" REPUTATIONS R US "'

[mantaraydre]

COACHES,

Here is a list of people iv'e dealt with over the years in regards to business.
Please add on with other COACHES/COMPANIES you have dealt with.
***WEIRDWOLF-INCREDIBLE LOGO DESIGNER AND FIELD COVER EXPERT.-WOLF IS THE GO TO GUY ON THIS MATTER-NUFF SAID. WOLF DOES NOT COUNT AS TO GOING ON THIS LIST. HE'S WOLF
1) MIGGLE -NUFF SAID

2)FF.NET-MY main supplier. You got cash, you get product. MILLIONS THINGS BROUGHT FROM CO INCLUDING CHURCHILL DOWNS RACETRACK.

3)electric gridiron- Its d jennings, nuff said

4)buzzball-great company who will get you your product WHENEVER YOU NEED IT.

5) 5 13 studios-great supplier with product who knows where the post office is.

6)g-force, great company with great new products. He will make your product upon request. IT ALWAYS ARRIVES IN THE MAIL IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER WITH DIRECTIONS OF USE FOR YOUR PRODUCT.

7) JIM DAVIS- You want strong bases and you have paypal. BASES ARE SENT OUTTHE NEXT DAY. THATS A FACT.

8)THE GREAT CHRIS STACEY- if you want a team painted at $5 per figure, HE IS THE BEST AND THE MOST REASONABLE IN TOWN. TAKES HIS WORK AND BUSINESS SERIOUSLY. Does not want to hold your order any longer than he has to.

9)MIKE BEAL- DECAL EXTRADINARE, EMAIL HIM WITH YOU EXACT ORDER, BE SPECIFIC OR HE WILL WAIT UNTIL HE SPEAKS WITH YOU. DOES NOT LIKE ANY MIS READINGS. HE WILL NOT DO YOUR ORDER UNTIL EVERYTHING YOU WANT IS 100% UNDERSTOOD BY BOTH PARTIES. PAYPAL MUST CLEAR FIRST.

10) BENNUTT-INCREDIBLE DECAL MAKER, LOVE BEENUTT BECAUSE HE DOES THINGS UPON SPECIAL REQUEST. EMAIL HIM WITH EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED AND HE WILL GET IT TO YOU. EXAMPLE, YOU WANT DECALS FOR AN ALL GREEN " G B P " SQUAD, EVEN THE HELMET, HE CAN DO IT.

11)46 DEFENSE, ANY TEAM YOU SEE PAINTED IN THE TRADING SECTON, IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU GET AND MORE WHEN YOUR RECEIVING THEM. SIX PAINTS SOME NICE STUFF, PICTURES DO NOT DO THEM JUSTICE.

12) WELLINGTON INNOVATIONS- LOVE THE GUYS FIGURES. OUR BUSINESS WAS FINALLY COMPLETE EARLY THIS YEAR AFTER A LENGTHY WAIT. Problem is he is never around. He owns a semi pro football team and plays for another one. Just speaking with him he is the most knowledgeable football mind i ever spoke with. He is always at practice or traveling with team for a game. ELECTRIC FOOTBALL IS SECONDARY ON HIS LIST. HIS FIGURES ARE INCREDIBLE THOUGH


13)MARK KLINGBIEL-EASY TO DEAL WITH. GREAT ITZ DIALS AND WILL GET YOU YOUR ITEMS

14)KEN ALLEN-GREAT REPUTATION AS A MAN AND BUSINESS FOLLOWS RIGHT ALONG WITH THAT REPUTATION. YOU WANT RODNEY KING LIKE BASES. SEND KEN YOUR FIGURE AND BASE AND HE WILL FIX THEM SO THEY ARE SUPERFAST.

15)RAVEN MANIAC-INCREDIBLE CUSTOMS MAKER, HIS RECEIVER AND LOCKDOWN CB'S ARE INCREDIBLE. PRODUCT WILL BE IN THE MAIL. HIS LOCKDOWN CORNERS ARE BALANCED AND DONT TILT FOWARD WHEN IN MOTION. GET THEM !!!!! HE ALSO CUSTOMS THOSE BREAK FREE GET OFF ME WR'S

16)DECALMASTER-STILL OWES MANY SHEETS OF DECALS AFTER MANY YEARS.

17)BIGLLOCK-STILL WAITING ON 4 CUSTOM BEARS AFTER 6 YEARS

18)MEGAWATZ- I BROUGHT CUSTOM GIGURES FROM WATZ AND OFCOURSE THEY ARRIVED SUPERFAST. WATTS HAS BOARDS AROUND THE COUNTRY HE MADE OVER THE YEARS FOR COACHES. HIS REP IS UP STANDING.

19) GUTTMAN-BROUGHT TEAMS FROM HIM ON EBAY AND CHIN POSTED HERE. ITS GUTTMAN, NO NEED TO GO ANY FURTHER.

