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OSO this thread needs to be closed, too much speculation, no facts, and its ruining a busness, a personal life, and one of your sponsors,

Joy,

i think the best thing would have been to say "I understand all your concerns and here is what we are doing to get them straightened out" Not once did you give any insight as to why so many questions (and phone calls) are going unanswered

The hope would have been that you would have at least told us Fred was OK and things are being addressed with an update coming soon

We are now left to wonder

1)Is Fred Ok
2) Is Trick Marine still in business
3) Will he be satisfying his commitments on stuff paid for already
4) When will he be satisfying his paid for commitments
5) When will someone be answering the phones again at Trick (If ever)

I helped my son get a job with Fred a few years ago and he worked for him for a year before he moved back here to Michigan I talked to Fred three weeks ago and all seemed fine. Has something changed ??

Joy you have hung out with my son. You know who I am, and I would hope you would respect what i have to say

I am here to tell you your post only brought more questions and less answers to a site that just wants to know what is going on

People on here want to know how they can make there future decisions regarding getting parts for there boats.
Part of this decision process is to know if the supplier that many people have been using is still in business

Fred has peoples money, and has made commitments based on receiving that money, the question most everyone wants (and i believe deserves) is an answer to ---IS Trick Marine still open for business????
Joy even you must agree that every one of Trick Marines customers are at least owed that much, then many can decide what course of action to take next relative to obtaining parts wanted and needed for there boats and who to contact to receive refunds if they are not going to be getting their parts

To Fred--- I hope all is well and you are ok
You have been a well respected guy on OSO I hope you dont disappear into the sunset

Let us know if you are ok and if Trick is still open for business

Marc Blondin

The unanswered question of how trick is posting Ebay feedback yet not responding on here remains unanswered. If I were having "issues", Ebay feedback would be pretty close to the bottom.

Fred sounds like a stand-up guy but the silence is an invitation for indictment in the public arena. His daughter coming here and chastizing people who have money in play with no product in return is salt in the wounds of those folks. What she neglected to explain is why he's not speaking for himself.

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Originally Posted by Boomer35 (Post 2338261)

OSO this thread needs to be closed, too much speculation, no facts, and its ruining a busness, a personal life, and one of your sponsors,

No, the lack of comminication on the part of that business is 100% responsible for these events.

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Originally Posted by Boomer35 (Post 2338261)

OSO this thread needs to be closed, too much speculation, no facts, and its ruining a busness, a personal life, and one of your sponsors,

Disagree.

There is no communcation from people who are supporting an OSO sponsor (and I doubt OSO wants all the hoopla hanging over their head either). While well liked and respected by many, it is the responsibility of someone at Trick Marine (or Fred) to communicate with those that have had money charged to their CC, orders waiting in the wings for months, etc. and it's acceptable for those paying customers to stand their ground and ask the pertinent question:

Is Trick Marine still in business? If so, why the lack of communcation?

Is no one close enough to his place of business to drive by and stop to see if he is still open? Is no one a close enough friend to call him personally in the evening at his home to check and see if he is OK and find out what is happening and explain the concerns????? Those things might end a lot of speculation, rumors and allegations. Just a few suggestions.

Its time to step up to the plate Fred

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Originally Posted by ChiefApache89 (Post 2338035)

I have personally stayed off this thread, but I just have to say......

My husband and I own our own business Joy.

While I understand your anger towards some of the comments that have been made regarding your father and his company, it is IMO poor taste to post what you did.

Business is about communication and making the customer happy, even when the news isn't what the customer wants to hear. If there are personal reasons that are affecting your business dealings, then it becomes YOUR responsibility to address it firsthand with your customers.

Your judgement was poor today Joy Cecil, done on a personal level vs a professional level.

I hope for your business sake it does not come back to bite you.

Well said Barb...................:ernaehrung004:

I guess Joy never worked at a Burger King...I'm sure the type of people that frequent a fast food joint are of higher caliber than those here.

DAMN IT. there are only 87 fries in this bag and yesterday it had 94 in it!!!!! :rolleyes:

Its so hard when you f' up ,.....not only in front of youre freinds , but with their $$$$$ .

Its obvious this is a good guy ,by youre own comments .

The lack of communication is the real killer .
Its hard to man up in this situation .
By youre own history of his entegrity ,in time I think he will.

He is no doubt embarressed , & concerned lawfully on what to say or not here .

I do like that OSO is neutral , giving time before deleting .
( I dont have that quality )

Joy I loved youre faith in youre dad . Got a sister ? LOL