@EastCoastIron posted:Not only for this case, but any other similar situation: Seems to me there should be a "reasonable expectation" of the time to produce these (or ant other model). Since you want to bounce Mr. Kohs on that point, is there a statute of limitations on performance? (How long it takes to bring a project.) As appealing as the 20 engine NS Heritage project looks, I don't think I will be signing up for that one!
ECI
I cannot speak for MMW... and I've waited for models from importers who took nominal deposits when ordering and then collected the remainder when the models were built and delivered. No different than much of life where a nominal deposit shows an interest and commitment.
BUT in the past I waited 7 years for models to be produced by someone to remain nameless who takes/required full deposit and then ended up having to "remind" the person when they are claiming to be delivering that my models are nowhere in sight.
Then the three models delivered (retail almost 2 grand) weren't even close to the ones I ordered.
Little or no recourse in my case as this person was known for this kind of shenanigans. Lesson learned.
I presume people with huge deposits are often afraid to complain lest they be screwed somehow.
No idea what civil/commercial code law says in cases like this. Can someone take your money on a custom/offshore made product and take years (or a decade or more) to produce the product and then refuse to refund your deposit?
COVID aside (which IS legitimate), isn't the presumption that when a substantial (I mean substantial, not nominal such as a hundred bucks or so) deposit is taken the importer has a reputable builder lined up and ready to produce the goods?
If not, it should be lawsuit city.
