Beware of SW Blades/Red Dragon Swords/Kingdom of Swords

by M.
(New Mexico)

Their website (www.swblades.com) is now touting the name Kingdom of Swords.net. They are the same company as SW Blades, Southwest Blades, and Red Dragon Swords. They also have a new MySpace page. I ordered a Legend of Zelda replica sword on December 12, 2007, and received a confirming email. They sent no back-order or unavailable messages, and shipping was to be in 2-4 days. It is now February 12th, 2008, and my son's sword still hasn't shipped. In response to my first 3 inquiries, I received only form email responses with a link to my order status. It has said 'will ship in 4-7 days' for a month now. My last email demanded an explanation or a refund. They haven't responded to that one at all. If you call their phone, all you get is a recording, without the company name, asking you to leave a message. They have not responded to any of our messages. They have an unfavorable rating with their BBB (serving Central and South Central Texas), with 28 complaints in the last 36 months (not including the one I'm leaving), 18 of which are unresolved due to their failure to respond. All complaints, except 2, were for Delivery Issues. The sword is still listed on their website for sale with 3-5 day delivery indicated. They haven't shipped, they haven't given an explanation, and they haven't given my money back. The only thing they've done is taken my $120, and left my son without his Christmas present. I do a tremendous amount of shopping online, and this is by far the WORST experience I have ever had.

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find the registrar
by: b&g miron

[Querying whois.melbourneit.com]
[whois.melbourneit.com]

Domain Name.......... kingdomofsword.com
Creation Date........ 2008-02-07
Registration Date.... 2008-02-07
Expiry Date.......... 2009-02-07
Organisation Name.... robert markum
Organisation Address. P O Box 99800
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. EmeryVille
Organisation Address. 94662
Organisation Address. CA
Organisation Address. US

Admin Name........... PrivateRegContact Admin
Admin Address........ P O Box 99800
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ EmeryVille
Admin Address........ 94662
Admin Address........ CA
Admin Address........ US
Admin Email.......... contact@myprivateregistration.com
Admin Phone.......... +1.5105952002
Admin Fax............

Tech Name............ PrivateRegContact TECH
Tech Address......... P O Box 99800
Tech Address.........
Tech Address......... EmeryVille
Tech Address......... 94662
Tech Address......... CA
Tech Address......... US
Tech Email........... contact@myprivateregistration.com
Tech Phone........... +1.5105952002
Tech Fax.............
Name Server.......... yns1.yahoo.com
Name Server.......... yns2.yahoo.com


further, don't know if this is the same markum but,


S141918 MARKUM ON DISCIPLINE

It is ordered that Lonnie Robert Markum, State Bar No. 188338, be suspended from the practice of law for one year, that execution of the suspension be stayed, and that he be placed on probation for five years subject to the conditions of probation, including ninety days actual suspension, recommended by the Hearing Department of the State Bar Court in its decision filed on November 4, 2005, as modified by its order filed on December 5, 2005. It is also ordered that he take and pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination within one year after the effective date of this order. (See Segretti v. State Bar (1976) 15 Cal.3d 878, 891, fn. 8.) It is further ordered that he comply with rule 955 of the California Rules of Court, and that he perform the acts specified in subdivisions (a) and (c) of that rule within 30 and 40 calendar days, respectively, after the effective date of this order.* Costs are awarded to the State Bar in accordance with Business & Professions Code section 6086.10 and are enforceable both as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.7 and as a money judgment.

*(See Bus. and Prof. Code, § 6126, subd. (c).)


intersting.........need to find out if your markum has the actual first name "lonnie"

hope this helps some, at least you have a direction to go in with this info.

I have also had problems with these guys
by: Nick Hill

I am suffering from an identical situation, i ordered a thundercats vintage sword from these morons in early january (the 7th) i got a conformation email, with a crappy beakdown of the bill, and no mention of through who i would need to go to get a refund in nessesary. Well its 14th of feb now and despite numerous attempts to contact them through their ticket system, to which i recived one standard email refering me to my order status and apologising for any delay, i'm still no nearer to getting the sword. As for the shipping status its now been changed from will ship in 2-3 days to will ship in 4-7 days, what the hell ? and yeah im getting annoyed a little now, as i've never had a problem shopping online or shopping from the U.S, im from England.
if anyone knows how i can go about getting in contact with this shop, or getting a refund, please help, im at the end of my rope now :-(
Please email me at Nick_hill_666@hotmail.com


Thanks
Nick
They are crooks!
by: Diane ( aconcerned mom)

My son (19 years of age) has bought swords from this website before with no problem. This time, mid-January 2008, he ordered a sword for $124.21 and got a confirmation email that sword would be delivered in 4-7 days. On February 12, he was trying to get the item to ship and actually "ordered" another one! This was on a bank card and resulted in $140.00 in bank fees. Citizens Bank gave him a credit of $124.21 on 2/29. He is still fighting with the bank to refund the overdraft fees. It is now March 8th and no sword, no refund and we have both emailed, faxed and left messages on their voice mail numerous times. He has since disputed the initial $124.21 for failure to ship merchandise.
Any idea how to get these guys??????
A follow up...
by: M.

It is now March 10, 2008. This company is still ignoring my requests. Apparently, we are not alone. I found a thread this morning while researching the company. It gives a lot of good information from other customers about their experiences with the various incarnations of this crooked company. I recommend reading all four pages. http://www.resellerratings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112435
Same thing happend to me
by: Steve

I ordered a $80 sword of there site in december and still have not recieved it but I got an email with oder status like you. I filed a complaint with the BBB as well and they never responded to mine. I just wish there was a way to get them in trouble for false advertising.
same thing
by: Anonymous

i ordered a sword from this guy back in october for an item that was in stock, after 3 months and no shipment and response after 10 attempts to contact them i had my credit card company reverse the charge.
this is just a front to charge people money and send no items-- i doubt there is even a real store that ships anything-- this guy just counts on people to be lazy and not do anything to get their money back, and probably invests the money for months before refunding the few times when visa actually does something about it.
THIS GUY IS A SIMPLE THIEF, NEVER ORDER ANYTHING FROM SW BLADES, RED DRAGON, OR KINGDOM OF SWORDS

Scott
Not shipped
by: greg g

I also bought 4 knives from Red Dragon for a total of $119.80 back in Oct 23, 2007 and have Never recived them and they have Never returned my e mails and I can not reach them by phone.
It s now been over 7 months and still no shipment from them and they still show them as available on there site
DO NOT BUY FROM THEM!!!
Dishonesty is not worth it
by: Anonymous

