Re: Dunnett selling broken Nickel throw offs on EBAY

As usual jmt, you hit the nail on the head, albeit in your usual bizarre
fashion. I wasn't looking for an argument with anyone which is why I stared
my comment to Mike acknowledging his opinion. His feelings about Dunnett
are well documented and I think one could certainly look at Ronn's recent
activities with a sinister and cynical eye but I suspect a finely honed
sense of black humor coupled with a thirst for revenge are behind the barbs.

On your word I'll venture to say that Greg might be a swell fella but his
actions regarding these failures are questionable. But I'm curious, if he
didn't apologize for or defend the product, what's left?

And I too had a Nickel bite the dust. I got a replacement but it took a few
weeks. This was before all the scandal and such.







"jmt" <jmt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:jb-dnb0NvpxYG7neRVn-gg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <NOSPAM*@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:vuc8i1hsmggi13jt09rf0ptrqnirc2ocf1@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:33:21 -0700, "Jim" <gerard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>><NOSPAM*@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:h817i1lul7s1563nm9h4lhqbuohdidksej@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>>>On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:57:29 -0400, "Chris Milillo"
> >>>><drums@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> 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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