20) ROLLER-THE NEW PLAYER IN TOWN. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOARDS EVER MADE HANDS DOWN. I Personally saw coaches with his boards. They did not get up and walk to their houses. He is a regular at the post office. I will get a board eventually. Also just met him at the convention. NICEST GUY IN THE WORLD.

21)TV'SCHACHI- ANOTHER EXTREMELY NICE GUYS. BROUGHT CUSTOMS FROM HIM IN THE PAST. EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT IN ALL AREAS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.


***49ERS FAN- THIS GUYS TWEAKS SUPERFAST BASES. JOEL P I HEAR SAID HIS BASES ARE SUPER STRONG ALSO. NICE REPUTABLE GUY. EASY TO DEAL WITH. GOOD WORK

***A WORD TO ANYONE LOOKING TO SELL ANYTHING OR PROVIDE A SERVICE. COMMUNICATION IS EVERYTHING. IF YOU HAVE BACK ORDERS TO TAKE OF FIRST, TELL YOUR CUSTOMERS. GIVE THEM A TIME FRAME. THIS WAY THEY KNOW YOUR BUSY AND THERE PRODUCT IS ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE.

****1-15 AND 18-21 ARE THE MOST REPUTABLE PEOPLE I KNOW FIRST HAND. IF YOUR NAME OR COMPANY IS NOT LISTED MEANS I HAVE NOT DEALT WITH YOU.
SOMEONE WHO HAS WILL HAVE TO RECOMMEND YOU TO THE PEOPLE.

***WORD TO ANY CUSTOMER. IN DEALING WITH ANYONE WHO ARE PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR YOU. GET THERE

1)HOME NUMBER

2)JOB NUMBER

3)CELL NUMBER.

IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL THREE, TELL THEM FORGET IT.
During the day, they have to have access to one or all of these numbers.
This is until you have dealt with them and know them.

A WISE MAN ALWAYS TELL ME, "THERE ARE NO FRIENDS IN BUSINESS "
or money would not be involved. The friendship can continue after the transaction. The friendship can end if business is not complete.

THAT'S WITH ANYONE IN ANY WALK IN LIFE. THE ONE YOU DIVORCE , IS THE REAL PERSON YOU MARRIED, ( THIS IS MINE, THAT IS MINE). THE WOMAN IN THE WHITE DRESS YEARS AGO, WAS JUST HER UNDERSTUDY.

MANTARAYDRE

[mozeek]

DRE GREAT POST BUDDY.......

[Raven maniac]

Dre' great post bro. But Reg is Yoda and I'm still learning, but yeah I can customize with some of the best. Thank you for the kind words and you are a great motivator. Keep the hype going we need it. Peace

[ChrisStacey]

Andre,
Great post ! Thanks for the kind words and the
"plug" .....But trust me,there's nothing great about me.
I'm just me.Nothing special.I just try to do a "decent"
job for a "decent" price with a "decent" turn-around time.
I'm not about "gouging" anyone.Never have been.Never
will be.I think my price and job-guidelines are very fair.
I'm sure some don't, but oh well,you can't please em' all and
I not about to start trying.What you see is what you get.
I don't think $5.00 a figure is asking too much although
some do.I can and do negotiate pricing but I'm not going
to do this for free.The paints not free;The decals aren't
free;the chinstraps & facemasks aren't free.SEE where
this is heading......blah,blah,blah.........So why should
I or anyone else do this stuff for free or next to nothing.
I'll do it as cheap as i can possibly do it at times.Believe
me,I've lost money over the years doing "solids" for guys.
But like I said,the materials aren't free and our time should
count for something.Hey,when people are on their jobs,their
time counts for something.It's called an hourly wage/a pay check.So
what's the difference here.None.I'm not ranting just want
to get my point across before someone gets on here
complaining about "high" prices.Not all of us charge the
higher prices.For those that do,well that's their business.Not knocking it.
And if people are willing to pay the higher price then that's
their business,not mine.As I said,I do what I do for the price
" I " think is "fair".
Again,great post.It's about time some sort of reputable vendor
list has been started and posted.I'm sure there are many who didn't
make the list,good or bad.But it's a start.Thanks Andre.

SEMPER FI,
Chris Stacey
Hampton,VA

[Coach K-LO]

nice post, but there are so many missing from it. And everyone's personal dealing with someone may be a little different than yours......

you have one company listed that has not fulfilled my orders with them and refused to rectify the situation....yet your experience was different.

