Arnot Wadsworth and no delivery.
- Thread starter Jpbing
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I know what you mean. Look at it this way; With every year that passes, more and more of the stuff you buy comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Ken
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I gotta agree on this one. Guys, stop paying for something up front. I can see a small deposit, like $50 or $100, to show some commitment, or if you are ordering some ugly ass design that he could never resell if you didn't pay for it... Other than that, pay for it when it's ready, and you see a photo of the completed cue....
Most of these guys have the wood already...very rarely are the buying "special wood" that they don't already have in stock.... and if so, pay for the wood only.
As a cuemaker...
I won't ever agree to work a design that is too ugly to be able to sell. I will ask for a reasonable deposit to cover the costs of materials and a marginal leeway for any potential problems, like if working with snakewood, and I will require 50% up front for anything that is player specific, i.e. with someone's name or person specific inlays.
Other than that, it behooves the cuemaker to only accept orders of cues that he could sell if the buyer is somehow unable to complete the purchase.
Also, there needs to be specific time frames for both parties where the money is either refundable or forfeited.
For example, if I give a date of completion of Dec 2014 if come March 2015, I haven't delivered, you should have the option of a refund of any deposits.
Also if I complete a cue by Dec 2014 and ask for completion of payment, if you haven't paid by March 2015, then you forfeit your deposit and I will sell the cue for whatever I can get for it.
This way both parties are protected and know up front what to expect. Now of course there can and will always be exceptions, but that is why good communication is so important.
Jaden <------ going out to shop to work on cues...
I won't ever agree to work a design that is too ugly to be able to sell. I will ask for a reasonable deposit to cover the costs of materials and a marginal leeway for any potential problems, like if working with snakewood, and I will require 50% up front for anything that is player specific, i.e. with someone's name or person specific inlays.
Other than that, it behooves the cuemaker to only accept orders of cues that he could sell if the buyer is somehow unable to complete the purchase.
Also, there needs to be specific time frames for both parties where the money is either refundable or forfeited.
For example, if I give a date of completion of Dec 2014 if come March 2015, I haven't delivered, you should have the option of a refund of any deposits.
Also if I complete a cue by Dec 2014 and ask for completion of payment, if you haven't paid by March 2015, then you forfeit your deposit and I will sell the cue for whatever I can get for it.
This way both parties are protected and know up front what to expect. Now of course there can and will always be exceptions, but that is why good communication is so important.
Jaden <------ going out to shop to work on cues...
I've had zero problems with the ordering of my Lomax player. I put 50% down and he went right to work on it. Told me I could stop by any day he's around in the shop and take a look at it while it's going thru the stages of being made. That said, I've been back one time to see the cue mid-production and don't plan on bothering him again while he's working his craft. Maybe you just picked the wrong cuemaker.
I did ask for a refund. I even ask for him to pick up the phone and just talk to me. I even tried a lawyer. Im beat that all thats to it. The stick was supose to have my mothers art work on it. Professional artist and wood carver. Even if he told me he needed more money all he needed to do was in the least was to pick up the phone.