Re: DarkArtist's Creations of DOOM!
Josh,
I am still waiting for you to reply to my PM's reagrding my refund for the hot toys Dutch I never received. I was promised a refund in December and I havent heard anything else since. I have been very fair on my side ad even cancelled my paypla dispute to help you out and then I get ignored.
I have said before if you dont have the money yet say so, dont ignore me and hope it goes away. Im down over £100 here and feel a little let down my this website!!!!!
I haven't been able to check my PM's as of late. So I will respond here. I will get your money to you ASAP. Right now I don't even have enough for my Jan. rent, so am selling stuff to try and make up the difference. But I do appreciate all that you have done to help me out in this case, and I won't let you down.
Dront, you will get a full figure. Our deal still stands.
Everyone else, I appreciate the comments. Thank you so much for understanding.
And Prog. Dude. I know what you are saying. But I don't have a job. I am a full time student, I get my bill money from the government from my GI Bill. Yes, I could work. But it would cut away any time I had for school work or for trying to paint anything. Besides, I have tried to get work before... and could never get anything above minimum wage. And working for that pay, I would have to work 40 + hrs a week to get any money at all.
I'm 28, my Wife works full time as it is AND is having full blown seizures that require ME to take care of her and the housework. I'm probably going to have to drive her to and from work again (45 min trip there and 45 mins back twice a day!) and monitor her closely. So I can't spare the time needed to have a full time job at the moment. Maybe you could do it, but when I am in a situation like I am currently, with my attentions spread everywhere at once... I can't focus enough on school to actually get anything done. My grades would suffer ultimately. The GI Bill gives me plenty to take care of everything, so I don't work.
I'm not going to crucify myself or work myself into exhaustion just to pay people back. I will do it as I can, on my own time, with my own schedule. I appreciate what you are trying to do with your comments, but I don't need any help with the direction of my life or how I intend to take care of this problem. I'm a grown man, I've made this decision, and will take care of it in a way that is best for myself and my family as well as my customers. You are you, I am me. We have different lives, skills, opportunities, etc. What applies to one person doesn't necessarily apply to me.
So I would very much appreciate it if people didn't come in here and scrutinize my every decision, try to give me "suggestions" on how better to handle this mess. I'm sure that some of them mean well, but it only serves to stir the pot... piss me off.. and generally make me feel like they are pointing fingers at me and saying they could do it better. My Wife needs me, my family needs me. I'm sorry, but they mean more to me than any toys, my reputation, or my hobby could ever mean to me. They come first.
So I am sacrificing my hobby, sacrificing my reputation, giving up on this whole mess. Giving back to those who believed in me in the best way I can. It's all I can do without losing my Wife and my sanity.
There is no guidebook for customizing, no business class to teach you how to do it. There is no manual, no set of rules, no bosses and no protection for anyone. I came into this wanting to help people ONLY, not to make a bunch of money. And I can at least say I did more of the first and less of the last. But it's over, and I can only do what I can at this level to set it right. So please allow me to do so, and stop picking me apart.
Like I said before, I've thought long and hard about this decision and how best to approach it. I've taken into account my various options, and made a decision that would rectify the situation without taking me away from my Wife in her time of need or hurt my school work.
