Re: Don't buy into pre-orders for Apple II products

[IUnknown <stevementzer@gmail.com>]

> Conrad did at an early stage provide some very useful information:
> - The boards were to be made by a “no-name” Chinese manufacturer, and the name of this manufacturer would not be shared with any of us for further quality assurance
> - No prototype was made and received to verify the skills and trust of the vendor in question. The production process was described, but no pictures of the product were shared
> - The only financial backing was Conrad himself and his “one man business”, requiring pre-funding from the rest of us to move on.
>
> All these are clear red lights!
>


All of which I pointed out, expressed doubt about and conrad took as a
personal attack.


> Was it then really fair that Conrad should carry all the risk?


Yes, he should carry all the risk because he carries all of the
profits.


>
> Looking at the messages that has been posted I must admit I find some of them rather unpleasant to read. Yes, Conrad has certainly failed big time in providing sufficient information. But starting to encourage people to contact his wife, call the police, or other similar actions is certainly something I would not do.
>

When someone collects a bunch of money, provides no/nebulous
information, disappears for weeks on end and STILL has nothing to show
for it.... then yes, people are well within their rights to leverage
any legal mechanism to obtain satisfaction.

Distasteful or not, it is fair and reasonable.

You seem to forget that the ONLY person who hasn't fulfilled ANY
promises to date is Conrad. The people complaining about the current
state of affairs are not at fault.