BEWARE: HARDLINE DISTRIBUTION, POLAND February 28, 2009
Posted by 12k in Uncategorized.trackback
late last year 12k was contacted by a distributor in Poland called Hardline. they seemed nice enough and eager to carry 12k and get some exposure in their area. They proceeded to order $3600+ worth of CDs.. and we shipped them to them… only to find shortly after that they can no longer be contacted, and our hopes of ever seeing those CDs or payment are long gone.
assholes like this really hurt small labels like 12k and, well, labels in general. $3600 worth of merchandise is a lot to lose. that kind of money can fund a couple of releases and only makes it harder for us to put stuff out.
if anyone out there has any contact with “hardline” please let us know.. and for other labels, or artists, or buyers out there.. avoid them at all costs.
oh man…that’s a real shame, taylor. hopefully you can track these guys down and retrieve your merch…or at least get some of that capital back.
What a hideous theft… Being a Polish resident, I’m feeling totally ashamed for these people. If I could be of any help, please do let me know.
With Monochrome Vision productions, I was also hurted by this guy. The same story – lot of CDs ordered, nothing paid.
His address is:
HARDLINE
c/o Jacek Janda
Kopernika 6 mieszkania 3
39-400 Tarnobrzeg
Poland
Someone in the music biz in Poland must know where these b*****s are? We got a contract from them, but waited because I wanted out main distributor to check them out. So fortunately for us, we didn’t get caught. But the lesson is in this day and age – don’t do consignment in pl;aces where you don’t have direct contact or any control!
With Heaven and Earth productions, I was also hurted by Hardline. The same story – lot of CDs ordered, nothing paid.
As far as we found out, Jacek Janda moved in the beginning of October 2008 to Ukraine…