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10-16-2024, 12:32 PM | #23 | ||||||
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Sadly, even if you do resolve it he’s never going to be happy; it’s a lose/lose situation, but I do hope you get paid and he gets his gun back.
Seems there’s a certain type of person who complains after the fact thinking if they complain enough they’ll get a price reduction.
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10-16-2024, 12:45 PM | #24 | ||||||
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I was told a long time ago by a contractor who was doing work on our house that the cost is not in the materials, it is in the labor. I would image that the labor was intense for a project such as this and the expertise to turn out that kind of work is not cheap. You get what pay for.
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10-16-2024, 01:23 PM | #25 | ||||||
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Story's like this ,are far too common in this business it's the same up here ...I'm to the point of,if I don't get a good feeling from a potential client I don't continue ...it takes so long to do the work,and people can be incredibly ignorant as to what goes into this kind of project ,haveing your potential paychecks months after you start is very worrisome as well.
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10-16-2024, 03:17 PM | #26 | ||||||
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In my lanscape business i would get an upfront payment to cover my materials cost and any sub contractors payments. When the client balked at that i was pretty sure they were not intending to pay me. The sure fire indicator was ''money is no object'' that was 100% a stiff.
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10-17-2024, 09:41 AM | #27 | |||||||
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So now you send Him a bill for $4,400, He probably ''Passed Out'', He may still be laying on the floor. I think , He is thinking why pay $4,400 for a gun that isn't worth the original $600 any more according to many Parker Members. Harry P.S. On a earlier tread I requested pictures of the gun before you worked on it, would you post them on here? |
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10-17-2024, 02:08 PM | #28 | ||||||
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We have heard many stories on this forum about bad vendors as well as bad customers. Brian is my hero because he is the first one to name the offender, yes, the first time ever. We'll see how this pans out. This customer knew that the end result would not end up with a profit. It reminds me of a Parker VH 12 gauge that was in process for more than 15 years, but ended in a wonderful result. I'm sure the shipping charges were more than my VH is worth, but I'm very happy with it.
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10-17-2024, 07:36 PM | #29 | ||||||
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Sorry to hear about your problem with the customer.
Hopefully it all works out. I know Doug Turnbull has faced similar issues with customers. I hope you institute a new policy to protect yourself in the future. Sad but as a small business person it's needed in today's world. |
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