Thread: WARNING SIDE SKIRTS "BUYER BEWARE" - AMG SLK STYLE Side Skirts for the crossfire
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Old May 21, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Default Re: AMG SLK STYLE Side Skirts for the crossfire
Originally Posted by rcompart
First I'd like to say that friends with Dan or not Brian, you cannot avoid the fact that Dan is not holding up his end of the deal. If he was, we wouldn't be having this problem. Below are emails from Dan, the first outlining that he would handle all refunds and that he guaranteed these to fit because the manufacturer did so as well. We've given him more than enough chances to make this right and so far he hasn't done anything to do so. He held the skirts hostage saying he wouldn't send them until he was sent the remaining $5000 and he refused to send a set for us to fit before sending them. He then started emailing me about what it took to install them after the sideskirts were en route to us. Funny he couldn't be more descriptive before the fact but rather had to wait until they were already out of his hands.
JRI,

Your point is taken and respected. Like I said – I don’t know all the agreements and details between you and Dan, until now I only heard one side of the story. I’m not here to take sides - but offer you my opinion and help.

If you own the rights to these side-skirts and Cliff (aka Dan) was just the test fitter, and nothing more – nothing less as you stated before, then I have a responsibility to you and the group (and forum members) to take my skirts back. I don’t want to go around anyone’s back and buy their product from someone else without their permission.

The way Dan explained it to me - - was that he owned the rights to the side-skirts and JRI would buy from him (typical wholesale – retail arraignment). Not only for the group buy - but also any follow on orders and that he (Dan) could then sell them on his website and JRI could sell on the Forum. I don’t know if this is true – but that’s what I was told and that’s why I purchased a set.

I’ve asked whose name was on the purchase order with Extreme Dimensions, and Dan said it was his. If that’s true (the Purchase Order is the legal document here) – then you are truly screwed; no matter who showed up at the shipping dock with the final payment.

Even you have to admit that you made some bad business decisions here. You can’t expect to enter into an agreement where you get all of the reward (rights ownership) but take on none of the risk. (Dan would guarantee the fit and take responsibility for refunds) I’m not saying that was not your agreement, you clearly show it was – I’m just saying that you shouldn’t be shocked or even have assumed that this would not have happened to you – no matter who your test fitter was.

This put you in a bad situation where you had to make the decision to either offer refunds to the group and let them know it was Dan who was involved before you sent the final payment to Dan - or continue on with the deal. It seemd like a squeeze play.

I just want you to know that I will take your skirts back. PM me and I will give you my phone number and offer you my help. To me the greater good is with the forum members, not JRI, Dan or these skirts. I won’t take sides - but work towards a solution that can be acceptable to group.