A Collector's Chronicle
An Industry
Already in Crisis
Beautiful products. A handful of great people, artisans and craftsmen. A shrinking number of buyers and hence sellers and makers. A community filled with drama and poor resale. A strange conundrum: why do such beautiful products not have an expanding market? And then — misfits, crooks, dimwit sellers, and the inescapable, pervasive tight-knit culture of naive, unworldly egocentricity that is consuming the custom lightsaber market from within.
Last updated: 27 Apr 2026
"I got my sabers back from someone who was suppose to work on them but kept the money it still enrages me today cause it was a grand and all I got was wasted time. I'm still enraged every time I think about it. Honestly, this is much needed scammers need to be called out."
"Unfortunately this is just part of the hobby. What upsets me and ultimately why I'm not super active on lightsaber social media is because a lot of well known people in this community get away with things"
The custom lightsaber industry is unravelling. What was once a passionate niche built by skilled artisans and devoted collectors has become a minefield of shuttered businesses, predatory flippers, outright scammers, and a deeply hostile online community that punishes honesty and rewards manipulation.
This is a small community largely concentrated on Facebook — a mix of long-standing and newer brands/companies (that are small companies by any measure - if not one or two persons), veteran collectors (who are almost all out of the hobby), new hobbyists arriving regularly, part-time and freelance builders and installers and customizers ranging from highly skilled to decidedly not. Rival hostility runs deep, and there is no shortage of couch observers quick to offer opinions with no skin in the game — never bought a saber, never been burned. Any negative feedback is swiftly met with hostility and rebuttals from the accused, backed by their loyal posse of fellow buccaneers.
In those 12 months I have encountered it all: predatory flippers, outright scammers, a deeply hostile online community, pea-brained sellers who have neither heard of bubble wrap nor securing the grip onto a saber before shipping out, installers who defy basic engineering logic, major "brands" that are little more than sophisticated con artists, and masterclass manipulators of their own online narrative.
Part I
The Shutdowns, Liquidation & Partial Closures
One by one, the pillars of the custom lightsaber industry are falling. Established businesses that once defined the hobby are closing their doors, scaling back, or pivoting away entirely. The pattern is unmistakable — and accelerating.
TCSS announces the shutdown of saber parts production including MHS, conversion kits, and custom work — citing an industry that has 'slowed down quite a bit over the last few years.'
Source: Facebook
"With the saber industry slowing down quite a bit over the last few years we have taken our machine shop in a different direction. At first I thought we would be able to work in saber parts as we found time but that no longer looks to be the case. As such we will officially be shutting down the production of saber parts such as MHS, conversion kits, custom work etc."
TCSS was not a marginal player. For years, it was the go-to source for MHS (Modular Hilt System) parts, pixel blades, and specialty components that formed the backbone of countless custom builds. Its closure sends shockwaves through the community. As one Reddit commenter noted: "TCSS has specialty items like colored blades, MHS, so much interesting niche stuff, and their sales reportedly aren't doing too well. People opt these days for Vire, Corvus, LGT alternatives."
Ignition Saber Co. reacts to TCSS's shutdown, revealing their own struggles — unable to move existing inventory while trying to develop new products.
Source: Facebook
"In light of TCSS's announcement yesterday that they will be ceasing saber part machining, I urge you all to consider buying from your independent saber makers rather than Chinese resellers and drop shippers. Some of us have put a LOT of time, effort and money into making sabers for you... While I'm not ready to go out-of-business yet, I AM having trouble making new products while old ones sit on the shelves."
The plea is telling: independent makers are being squeezed out by cheap Chinese imports and drop-shippers who undercut on price while offering none of the craftsmanship. The race to the bottom is destroying the very artisans who built this hobby.
Genesis Custom Sabers announces its closure after 15 years in business. Founded in 2010 as a full-time operation after starting as a hobby in 1997, GCS was one of the most respected names in the community.
