Re: WTB: Lunar lander control panel

I also got these same type of excuses... "UPS shipped the packages
back because the address was wrong... I was out of the state working
on a three month contract, my employees were supposed to ship
the items... UPS destroyed the packages..." The last order I made he
claimed he didn't have the funds to pay the C.O.D. from HIS supplier
and the parts went back. Three months later he is "trying" to get
the parts re-ordered.

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From: "Colin Davies" <colin.w.davies@btopenworld.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:46 PM
To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Subject: Re: VECTOR: WTB: Lunar lander control panel

> I think he has some really good products, and its his customer service
> that has let the side down. His ebay account got a LOT of bad feedbacks
> (was not just arcade parts) and was eventually suspended.
>
> It would be a great shame to see all his hard work and his OEM contacts
> dry up, as I would like to get my hands on a lot of his products like the
> MC trackballs, Atari Joystick rebuilds and of course the vector related
> stuff like the Yoke rebuild kits, buttons, springs and such like.
>
> One of my UK collector friends did have some parts from him - Like the MH
> roller and some sample parts. They were top quality. I think there was
> about 3 or 4 of us, and we did all get our swag safely and as described.
> Some were sent out very quickly too.
>
> Some of us in the UK did however experience some considerable delays with
> postage, He did however say that he experienced a lot of problems with th
> US postal service (sending internationaly at least).
>
> He said that the items had been sent out (no tracking numbers produced)
> then UK customs would bounce then back to him in the US, Mine about 2 or 3
> times - It was only when we did get sent tracking numbers that the items
> arrived pretty quickly afterwards. But this does not explain the delays
> internally in the US.
>
> Thats my take on the situation, I dont want to see his enterprise crash
> and burn. I'll patiently keep watch, and hope things turn out good and
> for the better. I do think that he invested a LOT of money getting parts
> manuafactured, so would be a shame if he got swallowed up by creditors,
> bad debts etc.
>
> We thought that maybe he was just a slow shipper, and it did appear to
> turn out that way in the end from our experiences / point of view. His
> problems at home would maybe explain a lot and I was not aware of this.
> Its very easy for things to get on top of you, especilly if you take too
> many projects/orders on at once.
>
> I'm am sure that once all his outstanding orders are fullfilled, even if
> they are delayed by many months, the customers will still be pretty happy
> with the products.
>
> Cheers, Colin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Danis" <patdanis@verizon.net>
> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:43 AM
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: WTB: Lunar lander control panel
>
>
>>I had been working with David several months ago and had sent him some
>>boards etc. so that he could use them to develop a project.
>>
>> He sent me several of his items in exchange and I also won several eBay
>> auctions and he sent items promptly. I do know he has a fairly new child
>> and there may be some issues with the child that are taking up his time.
>> I did send him an e-mail the other day to "catch up" on things as I have
>> been rather busy myself.
>>
>> I'm just throwing this out there in case he does have a valid reason for
>> not responding. Just my 2 cents.
>>
>> Pat Danis
>>
>>
>>
>> Steven Gregory wrote:
>>>
>>> Here is his information:
>>>
>>> David Adams
>>> RAM Controls
>>> 16912 Gothard St.
>>> Huntington Beach, CA 92647
>>>
>>> daviea@ca.rr.com
>>>
>>> I had a previous transaction with him about a year
>>> ago and it took several months before he finally
>>> shipped anything. If he squares up with me, any
>>> possible future transactions will have to be C.O.D.
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: <tower@gis.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:26 PM
>>> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>>> Subject: RE: VECTOR: WTB: Lunar lander control panel
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many people at Build Your Own Arcade Controls are still left hanging by
>>>> them, out money with no product.
>>>>
>>>> Chad
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message Follows -----
>>>>> > Anyone have any news??
>>>>>
>>>>> There are lots of folks who ran into major problems with David and his
>>>>> eBay auctions this summer. BTW, does anybody actually know his last
>>>>> name? I think we've all been made whole, with the possible exception
>>>>> of Steven. I don't believe RAM Controls is a viable business at the
>>>>> moment. Even if it were, I'd approach it very cautiously.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alex
>>>>> ----
>>>>> ayeckley@elektronforge.com
>>>>> www.elektronforge.com
>>>>>
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