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Rybski Basses?

#43
Lownote38 said:
I private messaged you. I'm sorry you've had the trouble you've had with Rybski. I dig the Bebensee you have by the way. I knew a guy here who had one a long time ago. Nice guitars! If you're a man of little means, how did you afford that Bebensee? Those ain't cheap! Anyway, check out my message to you. Also, there is no legally binding contract unless he, you, or the both of you signed one. Rather than defame Rybski, I would seek out an attorney to get your money back. Being mean to him won't help your cause.
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The contract we had was verbal and yes that is legally binding. The kb I bought when I was 20 , I am 36 now. That instument cost me 3200$ and I worked all summer to pay for it. I don't have any debt, I don't have any bills, I am completly free of the daily trap. No mortgage, no phone bill, bought my car with cash. I think Ken likes me and gave me a good price on my instruments. I love them to death!
 
#46
I gave him 2500$ in checks and about 400$ in wood and yes he has made me nothing. I emailed him 4 times today alone and nothing. No response. He obviously is to good to build me an instument or pay me back. He put me off way past our agreed finish date. I took a lot of his crap before I started going off on him.
 
#48
Chauncey1 said:
I gave him 2500$ in checks and about 400$ in wood and yes he has made me nothing. I emailed him 4 times today alone and nothing. No response. He obviously is to good to build me an instument or pay me back. He put me off way past our agreed finish date. I took a lot of his crap before I started going off on him.
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I have to say, it really sucks that anyone should have to go through this. But by this point, I would quit trying to contact him personally and go through an attorney...
 
#50
eastcoasteddie said:
I have to say, it really sucks that anyone should have to go through this. But by this point, I would quit trying to contact him personally and go through an attorney...
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I think it's good advice. I'm going to give it another week or so. If I don't get something from him I'll go in another direction. Right now he is being tried in the public court of opinion. Hopefully I will be able to conclude my business with him. I will definetly keep everyone in touch with what's going on.
 
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#51
i got ahold of Rybski on the phone two weeks ago. He said he's ready to send my money. I have not received a thing from him, he will not tell me if he sent it or not. My guess is he lied to me again. I'm still waiting. Now he knows my number again he will not answere my calls. Go figure!
 
#54
Joe Nerve said:
Is there a reason you're not taking this to small claims court? I may have missed something.
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He lives far away from the jurisdiction he'd be required to file. Cost of travel and court fees make it perhaps difficult to justify especially considering a judgement does not guarantee payment...it could wind up costing more money to extract the judgement. However, if it were me, I would pursue it on principal alone just to put the mark on the guys record.
 
#55
Court would be expensive. You get a judgement and then you have to go to dudes business with a sheriff. It's a last resort. I got the number for wartrace police and I might call today. Everyone will know about this guy and I will not stop until he pays me.
 
#56
You can't squeeze water from a rock, the reason he isn't paying you is likely that he simply doesn't have the money...building custom instruments at this level is a labor of love, he is probably not getting rich.

You can show up at his door with the Sheriff but that doesn't mean he'll be able to pay...you may have to settle for a lien or seizure of an item of physical property depending on what the laws in his state will allow.
 
#57
I would make a deal with him if I could. He could have just made me a standard bass, but I got the feeling that I was never getting anything from him no matter what. If he would've told me that it was going to be done next year that would've been fine. Dude straight up lied to me and put me off. If it comes down to collecting his tools so be it. This guy makes more money than I do.
 
#58
It wouldn't have cost him anything to just make my instrument like he said he was going to. In fact he would have been another 2500$ richer. He was never planning on making me anything. He won't even send my wood back! I provided the top wood and some wood for the neck and didn't ask for anything off the price. I even offered him a thousand dollars more. Why would anybody screw up a deal like that? I'm the only one in the deal who fulfilled the contract. This man Rybski is a thief.
 
#59
I hope you don't think I am defending him...just stating the sad truth. Totally sucks that you got hosed. This guy would've been on my short list of builders should I have ever had the coin to buy custom but not now!
 

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