I have it from Ron and anyone here can call him up that Ron was approached by Roy to do exatcly that. Bring in a case from CHina with Rons name on it and keep it hush. ANYONE can call Ron and verify the story.
Just to be clear, Ron was not going to sell them, as stated below. The idea was to use his name, like Jack and the Justis line if Justis West cases. Except this was to be kept on the down low. He said NO.
Sorry, I don't spread lies. Anyone here is free to call Ron, he has not been shy in the past with this story.
JV
keep your story straight. twenty minutes ago you said you got the story from someone you claim I told after I said you got lied to by Ron.
classiccues said:
John,
I was told by someone you told. Go **** off.
But lets get this straight.. shitty treatment to you by Jack and you make copies, shitty to Roy and you make Thomas / Fellini copies. You're such a liar its pathetic. Be a man and say the truth for once in your life.
Again.. **** off.
JV
classiccues said:
You lie like a MF'er. I know you know about Roy and him wanting to bring in Rons cases and have Ron not say anything. Your dislike for Ron is because he told people. Let me tell you if this industry had a backbone you wouldn't be able to sell a taco
Roy never ever told Ron Thomas that he should have his cases made in China and not tell anyone.
Roy said to Ron that he should let us make Ron's case and that then they would be BETTER than what Ron is making.
He said that to Ron just to **** with him not as any serious offer to have me make Ron Thomas cases. Ron treated Roy like shit and if it were not for Ron's shitty treatment GTF cases would not exist.
No one treated Ron better than Roy did, no one bought and sold more Thomas cases than Roy did. What did Thomas do in return? He took cases Roy PAID for and sold them at the US Open and then sold the leftovers to Brianna at the same show. Thus while Roy sits there with no cases that he paid for MONTHS prior he gets to see threads about Ron Thomas at the US open, and threads about Brianna selling newly acquired Thomas cases.
So of course Roy went ballistic about it as he should have. Then it takes Thomas another ****ing six months to make good on the full up front payment Roy had made for the cases - then after that Thomas calls Roy out of the blue and says, I see you are carrying Barton case and Roy says yeah so what? And Thomas says well as long as you are I won't sell any cases to you.
What the **** do I have to do with Ron Thomas and Roy at that point? Nothing at all.
So Roy's next phone call is to me and says can you make the Fellini/Thomas style case? I say I don't know, I have always wanted to try it but haven't gotten around to it. Roy says, well Thomas just cut me off for selling your cases so get to it and make me a replacement. And that's how GTF cases came to be.
So don't tell me who has morals and ethics and backbone. The fact is Ron Thomas tried to **** with me for no good reason at all. I never said a bad word about Ron Thomas EVER on any forum prior to that, and in fact praised his work and pointed someone in his direction twice.
Ron is a ****ing LIAR.
Well after GTF was established Roy told him that we could make his cases just to needle him, never with any intention of actually making them.
Now I guess Ron has embellished the story into Roy making a serious offer to OEM his cases under the table. Well guess what GENIUS Roy couldn't even make that offer without consulting me first because I would be the one who had to make the cases.
Now that said I am going to let you in on something else that your ignorant ass does not know. It's George whom you praised for being made in America was shopping for a Chinese supplier and they found one who could duplicate their cases. But at the end of the day they were unable to order enough to make it worthwhile for the Chinese maker so the tubes are now home to mice sitting in the yard of the maker who happens to be down the street from me. How do I know this? I made the prototypes for that maker and taught them how to make the It's George cases at the request of the Chinese trade agent and the distributor involved in helping It's George find a Chinese supplier.
You get lied to by Ron Thomas and take it as gospel while I sit here and know the full story and the truth about him and about many other events. But instead of coming to me and simply asking me first you turn around and spread those lies even further. I am 100% sure you have run a smear campaign against me but I will make this Thomas allegation of your public as well and clear the air on it.
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