Hatchwise.com reviews and complaints

I signed up for a contest on www.hatchwise.com and sent them my logo. I was super excited about that because it was actually the first contest in my life! Too bad I decided to try Hatchwise. Now I know that this site is nothing but scam, they received my logo and promised I'll get paid. Waited weeks and there was no payment and they do not reply when I try to reach them. I'm checking my payout account every day and there's nothing there.

I found the website www.hatchwise.com and wanted to get the web design from them, but before I subscribed for them, I asked the rep to provide any info. This man offered me a lot as well as he promised also services and everything was promising, but in reality after they got your money, they didn’t help, no promised services as well. Not recommended company, so please share your views and comments about it.

I paid about $50 for the logo from the website www.hatchwise.com, but these jerks fooled me. They took money and provided some fake confirmation info. After that I heard nothing from them. I have no idea how to get money back, ‘coz no one replies. I tried to find their contact number, but it wasn’t provided on the website. Maybe someone has any idea how to reach this seller and return money back, please contact me then or leave a comment. Thanks.

Horrible! I have used many logo and naming competition sites and this is the worst I've ever experienced. The site is dysfunctional, the help pages are dead links, the owners are rude, rarely respond, and arrogant. There have been numerous complaints of winnings being held 4 to 6 months for no reason which I believe is fraudulent and illegal. Contests usually must pay winners within 30 days regardless what they write in their terms and conditions. They state in their hard-to-find "terms and conditions" in very small print that they pay monthly on the 1st and 14th, but then immediately following that say they can hold your funds for up to 6 months if they want to for no reason. I was not given a reason. They then add on top of the fee they get from the buyer a fee taken out of your winnings of another 20%-25% allegedly due to "Paypal's rising fees" (which are only a fraction of this). Huge scam! If you experience the same thing, I encourage you to do as I did and help get them investigated by reporting them to the New York Attorney General, the Better Business Bureau in the Georgetown, NY area where they are located, and federal internet crime and fraud bureaus. Also, write about your experience whenever you get a chance to warn others. Their address is Geekface, LLC, P.O. Box 41, Georgetown, NY 13072 and their owner I believe is George Wesley Ryan.

I won a logo contest, which ended two months ago. Payment periods (1st & 14th of each month) come and go and all I get is canned responses from them. The "My Account" page is a joke, as it displays just a bunch of nonsensical information to keep you guessing and thinking that something is happening. I would be shocked if they ever pay me. My next step is report them to the BBB.

After winning a contest, which had been prepaid by the contest holder, Hatchwise decided to freeze payment to me for three months. Their reason? Suspicious activity. No clarification given. I was told to check back in three months and they would look into it.