I agree with Drew...  I got my grilles from James just last Friday in
perfect condition and as advertised...  took a while but he did everything
we'd agreed on.  Thanks James...  :)
And Dave...  Vinnie will have his grilles soon...  :)
Bill Johnson
85 GL Westy
97 Honda VFR750
-----Original Message-----

>James Cohen is not a business person who is in the business of sending out
>parts. He is an enthusiast just like you and me.
>
>Sound like you are having to conk him over the head some but I know him
>personally and he is not evil or anything like that. I think he is doing
>this stuff to help you all out and then he got interrupted having to go
>back out to Aspen for his ski instructing.
>
>At 10:10 AM 1/11/99 -0800, you wrote:
>>I also ordered a set of driving lights from Mr Cohen. Last I heard from
>>him was just over a week ago when he told me migrated to Aspen for the
>>winter and his parents were going to handle the shipping. He promised to
>>send me UPS tracking numbers but hasn't done so yet. I don't yet know if
>>Mr Cohen is perpetrating fraud or is just negligent in his dealings.
>>
>>Have any list members received anything from James Cohen?
>>
>>Mark McCulley
>>
>>
>>>Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1999 20:17:50 -0600
>>>Reply-To:     Steven Cu <steven@PWORLD.NET.PH>
>>>From:         Steven Cu <steven@PWORLD.NET.PH>
>>>Subject:      Sad experience with SA Grille
>>>To:           vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>
>>>Listees,
>>>
>>>      I am an owner of an 82 westy with a busted grille, I recently
>>>contacted James Cohen to buy a SA grille from him. At first he was
>>>accomodating and prompt with his replies but when I was about to close
>>a
>>>deal with him he was nowhere to be found, up to this date he has not
>>>replied to my messages, to complicate matters I live in manila which is
>>in
>>>the other side of the world and have made arrangements for the grille
>>to be
>>>handcarried by traveling relatives from Pasadena to Manila. It was a
>>good
>>>chance to bring home such an item because of prohibitive costs in
>>freight.
>>>Now, I lost this chance of bringing home a grille. I have bought parts
>>from
>>>all over the US and from the internet and all seemed to turn out OK.
>>Hmmm!
>>>Well, thats one lesson learned....... the hard way.
>>>
>>>Sorrry guys, it was just a frustating experience!
>>>
>>>Steven
>>>82 Westy
>>>Manila Philippines
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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