Okay all. Here's what happened.
Both Bama and I have filed reports with the local law enforcement as well as the USPS Postal Inspection Fraud Dept.
We had SEVERAL GREAT Alabama friends on OBM as well as AZ looking for Josh Abernathy at the local pool halls last night. He was spotted and confirmed at 6 Pocket Billiards in Decatur Alabama with my AE as well as a Carolina Custom trying to sell them. The police were called and came but did not do anything. We have his make, model, year and license plate of his white Cadillac STS as well as his address which was where we shipped to.
Somehow the pressure mounted up for Josh and last night at 12:30am he decided PM me (see photos, start with very bottom). I arranged this morning for him to ship me my cue back with overnight shipping with documentation. The USPS branch was closed. Made him go to UPS Store and spoke with the manager to verify what and how he was shipping the cue back to me.
Bama was notified that he also had done the same with Brandon Almeida and that was his Carolina Custom Cue. I've arranged for the safe shipping of Brandon's ship back the Carolina Custom back to Brandon as well.
A HUGE THANK YOU IS DUE TO ALL OF THE GREAT FOLKS IN OUR BILLIARDS COMMUNITY ONLINE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY!!! Joe and Jeff at Bama Cues have been great to work with in this issue like they always are when we have worked together.
This is a RARITY that the outcome was this way. I'm changing the methods I do business GREATLY regarding several practices.
JUST AN ADDENDUM:
NO ONE THREATENED TO HARM JOSH ABERNATHY ONCE.
Play Well!
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