MATCO TOOLS Franchise Complaints: Have you had any dealings with MATCO Tools or the MATCO Tools franchise? Please share a comment about your experience – good or bad – below, as well as advice for those considering investing in a MATCO Tools franchise.
Also read: FRANCHISE LAWSUIT Alleges Matco Tools Scam, TD Bank Fraud
We received the following franchise warning about the MATCO TOOLS franchise opportunity. According to commenter “TOMMY CHEUNG” :
“STAY AWAY FROM MATCO TOOLS. THEY WILL SELL YOU A BILL OF GOODS,WHICH IS NO GOOD.
“RUMOR HAS IT ,MATCO MAKES MORE MONEY SIGNING NEW FRANCHISES THAN THEY DO TAKING CARE OF THEIR CURRENT ONES.
“DARYL PRITCHETT AND MIKE RAMEY WORK TOGETHER TO SIGN YOU UP AND THEN KICK YOU TO THE CURB. I AM WORKING ON A LAWSUIT AGAINST MATCO, HOPING TO TURN IT INTO A CLASS ACTION SUIT. YOU MAY CONTACT JERRY MARKS AT MARKS AND KLEIN LAW FIRM AT [redacted], IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
“I INVESTED ALOT OF MONEY IN MATCO AND AFTER 3.5 YEARS THEY SHUT ME DOWN. WHEN THE ECONOMY SLOWED IN 2008,THEY PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS.
“I ALSO SPOKE TO A PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE, WHO CALLED ME, AND STATED THATS THE WAY MATCO DOES BUSINESS. STAY AWAY FROM MATCO TOOLS AND RUN LIKE HELL WHEN YOU SEE THEM. I REPEAT DO NOT BUY OR INVEST IN MATCO TOOLS…”
Marks & Klein is a legitimate franchise law firm that often represents franchisees in lawsuits against their franchisors, but we haven’t verified with them whether a lawsuit against Matco Tools is in the works or not.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS MATCO TOOLS A GOOD FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY, A FAIR FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY OR A FRANCHISE SCAM?
If you’ve had dealings with Matco Tools, please share a comment below.
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Debbie,
You can laugh at Zig all you want, probably the most successful sales person ever.
I would guess though he would probably frown on talking bad about the company you represent. an example how about this....
Christopher – You know this sucks because I like mato tools but if they are screwing there people (like Debbie btw who is the best tool person ever) over then I can no longer support them
Translation...I no longer buy MATCO Tools. Who is the MATCO dbr in debbies area...Debbie, who is no longer selling tools to Christopher.... Debbie. Who is complaining her customers arent buying tools....Debbie.
i have a question do all you dbrs charge for replacing impact o rings and clips ? seems to me you must be sence you want to get paid for fixing ratchets,
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Not me MATCOMAN, give them away for free. Easy to change, less time than a ratchet repair.
Is calling someone a failure! Defamation of character.?
why would you involve your custumers in your business problems, i would never tell custumers im not making money,not collecting ,not selling, whatever. when i was a tech i would quit buying from them, there not going to be there for me.
What about an advertising AD chocked full of False and misleading Information?
did you make it as a dbr?
listen to what was said,95% then 20 none ,that just means if you start as a fan. you have a better chance to make it in first 7 years.daaaa.
in my area a mac dealer was going around telling his/my custumers.if he did not start selling betterand collectng better he was going to quit on jan 1st. guess what hes gone,to much talking and not working,must have been mac tools fault....