Source: Facebook — Genesis Custom Sabers
"It is with deep feelings of profound gratitude that I am announcing the closing of Genesis Custom Sabers... I started making sabers around 1997, found the online community in 2004... I have had a dream job for 15 years, learned so much, and provided for my family. I am so grateful."
Genesis Custom Sabers was not a scam, not a fraud — it was one of the genuine pioneers of the craft. Its closure is a loss for the entire community. When makers who have been building since 1997 decide it is time to step away, it signals something deeper than a single business decision. The industry is losing its elders, its artisans, its institutional memory.
Jason Constantine announces The Saber Workshop is closed for business, citing rising import costs and personal challenges.
Source: Facebook — Lightsabers For Beginners / Affordable Lightsabers
"Yes, The Saber Workshop is closed for business. In recent months it's become more difficult for me to keep the website maintained and the rate at which new sabers are launching, I am unable to keep up... A saber that used to cost me $25 to import into the country now costs me $75, and there is risk of it going even higher. I can't keep absorbing those fees and cutting into the already little money I made due to my prices being so low."
Shipping costs tripled. Tariffs doubled. Margins evaporated. The Saber Workshop's closure is a textbook case of how external economic pressures — compounded by an already fragile business model — can destroy a small operation overnight. Jason's story is not unique; it is becoming the norm.
Exhibit E — Anon Saber Maker
Industry Collapse: Forecasting and Coping with Inevitable Business Failure
Established saber maker forecasting industry-wide business closures as early as October 2025, acknowledging rising costs and market saturation.
Source: Private message
An established saber maker with years of industry experience sent this private message in October 2025, forecasting widespread business closures. The message reveals a critical insight: industry insiders saw this collapse coming months in advance. The lack of coordination to prevent it—or even to prepare the community—demonstrates the industry's underlying dysfunction. Established practitioners already knew the system was failing, yet little public warning was issued.
The practitioner's comments reveal a pattern of defensive business practices: stocking inventory to fulfill existing orders, abandoning new business pursuits, and openly expressing reluctance to operate under such conditions. Yet the collapse continues to surprise external customers.
Exhibit F — Anon Saber Service
Survival Strategy: Service-Only Model as Refuge from Production Collapse
Another practitioner discussing the pivot to service-only operations to escape production costs, buyer trust issues, and industry reputation damage.
Source: Private message
A second practitioner describes their decision to cease production and operate on a service-only basis. This shift reveals the core problem: buyers no longer feel safe ordering new sabers. The practitioner explicitly cites industry reputation damage and the rise of fraud as reasons to abandon production. Instead of building new inventory, they focus on repairs and customizations for existing customers—work that does not require upfront trust.
The message also highlights a red flag for new makers: the practice of accepting upfront payment for construction is now seen as risky. This practitioner notes that some established industry veterans require waits that stretch "2-5 years," a reality that has eroded buyer confidence across the sector. The shift to service-based models is itself evidence of systemic collapse—producers are no longer willing to assume the financial and reputational risk of taking customer deposits for new builds.
Exhibit G — Vire Sabers
Vire Sabers: Inventory Crisis and Customer Appeasement
Vire Sabers announces inventory crisis and declining sales, asking for customer patience while offering a discount code to retain spending.
Source: Official Vire Sabers announcement
Vire Sabers' public announcement reveals the broader economic squeeze hitting even mid-tier manufacturers. Unlike smaller makers who simply disappear, Vire chose transparency: openly acknowledging inventory depletion, declining sales, and the need to "choose between restocks and paying bills." The company's response—offering a discount code—is a survival tactic common to struggling inventory-based businesses.
What Vire Sabers' statement reveals is the underlying fragility of the entire product-based saber ecosystem. Production costs have risen so dramatically that even established names cannot sustain traditional retail operations. The offer of an 18% discount does not solve the core problem: the market no longer has the margin structure to support high-volume production at scale.
