Obviously you don't see every post here Jaime. When I left, I told
everyone about Trent, he is the brother of my UPS driver. When I told my
driver that I was shutting the business down to come to WorldPac he
expressed interest in buying it. I didn't know him at all. I met him once
for 4 hours and he seemed like a very likeable guy. I have no
relationship
with him other than he owes me more money than anyone on this list and it
looks like I will be screwed again in a business deal. Good thing I'm
rich!
Ha.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com>
Sender: "Mercedes" <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:11
To: Mercedes Discussion List<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trent vesus Jabba death match
I can understand your desire for more proof Hendrick. But this is a
pretty
ugly road to go down and certainly doesn't belong here.
What happened in the past is the past. Its was ugly. It created a lot of
bad feelings. It was bad for business, bad for our community, and bad for
many individuals. None of us will know all the sides of the story and the
details of what happened. And many of you wouldn't want to hear it. And
boy how things have changed since then.
My point is simple: don't believe everything that you've been told from
one side. You don't believe everything from the extreme right or left
talk
radio, do you? (hint: you shouldn't)
Looks like we have more pro-gary folks than anti-gary at this point. The
anti-gary folks are holding on to a one-sided story In the end and some
hurt feelings about being called some names Doesn't everyone just want a
reliable source of good parts? The pro-gary folks are enjoying good
service, good parts, and good knowledge. Sounds like the kind of guy who
should be part of this group, no?
I understand the loyalty to Rusty in the past. He did a lot for many of
us, hosted parties, helped establish the sense of community we have here
(or, whats left of it now). Now Rusty is no longer here for us in that
role due to a business decision that we can all understand. It was the
right time to move on. The need for loyalty has past. In fact, shouldn't
someone be questioning how it is that Rusty came to make a deal with Trent
at all?
I know if I were selling a business, I'd be looking for an agreement that
protected my interests. And the buyer should do the same. Check the
books, reputation, relationships, etc.
Something doesn't add to up to me. I've seen several mentions of Trent
selling for amazingly low prices... genuine parts for more than 40% off of
list. (which isn't possible, unless you happen to own a Mercedes Benz
Sounded too good to be true.
Jaime
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:44 AM, Hendrik and Fay <heni...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Well Trent may be acting illegally and he may be a less than honest
> business man, based on what I have read from others experiences.
> However does this give give Gary the right to accuse him of an planned
> scheme to steal and also imply that Rusty has had a part in that?
> That's what a supposed honest businessman has done, accusing someone of
> improper and or illegal dealings without proof. Is this slander?
>
> The fact is that I stand to gain nothing from this whereas it is in
> Garys
> interest to discredit his opposition, whether he has proof or just heard
a
> few stories does not seem to matter.
> Are these the actions of a professional and supposed good man?
> Sure Gary might be good at what he does, heck he even himself says so,
> so
> it must be true. Perhaps that is a cultural difference but up here if
> you
> start going on about how good you are people will think you're a bit of
> a
> wally.
> I know a few people who will happily spend a few hours telling you how
> good they are and that makes for fascinating conversation.
>
> I don't know the details of the divorce but I do know it spilt over into
> this list and it turned pretty ugly. And no I can't understand his
actions,
> what did this list have to do with the split?
> If I was in his shoes and wanted to sell car parts to owners I would not
> be abusing my customers, instead be dealing with the situation
> privately,
> basically I think he threw a big tantrum in public, sure it might not
have
> been the best part of his life but sometimes you just got walk away and
> cool off for a while.
>
> The question here is not who started the list or what have you not, the
> point here is that Gary is not a good man, he is bitter individual who
> is
> hell bent on revenge.
> Of course sure I am making a terrible mistake and Gary is the good guy
> wanting to warn people about the evils of dealing with other parts
vendors.
> Yeah right, this is the moment he has been hoping would come along and
now
> he is making the most of it, if he was such a good guy why would he say:
>
> "i founded buymbparts 15 years ago and have watched it get more and more
> viciously crooked till it has reached the point where it is at now. even
> though i've had nothing to do with this company for many years now,
> these
> are sad days for me. i feel sort of like a parent whose child has run
away
> from home and now i see him on the nightly news evolved into a hardened
> criminal"
>
> Now that is strong stuff, he does not seem to care about destroying
> someone else or their livelihood (including the reputation of Rusty
> Cullens). What proof does he have of these "viciously crooked" things? I
> think the only thing he has is his believe that Rusty did the dirty on
him,
> which we where all supposed to agree with and when some didn't he turned
on
> us in a heart beat but no I got that wrong, Gary is a good guy and we
> are
> all vicious crooks evolving into hardened criminals.
