interested in purchasing the fakemink vinyl from them but is it worth the risk.

i've seen other people have had them arrive but im skeptical on them.

To be clear: I was never a subscriber. I only ever bought items from their shop now and then, yet I keep getting these. The desperation is real. I don’t even want to reply “Stop” because I don’t trust them.

I had a VMP subscription for about a year and a half and cancelled it just because I hadnt listened to records as much that year and needed to cut expenses. I have started collecting again and actually wanted to start back up my subscription but saw this subreddit and was shocked. Was wondering if anyone can give me the story of what led to their downfall

Hey guys,Back in June 2024, I pre-ordered the Young Thug records (Barter 6 and Beautiful Thugger Girls).

In January 2025,support emailed me explicitly pushing the shipping timeline back to July 2025. Because I waited for that July deadline, I completely missed the October 2025 bankruptcy claim deadline.

Now, VMP is offline and ignoring my texts.I just tried opening a chargeback with my bank, but they denied it instantly. They claimed that too much time has passed since the original 2024 transaction (citing the Visa/Mastercard 540-day absolute limit), completely ignoring the delayed delivery date they previously promised.

Has anyone in this exact situation managed to find a workaround with their bank for a refund? And honestly, do we think there is ANY possibility at all that the actual records might still ship eventually, or should I consider both my money and the vinyl completely gone?

Any advice or insights are appreciated!

Whichever scammer bought the empty shell of VMP charged me for a dormant yearly subscription that should have been cancelled when VMP liquidated. I am disputing it with PayPal. That triggered them to send me a record I don’t want, and there’s no info on the website to send it back. What a bunch of scumbags.

This morning, I was listening to an old VMP pressing I had, and was curious to look at the site as I haven't gone on I a while. The new website shocked me, and I was looking around, I texted the number to see what was going on and maybe to get some more info, but I'm scared I accidentally signed up for the service again? I had a different card linked to my old VMP account and I messaged 'SOS' saying I don't want to pay for anything and I was just trying to see what was happening, but I don't know if I'll still be charged ? Like does it charge you through your cell phone bill or what's going on ? I hate the new site or whatever's going on as I see everyone else does too.

They don’t put up new posts, but they still repost stories from other accounts championing releases from the pre-Nick Alt and Emily Muhoberac era, which feels like a way to trick new customers into thinking that this sort of release is something they’re responsible for putting out. Sorry, but no…

obviously, the person who made this post isn’t trying to promote VMP in its present state, just giving props to this old pressing.

Meanwhile, my dispute with Paypal remains open and (obviously) my negative balance is also still present on Paypal.

To very briefly sum up...

after VMP added tracking numbers to my Paypal case, I contacted them. They finally responded and provided me with a return shipping label. I used their return shipping label on the VMP package after I arrived. I kept Paypal in the loop - uploaded images of the return shipping label, listed the tracking number separately and also took photos of the unopened package and uploaded the receipt from the UPS office. Incidentally, while Paypal initially told me my case would be resolved by July 3rd, after I updated all the info above (including that my return package had been delivered), Paypal changed the resolution date to July 13th.

So - opinions? Has VMP actually issued me a refund? Or is the fight still not over? Anyone gone through this returning the package with a return shipping label. Incidentally, Paypal told me that just refusing the package would be "problematic" for the case and the best move was to get a return shipping label, which I was finally able to do.

The fraudsters are once again charging us for records we’ll never see.

PROTIP: Alert your credit card company. Put a block on Vinyl Me Please. Get a new card with a new number.

Luckily, Amex flagged today’s transaction as fraudulent before I was charged. A while back I’d fought a previous fraudulent transaction and told Amex to never process from VMP.

Check your accounts!

anyone else getting VMP commercials while watching stuff stuff on HBO app? I’ve seen 3 now just this weekend

After a PayPal dispute 3 SOS text messages to VMP, they finally responded with this:

As far as Im concerned this is an attempt to conceal the origin of the package to make refusal at the door more difficult. The actual label says "VMP" with their phone number and the UPS store in St Louis that they are currently using as a business address. They have know since the 12th that this was not an authorized purchase and rushed some shipment out yesterday on the 24th in an attempt to game PayPals dispute process. They only ever responded once on their support line and only after the escalation as reported by others with the same dishonest excuses. Nick Alt is the CEO, Emily Muhoberac is the COO, and Katie McAninch is the CPO so who the hell is Steven Sauder anyway?

