Re: IML: Johnny Rosen warning!!!

[richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx>]

His ebay handle is "Imperialbubba" what more do you need to know?

RandalPark@xxxxxxx wrote:

> When in Phoenix, I have attempted to contact him many times. In the last 12 years, he has NEVER answered his phone or returned any of my phone calls. 
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> Paul W.
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> In an email dated 7/6/2005 4:46:02 pm GMT Daylight time, chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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> >I joined Smitty on this "buying adventure".nbsp; I had been alerted that he had NOS seat covers and material for the restoration of my '59 Imperial Crown.nbsp; Another IML member had purchased red leather seat covers for his '59, and generally was pleased with the transaction, notwithstanding Mr. Rosen's occassional profane tirades.nbsp; I went into the deal with some trepidation, and was only willing to deal with him in person and take the material myself.nbsp; I was not going to hand over cash and then get into some battle about shipping delays and cost disputes.nbsp; I made a special trip in
>  January 2004 to Phoenix from Washington, DC to inspect the material in person.nbsp; I felt that this method, even if it added several hundred dollars in travel charges, was much preferable to the potential for grief in trying to get sight-unseen material shipped after he had my money. nbsp; I went into the transaction by being unfailingly polite to him, and bent over backwards to respond to his questions and accomodate his requests.nbsp; For example, he wanted me to send back every scrap of material I didn't end up using, and to send the salvageable material from my old seats.nbsp; Why he wanted old faded material and leather was beyond me, but I sent it back anyway.nbsp; I found him quite eccentric, but he did do what he said he'd do (as did I), and his price for my seat covers and some extra padding was quite reasonable.nbsp; The seats have been redone and look terrific. nbsp; However, and THIS IS A BIG HOWEVER
> >, many other IMLers have had quite a different experience with
>  him.nbsp; Profane letters, phone calls in the middle of the night, extreme rudeness, shoddy or inaccurately-described parts are not unknown.nbsp; One friend bought a supposedly rust-free straight bumper core for a '60 Imperial, which turned out to be bent and have holes drilled into it, which rendered it unuseable.nbsp; Mr. Rosen refused to refund anything, and was profanely rude to this customer, who for obvious reasons will never use him again.nbsp; If you want to transact business with him, I strongly suggest doing it in person.nbsp; Anyone with a short fuse or who's impatient or who can be the least bit confrontational should proceed at their peril.nbsp; Forwarned is fore-armed, as it were. nbsp; Neal Herman 1959 Imperial Crown 1966 Imperial Crown et al.
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> >-----Original Message----- 
> >From: SALVAGE04@xxxxxxx 
> >Sent: Jun 7, 2005 9:26 AM 
> >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >Subject: Re: IML: Johnny Rosen warning!!!
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> >nbsp;I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET JOHNNY (AND HIS PET PIG)nbsp;LAST YEAR... I WAS WITH A FRIEND ON A PARTS BUYING ADVENTURE.IN ARIZONIAnbsp;.. nbsp;I FOUND JOHNNY VERY POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL IN DEALING WITH HIM. HIS PRICING WAS FARE.nbsp; HE IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND AN nbsp;ASSET TO HAVE AROUND. nbsp;HE HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND PARTS, nbsp;IF YOU ARE DOING A LATE 50'S OR EARLY 60'S nbsp;IMPERIAL. HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE ECCENTRIC, BUT I FOUND HIM PROFESSIONAL IN EVERY MANOR nbsp;THANKS SMITTY
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