Cornell Michaels Kit Cutting
2208 Minerva
Westland Michigan 48186
http://www.kitcutter.com
All of the following is my own opinion based on my personal experience.
I have decided to name and shame this man as a charlatan, having paid for him to cut me a kit, paid in full, including postage cost from the USA to France. I find myself after a wait of 4 YEARS still without my kit or a refund, despite requesting both on innumerable occasions. The gentleman has taken my money under the guise of business, but not provided any goods or services. To me this is tantamount to theft!
The gentleman has lacked communication skills in that it is always me who contacts him, sometimes requiring the same mail sent 2-3 times to ellicit a response. E-mail count is above 150 on this subject.
Responses, wow the tales i've heard!
He has health issues, his legs, his heart, the swimming pool needs fixing, his best friend died, his son is in with a bad crowd, its cold, the workshop roof is leaking but to name a few. Most of his replies are filled with whats wrong in his life at the present time, rather than trying to address the situation. I considered contacting his local police department to start fraud charges and informed him of this. His reply was “go ahead, my family has a long connection with the police department here”
Below is a typical reply
Nick I don't have a problem answering back when I have the time as right now my family has no vehicle as both have broken down.One the new SUV needs a new motor and the other small Nissan needs so much repair to keep running its not funny .Along with my son needing to go to class and he has no ride in his first class in college and my wife has no ride to work.Me it has no bearing as I'm home and on disability. Along with the people who came to repair our pool and took what money there was and left a mess in the middle of the pool as it has no water in it. Along with a half dozen other problems as I had to replace the computer I had it had a virus and was down for about a week or so..So that probably was the time you sent me a email..Other than that they put me on high blood pressure medicine and I'm still alive...Regards,Michael
So thats you sorted, what about my kit, nothing?
The main difficulty is dealing with a person in another country, and allowing time to pass, so no recourse from finance provider (Paypal)
At first one is kind, sympathetic and tries to be understanding, hence allowing time to pass. The initial fob off's of “got to get work cleared away first so I can start on yours” seem plausible and logical. However these soon wear thin.
Recently I mailed him requesting either a refund or delivery of my kit within 8 weeks. Failure to do so would result in me taking whatever steps I felt necessary. I got no reply to this mail, so re-sent the same mail a week later, just to make sure it was received. Still no reply, so I guess he wants me to dis-credit him.
As well as posting this thread on as many forums as I can, I also am writing to the various designers, companies etc he is “accredited” to to inform them of his behaviour. I hope that they will withdraw their support for a man who takes money but delivers fresh air! I believe in almost any court this equates to fraud or theft
So beware of ever dealing with this gentleman, I fear it will not go well!
To the moderators, i hope this will be allowed to run, its not here-say, and is totally truthful as backed up by the sample mail i have attatched.
To all who read, thank you for your time!!