Re: Dunnett selling broken Nickel throw offs on EBAY

Dear DD;

I did have a brief chat with Greg after my Throw went boom. He was polite/likeable/courteous; had a sense of humor about the situation, and while he didn't Apologize for the product, he didn't Defend it either. It was replaced within 1 day as I recall. Speaking of apologies, there were several individuals on the premises(inc Me, jmt) who were all over Mike Fell's case on this matter, and the fact Fact is, he was Right from the beginning with regard to the ThrowOff. I Don't think he was Right about RD's snares, but that's Individual Preference,(all drums sound different to me to some degree from daze to daze), and not worth wasting an argument over*...

                             KaBoom;

                                       jmt



*Except I might feel like having a Minor Disagreement with my little buddy BennyJack as to the Auditory Merits of my nasty little Coble + Nooley AlloyClassic which,(as everyApe knows), will thoroughly disembowel a disagreeable StringPlucker at 30 Paces,(or more). I use it all time time; it has a W h a c k from Hell...



Donn Deniston wrote: 
Well Mike, we all know your anti-Dunnett agenda and you are certainly
welcome to your opinions.  I agree that Ronn does not easily let sleeping
dogs lie and sometimes that would appear to be the best route to go.

I'm also vaguely familiar with some of the background on this whole
Dunnett/Nickel fiasco and it's not just about broken drum parts.  If I were
in Ronn's shoes I might not be as humorous about it.  If a couple of pointed
ads and some tongue-in-cheek eBay auctions are all Ronn does, then Greg
should consider himself lucky.  I think he's exposed himself to some legal
hassles should someone decide to take the ball and run with it.

The link you provided explains the cloak and dagger aspect of this matter.
You've mentioned that we've only heard Ronn's side of the story and in that
you have a good point.  Just where has Greg been during this long, drawn out
affair and why hasn't he seen fit to at least address this matter?  Could it
be that he has no defense?  Is it possible that he knows that he sold
thousands of defective products to OEM's and customers and will not or can
not make good on all of the bad pieces?    Is it possible that Greg had been
advised to keep his mouth shut so as not to complicate any possible legal
actions?  Would it have made things any better if Ronn decided to let things
run their course without trying to force a solution?

Like I've said before, Ronn's biggest mistake was letting personal feelings
weight in on business matters (and I suppose you could argue that he's still
doing that).  Ronn publicly defended, apologzied for and supported Greg and
his defective products for a long time based on promised fixes that never
seemed to come.  Sure, the ads and auctions have an FU element to them but
Ronn also walked the walk and put a better product on the market.

Here's what I'm wondering, like it or not we're all aware of Ronn's position
on this matter, what are the other OEM's doing when a customer reports a
broken Nickel?  Are they replacing them and if so do they charge for the
replacement?   Do they refer them to Nickel?  Some of the large
manufacturers might be able to absorb the costs but I can't imagine that the
numerous small builders can take the hit.








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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:33:21 -0700, "Jim" <gerard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:57:29 -0400, "Chris Milillo"
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Not that anyone asked my opinion, and not that I want to take 

Mike's

side in this, but it seems like Ronn is acting like a spurned lover in
this
situation. I admit, I find some humor in Ronn's eBay flavored revenge,
especially since I had a negative experience with Nickel after the
strainer
on my Dunnett Ti broke. But this "campaign" smacks of pure,


mean-spirited

one-upsmanship. Surely, there are more effective and positive ways of
advertising the new Dunnett throwoff without the passive-aggressive


smear

campaign. 

He would have been better off just leaving it alone. Not Ronn's style
though.



Perhaps this post will shed some light on why Ronn is so pissed.
http://tinyurl.com/72wm7


Then again Chris we are only hearing one side of the story which
happens to be Ronn's side. I know Ronn's character pretty well
considering what depths he will go to undermine one's credibilty.  You
do remember his fake post about me in here a year or two ago? Perhaps
he could be 100% truthful on this but, then again when there is money
involved you just can never tell. Indeed money is the root of all
evil.


Regards

Mike

Actually the love of money is. Though I think Eddie Money is as evil as 

it

gets.  And the love on Eddie Money is just sad.



LOL!
Regards

Mike 



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