Re: Maximus
I know that many guys wait much more than 6 months, saw that a lot on several threads around here - Rainman, Iminime, Betomatali, etc. What bothers me is the lack of communication, and even more, the confusing info provided in the few times that I got a response.
Had he told me right after I've sent payment: "it's going to take 6 months or more, will let you know", I wouldn't send him one single PM during that period, afterall he warned me previously about the time it would take. If he had a problem, or a delay for any reason, could send a PM / email letting me know, like Rainman did to the guys who bought Anton (that it was going to take a while to ship because of the issue with HT bodies).
Instead, the first message I got was "thanks, will have this out ASAP". Around two months later, in beggining of november, asked again, and it was missing "only a few snaps that hold the armor, and it would most likely be shipped that week".
Asked again in the end of december, right before Christmas, the response was: "please confirm your address, just sent two sets out, and one I'm pretty sure it was yours". After that, no more answers. And nothing has arrived either. So, I guess it's natural for me to show concern, right?
I wrote a lot only because I wanted to make things clear to let everybody knows that I am patient, I understand that customizers have private lives, own problems, and all that. All I ask is a better communication - be honest from the very beggining, don't create false expectations on somebody. When I first contacted him, looked like it wasn't such a big deal to get it finished and shipped, and the messages after payment kind of confirmed my initial impression. So, yes, I'm frustrated with this delay, but I'm more frustrated with being left in the dark.
I took action because it's not the first problem that I have in the customs section, the first I'm still trying to resolve, but this time I decided to not stay silent... I know that I deserve some respect, not only the product.
Sorry for any errors in my writing, english isn't my native language.
And thanks for reading this.