It’s ok NeoLord, you’re a pretty clever guy. Here’s some facts you may or may not already know.
We made a gentleman’s contract over the phone, I was given his word. “My word is my bond”, exact quote from Ray Young. Let’s not forget the fact that I was provided with signed contracts. Such action is indisputable proof that the deal was approved by !Arcade!. What gun did I jump exactly?
You were told that my reputation was the reason why he broke the deal? Amazing! The funds were to be wired before the converters were even to be made. The only party at risk here would be myself, think about it. A large, foreign transaction with someone I have never dealt with. Speaking of which, we don’t know much of anything about his reputation.
I merely requested a business address so I could send someone to inspect the facility. I wanted to confirm the existence of the room filled with home cart cases stacked to the ceiling, the 7-color printing press, the finished AES II system, and meet some of the employees. Oh ya, and see his new Lexus LX-470 and gold Rolex Submariner. Interesting how we would have near identical SUV’s and Rolex, coincidence? Naw, it’s probably fate. The fact that I was willing to sponsor a trip to verify the company’s legitimacy should solidify my dedication and sincerity of the deal in which we made. Since I was committed to purchasing large quantities of the converters, systems, and home cart conversions it is only natural to request a business address. After two days of silence, not a word through email, and none of the 100+ employees to answer the phone, I finally received an email breaking the second deal.
I feel like I was fed a lot of lip service and I wanted to confirm that what I was hearing was true. He said he could reproduce any home cart and make it better than the real thing. How I asked, did you manage to get the digital files from SNK? Yes, we have the digital files, we have been in meetings with Aruze. How many converters have you sold? Over 500. Wow, over 500, that’s pretty good for only two weeks in the neo business. No website, outside the US, $25 shipping, a few ebay listings, amazing I thought. We don’t even have 500 members on our forums.
It all sounded to good to be true. I still wanted to believe that all this was for real. I insisted that it was mandatory that the facility be visited before the funds were transferred. This is where the deal fell through of course. I honestly don’t see how this has anything to do with my reputation.
