This is your Curtis Turner plan; he takes your money and then you wait for his
production run/kitting and then finish the kits (Q&A)
It sucks
Madcow doesn’t have this problem because they order components en masse and kit
I would keep pinging ken and ask him to stop playing games and tell you when
Curtis is going to ship !!!!
On Jan 24, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Scott Yow (Redacted sender "syow13" for DMARC)
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree
I have ran many businesses in the past… I have also been in difficult
situations… Including having to be in the hospital for months at a time a
divorce etc. I’ve always communicated with my customers and if I was not able
to I had someone else do it… I agree and hope there is nothing wrong no
medical situation or anything like that… At the same time I simply feel there
is zero excuse for not communicating for months at a time - we are talking
three months here with no communication -that is simply unacceptable there is
no excuse for that whatsoever. It is disrespectful , it is rude and bottom
line it is poor behavior… I have contacted PayPal and will be requesting a
refund
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On Jan 24, 2019, at 2:39 PM, Ralovley (Redacted sender "Ralovley" for DMARC)
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just think about how many people across the country are in the same boat as
we are!? This is not just a small amount of rocketeers! Seems as if we are
being avoided! I have always had really bad communication with him!
ROD
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-------- Original message --------
From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 1/23/19 4:07 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: TCC chat <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: performance hobbies kits
Hey guys, did anyone get anything?
I've sent him several emails and called and left messages 3x!!!
On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 9:24 AM Ralovley <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yes I am also awaiting the Pro 98 kit along with Lowell!
I emailed him a few times and has said shipping next week! Next week has
now been 3 times!
Rod
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-------- Original message --------
From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 1/17/19 8:54 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: TCC chat <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: performance hobbies kits
Yes, I share your frustration - that really sucks - and I am really
surprised. Ken is a straight shooter and I don't understand WTF - I would
still buy stuff from him so I can only figure something bad happened.
I am not sure if it's any consolation, but PR Components from Curtis Turner
are in high demand and sometimes really hard to get. My Mongoose 150/165
took 8 years to get. The 2/3 Scale Nike's Jack got (with help from Jack G)
took almost that long as well. Rod will tell you about the Coupler (ISC)
debacle that took all year and then when I got the coupler it was the wrong
frigging size.
Gloria Robinson and Mike Stoop have a better relationship with Curtis
because they MOVE product (and fast) so I can only gather that Curtis sent
stuff to them before he did Kennison...
Anyhow, don't crucify him, he is the only other game left in town (besides
AMW/Madcow) getting high-end stuff.
I will follow up today...
On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:49 AM scott yow <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Long lead times / etc aren’t really what bothers me… heck we all know
sometimes we have to wait 6 months to get the right loads we want ;)
Rocketry isn’t much of an ASAP hobby and we need patience….
What is confusing and frustrating is the lack of communication… even a
simple blast mailer to all the order holders explaining that there are
component supply issues and he is doing the best he can, but is asking for
a bit of patience…..
I have left 3 emails and 3 voice messages and have not heard anything
back.. to be honest i was starting to wonder if he was OK or if there was
some sort of other (maybe personal?) issue going on…
On Jan 17, 2019, at 8:40 AM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey Guys,
What I do know is that after Black Friday, it seems Curtis shipped all of
his stuff to Madcow and sidelined Ken!
Some of you guys may know that it takes a long time to get stuff from
Curtis, but his components are usually second to none.
Anyhow, besides Gloria/Robert, and Madcow, he is the only person that
gets Performance Rocketry (Curtis Turner) kits;
in fact, he gets some items from Curtis you general won't find anywhere
else (like P98 and the Boat-tail ARCAS, 1/2 Scale Patriot, etc).
I've bought a lot of stuff from Ken over the years, I'm really surprised
about this since he is reliable and dependable and can
vouch for him - I never would have sent those items to the list if they
were not legit - unfortunately it looks like some are long lead-time
items.
I put a call in to him and will talk to him later today and keep you
posted.
-James
On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:18 AM Toby Vanderbeek
<tobyvanderbeek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I bought the Performer 98 when it was announced on sale in mid-December.
That's a month ago and I don't see a single email communication about
status, expected shipping date, etc. I understand that most rocket
companies are single person or very small but that doesn't mean that
customer service should be absent.
Regards,
Toby Vanderbeek
tobyvanderbeek@xxxxxxxxx
On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:12 AM mtnbikrmax1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have been waiting for 5 weeks and am beyond pissed. This is my level
3 Project. I have everything else except the rocket. I wanted to do a
test flight on March 1st but not gonna happen. This is very
unprofessional and will never order from him again. John V. NAR# 90787
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On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:35, shawn stephens
<shawn.stephens4@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Some of you are affected by this and, others are not. Basically if you
didnt order a kit from them please ignore this message!
For all the other kids wondering where the "F" your kit(s) are at,
this is the last emails I have had with Ken ( read from bottom to top ):
Ok, we are all wondering what is the delay? We were under the
impression you had all these kits in stock, was that not the case?
Will my kit be shipped on Monday?
thanks
shawn
On Thursday, January 17, 2019, 5:09:32 AM PST, Kennesson Allen
<kensrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Shawn,
It looks like next week for the Nike Tomahawk kits.
Orders are currently bring filled for ARCAS and Performer 98’s.
I’ll send you tracking info as soon as your order is shipped.
Thank you!
Ken
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On Jan 17, 2019, at 2:03 AM, shawn stephens <shawn.stephens4@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
Good Morning Ken,
Just checking in with you to see if your still on schedule to ship out
my kit (Nike Tomahawk) this week. Also, a few other guys from the TCC
Rocketry club was wondering what the status was on their kits (Rod
Lovely, Scott Yow ) and a few other I cant remember. Launch season is
upon us and we're all ready to build and fly.
thanks
shawn