Exhibit H — StarFall Sabers' Infinity Series
StarFall Sabers' Infinity Series: Unprofitable & Liquidated
StarFall Sabers launched the Infinity Series as a major product innovation — a modular, interchangeable saber system promising ongoing seasonal releases and endless customisation possibilities. The initiative absorbed significant capital investment, fully financed by a 'major collector turned saber business investor/entrepreneur'.
The plan failed. Inventory accumulated faster than sales. The company absorbed losses on unsold stock. By late 2025, StarFall was forced to pivot to a liquidation sale strategy — offering incentives ("win a fully customized Infinity Saber") to move dead inventory, with the rest of the stock selling at a small fraction of the original retail price (what was over 1400 USD for all five hilts and a chassis, became USD 70-80 per hilt, with the chassis at about USD 100). The episode reveals the harsh reality facing even well-intentioned manufacturers: the custom lightsaber market given its current state lacks the depth to sustain product innovation, inventory risk, and margin expectations required by traditional product development cycles.
Exhibit I — SP Sabers Props and Collectables
SP Sabers: Closure on 29 February 2024
Source: SP Sabers Official Farewell Announcement (PDF); Facebook — Lightsaber Market Group
SP Sabers, an Australian-based manufacturer run by Shaun Patterson, announced its closure on 29 February 2024. The company claimed to have produced over 1,500 individual sabers, 600+ display stands, fulfilled over 6,000 orders, and served around 3,000 customers. The official farewell statement cited the founder "falling out of love with the community, and the hobby itself." The brand was subsequently sold to SaberMach.
The Official Narrative
The farewell announcement, distributed as a PDF titled "Finale — SP Sabers Props and Collectables," frames the closure as the inevitable result of a passionate one-man operation ground down by an ungrateful community.
"Over the last 6-12 months I have found myself, falling out of love with the community, and the hobby itself. Leading to my inevitable decision to leave the Community and SP Sabers behind me."
"A lot of us as 1-man teams, who rarely have any help, we design, manufacture, customize, QC, Pack, Ship, Communicate, all while often having another full-time job. Being patient and respectful, taking this account when you feel like sending a snarky message or email to a business."
"While we work to serve our customer, we do not work to cope abuse or threats from customers, who refuse to listen or care. Treatment like this will see the death of small business... Don't be an asshole."
"Understand and accept that we are humans, we can make mistakes, I am guilty of this on more occasions then I will admit. I have messed up badly, used poor judgment and I've been deservedly called out on this."
The announcement also noted that outstanding orders were "still rolling out," with the majority of remaining shipments being display stands or Shroud of the Darkside hilts. A legacy contact form was provided, to be checked "approx. once a week." As the community would later discover, that promise of continued responsiveness proved hollow.
The Community Response
When the question "What happened to spsabers?" was posted in the Lightsaber Market Facebook group, it triggered an extensive and polarised discussion that laid bare the full spectrum of customer experiences — from fierce loyalty to outright condemnation.
The Case Against SP Sabers
Multiple customers reported a consistent pattern of quality control failures: chrome plating that bubbled and flaked out of the box, paint that chipped on arrival, threads so poorly finished they were prone to stripping, and hilts that failed to match the "most accurate" marketing claims.
COMMUNITY TESTIMONIALS
"His saber business was a sham for the most part. I've owned 5 of his hilts and they all were a let down in some way for the price I paid... He 'claimed' that he was making the 'most accurate versions' of these sabers and then quite the opposite would be delivered. The threading on the hilts was small and notorious for stripping/breaking with no way of fixing the hilt. The paint application was no where near good and would often flake or chip off right out of the box. The chrome plating regularly had bubbling and some serious imperfections that should not have made it past his gimmicky 'quality control' gold stick stickers on the box."
A.G., Facebook Community Discussion
"SP has taken the prize for most things wrong in one single package... He talked a big game about his products, they were not that good, then wanted to blame the customers/community (after his very shitty customer service and poor quality control) as to why sabers are 'not fun anymore'. Then he left and some people still have parts or orders missing and just have to eat the cost."