This is the second time this has happened to me, bogus internet merchants trying to get your money for nothing!! I waited a week and still no delivery confirmation e-mail. Their e-mail in the "from" area had a questionable address, like a description of their "products" or something, not a normal address--that's a sign there. Anyway, don't buy from them. I also called them and talked to a young woman for 20 minutes. Who talks to a customer service rep. for 20 minutes? Well, she couldn't help me directly, of course, she had to route a ticket to the "inside" people. She also kept repeating herself over and over, and telling me something different than the question that I had just asked. Nice attempt, but can be seen through like glass. I hope they stop being dishonest and stealing money.
Email Address
by: Anonymous

Hope this helps those of you looking to contact Sword Buyer. This is his email address reddragontrading@gmail.com
SW BLADES are thieves!
by: MPR

Hi, I had trouble with this company since April. I ordered a sword on April 3rd, money went out on April 9th. They never sent me an email with my order number. Contacted them many time about my sword but said "will send an internal ticket". No call, and no email. Finally I opened s dispute with the BBB on May 5th, waited three week for SW Blades to respond, nothing happened and the BBB close the dispute and I had to have the charges reversed by VISA and my bank. I gave them one more chance with a different product and the same thing happened, I did get a email confirmation and an order number this time but that did not help either, the money went out but no product and communication about the status of the order for a week. When I checked my statement online it said that $31.66 I payed for the product went out to "CASINO SUPPLIES" out of Texas...WTF!!! So now I have to have this done all over again! I hope YAHOO removes them from their list of store merchants and VISA does something about it!
same boat
by: Anonymous

Wish I had read all of this before I placed my order with them. I am in the same boat as you all!
Horrible.
by: Anonymous

We ordered a product on October 4. It is now October 26, and this was supposed to be a Halloween prop...this is just horrible. I called my credit card company to dispute, investigate, and reverse the transaction. I can't believe this. My husband ordered the sword. We should have looked it up before ordering. So they just take the money and run? How are they getting away with this?
A Follow Up...
by: M.

I am the original poster, and I'm so sorry that I am not alone in this experience. It has been almost a year now, and by the time I figured out that they were not going to either deliver our sword or refund our money, it was too late to reverse the charges with the credit card company. We had to eat the loss. If you have made the mistake of buying from this company, and your order has not shown up, my advice is to reverse out the charges ASAP. If you wait too long, like I did, you won't have this option. Get your money back while you can and buy elsewhere. A year later, it appears that nothing has changed and they obviously don't care about changing their illegal practices. There is a scathing thread about them on resellerratings.com, also. I suppose they just deliver what they feel like, and it's enough to keep them in business. It does appear that a guy named Robert Markum is the theif behind the company, so make sure he's not associated with any vendor you purchase from. Who knows what business name he's going by now. And now I will restate the various names we know in different forms to help make sure this page shows up better on searches. Southwest Blades stole my money, SWBlades stole my money, SWBlades.com stole my money, RedDragonSwords stole my money, RedDragonSwords.com stole my money, KingdomOfSwords stole my money, KingdomOfSwords.net stole my money replica swords, weapons, knives from movies video games. Final words...If they haven't delivered within a few weeks, they won't. So call your credit card company to cancel the charges NOW, while you still can.
Taken
by: Paul Batow

Yeah they got me for $60.56. I ordered 2 weeks ago and havent heard a thing since. The phone number on the site doesnt work and they wont reply to emails.
Ripped Off
by: Elric Colvill

I ordered from these yahoos on the 5th of November on advice from a friend, whom I was purchasing a Halo Energy sword for as a birthday present. I didn't even think to research this site he showed me because I assumed he knew this site and did business with them before. Apparently not. As my father always said "Never assume, it just makes and Ass out of U and Me. It certainly did that. I am in the process of attempting to reverse the charges, but I have no idea if it will be successful. I have printed copies of your complaints here, combined with my own unresponded to emails to this company, and I will also be submitting a formal complain to the State Attorney General's Office of Texas (where this company claims to operate out of). What good it will do I have no idea, but it's worth a try.

Oh, also the phone number they give on their site, yeah, it's disconnected. Still further proof that this "Kingdom of Swords" bs is a scam.
Fraud artist.
by: Sharon Steinkoetter

I too got caught up in this rip off company because of the three different names that they use. I have hired an attorney to have them arrested for fraud.
Fraud artist.
by: Sharon Steinkoetter

I too got caught up in this rip off company because of the three different names that they use. I have hired an attorney to have them arrested for fraud.
Update
by: Elric Colvill

It's good to see someone taking legal action against these crooks. Also, I just wanted to let everyone know that after my bank reviewed my complaint and attempted to contact these criminals they did determine this was a case of fraud and I at least got the charges reversed. If you have been robbed by these people, act quickly and you may be able to get your money back.
What swblades.com is up to lately...
by: M.

I'm the original poster, again. I checked around to see what swblades is up to these days. A page on getafreelancer.com says he's still in San Antonio going by the name Red Dragon Inc. He was requesting bids for running a video promo thing under the name www.SwordsofCinema.com. He also wanted someone to produce 10 videos for MetaCafe and YouTube to promote the business, and somebody else to solicit friend requests on MySpace to get him 5000 fake friends. Seems he has plenty of money and time to promote his business - just not to respond to his customers. Argh! A BBB check today showed 58 complaints. Swblades refused to respond to 45 of them and the BBB can't get current address or phone info from them.

I've checked, and I also believe the ratings posted to the left of his page for BizRate.com and Shopping.com are fakes. I cannot even find him on either of these sites anymore. Fraud, fraud, fraud. I just filed another report on a ripoff site about them. People need to know what a crook this guy is. I am NOT finished with this!
Sword of Cinema now, is it? Well...
by: Elric Colvill

I'm not done with this guy either. If he puts up anything on YouTube, he'll have plenty of people ready to expose him, myself included. Swordsofcinema.com was also what the charges for my order were listed under. The BBB can't even, or won't even, stop him apparently.

Found the cheat!!
by: Gerry

I ordered a great helmet and of course never received it so i've looked this guy up and he lives in San Antonio. I mailed him a letter and never received a reply but the letter wasn't returned either. His address is:
Robert F. Markum,Jr.
17218 Darien Wing
San Antonio, Texas 78247
The District Attorney's Office number is:
210-335-2311 and they have a good white collar crime unit there. Call and make a complaint, at least we will get him off the street.
reddragontrading thievery
by: Anonymous

Had the same problem. Ordered a sword but never got it. No response to my phone calls and e-mails either. This is a real sleezebag outfit.
reddragon thievery
by: Heinz Wunsch

Same here. Ordered a sword, was immediately billed for it but never received the merchandise. Alos, no luck with phone calls or e-mails. No response at all.
The Rip-offs Continue
by: M.

