Rather than rant about Datavis and their propensity for dishonesty, I'll just post a timeline of their own Twitter as it relates to the Great Touchpad Rush of 2011 when Datavis withdrew money from 7000 customers, and then lied to them for an entire week.
8/20/2011 - 7000 people bought Touchpads from Datavis through Ebay and their webpage
8/20/2011- Immediate confirmation emails were sent
8/22/2011- Datavis Twitter 'All orders will ship end of this week. We will NOT cancel the orders, they wll fill.'
8/22/2011 ' Datavis Email 'We have freight tracking # from HP with enough orders so that everyone will receive their complete order.
For those that ordered 10, 50, or 100, they will be PARTIALLY filled this week, and the balance FILLED most likely next week. It is the only fair thing to do, as we are assuring that everyone will get their FULL order without any canceling.....Please note, when you receive this email notice, it is GREAT NEWS, as it means it is almost out the door.'
8/26/2011 - Datavis Twitter 'Touchpads are in route and we will post a copy of our Bill of Lading as proof hopefully today.'
8/27/2011- Datavis Email 'We are certainly aware of the update emailed last Monday about the ETA and the turnaround time on these. Certainly in a perfect world, everything would have held true to form. Many of you have already received tracking, and maybe even the Touchpad itself. The second batch of shipment tracking labels will be created starting on Monday (8/29/11). '
8/30/2011- Datavis Email 'We received another round of unfavorable news today regarding the inbound shipments of the Touchpads. ...On Wednesday, August 31, we will process all refunds ...'
There you have it. Davis lied for the entire week. Many people had the opportunity to buy the item elsewhere, but they did not since Datavis assured them that all orders will ship. Don't buy from them. They're just out to make a quick buck, and if lying to you will help them get there, so be it. Check out their Ebay account and Yelp account for more reviews.
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