A.G., Facebook Community Discussion
"Agree with you 100%. I had issues with most of his products and he never fulfilled anything he said he would do to fix it... He still owes me for 4 display cases he never made and I'm out almost $400. Never refunded them and always 'updated' the shipping to make it look like he was doing something. Once he closed shop, he never responded again. He is a scam artist."
C.H., Facebook Community Discussion
"Well he certainly seems to have run off with my money for the 2 SODs I paid for in full. Only responded to me semi recently, despite constant attempts in reaching out throughout the last 2 years, only to essentially be told I can either get 2 unfinished silver ones or 'see what happens'."
W.C., Facebook Community Discussion
"Anyone know how to contact him about previous orders? I'm still missing the last two orders from SP Sabers, and no luck with his form or messenger."
H.K., Facebook Community Discussion
The Watto's Junkyard Partnership: A Former Partner Speaks
The most significant testimony came from Kai Kraudi of Watto's Junkyard, a respected German saber maker who had entered into a collaborative arrangement with SP Sabers to produce the Tusken Slayer and Tyranus (Dooku) hilts. The partnership collapsed when the scale of SP Sabers' quality failures became undeniable.
"Somewhere at this point I think Shaun wanted too much at once. More and more runs were started and quality decreased... When I learned about it in more detail, about dishonest communication with customers and flawed products I immediately ended the partnership. Unfortunately Shaun was also managing the sales and neglected the issues with the kits. Therefore it was hard to send out refunds. I admit that I should have been less naive and I apologize I wasn't more into the quality control but Australia is long way to go from Germany."
K.K. (Watto's Junkyard), Facebook Community Discussion
Watto's Junkyard subsequently produced their own Gen 4 Tusken Slayer to rectify the damage — a run that customers noted was of vastly superior quality to the SP Sabers version.
The SaberMach Acquisition
The SP Sabers brand was sold to SaberMach. As of early 2026, no new SP Sabers products have been manufactured under SaberMach's ownership.
Assessment
The SP Sabers story is a textbook illustration of the scaling trap that has claimed multiple makers in this industry. A one-man operation achieves initial success with small, manageable runs, builds a reputation on ambitious designs and slick presentation, and then attempts to scale by taking on multiple simultaneous projects — without the infrastructure, capital, or quality control mechanisms to sustain it. The results are predictably disastrous: quality plummets, customer service collapses, and the founder blames the community for demanding what was promised to them.
SP Sabers' own farewell announcement inadvertently makes the prosecution's case: a business that was simultaneously designing, manufacturing, customising, quality-controlling, packing, shipping, and communicating — all handled by one person with another full-time job — was never going to deliver on the promises its marketing made. The community did not kill SP Sabers. SP Sabers over-promised, under-delivered, and then blamed the customers for noticing.
Part II
Thriving, Active & Yet Terribly Reviewed Saber Companies
Not every bad actor closes. Some continue to operate, accumulating complaints, manipulating reviews, and exploiting a community too fragmented to hold them accountable.
Exhibit J — UltraSabers
UltraSabers: Fake Reviews, Broken Products, and a Legacy of Complaints
UltraSabers, based in Friendswood, Texas, was once one of the most visible names in the lightsaber market — largely thanks to aggressive marketing and convention presence. Beneath the surface, the company has accumulated a staggering record of complaints. On Trustpilot, despite a headline score of 4.3, a closer look reveals 74% of reviews are 1-star and only 15% are 5-star — a distribution that suggests the positive reviews are heavily manufactured. The BBB has logged numerous complaints. Reddit has documented the pattern for years.
In 2020, a Reddit user exposed UltraSabers' review manipulation in a post titled "UltraSabers reviews are fake, and here's the proof", documenting how the company pays ShopperApproved.com for reviews — a paid review service with monthly pricing plans. The poster noted that 90% of positive reviews shared identical length, talking points, and even repeated verbatim phrasing.
They pay a website for reviews every month. If you take 5 minutes to scroll through their reviews, 90% of them have the same exact length, points, and some even repeat themselves verbatim. UltraSabers has had a history of shady practices, and it's clear now that they're more than aware of that fact, and are willing to put money towards trying to keep it from getting out rather than putting the money towards fixing their company.
