Personally I´m not affected, didn´t have tix for Geneve but I´m sorry for everyone who did.

Since P thinks the internet is dead, here´s a site he probably should have consulted, found through a simple google search by name of promoter on page 1.

http://www.moneyhouse.ch/p/daniel-quarcoopome

"Früher tätig für: brandescential AG in Liquidation

(ohne Domizil - sans adresse - senza recapito)

Status: gelöscht

Let´s see what the Internet is worth, shall we?

nice add-on - the Larger Than Life SARL changed its name and company information on 12.07.2010

http://www.moneyhouse.ch/u/larger_than_live_sarl_CH-660.0.444.007-5.htm

Who´s that Daniel S. Quarcoopome? Is that guy just a straw man or did he really direct 3 companies that all went bankrupt/ changed name.. erm? All that jazz seems bit shady, right?

Le Matin has an article about him in french:

http://www.lematin.ch/actu/suisse/mystere-quarcoopome-303062

There are some cases of a certain Daniel Sackey Quarcoopome vs. Sanyo on Ghana´s Judicial Training Institute site:

http://www.jtighana.org/summaryrulings.php?q=&nav=default&mainnav=rulings&type=supreme

6 DANIEL SACKEY QUARCOOPOME vrs. SANYO ELECTRIC TRADING & ANOR.

10 DANIEL SACKEY QUARCOOPOME VRS SANYO ELECTRIC TRADING & ANOR.

So this guy is from Ghana? Not really... I thought he stays in the UK, is based in Germany and the Larger Than Life SARL rests on the Marshall Islands? Could that be the same Daniel? Um, is THAT him on facebook?

http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Quarcoopome/1786765234?ref=search

I don´t know anything and have nothing to do with all that jazz - there can be 20 Daniel S Quarcoopome´s as far as I´m concerned - presumption of innocence applies.

Ah, there´s no business like showbusiness

...Mmmh... Guess I just don't get most of it, but it definetely smells FUNNY

chiron said:

Let´s see what the Internet is worth, shall we?

nice add-on - the Larger Than Life SARL changed its name and company information on 12.07.2010

http://www.moneyhouse.ch/u/larger_than_live_sarl_CH-660.0.444.007-5.htm

Who´s that Daniel S. Quarcoopome? Is that guy just a straw man or did he really direct 3 companies that all went bankrupt/ changed name.. erm? All that jazz seems bit shady, right?

Le Matin has an article about him in french:

http://www.lematin.ch/actu/suisse/mystere-quarcoopome-303062

There are some cases of a certain Daniel Sackey Quarcoopome vs. Sanyo on Ghana´s Judicial Training Institute site:

http://www.jtighana.org/summaryrulings.php?q=&nav=default&mainnav=rulings&type=supreme

6 DANIEL SACKEY QUARCOOPOME vrs. SANYO ELECTRIC TRADING & ANOR.

10 DANIEL SACKEY QUARCOOPOME VRS SANYO ELECTRIC TRADING & ANOR.

So this guy is from Ghana? Not really... I thought he stays in the UK, is based in Germany and the Larger Than Life SARL rests on the Marshall Islands? Could that be the same Daniel? Um, is THAT him on facebook?

http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Quarcoopome/1786765234?ref=search

I don´t know anything and have nothing to do with all that jazz - there can be 20 Daniel S Quarcoopome´s as far as I´m concerned - presumption of innocence applies.

Ah, there´s no business like showbusiness

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The swiss newspaper Tribune de Genève wrote the whole story again.

Confirming that D.S.Q. was born 21. oct 1965 and originally from Ghana. Englisch speaking and with german nationality. He lives mostly in the USA.

He got a advance of the the CHF 1,5 (about 10'000 tickets sold at around CHF 150.--). And if the concert does not take place on another date - the ticket have to be reimbursed and D.S.Q. has to pay pack his advance.

Presumption of innocence applies...of course...

.....................

