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The current status of Ram Controls:
FrizzleFried:
I am owed the same thing RAM owes the rest of the community... RESPECT. RAM has provided none over the last 5+ years. I called RAM a tainted company 4+ years ago and nothing has changed. For the sake of future possible victims it may have been better if those parts ended up in the dumpster.
Prove me wrong. Stop promoting RAM... get people paid up... come back then. If not... this is going to be an REAL uphill battle for you.
davespicer:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on June 16, 2011, 11:13:34 am ---
Dave...i'll give you a pass since your a newb.
This is an "issue" i've been harping on for 5 years now. Dave/RAM didn't JUST start screwing people. Dave/RAM has been screwing people for years.
You don't know the history. You're commenting from zero perspective.
Don't buy from a thief... just that simple... and RAM is a company that has been stealing from the community. I don't know how to make that more clear?
If you're really interested in the history...it's all right here on the forums...and at KLOV.
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I have a fairly long history in the arcade community (Google is your friend) and have dealt with RAM Controls on a number of occasions over the past couple of years. I was on the dreaded yoke preorder list for starters and had every reason to be unhappy about the way things went there. After the protracted delays on the yoke, any further dealings I had with DaveA were smooth and problem-free. As a result, I don't have a beef with him personally, although I'm well aware (and shocked by) what went on with the cockpit preorders and would not have ordered from RAM again without some clear sign that things had changed.
Surely if the intention was to take the money and run, Dan would've purchased RAM's stock and sold it under a different company name? Showing a willingness to take responsibility for all of the company's baggage is encouraging I think. I know I'd rather see RAM succeed and pay back its debtors than crash and burn leaving everybody out of pocket. I'm not sure what the situation is in the US, but in the UK companies regularly go under without their owners ever being held to account for their liabilities.
People will make up their own minds and don't need to be patronised or labelled as traitors to the community if they don't fit in with the Friz world view.
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Dave
FrizzleFried:
...and I call it as I see it. I don't mince words and I don't ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow---. If that's too much for you to deal with, I respectfully apologize and invite you to add me to your "ignore" list.
---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- is one thing I don't do well... and when it comes to this situation... RAM controls has been for 4 years... a pet-peeve of mine. That a company can take pre-orders for parts that will never... CAN NEVER see the light of day just doesn't bide well with me and I will... am... and will continue to point out the ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow---.
Sorry if that offends your sensibilities.
EDIT: Furthermore... if pointing out that it's not "kosher" to purchase from a company who has STOLEN from the very community you're poking around in makes me a bad person... so be it. I'm a bad person.
rikitiki:
Id also suggest updating the website
removing products that dont exist and particaularly those claimed to be made from "Original Atari Art Films"
which will NEVER happen.
HaRuMaN: