Ignoratio Elenchi said:
I've never used LeagueSafe and have no dog in the fight.
IMO you got scammed by a shady owner, not by LeagueSafe. The manager's explanation is reasonable and consistent.
Had he paid the commissioner directly and that guy left with it then you guys would be crying he should use League Safe.
Exactly.
I can't speak for anyone else, but if you asked me I'd tell you not to play fantasy football for real money with complete strangers. I certainly wouldn't be "crying" about anything.
My issue with LeagueSafe is who would have thought they'd have these policies in the first place?
Which policy? The one where if you give league safe $300 of your own money to hold for fantasy football, you can ask them to give you your $300 back before the football season starts? Is that the egregiously nonsensical policy you're taking issue with?
I'm guilty of not doing due diligence before agreeing to use them, but
No but. If you're going to send your money to someone, you should know the terms of the agreement. If you don't bother to do your due diligence, you don't get to complain later that their policies are "terrible."
The blame is certainly on Josh Meyer
Yep, he did a ####ty thing.
but LeagueSafe failed to do what they are supposed to do - protect the league's money from unscrupulous members.
They didn't fail. The "unscrupulous" member took his money back
in July. It's not like he was 0-7 in late October and
then took his money back. It's entirely a league issue that no one bothered to notice that Josh was playing for free all year and then decided to abandon his team.Their job is to protect the interests of their users. ####ty as his actions may have been,
Josh was one of their users. They are obligated to protect his interests as well. How much outrage would there be if OP sent LeagueSafe $300, requested a refund and they refused to give him his own money back?