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February 19, 2026 12:57AM
Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask if anyone else is currently experiencing severe payment delays or total radio silence from Elite CXS?

I've been shopping for 15+ years with over 100 companies, so I know how the cycle works, but this is a new one for me. I have an outstanding payment from a shop in September 2025 and another from January 2026.

The situation:
I have sent 10+ emails to their Payables department, including their Linkedin profile: Zero response.
I reached out to Recruiting (who are actively trying to assign me new travel routes): They "escalated", but Payables is still ignoring me.

Is anyone else waiting on money from them? Or has anyone successfully received a payment in the last month?

I really like their shops and want to continue working with them, but I can't justify booking more travel expenses when they are 5 months behind and ghosting on emails.

Any insight or working contact info would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hh.
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February 19, 2026 01:29AM
This is a very well documented problem. Use the search tool and you will see.

In the future, before you work for a new company, it's a good practice to look up what people say about them first. I don't think you would have taken a shop for them nor even trusted them with your personal information if you had.
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February 19, 2026 02:46PM
Unfortunately, the likelihood of getting any money from them at this point is close to 0%, unless you are willing to pursue a lawsuit. Some shoppers have received judgements against them but it's not clear if they collected anything.
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February 19, 2026 02:49PM
Wow.. Unbelievable, how come they are still part of MSPA, or I have been trusting MSPA more than I should have?

Hh.
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February 19, 2026 05:46PM
A previous poster said that Elite is no longer associated with MSPA. A forum search yielded so many (negative) results for this company that I got tired of scrolling to find the exact post about them being booted from MSPA. It's there somewhere - pretty sure.
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