Original poster again. A correction - he wanted a freelancer to make 5 videos, not ten. Sorry. Thanks for the address posting. A check tonight found swblades.com linking to kingdomofswords.net and reddragonswords.com linking to swordsofcinema.com. Call the phone number and you get a phone company recording that the number is no longer in service.

After a little more digging I found our man on a criminal listing website. Robert Frank Markum, Jr. age 31 of San Antonio. He has a criminal record in San Antonio, Texas and also Barstow, California. I'm pretty sure it's him. Robert Frank Markum age 52, also has a criminal record in San Antonio. Probably his dad. I didn't want to lose more of my money to find out what they did, but it's all public record.

I filed a report on ripoffreport.com which shows up very high in searches on his company names. If you have a few minutes, you might want to file one, too. I've found a number of places lately where I could post a review. We really need this page to show up higher in product searches, because people need to know BEFORE they buy. Therefore, I will now list some product search words that he's partial to. Merry Christmas!

Red scorpion ninja sword reverse blade sword last samurai sword red scorpion ninja sword legend of Zelda swords Excalibur swords final fantasy swords Irish swords Tom Anderson Pantera sword of omens Tom Anderson knives link shield x men wolverine claws kit rae blades display knife oriental swords iaido video ceremonies in ancient Egypt uesugi kenshin durahide butterfly swords Bloodrayne the movie striking points intercepting fist scorpion king movie retail pricing gun reenactment swords swords uk hanzoswords hanzo swords hanwei sword antique sword functional swords roman swords and armor samurai swords and amor sword stands cane swords samurai swords uk roman swords uk gladiator swords
Thief
by: Anonymous

As stated in this thrweead this guy or people are thipeves. He wouldill be fognund and torrrtured along with his fammiley until hr cam uderfstand bones being picked.
More info
by: Anonymous

I orders a zelda sword from SW Blades on December 15 got a replay email witha link for status of the oder. i have checked my back records and so far there is no charge for the sword. the status link says "on hold." Maybe things have caught up with this guy? We can only hope. I will monitor my bank transactions closely in case they try to do more business. Anyone know of a legit place to get a Zelda sword? My son and i made a mirror shield and the sword was to be part of a Christmas present.

me too
by: Anonymous

Yep,

what a bunch of jerk(s). I too ordered a sword for Christmas. I ordered it 2 mos ago and of course, it has not arrived. So far, no charges to the card. Will keep watching.
I can't believe this
by: KJ

I just read these complaints through a link I thought would bring me to a contact phone number to call to see what the heck is going on with my shipment from swblades/kindom of swords. I'm so pissed!!! I bought a batman sword Dec. 30th, 2008 for my husband's upcoming birthday and now I know it's not coming. How the Hell are they allowed to get away with this??? What good is the BBB if they don't do a F-in thing!
Me again
by: KJ

Thanks for your posts guys. I never would have known. I called my credit card company and blocked my account and had them send me a new card. So far there was no withdrawal for the amount so I got lucky in a way. What scum this guy is. The Lord will get him.
ANGRY CUSTOMER
by: Anonymous

I say we pack a bus full of pissed off swblades customers and go down to Texas and kick this guys A$$ I bought a 90 dollar sword over a month ago and still haven't received it. I don't know how this guy isn't in jail yet!!! Cancel your credit card order for sure this guy sucks!
More of the same...
by: Tim Grant

I ordered a Devil May Cry Sword on 28th December 2008. Every time I check on its status its is apparently "processing". Hopefully Paypal will refund me. I would avoid these guys like the plague. Personally I'm amazed they've gotten away with it for so long.
attt ANGRY CUSTOMER
by: Anonymous

messege to ANGRY CUSTOMER i love the way your thinking we need to talk asap email at co5@hotmail.com.au
HI
by: Anonymous

HEY IS THERE ANY ONE IN TEXAS THAT HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF BUT THIS F__KWIT
yup got me too
by: Anonymous

this sucks ass. it really does. They got me out of 154 dollars i will dispute this and win.
Wish we saw this a month ago...
by: 12 year old's mom

I ordered (via credit card) a "One Ring" for my twelve year old daughter who is a HUGE Lord of the Rings fan. We got charged, but the product never shipped. It was with her own money that angers me. Hard lesson to learn. We have a temporary credit with Discover and they have filed an investigative complaint against the company. I also called the DA's office in Texas and left information with them.

I only wish we had done this search before ordering.

Keep after this fraud.
Here's a place to file a complaint...
by: 12 yr. old's mom

Here is a site I used to file an internet fraud complaint:

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

Let's get this guy.
Here's a place to file a complaint...
by: 12 yr. old's mom

Here is a site I used to file an internet fraud complaint:

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

Let's get this guy.
no sword
by: Anonymous

i bought a halo sword for 80 odd dollars it took me 4 months to save that much and it hasnt come identical to the others he needs to be arrested
Reverse Charges
by: Veronica

If anyone payed with a credit card, all you need to do is go to your bank and have the charges reversed. All you tell them is that you never received your merchandise and they will issue a chargeback. This will take the money out of the merchants bank account and give it back to you. It is very simple to do and I have done it many times when I do not receive my order. I just thought everyone should know about this and suggest you do it instead of sitting on these forums and whining about getting taken by some company. There are security measures in place with using credit cards online that protects the consumer.
Private Investigator Results
by: Ginger

Hi everyone, I work for a private investigator and asked him to do a little research on this since I too did not receive my order. I did go to my bank and have the charges reversed though.
What I found out is that this company was started back in 2002 by a Robert Markum. It doesn't seem to have that many complaints against it until around 2005 and on. In June of 2005 the company was sold to a
Marco Cantu
4830 CASA CORONA ST
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233
He continued to use the address of
14080 Nacogdoches #289 for the business address after the purchase. After further investigation, this address is a UPS store.
It seems that from here on out is where all the problems started and the multiple names started appearing. Before then this company was only know as swblades.com and southwestblades.com. Swblades just seems to be a short spelling of southwestblades.
This is what I got with my first swing at this and this should be just the beginning. I would not go off of what whois info says. The info on there can be whatever the person who entered the info wants it to say. Think about it, why would they put there real info if they are scamming people.

