tdubel
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Some of you may not agree with my post and that is fine, I am always open to another's opinion and viewpoint, but for better or worse, once I have a viewpoint on something, I have usually made up my mind after considerable deliberation on a subject.
Anyhow, I am unhappy and irritated enough to post this on the forum as from my own emails with fellow collectors, I so far have not been a minority in my opinion.
As many of you know, I collect everything, all manufacturers are in my collection, I simply buy what I like. This post is not about quality or dislikes or anything of the sort. It is simply about principles and practices.
I got an email from my Gunn dealer today regarding new sets and I wasn't able to email back until 6pm saying sure put me down for the club sets. Lo and behold, a very apologetic email comes back saying "you won't believe this, but I just found out I cannot get enough stock and can't supply you". I am somewhat perplexed as I am normally guaranteed delivery b/c of my purchasing and my personal friendship. SO, I decide to read the rest of my emails and.......
My "Gunn Club" emails today and in there was a blurb paraphrased that said, "the only way to guarantee your club sets is to order through us as dealer stock is severely limited due to the preorders on this piece". Now at this point, I go from perplexed to irritated. Let me get this straight:
1. Email comes out showing only prototype pics, NO pricing
2. Preorders are so great that dealer stock is cut (Now this is already in the same email that is ANNOUNCING the set)
3. Something is wrong with this picture. Is it believable that a set that was announced is now already preordered prior to announcement with no price, no final picture and Dealer stock is cut......................I call BS.
Enough of that opinion, my real gripe is this. I have a relationship with my dealers, I consider them personal friends. That is who I buy from. I am not going to now have to buy overseas, with a manufacturer I have no relation with whatsoever. That is crap. I also believe that points 1,2 and 3 above are poor customer practice. Question, why were the sets plentiful with the dealers before, is this a let's use the dealer to build up demand for my product and then screw the dealer, and screw my customer by making it a pain to buy?
Not bragging here at all, but with my vast collection, why do I need this headache? There are too many wonderful choices out there where I can place my moolah than deal with this. I think I may buy a few First Legion Personalities that I was deferring , I figure why defer, they are fine quality and I might as well just jump than waste my time with this crap.
And really not being a jerk, my Gunn sets will be on auction for 99 cents in the near future as that is now their worth to me. This fired me up.
TD
Anyhow, I am unhappy and irritated enough to post this on the forum as from my own emails with fellow collectors, I so far have not been a minority in my opinion.
As many of you know, I collect everything, all manufacturers are in my collection, I simply buy what I like. This post is not about quality or dislikes or anything of the sort. It is simply about principles and practices.
I got an email from my Gunn dealer today regarding new sets and I wasn't able to email back until 6pm saying sure put me down for the club sets. Lo and behold, a very apologetic email comes back saying "you won't believe this, but I just found out I cannot get enough stock and can't supply you". I am somewhat perplexed as I am normally guaranteed delivery b/c of my purchasing and my personal friendship. SO, I decide to read the rest of my emails and.......
My "Gunn Club" emails today and in there was a blurb paraphrased that said, "the only way to guarantee your club sets is to order through us as dealer stock is severely limited due to the preorders on this piece". Now at this point, I go from perplexed to irritated. Let me get this straight:
1. Email comes out showing only prototype pics, NO pricing
2. Preorders are so great that dealer stock is cut (Now this is already in the same email that is ANNOUNCING the set)
3. Something is wrong with this picture. Is it believable that a set that was announced is now already preordered prior to announcement with no price, no final picture and Dealer stock is cut......................I call BS.
Enough of that opinion, my real gripe is this. I have a relationship with my dealers, I consider them personal friends. That is who I buy from. I am not going to now have to buy overseas, with a manufacturer I have no relation with whatsoever. That is crap. I also believe that points 1,2 and 3 above are poor customer practice. Question, why were the sets plentiful with the dealers before, is this a let's use the dealer to build up demand for my product and then screw the dealer, and screw my customer by making it a pain to buy?
Not bragging here at all, but with my vast collection, why do I need this headache? There are too many wonderful choices out there where I can place my moolah than deal with this. I think I may buy a few First Legion Personalities that I was deferring , I figure why defer, they are fine quality and I might as well just jump than waste my time with this crap.
And really not being a jerk, my Gunn sets will be on auction for 99 cents in the near future as that is now their worth to me. This fired me up.
TD