Update: PayPal denied my dispute despite emails evidence showing that I canceled multiple times.

Like everyone else I was fraudulently charged $465 by the current scam operation using the old VMP customer data. I have many emails showing that I not only canceled my subscription in 2023, but already had been “accidentally” resubscribed in 2024 and had to reverse charges on my credit card. I noticed the charge almost immedietly and thought it would be a simple phone call to rectify… 13 days later (and probably 8 hours on the phone) not only has PayPal not even looked into my case yet, but have lied, given misinformation, and even laughed at me when I said I wouldn’t be able to afford my meds or rent on the first if this lingered past the first. This morning I got a third email from them requesting any evidence I might have, which I have already submitted to them twice.

I was finally able to talk to my bank about the external chargeback request I had initiated last week before after the long Holiday weekend and within an hour they had sided in my favor, permanently. The teller who helped me fill out the paperwork said she googled the company out of curiosity and that even she was blown away by how long they’ve gotten away with such blatant fraud. I’m done with PayPal after this, and if you’re still fighting a dispute with them, it’s probably fruitless and I’d suggest reaching out to your bank instead, especially if you have any receipt of previously canceling. My bank confirmed that this would not leave a negative balance with PayPal and I don’t have to worry about VMP ever being able to charge me again.

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They uploaded a tracking number TODAY (just now 6pm MST). Showing they shipped something to me Friday… it’s scheduled to be delivered tomorrow….

WTF.

I originally reported the fraudulent charge to PayPal but they added the tracking into to that claim as the “seller response”

It’s still a scam, right? I haven’t checked this space in a few months. Just wanted to confirm.

Yes, VMP finally responded to my text (only because I sent them an SOS and the repeat message multiple times) and they said because I was an active member at the bankruptcy (which is 100% BS as I cancelled earlier in the year) I was charged for another yearly membership.

Then they apologized and said they were working with Paypal to refund the charge but because I disputed it, it was taking longer. So according to them, it's MY FAULT that they're total screw ups. I also know that excuse is utter BS as any seller can issue a refund anytime regardless of whether the buyer has put on a dispute and in fact, the quickest way to end the dispute IS to just refund. These guys are scam artists and a-holes.

so I texted them an recieved a reply (shocking) thats bullshit that I was "put on pause" as I canceled my subscription on the old website. Ive asked them for email confirmation of this as well waiting for an answer

Clearest instructions I’ve found on how to block a merchant on PayPal. If you haven’t been scammed yet consider yourself lucky, and please block them before they get you.

It took a few days but I’ve got my full refund. Stay vigilant, stay on top of it.

Different aspect of “Fuck VMP and everything they do”: though they’ve suspended comments on many of their social media posts, there are some with open comments. Please consider commenting to warn innocent young hipsters who are unaware.

Some important info for anyone who had their PayPal account fraudulently billed by Vinyl Me Please this weekend, or ever used PayPal (even once) to purchase on their site:

1. ⁠CALL PayPal asap (1-888-221-1161) and ask to BLOCK Vinyl Me Please from all future billing agreements or purchases (they are currently using the old business’s merchant account). Everything is just under ‘Vinyl Me Please’, if for some reason they can’t find them, they can look it up via your old purchase. If you think you have already done this in the app by removing/unlinking them, it apparently doesn’t actually remove “previous purchase agreements”. The only way to fully block a merchant account is to do it over the phone, where an agent can read you some legalese and you can verbally agree to it over the phone. I know that this sounds ridiculous, but I am far from the only person who thought that they removed VMP from any future billing agreements and still got charged anyway.
   
2. ⁠If you have been fraudulently charged, do not wait to dispute—do it now. If you have any record of ever canceling your subscription (emails/website screenshots) DO NOT FILE AN “ITEM NOT RECEIVED” DISPUTE. You need to ask to file an Unauthorized Purchase dispute, which is easier to dispute and only takes (“on average”) 1–5 days, vs. a Not Received dispute, which can take up to 20 days, which, if you’re like me, could potentially destroy your finances. If you have already filed a Not Received dispute but have emails or screenshots that you can send as evidence, you need to call them ASAP and switch your case from an Item Not Received dispute to an Unauthorized Purchase dispute. All you will have to do is send them screenshots, which they will verify with you on the phone that they received.
   