I will update with more info as I get it.
their nothing but theives man
by: Anonymous

man i cant believe this has happend to soo many ppl now. i to ordered a kenpachi sword from these jerks and nothing its been what 2 months i believe those BASTERDS!!!!!!!!!! how do they get away with this. if anyone knows were i can get this sword from a site that u can trust pleaze let me know my email is joabgallegos@yahoo.com
pissed
by: Anonymous

Happened to me too, about a month ago. Spent about 100 dollars on a birthday present and never got it. I got SCREWED! Wish i had known about these posts first.
Sonterra Golf Clubs, San Antonia
by: Karin

I ordered a naruto sword for my 15 year old son at 21 april 2009 and I received a mail that the shop was closed and my credit card would not be charged.Two weeks later i was charged for an amount of 149,95 USD with the subscription of Sonterra Golf Clubs in San Antonia. I don't play golf and have never heard of that site.After all the comments I,ve read I don't expect to receive the naruto sword anymore , it was the first time that I ordered something in The United States, I,m from the Netherlands, Europe.
Ive Got Your Answer My Friend
by: Sharon Wilson

I too have had the same experience that you have had just recently with these people. I too ordered a sword and after a considerable time decided to cancel the order The sword never left the store and yet it was from April 22, until the first of June before I got my money back. I had just about given up all my options after asking for my refund over and over again. In disgust I finally sent them off an e-mail saying that I knew not quite what to do, that a call to the attorney general as they might have some suggestions. The next morning, lo, and behold, there is an answer from these fools telling me that by the end of todays business day that I would have my refund and thats how I finally got these criminals out of my life. I think that they are using orders to fill their inventory and thats why they keep our money for as long as they can. Good luck and thanks for having this site so that I could tell everyone what slime balls these guys really are. Now if we could find a way to report these fools to the police.
also watch out for survival kings!
by: cole

i ordered the wolverine claws and i got an e mail saying the store was shut down and i wouldnt be charged the 38.40 for them. a month passed then i got hit with a charge of 138.40 from a site called survival kings. looks to be the same. it too is based out of texas. until i googled them i had never heard of them. sw blades is the only site i have ever tried to buy this stuff from. i filed a police report and contacted my bank. look out for these guys.
Sounded too good to be true
by: Anonymous

The 46" Soul Reaver was $40.00 USD, free shipping (!!), plus an additional 20% ($8.00) off...I'm glad I checked this place out first.
THEY ARE FIRST CLASS SCAMMERS
by: SNAKE EYES RIPPED OFF

THIS GUY SAYS THEY HAVE IN STOCK ORDERED GET EMAIL SAYING NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND WOULD NOT BE CHARGED THEN 2 MONTHS LATER GET A CHARGE CROOK CAN NOT CONTACT THEM NO EMAIL RESPONCE PLEASE LETS PUT THIS CROOK OUT OF BUSINESS I FAULT YAHOO FOR HAVING HIM COME UP IN THERE SEARCH ENGINE THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS NOW AS SURVIVAL KINGS STILL IN TEXAS AND STILL CROOKS
THEY ARE FIRST CLASS SCAMMERS
by: SNAKE EYES RIPPED OFF

THIS GUY SAYS THEY HAVE IN STOCK ORDERED GET EMAIL SAYING NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND WOULD NOT BE CHARGED THEN 2 MONTHS LATER GET A CHARGE CROOK CAN NOT CONTACT THEM NO EMAIL RESPONCE PLEASE LETS PUT THIS CROOK OUT OF BUSINESS I FAULT YAHOO FOR HAVING HIM COME UP IN THERE SEARCH ENGINE THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS NOW AS SURVIVAL KINGS STILL IN TEXAS AND STILL CROOKS
total fraud
by: Anonymous

My son ordered a sword from these people a week or so ago.... he used my credit card.... he received an email a few days later stating the "company was no longer in business" and he would not be charged. Today a charge for $89 hit under the name SURVIVAL
KING NEW BRAELS TX US
they are a company operating from new braunfels texas...
since they are doing fraudulent business across state lines I will be reporting them to the feds....
Really glad I found this webpage
by: A friend and sword enthusiast from Mexico

I contacted this company last week to find out more information about the Kingdom of Heaven´s Ibelin Sword, which is practically out of stock anywhere, however they post it on the following link: http://www.southwestblades.com/kiofheswofib.html

It looked kind of suspicious to me, as it seems quite cheap (US$ 140.00) compared to other places where the price is no less thn $250.00

Of course, I haven´t gotten an answer, but still I was tempted to order from them, until I read all the complaints. I wil send a complaint to our national agency for the protection of consumer rights (PROFECO) so they can list this fake company as a fraud and make potential mexican customers aware of it.

In my country, we need a permit to import (not so to own) any type of weapon or replica, even swords, and to think i had started the process to obtain said authorization prior to ordering from kingdomofsword.net, I´m glad this is not so quick, otherwise I might have fallen into the hands of these crooks.

Thanks for the info posted, honest sword buyers must unite against these scams.
Really glad I found this webpage
by: A friend and sword enthusiast from Mexico

I contacted this company last week to find out more information about the Kingdom of Heaven´s Ibelin Sword, which is practically out of stock anywhere, however they post it on the following link: http://www.southwestblades.com/kiofheswofib.html

It looked kind of suspicious to me, as it seems quite cheap (US$ 140.00) compared to other places where the price is no less thn $250.00

Of course, I haven´t gotten an answer, but still I was tempted to order from them, until I read all the complaints. I wil send a complaint to our national agency for the protection of consumer rights (PROFECO) so they can list this fake company as a fraud and make potential mexican customers aware of it.

In my country, we need a permit to import (not so to own) any type of weapon or replica, even swords, and to think i had started the process to obtain said authorization prior to ordering from kingdomofsword.net, I´m glad this is not so quick, otherwise I might have fallen into the hands of these crooks.

Thanks for the info posted, honest sword buyers must unite against these scams.
losers and rip offs.........
by: kim z

these losers ripped off a 14 year old kid for $89...
they told him the sword was $10 and free shipping..
never got the sword and they debited my account for $89.. BEWARE...........
Glad I found this thread
by: Mike

I ordered a few items from them a week ago totaling almost $300. I've yet to recieve a confirmation email, so I got suspicious. I guess I'll play this safe and get my credit card cancelled and replaced before any charges are made to it. I guess if it's too good to be true, it usually is.
sw blades
by: Brent

did anyone else place an order that when yoy press submit it says "this store is closed you credit card will not be charged" then receive an email that says the same thing at the top but then shows an order form with all your information and that it is shipping ups?
THIS STORE IS NOW CLOSED. YOUR ORDER WILL BE CANCELED AND YOUR CREDIT CARD WILL NOT BE CHARGED.
by: Don D

Placed on order on 9/24/2009 for the following

300 Movie - Battle Ready Spartan Spear MAZ300SP 1 27.20

King Leonidas Sword Inspired by 300 Movie SS-300ls 1 40.00

Subtotal 67.20

Coupon discount (sw0508) -13.44

Subtotal 53.76

Shipping 0.00

Tax 0.00

Total 53.76

I got an e-mail with the previous title but then it says below...