>
> If Gary is a good man he should have thought a lot harder about what he
> writes in public and how he treats people, especially those he has
> issues
> with.
> And I do not follow your logic, we should not have kicked Gary even
though
> he was happy enough to kick back and now that it is his turn to do some
> kicking, he certainly wasted no time putting on the pointy boots.
> I see what he wrote on MBworld as a major kicking, perhaps Trent
> deserves
> it but my view is that a few kicks where aimed at Rusty as well, who is
> feeling very bad right now but no that's right Gary is the golden child
and
> Rusty is the mean one.
>
> Anyway we are all entitled to our view of the world, you reckon he is a
> good bloke who got done over, I reckon he has a mean streak that comes
out
> now and then to play.
> What everyone else thinks is up to them but I do remember we gave him a
> fair chance on here to calm down and play nice but that did not happen.
>
> Basically that is what I see, you're welcome to prove me wrong and tell
us
> exactly what makes Gary such a good man, I don't see it right now but I
do
> not have closed mind either.
>
> Hendrik
> who would love to say that Gary is a good bloke but needs more proof of
> this and no the ability to organise shipment of parts from A to B does
not
> constitute good guy status
>
>
> On 19/06/13 12:25, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
>
>> I find it very difficult to not respond to your comments Hendrik, as
they
>> are quite strong.
>>
>> Just a few basics:
>> - I think we can all agree that Trent has taken several people's
>> money
>> and
>> not delivered anything. Its been going on long enough for him to try
>> to
>> make this right. I can't imagine any excuse that would clear this at
this
>> point, as nice as that would be. And I can't imagine anyone here would
>> disagree with this. I think its safe to say it: hes a crook.
>> - I believe Gary is the best in the business. I buy a lot of parts and
>> I've tried a lot of places. Hes the only one that actually cares about
>> what he sells and delivers as promised.
>> - Gary has had his lively hood destroyed by a messy "divorce". While
>> he
>> acted in a way that offended many, I can understand his actions. Put
>> yourself in his shoes.
>> - I'm certainly not looking to start a debate about who did what and
>> who
>> started what, but consider this: Rusty, Gary, and Richard together
played
>> a significant role in creating this community and creating a successful
>> online parts business. Anyone who knows the three for a long time
>> would
>> agree: None of them could have accomplished anything without the each
>> other.
>>
>> I find the endless flow of destructive words by many of you against
>> Gary
>> to
>> be sickening. All of you who are guilty of this should be ashamed of
>> yourself. You continued to kick a man who was already down. You
believe
>> one sided stories that don't completely add up.
>>
>> Everyone needs to stop and really think about whats going on here.
You're
>> making a terrible mistake.
>>
>> And Hendrick: its a shame you're so vocal about something which you
hold
>> little or no stake in. I hope you sleep well tonight, thinking about
the
>> effects of your comments on the livelihood of a good man.
>>
>> Completely disgusted,
>> Jaime
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Hendrik and Fay <heni...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps but the point I was making is that Jabba might be trying to
look
>>> all professional and such but a pro doesn't accuse others of illegal
>>> activities unless there is some sort of proof.
>>> Basically he has accused Trent of being a crook based on a few
complaints
>>> on internet forums, plus also put a pretty big slur on Rusty.
>>> My way of thinking is that I would not want to deal with such a
>>> character,
>>> even if he had the best price and service, or even offered free
shipping
>>> to
>>> Oz.
>>> Perhaps when Okiebenzparts.com gets up and going that great guy and
good
>>> friend Kaleb will do me great deal on a new muffler.
>>>
>>> Hendrik
>>> who only slurs after a few beers
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/06/13 10:25, Michael Canfield wrote:
>>>
>>> Can't be sued for slander if you are speaking the facts as they are.
>>>> Seems
>>>> Jabba the Hursty might be right on the money this time.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
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