THIS IS LONG, SORRY FOR THAT. But I need to say what's right, and it's nessesary.
Hi Koop and the rest of the gang.
The cost of any cue has nothing to do when a cuemaker sent the wrong rings, and has offered to make it right.Your Quote, Koop, {If this were a $250 cue that would be one thing(still not right, but more understandable)
. But for $6600 I'd tell him to just f*cking fix it and save the excuses}.
The shaft Don is speaking of is one of mine. I have no problem admitting this. No problem at all. Contrary to what he says [ Don], or you folks might think, I HAVE GIVEN NO EXCUSSES, PEROID.
I built him a new shaft and installed the wrong rings. MY MISTAKE. At that time I had a lot on my plate. I did receive the shafts from him at Valley Forge. And yes, I told him at that time I had shafts that would be ready in a couple 3 month's.
My wife became very sick, and Don himself told me to take my time. I thanked him for that.
Don is now making it out as if I refussed to make things right. This is totally BULL-SHIT. Excusse me folks.
A couple of days before I sent him the shafts, I called him and told him Janice and I were sending him and Susan a prize. A new bludworth ball cleaner. We did just that..FREE OF CHARGE. Now he comes on board and talks all this crap as if I had refussed to make things right.
You see Don and his wife Susan, came down and spent a week or so with Janice and I last year, and Don came a year before that by himself. We thought we had become good friends. So we gave them a ball cleaner, for there home. Don had mentioned he wished they had one last year. Knowing that he was maybe going to move to a new home, we said we should send them one. So we did just that, last week.
Last week, after he received the shafts and ball cleaner, Don sent me an e-mail complaining about the rings not matching. Rightfully so. He said, how did this happen? My reply was and is, I forgot to install the ivory rings, Don. That's how.
I sent Don an e-mail back, last friday, asking him to send both shafts back so I could match them up perfectly. But no, he told me he would have his friend build him a new one.
Now today I receive a new e-mail from Don, saying that if I furnish him a new shaft he will never mention my name again on any forum. Another words he would slame me all over the internet. WOW.
This I could care less about, Don. I know that I have done and will do what is right to build this business for the last 30 plus years.
I have been taking care of my wife for almost a year, and yes, have made a couple of blunders.
But for this guy to keep on and on about me saying that I do not want to make things right, is crap.
Koop and guys,
I have not given Don any excusses at all. I offered as I should have, and he again refussed. If I'm wrong, I will be the first to stand up to a wrong doing. I'm not wrong in this spot.
Last year, I built him another cue and he gave it to his wife. He calls up and says she loves the cue, but it's got a blimish around the sterling silver. I said send it to me and i'll refinish it. He said she won't let it out of her site.
Then no word.
Now a few days ago, he comes on board here and knocks the cuemaker,[ me] without saying my name. I never had a chance to see what he was complaining about. NEVER. There was NEVER any mention about a cracked ivory inlay or a bad joint.NEVER, till now.
He then tells me he had another cuemaker install a new ivory joint. I said why have another cuemaker do that? It's my cue and I should do that work.During this conversation he never mentioned any thing wrong with the cue, other than the blimishes. Nothing.
Then he writes that I was pissed at him. WRONG, not happy with him sending my cue to another cuemaker to work on it. If the cue had problems why didn't he tell me about them then, and let me correct any problems?
Funny thing about this is, I never saw any cracked ivory, or bad joint when I built the cue. Blimish around the silver, this could of happened, and I'm not disputing his word on that. However, I never had a chance to see it much less make it right.
I'm only human, and we all as humans do make mistakes.
I offered to buy back the cues, and told him because money is real short, it would take some time.
You see guys, I never had the oppertunity to see these flaws that he saw. There were none when it left here, other than where I did buff the silver. I did not see these blimishes when it was shipped. This could happen from buffing.
There was nothing wrong with the joint and or a crack in the ivory inlay. If this would of been the case, it would of not left here. I think most of you folks know me better than to send out shitty work. Hell, this is how I make a living. This would sink the boat, so to speak.
After not being able to work for almost a year, I felt it was nessesary to get the story straight. My income has suffered enough without any added bull shit.
I have had a good reputation for my work for years. I intend on maintaining that reputation, reguardless of what Don says. It's not like I built this business on shabby workmanship.
All I know, I have never stolen a thin dime from him or anyone else. I will not ever knock a guy for trying to make things right, as he's done to me.
If things would of been handled properly, and me having a chance to repair or replace my own cue, this would of not come to light.
A NOTE TO DON!
Don, as in my e-mail today, send the shafts back to me, and I will correct the rings. As stated use my UPS account number, I sent to you today and send them over night, send the shafts wed., and you will have the shafts back by next tuesday.
Folks, I have done all I can do to make things right with him.
blud
PS, Don, your threats of black-mail will not work. I think it's pretty low and cheap of you doing this to us.
After posting this, I get yet another e-mail from Don, now stateing that he wants me to send him back the shaft. No way Don, your way to wishie washie.
Sorry folks to air this out here, but enough from don is enough.
Post away don, knock all you want. Those folks who know us can and will read between the lines.You have no class, respect or compasion for others.
