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Peter Ghostine
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Ted Harris is NOT a rip-off artist!!!
Jerry,
My name is Peter Ghostine. I've seen you and spoken to you briefly on several occasions at the Tuesday night tourneys at Champion (Laurel). I don't know you well, but I know you're an OK guy. I also know the entire story behind the two pool cues that you've ordered from Ted since he and I have been friends for 13 years.
In a nutshell, you have every right to be pissed off at him for repeatedly missing the delivery deadline. I'd go as far as to say that since you don't know him well enough, it wouldn't be unreasonable to question his character. That being said, I also know that he's not a "rip-off artist" and that the assumptions that you're making couldn't possibly be any further from the truth. Let me first of all assure you that you'll be getting your cues before the end of the year (2006). In fact, Ted is feeling your pain and has already put an extra $500's worth of material into the cues (ivory, ferules, etc, Rambow butt plate, and a couple of other things).
Look, you and I have got it relatively easy compared to most people. Ted is an extemely talented cuemaker and repairman, but he's been handed the short end of the stick a few times in his life. Sometimes I'm not sure how he could stay on his feet with so much bad luck constantly coming his way. Granted, some of the "bad luck" is his own doing, but in short, he's feeling the pain, both his and yours. Again, I assure you you will be getting the cues within the next two weeks.
When he called you to let you know that the cues were ready, they in fact were. I happened to be in Ft. Lauderdale that week and I swung by his shop and saw them. He then noticed glue lines on the cues and refused to send them out. He basically trashed them and started all over again. It so happens that during his recent move to Florida, at least one of his machines got partially damaged. Knowing him, there's no way in hell he was going to send you the flawed cues, especially since he came recommended from own of his best friends (Danny Green) whom you know very well.
There are a few other reasons for the delay, and those are health-related and not necessarily worth getting into here. But again and for the third time, I tell you that you'll be getting more than you paid for, notwithstanding the pain and suffering associated with the endless wait.
Let's give the guy two more weeks and refrain from the trashing and name-calling. If he doesn't deliver in two weeks, I'll get back online and trash him myself.
Peter
Jerry,
My name is Peter Ghostine. I've seen you and spoken to you briefly on several occasions at the Tuesday night tourneys at Champion (Laurel). I don't know you well, but I know you're an OK guy. I also know the entire story behind the two pool cues that you've ordered from Ted since he and I have been friends for 13 years.
In a nutshell, you have every right to be pissed off at him for repeatedly missing the delivery deadline. I'd go as far as to say that since you don't know him well enough, it wouldn't be unreasonable to question his character. That being said, I also know that he's not a "rip-off artist" and that the assumptions that you're making couldn't possibly be any further from the truth. Let me first of all assure you that you'll be getting your cues before the end of the year (2006). In fact, Ted is feeling your pain and has already put an extra $500's worth of material into the cues (ivory, ferules, etc, Rambow butt plate, and a couple of other things).
Look, you and I have got it relatively easy compared to most people. Ted is an extemely talented cuemaker and repairman, but he's been handed the short end of the stick a few times in his life. Sometimes I'm not sure how he could stay on his feet with so much bad luck constantly coming his way. Granted, some of the "bad luck" is his own doing, but in short, he's feeling the pain, both his and yours. Again, I assure you you will be getting the cues within the next two weeks.
When he called you to let you know that the cues were ready, they in fact were. I happened to be in Ft. Lauderdale that week and I swung by his shop and saw them. He then noticed glue lines on the cues and refused to send them out. He basically trashed them and started all over again. It so happens that during his recent move to Florida, at least one of his machines got partially damaged. Knowing him, there's no way in hell he was going to send you the flawed cues, especially since he came recommended from own of his best friends (Danny Green) whom you know very well.
There are a few other reasons for the delay, and those are health-related and not necessarily worth getting into here. But again and for the third time, I tell you that you'll be getting more than you paid for, notwithstanding the pain and suffering associated with the endless wait.
Let's give the guy two more weeks and refrain from the trashing and name-calling. If he doesn't deliver in two weeks, I'll get back online and trash him myself.
Peter
