Armor Store Rip off

[Cadugan Bolt-Catcher]

I'm not covering for anyone, nor am i on a soapbox, but i have been in buisness for about a year (although it is always slow ) making maille,

while i do not get alot of orders, my policy is to take no more than 5 orders at a time, on a basis of 20-25% commision which is kept on record(ie, not spent but kept in a lock box) and of which 15% is refundable after 1 week. This i make obviously clear to my customers, and it is on an order form which they sign for the express purpose of CMA (Covering My A$$).

[IMHO]

to take more than 10 orders at any time with full payment ahead of time is irresponsable for *any* buisness where the time period for one order can take upwars of a month.

[/IMHO]


all that said, good luck to you Sir Brand. I hope to see you at pennsic when i can afford to go.

[JT]

I have intentionally quoted what I believe is a reasonable and complete response from Brand, in response to a bumping that was intended to be about Hammerd Wombat.

Because of the apparent confusion, and the age of the original thread, I am going to close this one. If you have something constructive to post concerning Brand, Wombat, or any other armourer who has done you right, or done you wrong, please start a new thread.

If you have issues w/ Brand, please e-mail him at his provided address, rather than posting here, unless you are unable to get a satisfactory reply from him. (Imho, this ought to go for just about any case of a vendor you're not satisfied with -- talk to the vendor first.)

-- jt --
(Yes, official word of an Editor)

I see the bashing never stops does it?

Well here I am, I stopped reading the Archive long long ago but a friend pointed me here.

My email is sirbrand2004@yahoo.com for those who were owed by The Armour Store.

1. For the two years I have been digging out of the debt from The Armour Store. Suggestion to everyone, Incorporate. Now I have been filling those old orders slowly but surely, as making armour without all of the tools and shop is a bit difficult. My lady and I moved into a house and set up a shop in the garage on June 12th, so I'm getting back into steady work again.

2. I have been desperately avoiding declaring bankruptcy, but posts like this definitely make me think it's best. Bankruptcy would mean nobody would get anything, and I don't like that. So I have lived very meagerly for the last couple of years, putting all spare funds into making armour and a living.

3. I started to play the game again, partly to rebuild the business so I could fulfill everything faster. Before I knew it I was knighted and summarily won crown, which has been great. I chose not to advertise or sell at events while King as I felt it a conflict of interest. Afterwards I had planned to reopen a site and get things really rolling again.

4. Being King is not as bad as people make it out, at least in Caid. With tremendous support from the populace and no more than a 2 hour drive usually, we spend our weekends making people smile. It is not as expensive as people make it out to be either, as it's only a few gallons of gas to hit an event. We are doing a great job as King and Queen and are giving back to the game the best we can.

5. Pennsic. I will be there so come and talk to me. We will be attending Pennsic from the 14th to the 21st. Travelling to Pennsic is our duty as the Crown and we have managed to pull it off. We requested different land for the Kingdom nearer the Merchants and the West. Unfortunately that did not come through so it looks like We will be camping in the old parking lot where Caid was last year.

So here's the deal, send an email to me at sirbrand2004@yahoo.com. Out of over 60 old orders I only have about 15 left...not too bad. If you are someone who was owed armour from the old biz, let me know if you want the items or a refund still. This is a mundane issue, one for which the solution is bankruptcy, but I don't wish to take that route and I think my old customers and creditors agree.

Hopefully this answers some questions,


Brand