Product quality complaints are equally damning. Trustpilot reviewers describe sabers that are oversized to the point of being unwieldy, blades that only illuminate halfway, rattling battery packs, poor threading, and brand-new products that arrive broken — with the company refusing full refunds and only partially covering return shipping.
Hands down the worst lightsaber I've ever purchased. Oversized to the point of being unwieldy, missing the tip of the blade, the light didn't even light up half the blade. Unlike every other lightsaber company which has a built-in charge pack, it has a dangling 3A pack which rattles around the massive handle. Save your money and buy from anyone else.
The wiring is shit. The soldering is shit. Having to send it back and forth until it works is shit. They promise a product they don't understand how they can deliver.
The Trustpilot Record: 297 Reviews, 74% One-Star
UltraSabers' Trustpilot profile is unclaimed — meaning the company has never bothered to respond to any review, positive or negative. The distribution tells the real story: 74% one-star, 6% two-star, 3% three-star, 2% four-star, and just 15% five-star. The five-star reviews are overwhelmingly brief, generic convention-booth praise ("Amazing products!!!", "Cool fun colorful", "Great ppl great products"). The one-star reviews, by contrast, are detailed, specific, and devastating — documenting a pattern of defective products, refused refunds, warranty dishonesty, and customer hostility.
TRUSTPILOT REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
"WARNING: DO NOT SHOP WITH THIS COMPANY. It is a complete scam. You cannot return anything because, despite my sending them all the FedEx info and who signed for the saber, they will pretend they didn't receive anything. This company has the saber and my $500."
Heather Kerr, Trustpilot, August 2023
"Husband bought one over a year ago and it had to be returned for repairs 3 times, $500 product... traded in the 3rd time for an upgrade, that doesn't work either, $700 product... FRAUDULENT COMPANY... SCAM COMPANY... DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY."
Katherine Stratton, Trustpilot, October 2022
"Ordered a premium neopixel saber of $440. Arrived broken, with scratches, damage to the electrodes which caused it to malfunction, still no resolve to this day, even after extensive communication with their customer service. Steer away, may the force be with you."
Remco Veenenberg, Trustpilot, November 2023
"$400 light saber that was defective. Bad contact connection at speaker within the warranty period. They refused to honor the warranty, then they were going to fix it, changed their mind. Poor customer service, broken promises."
justin hurt, Trustpilot, December 2022
"JUNK! Do NOT believe their website reviews. Spent $500+ with this company, sabre worked a couple times, no help from company customer service."
Richard CeLuv, Trustpilot, December 2022
"I spent $572 on an obsidian saber... the battery caught fire and almost exploded when I put it in the charger, the blade constantly flickers a bunch of colours when I don't want it to. I can't even get a refund cause it'll be in store credits."
Rusty Jäger, Trustpilot, September 2022
"20% restocking fee and you have to pay for your own return shipping. That's absolutely ridiculous nowadays."
Jayson Osborn, Trustpilot, October 2024
"Defective product and worst customer service ever. $200 light saber does not work. They have a short 3-day return window which will run out because they are slow to respond to emails. Different agents respond without reading through the emails properly. This is a borderline scam company."
Amrita Nain, Trustpilot, June 2023
The pattern across years of reviews is unmistakable: products arrive broken or defective, the company enforces a punitive 20% restocking fee with a 3-day return window, warranty claims are routinely denied or ignored, and customers who escalate are met with hostility or silence. The five-star reviews — brief, generic, and overwhelmingly from convention encounters — stand in stark contrast to the detailed, anguished accounts from online purchasers who had no recourse once the sale was complete.
