Gordon Whittet
Wellington,#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sun, June 14, 2009
Dear Sir, With all due respect...you have been misinformed. My business is conducted from two locations in CALIFORNIA. Our customers Bikes are shipped to them from our Import Warehouse in Chino, and the administration (Title Papers, Invoices,etc.) is conducted from offices in Walnut, CA. Yes, I do have family members in New Zealand, and I love them dearly. I recently attended my twin brother Graeme's funeral in Wellington, NZ. Regrettably he died of cancer at the fairly young age of 49. And I did use the services of a payment processor in Tauranga, NZ. ...But so what! What DOES matter, is that the motorcycles & scooters that I supply to my customers are imported from China, and shipped out from Chino, CA. Regarding my business having any dealings with the companies you mentioned... NO, NOT ANY MORE... I did have business dealings with some of them, but I was never satisfied by their service towards me. As Donald Trump would say...they were fired! One of these companies you mentioned actually employed Ross Maxson some years ago! Another one of them had him listed on their books as a Dealer of theirs! And that was 'after' I had advised them that Ross Maxson (alias Mark Snow) had stolen over $30,000 worth of Motorcycles & Scooters from me! So it can be a wicked world in this business, that's for sure :-( You've really got to learn who you can trust, and who you cannot. But on a brighter note, there are still some decent people out there, thank God! Sincerely, Gordon.