"Thank you for ordering from SouthwestBlades.com. We began processing your order as soon as you placed it. For this reason, orders cannot be changed or cancelled once they are placed."

weird...my card hasn't been charged, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one.
Strange and conflicting Email
by: Anonymous

I placed an order for some Cold Steel on 10/6/09 and also received the email stating "This store is now closed. The order has been canceled. Your credit card will not be charged." But, there is a link to a page showing the order! This is very confusing. I was not sure if the order had gone through. After reading these posts I decided to contact my credit card company and get a new account number issued so that I don't get ripped off.

If you decide to do this, just tell the credit card company that you want to change the account number for security purposes and SW blades will not be able to charge you. Of course this only works if your card hasn't been charged already.

I should have done this before...
by: Toxic Kiss

I didn't bother to take the time and research this "company" before making my purchase. My Fiance really, really wanted the Wolverine Claws they were advertising, so I ordered them today. Now, when I got the confirmation page and the email shortly after, I noticed that there was no tracking number, and it said the store was closed and my card would not be charged. Hmm. It seemed fishy. After looking into it for well over an hour, I found HUNDREDS of accounts like this from that same so-called company, and I emailed my bank immediately to either cancel my current Debit Card and send me a new one, or track the payment and stop it. I don't care what has to get done, my hard-earned money is NOT going to crooks like these. I'll find this present for my love somewhere else, and gladly pay more for it if ti means giving money to a legitimate company. As for these fools, all of us who've had experiences with them need to band together and find a solution to completely run them off the internet. This is STEALING, and isn't legal no matter WHERE or WHO you are! 'Nuff Said.
ID theives and credit card theives
by: Anonymous

over the summer of 2009 i placed an order for 2 yoda fx sabers for a skit. regardless, they instantly sent me an email saying they were out of stock and the order was canceled. THANKFULLY I used a single transaction credit card number that discover card offers such that shady vendors don't sell your credit card number for ID theft. 5 days later the same single transaction number was used to place a $600 order for some survival king merchandise somewhere in Texas to an address not mine. All was reported and the charge cancelled but these people are criminals!!!. avoid
Updated Info
by: Anonymous V

The Scam Breakdown:
Variant 1:
-You get billed and get a fake confirmation.
-You're routed through a call center as "customer service"
-You're in communication trap until the graceperiod for charge cancel on certain banks expire
-Money lost

Variant 2:
-You're told the company is out of business
-The charging company/system takes your money a few weeks later when you're not longer watching
-If you miss it, you've lost your money



Why it won't stop:
-Federal laws regarding business/consumer protection are complicated
-Most federal agencies can't contact ghost companies
-There seems to be no method of tracing where the money has gone
-New alias pop up and won't show up on BBB
-Most people won't pay the $50 court fees for a $80 item fraud if there's unknown or no chance of getting the money back


What can you do?
-Help others by contacting Yahoo or wherever and get the company(ies) removed from the search results
Aliases
by: Anonymous

Known Alias:

Southwest Blades
SWBlades
RedDragonSwords
KingdomOfSwords
Trademark Casino Supply
Sonterra Golf Clubs
Survival Kings



*Note how their most recent alias is to flaunt that they've survived for so long.
More of the same
by: Sean

My wife ordered a sword from Kingdom of Swords, because that is the site that I gave her, and we are running into the same problems as mentioned above. I wish I would have looked more carefully before I gave her the website. I got on the BBB website and it is showing an address out of San Antonio, TX. If I don't hear something back very soon from whomever the person is running this sham then I'll be talking with some of my friends from the FBI concerning interstate wire fraud and such. I'm sure the info that the BBB has will speed things along.
still taking my money
by: bosox jimmy

I ordered merchandise from these criminals on December 17. The cost was $46.99 + $20.00 shipping. I received the confirmation e-mail that my order would ship in 3-5 business days and that they had charged my Discover card. I called the number on the web site and it was for ordering ring tones. I e-mailed as reply to the "order confirmation" asking for tracking status of my order. I found this when I received my credit card statement: First my credit limit was plummeting. On December 19 my Discover card was charged by swordsonline for $346.99 and no merchandise received to this date. I noticed another charge on January 2 for swordsonline for $546.99. Imagine being charged $900 on a credit card for something never received or valued anywhere near that amount. Now I've had to cease using my card and initiate an investigation with Discover. Is someone out there instituting a class action suit? As I see it, there are plenty of us who have been or are continuing to be ripped off by these parasites. By the amount and content of these complaints, how are they still able to post their "product" (I meant scam) on the web?
these guys are crooks
by: Anonymous

Placed an order. Immediately got a response saying the store was closed and my order had been canceled and I wouldn't be charged. Then 2 months later they started charging my debit card and caused my account to go overdrawn.

Luckily my credit card company reversed the charges after I filed a fraud claim.

Stay very far away from these guys. They should be shut down.
Need to be found
by: Anonymous

These dicks got 40 out of me its not much but i had ordered swords for my friends wedding at his request and now after seeing that this site is a scam im having to search for a new site to buy the swords from. Btw for anyone that is observant their so called new company location 1511 Camden Ave,Los Angeles,Ca 90025 is a apartment complex i checked it myself from google earth as well as researching the internet. If that truly is where the bastards live if they can be caught they have multiple lawsuits on their hands for posing as a fake company. Im on a mission to see if i can track the assholes down if any of you get any leads drop me some tips at twilight_angel_angel_of_mercy@yahoo.com Good luck to you all.
ripped off galore
by: alexander stewart

I ordered a sword twice, in December of 2009. Not only have they not yet sent it (now march 2010) but i mysteriously have had random charges appear on my credit card i used to order it. i have had 4 verified and 2 pending fraudulent charges. in the past 3 months, coincidence? as for me i believe it is SWblades. i have purchased 4 swords online from two sites, replica dungeons, which i got in february after realizing swblades wouldnt send mine, and sw blades. i find it far too convenient that my orders and multiple emails went through, never came and now i have credit card problems. my advice to all, BEWARE SWBLADES.
Kingdom Swords Got Me Too !!!
by: Shorty