Le producteur qui a embobiné Genève
MYSTÈRE.
Daniel Sackey Quarcoopome avait promis un concert de Prince au Stade de Genève. Après un premier report de date, c’est au final l’annulation. Face au fiasco, cet inconnu du milieu du spectacle se défile. Remboursera-t-il les 10 000 billets vendus?

Dominique Botti
dominique.botti@edipresse.ch

L’artiste Prince n’a pas joué au Stade de Genève avant-hier soir comme prévu. Le concert de la star mondiale de la pop funk a été annulé in extremis. Après le report d’un premier concert, fixé au 12 juillet. Derrière ce fiasco se cache un producteur: Daniel Sackey Quarcoopome. Le personnage est mystérieux. Personne ne sait s’il est un charlatan ou un producteur inexpérimenté. En fait, personne ne sait qui il est vraiment. A Genève, tout le monde parle de lui. Mais rares sont ceux qui lui ont parlé. Et ceux qui l’ont rencontré se comptent sur les doigts d’une main. Daniel S. Quarcoopome a débarqué de nulle part. Il n’apparaît dans aucun registre d’organisateurs de spectacles. Il n’a fait aucune apparition publique. Il n’y a donc pas de photo de lui. Selon nos informations, le producteur est né le 21 octobre 1965. Il est de nationalité allemande, originaire du Ghana. Anglophone, il a deux adresses en Suisse alémanique: une à Thalwil (ZH) et une autre à Steinhausen (ZG). Quant à lui, il prétend passer le plus clair de son temps aux Etats-Unis. Lorsqu’il est de passage à Genève, ses contacts suisses affirment qu’il loge au prestigieux Hôtel des Bergues. Dans l’établissement, on dit ne pas connaître ce client. Au niveau professionnel, Daniel S. Quarcoopome a expliqué aux médias que l’organisation du concert de Prince était une première. Il avait ajouté avoir travaillé longtemps dans le divertissement et le sport en Allemagne et en Angleterre. Il semble avoir aussi œuvré en Suisse dans plusieurs entreprises. Deux des sociétés dans lesquelles il a travaillé (en tant que directeur et délégué) ont d’ailleurs été mises en faillite. Une troisième, où il était administrateur unique, a été liquidée.

Référence prestigieuse
Le producteur est aujourd’hui gérant d’une société de divertissement, Larger Than Live. Cette dernière a changé ses statuts le 25 juin dernier. Elle est logée à la rue du Rhône à Genève. Sur place, une étiquette manuscrite mentionne son existence sur la boîte aux lettres d’une fiduciaire. «Le Matin Dimanche» a visité les locaux. La réception ne connaît pas l’intéressé. Un responsable de la fiduciaire n’a pas répondu à nos questions. Comment ce producteur inconnu et insaisissable a-t-il fait miroiter la
venue de Prince? Comment a-t-il pu convaincre des professionnels genevois de travailler avec lui? Frédéric Hohl, de New Event Production, Olivier Grandjean, de la billetterie Resaplus, et Claude Baumann, de B4 Communication, affirment vouloir prendre leurs distances aujourd’hui. Ils avouent toutefois avoir cru au projet. Car Daniel S. Quarcoopome avait présenté des liens officiels avec le management de l’artiste. Ce qu’a confirmé Kiran Sharma, patronne de l’agence londonienne Kikit
qui représente Prince: «Daniel S. Quarcoopome est le promoteur local.» Les références prestigieuses ne font pas tout. Le producteur, alors que le concert n’était pas annulé, avait déjà mal emmanché son spectacle à quelques heures du lever de rideau. Il n’avait pas demandé de trains spéciaux et d’autorisation au Service cantonal du commerce. Et il n’avait pas de contrat avec la Fondation
du Stade de Genève. Pire, il ne serait pas parvenu à offrir les garanties financières nécessaires (des centaines de milliers de francs) en cas de coup dur. Il cherche une nouvelle date Kiran Sharma a affirmé au journal que les billets seraient remboursés. Daniel S. Quarcoopome, en revanche, ne s’était pas encore prononcé en fin de semaine. Il cherchait une nouvelle date de concert. Près de 10 000 places ont été vendues. Pour une moyenne de 150 francs par billet, la somme en jeu est de 1,5 million. Selon nos informations, le producteur aurait reçu au moins une avance sur les recettes. D’ordinaire, en cas de remboursement, il doit restituer les sommes perçues. «Le Matin Dimanche» a contacté l’intéressé. Après un rendez-vous annulé et des réponses lapidaires, il a définitivement bouclé son téléphone.