[GrandMasterKC]

my smoothest transactions has been with Coach Stacey hands down. Most reliable in my area Coach Joey.F aka "Steeler1" figs and painting.....other stuff I can remember I will add later....trades(my brothers in barter ) and services ...there have been more great transactions than bad in my book ...and the good motivated me to treat others like that when I became on the sending end of a transation. "A slow dime beats a quick nickel anytime"..is that how it goes

Quality customer service will offset any untoward event during a transaction anytime

[warriorman]

12) WELLINGTON INNOVATIONS- LOVE THE GUYS FIGURES. OUR BUSINESS WAS FINALLY COMPLETE EARLY THIS YEAR AFTER A LENGTHY WAIT. Problem is he is never around. He owns a semi pro football team and plays for another one. Just speaking with him he is the most knowledgeable football mind i ever spoke with. He is always at practice or traveling with team for a game. ELECTRIC FOOTBALL IS SECONDARY ON HIS LIST. HIS FIGURES ARE INCREDIBLE THOUGH


This is the guy that I had to wait a year and a half to get my figures from. Then , when I got them they look like CRAP ! If he was that busy all he had to do was email or call me but he elected not to for some reason. I DON'T reccommend doing business with this guy at all ! At least I WON"T be anytime soon !

[mozeek]

This is Dre's List if you would like to post your list then do so right here....the gist of this post was for Dre and others to post their lists. This list could be very helpful to newbies and others when they are doing business with fellow members....
If this post was generated sooner Some such as Frank B would not be out all that money.....I will say this on Shawn's behalf...I have dealt with him for atleast 3-4 years and have NEVER EVER had an issue with him and getting my products...... So with that said I am not trying to start a post that will generate any animosity nor am I defending Coach..... but He MUST be going thru some things to have left a couple of coaches hanging.......

[mozeek]

The Start of "MY LIST"
PEOPLE THAT I HAVE DEALT WITH
Painting / Decaling
1 GUTTMANN, CHRIS STACEY, WILL TRAVERS, MEGAWATTZ
2 WOLVERINEFAN (CHUCK LAWRENCE)
3 MARK FRANCIS
4 RAIDERMAN
FLOYD TATE....UNDER THE RADAR......

BASE TWEAKING
JIM DAVIS,
NORBERT REVELS,
ROBERT CHALMERS,
TOM JOHNSON,
DEARELL BREVARD
KELVIN LOMAX

WOULD LIKE SOME STUFF FROM GREG HARDMON, TOOKIE, KEN ALLEN

BOARDS
MEGAWATTZ
GRANDMASTERKC ......WOOOOWEEE
GEORGE DIAMOND (JEFF LAU)

FIELD COVERS
LARUE
RAIDERMAN

FIGURES/CUSTOMIZING
MEGAWATTZ
REGINALD RUTLEDGE
JOHN WRIGHT AND HIS SON ELIJAH
UNDER THE RADAR...DRU SPARKS
FRANK JACOBS.......I WANT SOME OF YOUR FIGURES....

ACCESSORIES
CHRIS STACEY
REGINALD RUTLEDGE


SPORTSMANSHIP

JOSEPH GRECO
BOB SLATE (ARTLAX)

NOW OF COURSE THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT ON MY LIST....THOSE ARE ONES THAT I HAVE NOT DONE BUSINESS WITH......

FELLAS LOOK ON THIS FORUM...WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST CREATIVE GUYS AROUND......

TROPHY MAKERS
CHRIS FIELDS.......

[mantaraydre]

Please compile a list of all your dealings during your course here. THAT IS WHAT THIS POST IS ABOUT.

LIST THE POSITIVE WITH THE NEGATIVE.

Include what you experienced with number 12 on that list. Were not trying to create any post the will eventually get ugly by highlighting the 1 or 2 people you dealt with and business turned out not to your liking.Wellington does not visit this chatboard so he will never see this..But if it were someone who is on this site everyday. They would have been upset thinking you singled them out.
But they cannot get upset if your honest about your dealings with them and it is complied in an over all list. It's like the ebay feedback section. I agree with mozeek, if he never had a problem with shawn, then something must be wrong. THAT WHY IN MY INITIAL POST I STATED TO GET ALL OF HIS CONTACT INFORMATION UNTIL YOU KNOW AND TRUST HIM THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSACTIONS. Rememeber, there is no insurance involved here. You cannot complain to the better business bureau. many are not registered in the courts as a business where you can check with the tax commission.
THIS COMMUNITY IS BUILT ON TRUST AND REPUTATION. If i'm new in dealing with you the first time. I DONT KNOW YOU. its a 50 to 50 chance on a good or bad experience. Until anyone who wants to do business has proven themselves trustworthy in your eyes. GET THERE CONTACT INFORMATION.
ALL 3 NUMBERS.

No one should be offended, they really do not know you in the beginning. Any new coach who see's this website and wants to hit the ground running in terms of buying products. HE IS GOING TO WANT TO KNOW WHO HE IS DEALING WITH. I remember a new coach had questions about geno and g-force. He was not getting his qb's fast enough. I had to explain to him that they are specially made, they will be in your hands once they are done. PROBLEM SOLVED. This is what a new coach or anyone needs. This all will keep the community smooth and running.


PUT OUT YOUR OWN LIST, WERE YOU SATISFIED AS A CUSTOMER ?


THANX
MANTARAYDRE

PS/THE VENDORS WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK ALSO.
This will help them in future dealing also.

A good working relationship is essential for our community.