Wish i found this before i made the order .
They e-mailed me a bill of $13.92, but charged my card $247.95, when i called the card they said to wait till it wasn't pending to see if they take the full $247.95 and guess what they did and now im trying to get my money back. And it don't look good looking at all of the feedback on here. I guess i wont be shopping on the net like this one any more. I guess i'll be talking to BBB too, maybe it will help.
Is swordswords.com secure?
by: Matt

Hey from all this ripping off going on I've gotten a little paranoid about buying swords from sites that aren't mentioned as being secure and I was wondering if anyone knew if swordswords.com is a good site?
Is swordswords.com secure?
by: Matt

Hey from all this ripping off going on I've gotten a little paranoid about buying swords from sites that aren't mentioned as being secure and I was wondering if anyone knew if swordswords.com is a good site?
Is swordswords.com secure?
by: Matt

Hey from all this ripping off going on I've gotten a little paranoid about buying swords from sites that aren't mentioned as being secure and I was wondering if anyone knew if swordswords.com is a good site?
Is swordswords.com secure?
by: Matt

Hey from all this ripping off going on I've gotten a little paranoid about buying swords from sites that aren't mentioned as being secure and I was wondering if anyone knew if swordswords.com is a good site?
Sorry
by: Matt

Sorry I'm doing this from my itouch and didn't mean to spam lol and the site is swordsswords.com. Sorry
Sorry
by: Matt

Sorry I'm doing this from my itouch and didn't mean to spam lol and the site is swordsswords.com. Sorry
Sorry
by: Matt

Sorry I'm doing this from my itouch and didn't mean to spam lol and the site is swordsswords.com. Sorry
Yep! you are absolutely true...
by: Lando J

That company is a rip off! they did the same thing to me two Years ago! the only way I got my money back was to contact visa, and they retrieved my funds for me. I can't believe they are still in buisness!
What a deal though!
by: Mr. Scratch

They've got an ALBION Conan Atlantean sword (normally $3000+ if you can find one) on sale for $1250. Anyone care to bite on that one? You know that one would leave a mark on the pocketbook.

http://www.swblades.com/alcobaatsw.html
Looking for Master Sword or Master Scam?
by: L.Sunday

Well I ordered from them. I decided to order a Master Sword replica. Cause I always like the sword from the Legend of Zelda. Plus the sword looks really cool. I searched around like Ebay and other sites for the specific one I wanted. I found it at SW Blades for a lower price than other places. Plus the "free shipping" I thought was nice also! Placed the order for it using my credit card for $40 on 2/4/2010. Well after a couple weeks. No charge to my card. I emailed them an email to inquire about my order status. I used both emails I found on their site, reddragontrading@gmail.com & sales@swblades.com

Received no response! So just last week I emailed them again. Nothing! Getting worried, on 2/22 I had a charge on my credit card that I wasn't aware of for $123.58 for a place called Red Wagon in Texas. Not sure if it had anything to do with this sword place. But the Bank put in a dispute and it was dealt with with in 48 hours. Which I was thankful about. But with still not knowing what is going on? I worry if this place can still use my credit card to make an order. I did inquire about it with my credit card co. and they told me once they put a charge through. All I have to do is dispute it and they will deal with it! But it can take up to 60 days for a resolution.

So does anyone know of a good place online that sells Video Game Sword replicas that has great prices? :)
Let's report them to Yahoo.
by: EldRick

Before seeing this thread, I ordered a Cold Steel sword from them yesterday.

Fortunately, I used a PayPal one-time-use card, and after seeing this, I stopped the card, so he won't be getting my money. I then reported the site to Yahoo, which hosts the store, and referenced this thread.

So let's report this thief to Yahoo, and get his store site shut down. Here's their Report Merchant Abuse page: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/shopping/ratings/shop-146.html

I sent the following report.
==========================
The Yahoo store doing business as http://www.reddragonswords.com and http://KingdomofSwords.com has been involved in fraudulent activity, is rated Unfavorable by the BBB, and is under investigation for multiple reported fraudulent credit-card charges with no merchandise shipped over the past two years.

You can find details of many customers who have never received their purchased merchandise at http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/beware-of-sw-bladesred-dragon-swordskingdom-of-swords.html

Please shut down this fraudulent Yahoo store.
===========================
Thanks
by: Will from MN

Thank you all SO much for the warnings! I wish I had checked here first! The prices are so enticing, it was hard to resist, so I purchased the sword of Achilles from Troy and the sword from Last Samurai. Just called my bank and canceled my card now. That was close! Thanks again! How do we get Yahoo to take this site down?
IN SHOCK
by: JORDAN IN FL.

I WISH SO BADLY THAT I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS PAGE FIRST.I ONLY EVER USE BUD K.TO ORDER ALL MY SWORDS BUT I FOUND THE CONAN ATLANTEAN FOR $49.99 AND NO SHIPPING IN THE U.S.SO I WENT FOR IT.THREE WEEKS HAVE PAST SO I CALLED MY VISA# AND FOUND A $245.69 CHARGE FROM REDDRAGON HOBBY,TOY AND GAME.I ORDERED FROM KINGDOM OF SWORDS.COM BUT ITS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THAT CARD DEPARTMENT OPENS IN 4 MORE HOURS SO KILLING TIME TRYING TO GET AN E-MAIL TO THESE THEIVES I FOUND THIS.NOW I KNOW I MUST REVERSE ORDER,CANCEL AND GET NEW CARD# ,CONTACT BBB AND USE ALL THE THE HELPFULL SIGHTS ABOVE TO COMPLAIN ALL DAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT.I GOT EXCITED AND DIDN'T CHECK THESE GUYS OUT..I FEEL A FOOL BUT I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.NOW LETS JUST HOPE I DON'T GET CC FINES FOR RED DRAGON GOING OVER MY CREDIT LIMIT.VISA IS PRETTY GOOD.THANX,ALL OF YOU
Report to Yahoo
by: EldRick

Go to the Yahoo page for reporting fraudulent merchants, and report them. Yahoo knows the store as swblades.com

The link for reporting is two posts above this...
They got me, too....
by: B in California

On Feb 25 2010 I ordered a collapsible Tai Chi sword..grand total was $10.49. THe site looked completely legit. I also received a confirmation of order email. When I didn't get a shiiopping email in about a week I emailed them twice and got no answer. I became suspicious. I found Ripoffreport.com and found two reports there..one person had ordered something and found fraudulent charges made to their credit card. I called my card company and found there was an unauthorized charge to Red Wagon in the amount of $189 and change. I had to dispute this charge, report fraud and have my card cancelled ( get that charge reversed). I have no idea what this Red Wagon is. THis site needs to be shut down...they've roped too many unsuspecting people in and it seems not only do they not deliver the goods, they are now increasingly brazen about using the credit card numbers from the orders to commit theft....I only wish I had seen this site earlier before MY big mistake. Also, it would be helpful if posters included dates of rip-offs... I'm posting this on March 15, 2010.
march 17th 2010
by: Anonymous

yet another person here who should have done something like research it but didnt that make me feel just peachy i am usually so carefull about these things should have done some research well that just tells me to do the research before hand again time to make phonecalls
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!!
by: Bryan

