well I finally just initiated a charge back on my CC. Apple Pay made it pretty easy. We will see. I did reach out to Joey via email and have no response.
Wits End Order Issues / Joey Romero (14 Viewers)
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Or the JDM Shiftl Lock Release button replica. Can't find the damn cover and this would have been perfect...
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
I happen to like extreme overkill. I think it's a good quality to have if you want to offer niche products.
The products are pretty good. The marketing seemed to work. I think his downfall was just too much overhead for a one man show. He was robbing Peter to pay Paul for awhile by the looks of it. The treachery of relying on outside vendors for everything revealed itself during the pandemic. He said he couldn't get things, but I'm betting it was more like he couldn't afford to get things because nobody stopped making stuff or powdercoating or anodizing during that time, but if you were a slow paying small time customer you got back of line privileges.
Ego, vanity are my best guesses as to the root of the downfall. Focus on making it big time without realizing he had a house of cards.
To be fair, he (to a minor extent) and his wife had some pretty large medical problems. Super unfortunate, but at the same time, communication and realistic expectations are important in any business.
That's kind of where I'm at with it too. I can only imagine what he could be going through and Land Cruiser orders are not top priority..... but that's no excuse as a business owner.
The personal issues certainly did not help the situation, but how he ran the business was the downfall....Not the medical issues, not the pandemic and not the bigfoot sightings. He could have paused the business when the medical issues arose, but because he was robbing Peter to pay Paul, he couldn't afford to.
He was draining the business for his personal use and it caught up to him.
He delivered my turbo tho, so he and I are good.
The personal issues certainly did not help the situation, but how he ran the business was the downfall....Not the medical issues, not the pandemic and not the bigfoot sightings. He could have paused the business when the medical issues arose, but because he was robbing Peter to pay Paul, he couldn't afford to.
He was draining the business for his personal use and it caught up to him.
He delivered my turbo tho, so he and I are good.
Exactly.
No sympathy here. I'm glad he is going out of business.
He was your typical big ego a****** and am glad he got what was coming to him. You treat people like s***, run a shady business, and steal money from people? I have no sympathy for people or business that operate like that.
He was your typical big ego a****** and am glad he got what was coming to him. You treat people like s***, run a shady business, and steal money from people? I have no sympathy for people or business that operate like that.
The personal issues certainly did not help the situation, but how he ran the business was the downfall....Not the medical issues, not the pandemic and not the bigfoot sightings. He could have paused the business when the medical issues arose, but because he was robbing Peter to pay Paul, he couldn't afford to.
He was draining the business for his personal use and it caught up to him.
He delivered my turbo tho, so he and I are good.
Not that I wish it happened, but his inability to fulfill the other turbo kit orders likely made ours more valuable due to scarcity
Francis K
SILVER Star
The guy was collecting money for product he didn't have for years and in the next breath saying how busy he is with orders that he had to purposely ignore customers.
You guys talking about overhead and personal BS....give me a break.
You guys talking about overhead and personal BS....give me a break.
It’s interesting reading through some of the 80’s forum posts where people are still recommending to order parts from Witts End!
Don’t people research
Don’t people research
I would never have come to this thread unless it's predecessor appeared in the 80 Series Tech section first. I don't think a lot of people think to check here - Especially for a Vendor that they have had positive experiences with previously, or read a lot of glowing reports about.
The Mods should make this a sticky on the 80 and 100 series forums to get the word out on this bad seller
I don't even go there anymore.It’s interesting reading through some of the 80’s forum posts where people are still recommending to order parts from Witts End!
Don’t people research
There's so much mindless chatter and misinformation, it's not worth the frustration.
The fact that people are still recommending WE is sad, but at least he's not actively selling at the moment.
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
Not that I wish it happened, but his inability to fulfill the other turbo kit orders likely made ours more valuable due to scarcity
I mean, assuming people actually want that kit... lot's of money for no tune and heat management with blankets. A reputable race shop could build you a better system for similar money.
Which kit is this?
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
The turbo kit
