Members CedarCreek Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Report Posted April 10, 2009 Well just finished these today. I will be calling the customer tomorrow and hopefully he likes them. I will keep you posted on the final outcome. Meanwhile let me know what you folks think. Thanks CedarCreek Quote
Contributing Member Jordan Posted April 10, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted April 10, 2009 Looks pretty nice to me. 2 questions tho, is it the photo or is that chrome tanned leather? and is one holster a crossdraw or are my eyes playing tricks? Quote
Members Shorts Posted April 10, 2009 Members Report Posted April 10, 2009 Well just finished these today. I will be calling the customer tomorrow and hopefully he likes them. I will keep you posted on the final outcome. Meanwhile let me know what you folks think.Thanks CedarCreek Nice work Quote
Members CedarCreek Posted April 10, 2009 Author Members Report Posted April 10, 2009 Looks pretty nice to me. 2 questions tho, is it the photo or is that chrome tanned leather? and is one holster a crossdraw or are my eyes playing tricks? Both holsters are veg tanned leather and the belt is herman oaks harness leather. And yes the holster for the Richard's Conversion is a cross draw. Quote
Members TomLine Posted May 13, 2009 Members Report Posted May 13, 2009 If he's got time to re-enact, he's probably just lonely and wants somebody to talk to. How about calling him before he calls you. If he can't decide, maybe he needs to be led a bit. Quote
Members BondoBobCustomSaddles Posted May 13, 2009 Members Report Posted May 13, 2009 I concur with most all that has been said here. If you do custom work, you are going to run into these issues. The best advice I can give is , first (uuhhh I hate to say the word!) but; document everything that is said and done. Next if it's custom work, at least get the cost of materials up front non refundable, that way you can always sell it later and recoup your work. Finally, you have the right by law to sell their guns or whatever it is that you have of theirs to recoup your loss, as long as you have met certain criteria. I believe it is something like this, first, you have to wait I believe it is 9 months (this may vary in your particular state) from original due date for payment, second, you have to document that you have tried to collect several times generally once a month for that nine months, third, document the responses from the owner, fourth, what ever you sell it for must be at least reasonably clost to value of item sold present documentation, fifth, after you recoupe your documented loss, you have to turn over the balance to the customer, with documentation. This type of case will end up usually in small caims court. The judges there will rule in your favor as long as you have documentation to prove your claim. Now then, this is by no means legal advice. If you need to get to this place, check with a lawyer first, and document . You can see what I mean by I hate to use the word document. This is a long drawn out process and a real pain, I have never gotten to this point, but; I have a friend that did and that is how he handled it. Actually I have only had 2 instances where I had a problem, in one I simply stopped making the saddle for this person once I reached the point where it was going to start costing me money out of my own pocket. That tree hangs in my shop as a reminder, and the other was a custom belt I made to order for a guy at the track who later decided he didn't want it, and I promptly sold it to someone else and just don't have anything to do with him anymore. In the mean time you are better off to find a way to resolve amicably. Hope that helps! Bondo Bob Quote
Members CedarCreek Posted May 13, 2009 Author Members Report Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) Well, sorry I did not post the out come to this sooner. All did turn out fine. I had no trouble collecting. However I did complete the project about a week sooner than I origanally told the customer. Partly because I was not busy with other things and mostly because I was nervous about the whole situation. When I called him to let him know the rig was ready, he sounded a little surprised and I got the feeling he had to scramble a little to get his funds together. He showed up later that day and seemed happy with my interpatation of what he asked for. Thanks to everyone for the words of advise. I think the biggest thing that I took for this whole situation is collect a nonrefundable deposit. I think I will continue to ask to hold onto the customers gun/guns for design and building. I think that will make sure they come back. thanks again, Cedar Creek Edited May 13, 2009 by CedarCreek Quote
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