What is the current status of this case?

Is the 'promotor' in cooperation and communication with the ticket seller to arrange a refund?

Is the 'promotor' in cooperation and communication with the artist to arrange a reschedule?

If not:

What is the Swiss process that leads up to a warrant for his arrest?

What can we do in this case to help it proceed more quickly?

(and thanks for posting these infos)

Does that Victoria telephone number still work?

Raum Muenchen?

For those wondering about the islands: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ll_Islands

[Edited 7/30/10 1:03am]

Just for info for all the people who have asked for the reimbursement of their ticket after the first concert postponement (from July 12th to July 23rd): I've just received the money back on my bank account right now, from www.resaplus.ch...from this point of view they seem correct...

The Victoria number rings but does not answer...

http://www.resaplus.ch/deutsch/de/news/news/latest/2430/prince_information.html

Latest Statement resaplus.ch:

PRINCE - INFORMATION

Samstag, Jul 31 2010

Dear Clients,

We sincerely apologise for this most distressing situation that has deeply affected us.

At the present time, it is not possible for us to make any reimbursements for the Prince concert of 23 July 2010 that was annulled.
No precise instructions have been received from D. S. Quarcopoome or the promoters, and the advance payments have not been returned.

For this reason, Resaplus SA will take legal action as of 2 August 2010 in order to reimburse the clients for those tickets.

Resaplus will not abandon this and payments made for the concert must be recovered and our clients reimbursed.
However, it was necessary to allow a few days for the organisers and their partners to clarify the situation.
For the time being nothing has been settled and everything will be done to resolve this affair and reach a positive outcome.
Resaplus is also a victim of this appalling situation and we are fighting for our clients.

An official announcement via the media, internet and at sales' points will be made by Resaplus during the week of 2 August.

Thank you for your patience and your comprehension.


Resaplus SA

P.S. Reimbursement for the concert of 12 July (asked in time) are being effected.

Rosi said:

http://www.resaplus.ch/deutsch/de/news/news/latest/2430/prince_information.html

Latest Statement resaplus.ch:

PRINCE - INFORMATION

Samstag, Jul 31 2010

Dear Clients,

We sincerely apologise for this most distressing situation that has deeply affected us.

At the present time, it is not possible for us to make any reimbursements for the Prince concert of 23 July 2010 that was annulled.
No precise instructions have been received from D. S. Quarcopoome or the promoters, and the advance payments have not been returned.

For this reason, Resaplus SA will take legal action as of 2 August 2010 in order to reimburse the clients for those tickets.

Resaplus will not abandon this and payments made for the concert must be recovered and our clients reimbursed.
However, it was necessary to allow a few days for the organisers and their partners to clarify the situation.
For the time being nothing has been settled and everything will be done to resolve this affair and reach a positive outcome.
Resaplus is also a victim of this appalling situation and we are fighting for our clients.

An official announcement via the media, internet and at sales' points will be made by Resaplus during the week of 2 August.

Thank you for your patience and your comprehension.


Resaplus SA

P.S. Reimbursement for the concert of 12 July (asked in time) are being effected.

I would highly recommend that anyone who paid by credit card for their ticket to file a dispute with their credit card companies to obtain reimbursement, due to services were not rendered for the ticket purchased, rather than waiting for a legal case to be resolved.

Just KeepinItReal

Answer I've got from a swiss legal agency:

Dear Sir

Unfortunately we can give you a clear-cut answer as to whether you have a claim for a refund against Realplus. Your case raises some really tricky legal questions. E.G. Which courts are competent to hear your case? Is Swiss or Italian law applicable? Is Realplus only obliged to hand you over the ticket or do they also have to guarantee that concert takes place? Is the limitation of liability clause valid? Etc. Most regrettably you probably need to have recourse to a lawyer if you want to clarify all these legal questions in detail. At least under Swiss law, you possibly have a claim against the promoter of the concert. The promoter concluded a work contract with the first buyer (Realplus) promising to organize a Prince-concert which may be attended by the first buyer. This right, namely the right to attend the concert, is incorporated in the concert ticket which was transferred to you by the first buyer. As result, you have a direct claim against the promoter of the concert. If this concert is cancelled, then on principle he becomes liable for damages according to the provisions governing the work contract. You can initiate a debt enforcement procedure against either Realplus or the promoter, Larger than Life Sarl, at the “Offices des Poursuites” (http://www.ge.ch/opf ) in Geneva, where the two companies are based. Either company can stop this procedure quite easily by raising a formal objection. If you still want to pursue your claims for a refund after that, you have to take them to court. Ultimately only a competent court of law can decide whether you are entitled to claim a refund. As your case concerns contract law the Swiss administration cannot intervene on your behalf. According to an article published on 5 August 2010 in Le Matin the promoter is having financial difficulties. Furthermore, Realplus paid 650’000 Fr.-- of the receipts from the ticket sale to the promoter. Realplus’ lawyer said that Realplus will only compensate the buyers if they manage to recover the money. At the moment the promoter is still trying to organize the concert at a later date and is not willing to pay back the money (http://www.lematin.ch/actu/suisse/prince-attente-307723 ). La Fédération Romande des Consommateurs (http://www.frc.ch ) may provide you with further information in this matter. We hope this information is of some help.

Yours sincerelyFlorian Lörtscher _______________________

Florian LörtscherAttorney-at-Law
Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA) State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Legal Affairs DivisionEffingerstr. 1 3003 Bern Telefon 031 324 08 09 Fax 031 324 09 56 E-Mail: florian.loertscher@seco.admin.ch Web: www.seco.admin.ch

Hmmm...

650,000.00 CHF = 468,697.32 EUR

No matter if it's Italian or Swiss law, they should both cover a breach of contract. For this kind of problems, each country has his own "international private law" which refers to which country's law is applicable. The legal questions it raises are not that tricky.

Anyway, a simple question for reimbursement seems to work so legal action is not (yet) necessarry.
EDIT: Unless you want your hotel costs and plane tickets back. That should be tricky

[Edited 8/10/10 5:33am]

MISTERHANDS said:

No matter if it's Italian or Swiss law, they should both cover a breach of contract. For this kind of problems, each country has his own "international private law" which refers to which country's law is applicable. The legal questions it raises are not that tricky.

Anyway, a simple question for reimbursement seems to work so legal action is not (yet) necessarry.
EDIT: Unless you want your hotel costs and plane tickets back. That should be tricky

DOUBLE hotel costs and plane etc.

But why not bring this case on anyway needed?

What are the costs involved, if any?

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=105288766195471

Here is a group to bring resaplus to the situation that the send the money back!

pleas add this group. so we have a lot of power!!! inform everybody about the group

Resaplus is not obliged to pay any money, so they certainly won't cave in to any little Facbook group!

PatrickS77 said:

Resaplus is not obliged to pay any money, so they certainly won't cave in to any little Facbook group!

But they could still make some progress and report about it.

Why don't they communicate?

I mean:

Read this http://www.resaplus.ch/portal/fr/news/news/actualites/2432/prince_communique.html and look at the date.

Then wonder what has happened since then.

Did resaplus verify stuff?

Do they believe Daniel S. Q?

Etc, etc.