I'm deeply sorry for all those who have posted regarding there unfortunate experiences with these people. I was looking at that site for a couple of things they say they have in stock which all other sites are sold out of. The prices were insanely cheap and told myself it must be too good to be true. Well Thank god I did my homework, and Thank you all for bringing this issue to public forum. Otherwise I may have ordered from them.
RIP OFF
by: Anonymous

In responce to all of these complaints, I just called the Texas state Attorney's office and they advised me to call BBB or SAPD (San Antonio Police Dept.) and say you want to report a fraud and you should be refered to a White Collar Detective. If we all can stick together, we can nail this clown. He, or them, has gotten by with this for too long. Ripped Off Too PS- AS mentioned before, the FBI is an excellent choice.
Tried to report to Yahoo
by: b in CA

They want a Yahoo ID number...WTF?
Yahoo ID number
by: B in California again

Sorry...I meant that in order to submit the complaint Yahoo wanted ME to fill in MY Yahoo ID number....WTF...I don't have one and don't want one. They make it difficult to complain to them about fraudulent sites. I'm sure it has something to do with protecting their sponsored sites from people who submit bogus complaints but geez....
The number for Red Wagons San Antonio TX
by: b in CA

The phone number for "Red Wagons" that they charged my card to is (210) 693-0278, a cell phone through Verizon and located in San Antonio, TX. When my card company tried to call it they got a "leave a message". I tried to call it today (3/22/10)and got "this number is temporarily unavailable".
Why has this gone for so long?
by: Anonymous

I saw this website offering replica blades for dirt cheap and asked my mom to order them for me online and I would pay her back. Everything looked legit and checked out until I realized I placed my name under the card number instead of hers. I immediately sent an email to the place explaining my mistake. It was fine until I noticed I hadn't gotten a reply within 24 hours. I thought, "This is odd, normally online companies jump up my ass with emails. Especially when its about an order mistake." Then I tried to find a company number on the website, nothing (first read flag). Then I google mapped the company address listed on the site, no company listed, the address is not even a commercial business area in the town (second red flag). Finally I googled "swblades contact information" to which I landed on this site.

It's March 31st 2010 and I placed my order two days ago on the 29th. Luckily I found this site before I waited too long to look into it. My mom's pissed at me right now, but she's happy I immediately alerted her and printed out all the information I could so she could call her bank. I just wish it was my card instead, I feel really bad for putting this on her.

I've noticed this thread started as far back as 2007. It's now 2010. My question is why in the hell has this gone on for so long? There is absolutely no reason why these sites have not been taken down. There are hundreds of people on this thread who have all been ripped off by his guy, and there are even more who haven't found this thread. The fact that a site has managed to go on for 4+ years of fraudulent activity without some form of law enforcement taking action is mind blowing.
They ripped me off too
by: Anonymous

My grandson saved his money to purchase the sword called "Black Swept Hilt Rapier" on 3/6/2010. It is April 1,2010 and he has not received it. Letters to customer service have not been answered and I can't find any other way to contact them.
I wish I would have read the comments about this company before I helped him make a purchase from them.
i hate them
by: Anonymous

I bought a sword from them about 4 weeks ago and I haven't got it in yet. Ive sent 5 emails to the company and they wont respond. I just wanted my sword. Know I live on Budk and True Swords they haven't let me down yet. But stay way from Swswords.
THANK YOU ALL!!
by: Anonymous

Hey, Just wanted to drop in a comment here and say thanks. I was JUST about to buy a bunch of stuff from them (had my credit card info all filled out and everything), and just before I hit place order, it occurred to me that if this site seemed too good to be true, it probably was. A quick google search lead me here, and needless to say, I will not be placing an order with them. Thanks again everyone for the warnings, and sorry you all got ripped off by this guy!
I'm lucky
by: Anonymous

Jeez im glad I came on this site. I was about to buy the ninja sword and the last samurai sword, for a total of $60 ? That looked WAY too good to be true, and I guess it is! Sorry to all those who got scammed, its too bad there are more laws protecting the thieves than there are for the consumers...
This comment dated 4/4/2010
by: EldRick

Well, swblades is still online, and clearly still ripping off people's credit cards.

I've reported them to Yahoo, but they still haven't shut them down.

In the future, please add your ID and date when you comment, so that if Yahoo actually looks, they can get real information that they can follow-up on, rather than just comments that could be swblades competitors.

New to this site
by: Joeku

i cant believe what i am seeing, i just ordered a sword from swblades. This is all horrible i hope i get my sword.
you all are right
by: Joeku

i don't have a tracking number or order number, what the hell is going on. i still have till the end of the week for my order to come in, according to them. if i don't get a response about my tracking number or if i don't receive my order. Can we sue them or something for false advertisement and for being crooks?
you all are right
by: Joeku

i don't have a tracking number or order number, what the hell is going on. i still have till the end of the week for my order to come in, according to them. if i don't get a response about my tracking number or if i don't receive my order. Can we sue them or something for false advertisement and for being crooks?
Note from original poster
by: M. Ritter

Joeku - do what the smart people have done. Contact your credit card company and cancel your order. It is NOT worth the risk. There are reputable sellers online to buy from. We have since had excellent experiences with both TrueSwords.com and BUDK.com. Both have delivered the promised products, as advertised, well packaged, and promptly shipped. They send confirmations and shipping notifications. I highly recommend both.

I am so upset that this guy is still ripping people off. He keeps changing his name, and spending enough on key search words to be highly ranked by the search engines. I need to start another page elsewhere to warn people. Facebook and MySpace are probably good places to start. I know he used to have MySpace pages for some of these incarnations. I'm glad to see that some of you have managed to avoid getting ripped off!
reply to m ritter
by: joeku

thanks for the reply, i will contact my credit card and get my money back. i have ordered a sword from swords of the east and got it before my order from swswords. So yeah i found that weird, there's got to be something we can do about this site. We cant just let them do this its stealing.
We need a forum where we can compare notes
by: b in CA

with each other. These guys are giving my card folks the run around through this Red Wagon they charged to on my card.
If I hadn't come here after I found the fraudlant charge to Red Wagon on my card I wouldn't have been able to see that another person close to the same order time also got a charge on their card to Red Wagon. I was able to put two and two together.