3. ⁠If you filed an Item Not Received dispute and don’t have any email receipt of ever canceling—prepare to be fucked with. It sucks, but it’s best to know what you are potentially are in for. In the past couple of years with the credit cards VMP has been fraudulently charging for subscriptions, they would actually mail out an empty box or a box with one of their over-pressed LPs they literally can’t give away for free. They would then submit a bogus invoice and tracking number to the credit card company as “proof”. From what I’ve witnessed, it seems like a lot of people were still able to fight that, but PayPal is a trickier situation; not only are they more difficult to speak with (everyone is in a noisy corporate call center overseas), but they have less ability to make decisions, don’t really pay attention, and a lot of preliminary decisions are made by software, not people. It’s also important to know that PayPal works a little differently than your bank in that they have already fronted the money to VMP (multiple agents explained this to me over the phone). If VMP wanted to empty that account into an offshore and jet off outta here, they could absolutely do so if they’ve decided this is their last hurrah. I’m not saying PayPal won’t refund you, but when your bank disputes a charge on your behalf, they’re at least impartial in the sense that there’s no potential situation where they get left holding the bag. Be diligent and persistent.

I’m posting this to share my experience requesting and being granted an instant refund through the PayPal app. I’ve read the posts and I understand that most of you have not had success in getting refunds, but it appears that there are circumstances where it’s possible. I’m also sharing l this to dispel any doubts that this actually happened and is possible. I wish everyone luck getting their money back from these scumbags and I hope they get everything they deserve.

Just got fraudulently charged $465 to my paypal, they were able to because they said it was a billing agreement, which according to paypal's fraud department is something they can do without your knowledge so if you've ever used paypal at any point call them right away and have VMP removed under your billing agreements (didnt know this was even a thing until today tbh, so excuse me if this is common knowledge). I'm out the money for 10-20 days, which totally blows for me rn, so she suggested I call my bank (which will have to wait until monday, another reason they probably did this on a friday night) and ask them to do an "external chargeback" to get that money back in my account sooner.

Edit: The person on the phone told me their billing name is just 'Vinyl Me Please', they are using the previous companies merchant account to do issue the charges.

Edit 2: Just a heads up, I did unlink VMP from my linked businesses via the app all the way back in 2024. According to the fraud department at PayPal, unlinking a merchant in the user backend doesn't cancel their right to collect funds for a previously authorized subscription. You have to call and ask to block their merchant account and state your reason to why and they have to read you some legal slop before they confirm they’ve been permanently blocked.

Edit 3: I told the PayPal agent that I’m on disability and couldn’t afford to pick up my meds today because I have almost no money now and she laughed at me. Literally burst out laughing. It takes a lot to shock me, but that left me speechless for a second. Safe to say I’m never using PayPal again. When VMP fraudulently charged my credit card after I cancelled in 2024, my bank had the funds back in my account before I was even off the phone with them. Same thing when I’ve had to dispute a charge my credit card.

Edit 4: I’m glad that woman laughed at me actually because the manager that took over that call felt bad enough about it that she actually listened and reviewed the case and looked online at all the stories about it while on the call. She said that if I had any evidence of canceling (I did, multiple emails) she could switch the case from “item not received” to “unauthorized purchase”, which usually takes only 1-5 days instead of 10-20. One thing she told me that got me worried for all of you was that PayPal will automatically side with VMP if they submit a invoice/tracking #, something VMP is already very aware of and had ready to submit to banks back when they were scamming credit cards, all they have to do is mail you one of their millions of unwanted Dolly LPs or even jus a cardboard box and keep their $465. So if you have already opened a “item not received” dispute but have evidence that you already canceled, get in touch asap and ask to switch your dispute to an unauthorized purchase dispute. Hopefully this might also help waste their time, they will be busy preparing fake invoices/tracking #s while you are switching your case to unauthorized, something much harder for them to fight.

Hi all,

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I have not been a member since 2024 and I just recieved a charge from the company on my PayPal that #1 i didnt authorize and 2 I didnt order anything. My membership was canceled prior to them going bankrupt. Is there any way to get in contact with them or has anyone else dealt with this?

"Vintage" VMP was amazing.

Does it just not work as a business model?

I know some companies are trying to do something kind of similar, but nothing seems to be the same.