Topic: Badland Bumpers - Let the Buyer BEWARE

[waskillywabbit]

As I stated on this post in its original form, if this was resolved I would edit the post.  Please see my last post on 3-18-05 for an explanation.

I wish Jeff and Badlands all the best of luck for the future.

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  This is a better place for it....more people will read it.

[waskillywabbit [OP]]

This is a better place for it....more people will read it.

I hope so.  Customer service poor businesses need to stay $$$ poor so they go out of business.

[MiniSimp]

That bumper is F'ed up!

I thought I was drunk looking at it!

Thanks for the heads up.

I'll do it right the first time and buy Marlin.

[TRAWL HAULER]

I have known jeff for a couple of years and never had a problem. He is very stand up guy and I know HE WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT. He has built a couple bumpers for me and some of my friends.






I just got off the phone with him and got the whole story behind the decline in workmanship and service. he told me i could post it, but i do not like spreading peoples lives over the internet.


i can say that things are looking up and he is back!!!!

Please give him another chance. HE WILL COME THROUGH!!!!!  

Take this for it is worth.

Jim

[waskillywabbit [OP]]

Jeff sent me an email last night that I received this morning and he again said he would make it right however I wanted to resolve it.  I responded to his email, so we shall see as the ball is in his court...

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good luck man, i just make my own. the rear bumper i made for the 89 suburban i used to have weighed about 200lbs, solid as hell but i needed it tho. i got rearended at a red light at over 40mph, did not a damn thing to my bumper. 1/2inch center plate with 3/8 inch pipes on sides. looked like a ranch hand bumper

[waskillywabbit [OP]]

I know for a fact that Jeff is getting email as he responded to a friend's inquiry just this morning at 2:00 a.m. Seems he is plenty able to respond to folks whom he hasn't got their money yet.

[waskillywabbit [OP]]

Well, Jeff has said he is refunding my money via a check and that it was going in the mail this week...I have my doubts considering all the rumors I've heard from others on various forums via emails and PMs, but I am hopeful...I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, you are a fool if you even consider buying anything from this guy, hardluck story or not, right now his business/life are in the crapper.  I can appreciate some of you guys who are defending him as his friends, so be a friend and loan him some money to pay me! 

[waskillywabbit [OP]]

Great news.

I got my full refund check today...price of the front bumper plus shipping, so I am out no money for the front bumper and the one I currently have I can keep.

I will say that I talked with Jeff via email several times the past few days and I can understand why he has been slack in getting this handled as he was dealing w/ life issues that make bumpers unimportant.  Doesn't mean I like what happened, but I can at least understand why now.

Jeff told me that he has built about 550 bumpers and only 3 have ever been replaced or rebuilt, the last 2 of these were welded up by the guy he fired for poor quality work, 1 or which was mine, the other a guy in NC.  I think his percentage is still pretty good for making a quality bumper.

I am glad that Jeff made things right and I hope that he gets things back on track with his life and Badland Bumpers business.  I wish him all the best.