Verastarr

There are two sides to every story as you say, but you still should have let him know what was going on during those 6 months.

Anyway, how was the OP supposed to know anything about what was going on in your life if you didn't communicate that to him?

Seems like this joker Powell lives in his own bubble, and it is too bad other people need to deal with him. What an incompetent business person and a complete jerk.  He needs a nice trip to the woodshed.

I recommend people read all MP's recent posts in this thread and in other threads.  I think they speak for themselves.  If after reading them you find his prose persuasive and want to enter into business dealings with him, then go right ahead.

Wow. 

One of the things that struck me was the complaints about people purchasing items second hand.  I do that a lot, and when I like them it often leads to purchases of new gear from the same manufacturer.  As an example, I bought some used Herron Audio monoblocks and liked them so much that I also ordered the Herron preamp and phono stage. 

I happen to have some Verastarr speaker cables that I purchased... you guessed it, used.  I bought them from a reputable dealer that I have purchased many items from and know that they stand behind everything they sell new or used, so I would not have had any problem getting a refund if they were defective.  They weren't and worked great.  

Before reading this, Verastarr would have been in consideration if I needed new cables.  After reading that diatribe and all the rationalizations it contained... no way, even though I think the Verastarr cables I have are pretty decent.

There are a number of ways to respond to public complaints, but I wouldn't recommend following that template.  I've seen others (Josh from TMR comes to mind) respond very professionally when their business practices have been questioned.  When I see that type of response, it makes me much more comfortable sending business their way, which I have on a number of occasions.