RE: A warning regarding Arcade Renovations

There seem to be so many "good at first" suppliers that turn into "fly by
night" in a matter of a year or less. I can think of quite a few right off
the top of my head, such as Adam & Jan Judd (krazykatt), ArcadeSticks.com,
ArcadeGameSupply (the people that swore they were not krazykatt), and Dave
Grohowski. At least the first 3 disappeared and stayed gone, while Dave
tends to do well for a while under a new ID before he starts screwing people
again.

We all like to give kudos to individuals and companies who deliver good
products in a timely fashion. Unfortunately many of us have been duped into
defending those who eventually turn into scammers, until the evidence mounts
to the point that it's undeniable.

In light of another one I'll add to the list (Arcade Renovations, maybe not
a flat-out scammer yet but who wants to risk finding out the hard way)...
I'll happily keep doing business with people who have a proven track record
of many years of good service such as Bob Roberts and Steven Gregory.

Richard

  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
[mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Matthew Sell
  Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 6:22 PM
  To: houston@arcadecenter.com; vectorlist@synthcom.com
  Subject: VECTOR: A warning regarding Arcade Renovations

  Guys,

  I just want to warn you that Arcade Renovations is having problems
completing/shipping orders.

  Well over a month ago (October 11th) I purchased a Tempest spinner rebuild
kit and Centipede side art.

  The rebuild kit arrived, but the side art did not.

  I have been trying to contact Philippe to find out when (or ever) my order
will be completed, but all of my phone calls, emails, pages, and a fax have
not gotten a response in over a week.

  Somebody mentioned that he may be on a Honeymoon, but unless he's been
gone for over a month, then he has no excuse. The side art is not listed on
backorder, nor have I or any other mailing list received a message saying
that he would not be around to fill orders for a period of time.

  It's very obvious that Arcade Renovations is having problems, and judging
by the several emails I have received from others that are currently getting
the same treatment, then it is obvious that he has not filled quite a few
orders recently.

  This is just a heads-up. I'll post other messages as I find out more
information, or if Philippe actually completes my order.

          - Matt

  Matthew Sell
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Received on Tue Nov 26 17:41:43 2002