74%
1-star on Trustpilot
297
Trustpilot reviews
Paid
Review service exposed
BBB
Complaints filed
Exhibit K — DX Sabers
DX Sabers: Convention Hustles, Fake Tracking, and $2,400 in Stolen Property
DX Sabers, operated by Paul Doghramji out of Wayne, Pennsylvania, has built a business model around comic convention sales — a model that, according to dozens of Trustpilot reviewers, frequently falls apart once the customer leaves the booth. On Trustpilot, DX Sabers holds 781 reviews with a 3.9 score, but 33% are 1-star — and the company has never replied to a single negative review.
The pattern is consistent: customers purchase sabers at conventions, are told items will be shipped later, and then enter a cycle of broken promises, fake tracking numbers, and eventual silence. Multiple reviewers have reported the company to the FTC and Better Business Bureau. One customer reported $2,400 in stolen property — a $2,000 Yoda Graflex sent for repair and a $400 additional saber order, both never returned.
BUYER BEWARE. STOLE $2,000 Yoda Graflex that he said he would repair. Stole $400 for additional saber. Doesn't reply. Total thief and scammer.
Never buy from this company please. They offer so-called high quality lightsabers but when I got my mystery box I had two faulty lightsabers. I was offered an upgrade and never got them. I got a fake tracking number and I have pictures, text messages and emails to prove it. I have reported them to the FTC and the Better Business Bureau. They keep deleting my comments from their pages because they want to look good.
I bought a Revan saber for $500 back in 2021 that I never got. Instead, I received a completely random base hilt, with a used, beaten, and broken module and blade almost 8 months after my order. He blocked me on Instagram, blocked my email, and blocked my phone number instead of refunding the order. All 'good' reviews are fabricated entirely, and it's known throughout the saber community how twisted this guy is.
Two and a half years later I'm still running after them to get my two light sabres. They offered a third considering it was so long and agreed it was ridiculous I waited this long and promised I would be getting it ASAP along with a tracking number. Now they won't even return my emails. They are scammers and liars.
The Trustpilot Record: 781 Reviews, 33% One-Star
DX Sabers' Trustpilot profile tells a familiar story. The five-star reviews are overwhelmingly brief, convention-booth encounters — "Great sabers!", "Awesome", "Best sabers ever!" — from buyers who walked away happy in person. The one-star reviews are detailed, anguished accounts from customers who ordered online or sent sabers for repair and entered a nightmare of broken promises, fake tracking numbers, and eventual silence. The company has never replied to a single negative review.
TRUSTPILOT REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
"Don't trust them. I've waited almost 2 months for my sabers after buying one with a mystery saber at Fantasy 2025. They keep giving me delivery dates, and telling me I will receive a tracking number, and whatever lies they can think of to not send me what I paid for. Not to mention the one I have is covered in dents, scratches, missing bits. These people are a joke."
Xander Metz, Trustpilot, November 2025
"Still a Scammer 4 Years Later. I bought a Revan saber for $500 back in 2021 that I never got. Instead, I received a completely random base hilt, with a used, beaten, and broken module and blade almost 8 months after my order. He blocked me on Instagram, blocked my email, and blocked my phone number. All 'good' reviews are fabricated entirely."
Jack Kimball, Trustpilot, August 2025
"On June 7, 2025 my daughter purchased 2 lightsabers from DX Sabers at RI Anime Con. Paul had her order them online, claiming he didn't have them in stock. He promised delivery in 8 business days. After the 8 days passed without shipping, I contacted them. A shipping label was created but never delivered to UPS. Paul claimed severe weather had knocked out power. That was a lie. I filed a UPS claim in 2 minutes. Still no refund. Still no merchandise."
David Whynot, Trustpilot, July 2025
"The items I received was damaged and returned to be replaced. They received in Nov, then 'I will have it out to you soon' — one week, two, three, a month then two months. Nothing. Then I tried to get a refund and was told no. Even the Attorney General was not helpful. They made false claims to the AG, then tried to give me a $100 saber as a replacement for a $300 one."
Light Darkness, Trustpilot, July 2025
"Run from these guys. This guy Paul is full of it. He lies and blames everyone else for all of his problems. Don't buy from them. You might never get your saber, or you'll get one that's busted or a cheap copy."
