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Rick,

I, for one, did speak to Fran 'enough' times. At the time, I was so horny for mags, I would have paid 'whatever' for mags made from molds owned by........, from a person who didn't need seed money (yet wanted deposits), and would be sold without the backing of a company. But it died on the vine. He eventually didn't call back and my/our list dwindled to the two Rodneys. No disrespect to Fran whatsoever. Those are the facts. Once ALL avenues were exhausted [see below] I continued my search and got a beautiful set from Colin.

What additional avenue was exhausted, you ask? I spoke and emailed Richard at Halibrand, and offered him all the money needed for a min run. The deal: I pay for the run, get paid back (on a set by set basis), split profits with Richard, all the while usings Halibrands 'business' - boxes, name, etc. Richard could save face (he couldn't afford the run on his own), make some cash, and, oh yeah, please customers. But he said NO. I wasn't going to make the same offer to Fran (heard he's well heeled - maybe not true), didn't want help other than deposits, ran mags before - yes, but no name or backing to offer.

Now the wheels show up. Great! I hope Frans sells all of them and more. But some of the 'put up or shut up' comments are unfounded.