LeMarchand
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Maybe i missed the newsflash or something. But since his site is down, and he hasn't had any sales on ebay lately. Is he out of bussines?
Marc
Marc
Sidkit out of bussines?
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I haven't heard anything either , I bought some stuff off his web site mid August and had no troubles .
Although , one piece showed " new item " , I ordered it and it never showed . He refunded the money no problem , but told me the part was unavailable . Not out of stock , just unavailable which I thought a little funny for a new item .
Although , one piece showed " new item " , I ordered it and it never showed . He refunded the money no problem , but told me the part was unavailable . Not out of stock , just unavailable which I thought a little funny for a new item .
Still gone... 
His friend and other seller Restoys also dropped off ebay first, at one point he was trying to blame me for Restoys account being pulled, as if I had that kind of power...
When asked to provide the email of the account being pulled he never answered.
He said he is a farmer first, and model maker second...
As he seemed unable to make his own models (I know of one recast and a couple of deals for masters....) I have wondered if he had a little shop in town that was the real workers and he had a falling out with them or something happened to them.
AND After all he was still selling after his mother got sick and as he was using her illness as a reason he was unable to complete the redo of the worldcon model and that why he was still using parts he recast from my model of the Blade Runner.
I have felt it was my duty and right to point out when ever someone suggested his Blade Runner model that it was a recast from my model.
He also seemed to be have problems over the Firefly models he was doing.
All the above may have made him drop out...
My 2 cents worth.
Rich
When asked to provide the email of the account being pulled he never answered.
He said he is a farmer first, and model maker second...
As he seemed unable to make his own models (I know of one recast and a couple of deals for masters....) I have wondered if he had a little shop in town that was the real workers and he had a falling out with them or something happened to them.
AND After all he was still selling after his mother got sick and as he was using her illness as a reason he was unable to complete the redo of the worldcon model and that why he was still using parts he recast from my model of the Blade Runner.
I have felt it was my duty and right to point out when ever someone suggested his Blade Runner model that it was a recast from my model.
He also seemed to be have problems over the Firefly models he was doing.
All the above may have made him drop out...
My 2 cents worth.
Rich
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darkchylde80
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I purchased an item from him through ebay, when it didn't arrive I emailed him. Got a reply awhile later saying that he had been very ill in hospital. I dare say he is having to take things really steady.
darkchylde80
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Promised to receive the item, but never did so paypal awarded me a refund. I read that over on propsummit, so assumed at the time it was something to do with his mother, until he came back and said that he had been in hospital. Who know's, maybe he was in hospital for his mother but thought it easier to say that it was himself.
Not to throw stones... IF he and his mother are sick....but we all have seen sellers hide behind clames of illness...
And often forget their own stories...so get the details wrong...
I personaly found him to be a liar and a bad person, both in his ripping me off and later dealings when I tried to work out a deal.
His last shot was blaming me for his friend's ebay account being pulled.
Rich
And often forget their own stories...so get the details wrong...
I personaly found him to be a liar and a bad person, both in his ripping me off and later dealings when I tried to work out a deal.
His last shot was blaming me for his friend's ebay account being pulled.
Rich
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AnsonJames
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Sid is about the most decent and honest guy I've had the pleasure to deal with.
He's not a racist either.
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As I am 1/4 Spaniard 1/8 Scott and others, I am NOT a racist!!
I am a behaviourist: I condem bad behavour, ripping people off, and being in this country illeaglely and then demaining special treatment is bad behaviour.
IF you read my post clear minded you would have got that.
That is all I need and will say.
Rich
pennausamike
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I'm sure this was meant to be a light-hearted poke at the acrimonious Off-Topic thread that got so out of control.
Even so, I'd ask the moderators to pull any non-"Sidkit out of bussines?" posts to clean up the thread.
Like Sid or not, his business has been an important part of the replica prop community and I hate to see the real question, (and hopefully, answer), get buried in chatter.
Mike
Noeland
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Well, if his mother requires constant care he likely just doesn't have the time (or the desire) to cast and build right now, and may not have the income to maintain the site. Could be that simple.
But his radio silence, and the folks who have odds and ends loaned out to him for casting, who still have not heard from him, makes me wonder if HE is OK or if something didn't happen to him.
I certainly hope it's just a matter of taking care of his mom, and letting everything else fall away.
But his radio silence, and the folks who have odds and ends loaned out to him for casting, who still have not heard from him, makes me wonder if HE is OK or if something didn't happen to him.
I certainly hope it's just a matter of taking care of his mom, and letting everything else fall away.
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