list for that long. I think the owner is beyond shady in his business practices. However, I certainly don't blame Market Stat for buying them, and I will shop for Market Stat (well, assuming they had a shop I wanted).

What MS was doing was buying a client list - and I am sure it was a lucrative one at that. You cannot fault that.

It's good someone bought them. Maybe part of the agreement is that he cannot work in the business at a new company! :-)

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/2010 03:38AM by dee shops.

prettygul1 Wrote:
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> WOW,
>
> I just emailed the scheduler who had assigned it
> to me. That explains why I hadn't heard anything.
> I had stopped completing shops for them because
> the turn around was about 2 months. Thanks
> though.
>
> Flash Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > JC got bought out by Market Stat. It is Market
> > Stat that is cleaning up the JC debris. I
> would
> > contact them and do so soon because I'm sure
> they
> > will tire of cleaning up Jason's mess.

The reason you did not hear anything is that Jason did not pay shoppers what he owed them, even though he had been paid by the companies who hired him. I know this for a fact, as recently, the company he had here in HI went to a local MSC, one whom I am close with. I think some clients tired of being contacted by unpaid shoppers.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/2010 08:26AM by dee shops.

I sent Jason an email back in Feb. This is the email address: jrivera@phenixsalonsuites.com He copied out with a note saying that he was not with the company any more to forward my complaints to his old address and they would forward it to Marketstat. I could not believe he even wrote back...with no apology. I am glad I know who he works for/owns now I will never work with him again.

What a stitch! Thanks for the laugh. [www.phenixsalonsuites.com]

I received payment via paypal today. I think I will give Market Stat a try if they have shops in my area. BTW, this is for a shop completed in December.

Hey, at least everyone is finally getting paid off. No more Jason. Hooray!

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