The victims need to pursue this and comparing notes may be the way to go. Some people may come here, post and then never come back here to see what's still happening to others. If they don't sign up for the email alerts they'll never know. Just a thought. Posted on 4/6/10.
THANKYOU
by: Anonymous

You guys saved me some money. Very tempting to order but I always do a little checking nowadays, so I luckily avoided losing any money.

Cheers, and good luck to all

Rob
KINDOMSWORDS.NET
by: SHARON CHARLTON

IM GETTING EXTREMELY WORRIED NOW AS I RECENTLY MADE AN ORDER WITH THIS COMPANY AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION LIKE EVERYONE ELSE,BUT HAVENT RECEIVED MY ORDER AND THEY WONT REPLY TO MY EMAILS.I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!
Sharon
by: Joeku

If you have not received your order in 10 days i suggest to do what everyone here has done, which is call your credit card company and ask them to get your money back.Its work for everyone so far.
Possible CC Fraud?
by: Cathy

I had actually just opened a joint checking account with my son so that he could get the experience of a checking account, paying with a card, writing checks, saving money, etc. The day that he got the card he asked to order a sword from this company, disregarding my instincts I let him use the card because I was being lazy at the time and didn't feel like setting up a paypal. Take note that this is the very first and last purchase made with the card. The next day a charge for $130.00 from "The Patio Store" showed up on his account. The sword cost $12.25. No charge has ever showed up from Kingdom of Swords nor has the sword ever arrived.
Your Patio Store is in San Antonio
by: b in CA

so it seems to be yet another fraud which traces back to fraudulant CC charges from Kingdom of Swords, SWBlades, etc to places in or around San Antonio, TX.
Posters..please include dates in your post
by: b in CA

Like date (month/yr) of order, date of the possible fraud charge to your card, where the charge was made to (include if you can the area code of the phone number of the business) and how much the charge was as opposed to the actual charge you authorized. Also put in date of your posting of the message. It might help someone track the alleged fraud perpetrated by this company. Just a thought. It's so sad to see more people getting ripped off...
april 14, 2010
by: Joeku

I reported them to yahoo, the page says they usually contact you in 24 hours. Yahoo is full of sh!%, they never did anything to avoid this. How is it possible they still running this is just bad, just pisses me off. i'm currently unemployed and bought from sw blades, i thought woah thats a good deal and i love the anime kenshin and now im not getting nothing and i got my money stolen from those crooks. You all be careful and pass on the word about sw blades red dragon etc. maybe someday someone will actually do something about it. -_-''
Can Yahoo be partially to blame?
by: L.Sunday

I wonder if Yahoo can be held partially liable since many have contacted them about this place and nothing is being done? I wonder if there is a phone number that one could use to contact Yahoo since emailing about this is not working? It's amazing how SW Blades keeps using store in San Antonio, TX.
SW Blades
by: Adam

wow, i wish i looked up this site before i placed my order, they have not charged me yet, i sent a email to my bank to let them know and see if they can stop the charge
Thank you guys
by: Anonymous

I come across kingdom of sword.net selling Cold steel Chinese war sword for $93 with free shipping and 30% off so the total come up to $65. Cold steel Chinese war sword usually goes for about $250 so I was so happy and jump on the deal but after complete the transaction ,I felt kind of funny 'cause the deal was too good to be true so I did some google search on website review and end up here .I call my Master card company to close the account and issue me a new card ,better be save than sorry .
Fake Address
by: Anonymous

Swordcorp
1511 Camden Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025
This address they have listed as their SWSword is an apartment complex. Without a unit number, it's an obvious fake and front for credit card theft and identity scam. I'm sorry to those who lost money. Anyone with orders pending should dispute the charge and cancel their cards for a new number immediately!
Reported to YahooStores
by: Anonymous

As these theives have the YahooStores policy listed in their privacy statement and even a fake link to YahooStores secure check out, I reported them to Yahoo. Perhaps they will investigate and prosecute them for trademark infringement.
Contacted My Local Police
by: R.D.

I recommend you contact your local police, that's what I've done.

I own classic red wagons .com, and I am the victim of identity fraud by these bad guys.

They are stealing money from you when you buy at swblades.com, then you dispute the charge with your bank, then when the bank asks them for proof of purchase, they include a piece of paper with 'merchant services' on it and a toll-free number for PayPal; AND a print-out of MY website's home page!

I don't have anything to do with these jerks...

What appears on your credit card statement:

RED WAGONS TX 210-693-0278

That is the scammer, they cannot just tell you that someone else did it. The bank can get the money back from them...that's how the banking system works.

Be sure to get your money back!
add 1 more to the complaints
by: Anonymous

I went through the exact same thing as everyone else. The only difference is I got charged by a company called Austin Tri-cyclist, also out of Texas. They claim to have no record of a purchase by anyone on a Discover card for anytime this April. I cancelled the card after disputing the charge. I wanna get these bastards; count me in if there is any legal action we can take.
Their website should be shut down
by: Anonymous

4/29/10
I ordered from them last week and a few days later found this thread. Luckily, I was able to cancel my CC before they could charge anything, but it was one big plastic hassle. These jerks need to be stopped.
Stole my credit card info and made charges
by: Mark

I ordered a sword from them back in March. I got the receipt from them but never got the sword. I just checked my credit card statement and it has all these charges from companies that I havn't even shopped at. My card has been canceled.
5/5/2010
by: I know who they are!

The owners of SWblades.com/ reddragonswords.com/ kingdomofswords.com and many others are Robert (Robbie)Franklin Markum Jr. Birthday is 4/14/? & Rachel Olivia Markum(maiden name is Sanchez) her birthday is 7/6/83. They used to reside at 17218 Darien Wing San Antonio, Tx 78247, but they moved to Puerto Rico for 6 weeks. They decided to move back to Tx & they are residing in either Schertz, Live Oak or San Antonio. They are scamming people, they are very good at what they do. Rachel has been arrested for hot checks and they were both arrested for assault on each other. They are currently running from law enforcement because Rachel is going to be charged with felony assault on a minor, a 1 year old. They are known to use other people ss# to open accounts & to use stolen credit cards. They used to own a $150k home, they drive nice vehicles, take several vacations a year, and buy expensive luxuries with the money they are stealing from you. Report them to SAPD white collar crimes unit and file complaints with better business bureau!
hey
by: Anonymous

dose any body no a reliable site to get swords form
Online Sword Stores
by: L.Sunday

To Anonymous, You question about stores. Just look on the left side of the screen. You see a section called Sword Stores. There is a directory and links that list reputable online stores.