09-12-2007, 09:50 PM
<!--quoteo(post=237887:date=Sep 12 2007, 05:22 PM:name=terminallunch)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(terminallunch @ Sep 12 2007, 05:22 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=237887\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecIf I suddenly erased a domain or email account and cancelled my phone, and didn't respond to repeated public pleas to get in touch, I'd say I have it coming. But I don't do any of those things, so I can't really answer that question.Just so we're clear, I wasn't bashing you. I'm sure lots of folks could have PMd the info. I'm not telling you how to live, no disrespect meant. I'm just saying all this came from one post of a guy asking for his contact info. Maybe he lost it. Maybe all he had was an paypal email address that no longer works. I thnk it was pretty clear that you were trying to help. I think the blogger meant it was shady of Mike to be hiding out, and to make you transcribe that long rant from the phone call, instead of showing up and taking care of business.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI never thought you or anyone has bashed me. I just don't want it to start. Everyone knows how things get started and get crazy on this forum. A good example of people speaking when they don't know the facts is this...Mike never made me or asked me to transcribe that long rant. I called him saying..."Yo man, people wanna know what's going on with their items. Let me know something so I can let them know". Then I proceeded to let him know that he's gotta get this stuff out to make things right with people and to have his name cleared. I'm trying to help Mike as well as his buyers. Trying to get the buyers their stuff by getting on Mike and trying to help Mike's name by having him get the stuff out to his buyers as quick as possible. I can't control what Mike does, I can only try to get him a little more motivated. His website was never cancelled and his number was never cancelled. He let his website expire because he wanted me to work on another one for him. Don't think I'm sticking up for Mike but I do know that the main problem is that his personal problems with himself and his family and his uncles death made him get very far behind in his work and what he owed people. That is a BIG difference from "ripping" people off. I've known Mike for only two years. Many of you known him for way longer than me. How was his rep before this stuff started? Was he good with his work and pretty much on time? Did he treat people well? If so, maybe people should look at his past rep and weigh that out with his recent problems and decide if just MAYBE he could have run into a crisis. People have to remember that you wouldn't have any problems like this if you bought from a major retail store. Why? Because if the owner of a retail chain had problems he doesn't have to worry about it. he/she has plenty of staff to take of the business while he/she handles their personal problems. Mask makers, prop makers indie artists etc. don't have that option. They have no one to take care of business for them and get out orders while they take care of their personal/family problems. They have to take on everything on their own. Some people can do just that and there are some people that don't have it inside them to take on so much drama at once or they could crack. So really think hard about if a few things happened to you in your life at once and you ran a one manned business. Probably wouldn't be that easy for it to run well. Especially when you already have orders that have already been paid for and customers are waiting. I know it would drive me nuts. I do think maybe Mike should've contacted people to let them know he was hit with personal issues but that just me. Mike did things different. Maybe he wanted to be more private or hidden from the public until his life calmed down. I dunno. If you're waiting on items from Mike, PM me and all I can do is tell Mike what you want to know and tell you what Mike's reply is hopefully you get your item/s quickly. Anyways, enough of my blabber. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/teehee.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":teehee:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"teehee.gif\" />