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> OT: Found this on the net, PP vs. AA
Qarl
post Jul 9 2003, 08:25 AM
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http://www.disputes.org/eresolution/decisions/0173.htm

Wayne has big nuts trying to register automobileatlanta.com as his!

heh heh heh!
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post Jul 9 2003, 08:33 AM
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Man, that was a wierd one. I wonder if it cost Wayne anything?

How did you happen to find that Karl, surfing legal actions?

And meanwhile, Wayne has been selling George's repro flares! LOL!

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post Jul 9 2003, 10:00 AM
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As bad as AA's rep is that was a BS move on Waynes part, the fact he could not back up his parody claim is proof he was just being sneaky. Do buisness
in a legitiment way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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post Jul 9 2003, 10:12 AM
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Read through it and have to say that I am very dissapointed. That's just not cool.
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post Jul 9 2003, 10:33 AM
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Yeah, but that was three years ago. I wasn't following 14ers so much then, so I don't know what AA's customer service record was at that time. I also don't know when Pelican was created or how popular they were then.

If I remember correctly, he'd just lose the money he's invested in the domain name. (ie. no refund on registration fees and parking fees if applicable) If AA could prove that they were actually financially harmed in some way, they could probably pursue that matter in court, but that's out of ICANN's jurisdiction.

I dunno....personally, after the horror stories I've heard about AA's customer service, if I were new and unfamiliar with the different resources available on the web for Porsches, I might consider it a favor to be redirected to Pelican.
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post Jul 9 2003, 10:35 AM
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I wonder if this little tidbit has been posted on the PP BBS... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif)


Amused,
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post Jul 9 2003, 10:38 AM
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Yep - several years ago. The responses were nearly a mirror image of those on this list when all of those people were bashing AA on thier own forum. It was pretty funny.
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post Jul 9 2003, 12:52 PM
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I think that is pretty messed up. whats next- hussey registering pelicansparts.com lol, i agree- do business legitimately (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Jul 9 2003, 01:09 PM
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Reminds me when Wayne was the winning bidder on the E-bay auction for a private phone consultation with Dr. 914!

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post Jul 9 2003, 04:21 PM
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Maybe that explains why 1/3 of the orders I've received from Pelican have had wrong stuff/wrong quantities; they've been too busy playing on the web to dial the business basics.
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post Jul 9 2003, 06:28 PM
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Whoa.. smackdown Kevin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)

Tell us how you really feal...LOL

Sorry to hear about your bad luck.


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post Jul 9 2003, 06:39 PM
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Any way you slice it, this whole bit was pretty sleazy on Wayne's part. Whatever your feelings about Automobile Atlanta mey be, this kind of tactic against the competition is just bad form. Worse in my opinion to negative political ads.

Parodies and cheap shots against your competitor are no way to drum up business.
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post Jul 9 2003, 06:49 PM
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I remember when this came up on the PP BBS. I thought it was pretty funny. When you typed in automobileatlanta.com it took you right to pelicanparts.com. Kinda sleazy, true, but kinda funny too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Jul 9 2003, 07:23 PM
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Maybe that explains why 1/3 of the orders I've received from Pelican have had wrong stuff/wrong quantities; they've been too busy playing on the web to dial the business basics.

It's too bad that amazon.com doesn't sell 914 parts. They have a really "slick" operation and I've never had a problem with them. You always know the status of your order and they always ship the right stuff in the time frame that they say they will. Plus, you can cancel your order anytime before they ship.

Just my $0.02.
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post Jul 9 2003, 07:27 PM
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All the .bombs where trying to register each others domain names back in early 2K. It was the thing to do.

Think about Waynes age in 2K. He would have been.. what ?? 25-26 ?? I know he is younger than me (32)

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post Jul 9 2003, 08:23 PM
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Well, first, I can't complain about PP's treatment of me. Even when an order had missing parts that I didn't notice for a while (don't ask how long----ugh) they honored it and shipped me the electical harness for my oil cooler. So they've treated me well.

And it's true that a couple of years back, the "internet land grab" was on -- you don't have to look too hard to see major BS happening from that time.

But in a modern time, grabbing someone else's domain just to mess with them, is a cheezy way of doing business. (ask me -- if you look for a company name [and the accompanying domain] today, you will dig a while... and you will find squatters (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) sitting on names they have no intent to use -- they just want to hold them to sell to you -- I elected to look for a few weeks extra and work out something that gives those jerks ZERO)

Anyway, my only real comment is that if you are in service, show it -- and ditch the cheezy tactics.

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post Jul 9 2003, 08:26 PM
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Ahhhhh, it's funny. If you knew how much of a tight ass he was.....
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post Jul 9 2003, 08:29 PM
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Speaking of tight asses Mike... where's that avatar from?

I always get mesmirized by it!
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post Jul 9 2003, 08:49 PM
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QUOTE(kellzey @ Jul 9 2003, 06:29 PM)
Speaking of tight asses Mike... where's that avatar from?

I always get mesmirized by it!

I want to be like mikez... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) -mikez swoosh logo- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

D'dja see his driveway? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon22_2.gif)

Back out to the right, and drive into paradise.. his grass grows the perfect length, and his cars grow bigger engines...

I'll bet he could find Saddam Hussein.


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post Jul 9 2003, 10:24 PM
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I remember when Wayne did that. It was funny. I highly dought Wayne ever did any harm to AA. Based on the testomonials I've read on the WWW Wayne could hardly compete with the selfdistructive sales practices excersized by the AA staff. I agree he probably did them a favor. BTW; what happened to the alien smiley (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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