D Young, Trustpilot, July 2025
"I first bought from DXSabers at a comic con. Worked great. After 3-4 months, the charging port started breaking. They promised my saber by Halloween. Halloween came and went. They promised tracking by Nov 5th. I waited until November 14th. No response until I left a Trustpilot review — then minutes later they finally answered. The core sat on 'getting ready to ship' for 10 DAYS. If you absolutely want to buy from them, buy from a booth at a con. Other than that, expect some pretty long wait times."
Evan Boyer, Trustpilot, December 2025
A recurring pattern emerges from the Trustpilot record: the convention booth is the lure, the online fulfilment is where the fraud begins. Fake tracking numbers, fictional employees ("Emma", "Brianne"), false claims about weather delays, and accusations that complaining customers are part of a "crime ring" — all documented by multiple independent reviewers across years. The few positive reviews that exist are notably from in-person convention purchases where the customer walked away with a saber in hand.
The Community Fights Back: OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed)
The scale of DX Sabers' misconduct eventually drove the community to organise. A dedicated Facebook group — OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed) — now has 445 members, all united by a single purpose: documenting the fraud and warning future victims. The group's description states plainly: "This group has been created to allow new and future customers to be fully aware of all the facts regarding the company DX Sabers."
The posts paint a picture of a one-man operation running on deception. Paul Doghramji allegedly operates under multiple fake employee identities, uses PayPal disputes as his primary "refund" mechanism (only when forced by banks), and has been reported to the FTC, the Better Business Bureau, and state police. Members have coordinated FTC complaints, shared evidence of fake tracking numbers, and even begun exploring a class-action lawsuit.
FROM THE EXPOSED GROUP
"He's a liar, a thief, and I guarantee that he does this stuff because he can't manage his money, so he takes money from new orders to fill old ones. Dispute the charge with your bank."
David Whynot, OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed)
"I was robbed of $500 after trying to check the items in my cart. Mind you, I'm a college student and that would have paid for one of my classes. After asking for a refund and explaining my situation multiple times with some back and forths that were entirely dismissive, this was all I got in response."
Anonymous member, OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed)
"I finally got a 'your order has shipped' email. Can't believe I had to contact the attorney general just for them to do anything. Accusing me of being a part of a crime ring targeting their business and blocking me on Instagram for simply asking if I could receive a refund is ridiculous. With the sheer amount of people and conventions DX has had allegedly fraudulent relations with, I'm surprised a class-action lawsuit hasn't been put together."
Isaac Silber Parr, OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed)
"Just finished filing my complaint with the FTC. If you haven't done it, you should. It was really easy. I think it took me like 10-15 minutes. Let's all file and maybe make Paul's pathetic life just a little more unpleasant."
David Whynot, OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed)
"So in the middle of my shower I get a random message from Paul and well in short he is accusing me of helping you all with your dispute charges … I've not once helped anyone dispute anything in any exposed group of any kind and for him to say that crap to me really pissed me off as I've maintained a solid reputation for my platform. At the end of the day Paul, since you are in this group as we all know, numerous people have evidence against you. I didn't screw up — you did."
SirJames Mitchell, OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed)
"Sending it back will result in him stealing it and sending to another customer..."
Tyler Joe Zdrowski, OFFICIAL DX SABERS (Exposed)
The group also reveals the absurdity of Doghramji's defence tactics. When confronted, he has variously claimed to have FBI connections, accused group members of running a "crime ring" against his business, and communicated through fictional employee personas. One admin noted: "That would be one of the multiple personalities of Paul" — referring to an email from "Brianne" that was transparently Doghramji himself. Another member pointed out that what Paul presented as a "refund" was actually PayPal reversing the transaction after a bank dispute — not a voluntary refund at all.
445
Members in Exposed group
33%
1-star on Trustpilot
781
Trustpilot reviews
$2.4K
Stolen in one case
0
Replies to negative reviews
Feedback from the community: Is China to Blame?
