That's nothing Wayne, You should see his posts on the CNC forum
soliciting financial investors. If that isn't asking for money, I
don't know what is.
Well, if history is any indication as to what will happen this time
around........
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Wayne C. Gramlich"
<Yahoo@G...> wrote:
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Dave Hylands <dhylands@g...>
wrote:
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > On 11/7/05, lcdpublishing <lcdpublishing@y...> wrote:
> > > Hi Dave,
> > >
> > > I do not apologize for my questions or comments about his
> > > offerings. He has posted in other groups product
> > > anouncements that I refered to.
> >
> > Yeah - except Ballendo isn't offering anything yet.
> > There haven't been any product announcements from Ballendo
> > in this group, just proposals for what a product might be.
>
> Dave:
>
> I must respectfully disagree.
>
> In message 6439:
>
> I am offering these first machines HERE ONLY, ...
> ^^^^^^^^
>
> In message 6441:
>
> I AM offering one as a COMPLETE kit. ...
> ^^^^^^^^
>
> In message 6666:
>
> Still expect to be taking orders this month for delivery
> late this month ...
>
> In message 6750
>
> Working hard. Few more days.
>
> Then ∗nothing∗.
>
> While ballendo never asked for any money, he certainly
> set the expectations that machine delivery was forthcoming.
>
> I painfully set aside $500 that I did not really have
> for the machine, got on his list, and waited and waited.
> Eventually, I returned the $500 to the kitty that I raided
> and moved on.
>
> I do not have problems with Ballendo changing his plans,
> but he certainly did not bother to post a message to ∗this∗
> list indicating that his plans had changed.
>
> Having said that, I am ∗still∗ interested in a machine at
> $500 in kit form.
>
> My $.02,
>
> -Wayne
>