the man wrote:
something was done to try and fix it I guess.could of been worse .
Ha! Something was done to try and fix it? I don't think so - it WAS worse. Let's review the FACTS.
First, and most importantly,
GERRY MARKS NEVER HAD ANY INTENTION OF PAYING ME. HE STOLE THOSE MODELS. ONLY DUE TO THE PERSEVERANCE OF TIN CAN GUNNER AND I, AND THE FINE WORK OF THE CONSTABLES, DID WE GET SOME FORM OF RESTITUTION. Mr Marks also lied to the Constable and told him he paid us. It wasn't until the Constable requested proof of payment that his story fell apart.
Now, to address the farce of him "trying to fix it":
There are the items I shipped to him and did not get back in return:
1/350 Iron Shipwright USS Brooklyn (retail value $200).
1/700 Trumpeter USS Yorktown (retail value $40)
1/700 Tamiya Nelson (retail value $25)
1/700 Tamiya Kiso (retail value $25)
Here is what he shipped to me in order to "
make it up to me":
1/600 Airfix HMS Nelson (retail value $17.50)
1/700 Trumpeter USS Astoria (retail value $31.99)
1/700 Aoshima Unryu (retail value $34.99)
1/700 Aoshima Katori (retail value $24.99)
Total value of what I sent: $290
Total value of what I received in return: $109.47.
That is a $180.53 retail difference in Mr Marks' favor.
This is not "adequate" at all. Furthermore, three of the kits he sent are older kits from the 1960's and 70's, that sell for much less than retail value on the second hand market. Additionally,
all three of these older kits have been started! Pieces have been cut from the parts trees, parts have been painted, parts have been glued together, and it appears that some parts are missing (plus the workmanship sucks). Frankly, these three models are WORTHLESS to me - I have no interest in them, nor can I sell them. The only one of the four models he chose to send me that I could resell is the USS Astoria kit, which appears to be complete and un-started.
This episode has been going on for over a year now, and Mr Marks - who, again, tried to defraud me - has clearly not lived up to his end of the bargain to make me whole. That's putting aside the fact that many items came back damaged, and that one model had no parts in the box, except for the hull. On top of all that, Mr Marks had started building several of the kits that were returned to me, rendering those worthless to me as well.
There is only way to remedy this situation and to "fix it": Mr. Marks needs to send me the $290 to compensate me for the kits that managed to disappear. Nothing less will make this right. You can tell "Mr Marks" that I am not letting this issue go, and one way or another, he is going to make this right.
One final note: the claim that it was his 12 year old kid is utter bullsh*t. Mr. Marks was claiming he was in the Canadian bush and was getting word that another man was showing up to "visit" his wife while he was away. Doesn't sound like the stuff a 12 year old would be talking about. As PetrolGator said, any Father who found out his kid was doing this would have made things right. At least if he had any sense of honor.
Please don't insult my intelligence and try and pretend that a) you aren't Gerry Marks and b) you tried to do the right thing. You are a thief, a cheat and a liar. Do the right thing for once in your life and pay me for the kits you stole. As I said - this isn't over and I'm NOT letting it go.
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Martin"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." John Wayne
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