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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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told me hes gonna try and find the fastest way to ship them out
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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This so redonkulous!!!! Rick should refund the people who waited so long so that they only paid cost price. I don't know how you could wait so long. I would of charged back awhile ago and order from somewhere else. Hopefully you'll get them before March '11...
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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Never done business with VIP Status. I've read/heard nothing but good things about them... from here and peeps at car meets.

It sux every time I ask my friend (blackheart) your wheels in yet? No
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by black_03
What rims did you get? I spoke to Rick today, still just waiting for mine to be shipped. Hopefully they'll be shipped this week.
i ordered 19x9.5 19x11 spirits. hope you get yours soon. for the last 2weeks i was calling everyday for updates. i would just bug the crap outta him like i did.
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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the posts talking about rick and the shipping company are the exact story i got from him... so funny. he said mine were gonna come by trucking company, but the were delivered FEDEX???
he said he would throw in some lugnuts for me also. they didnt come... so i'm not holding my breath.
man... i didn't know some people have been waiting a year???? what did rick say the hold up was???
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by stogey420time
Never done business with VIP Status. I've read/heard nothing but good things about them... from here and peeps at car meets.

It sux every time I ask my friend (blackheart) your wheels in yet? No


^ Werd.

Hes a good guy who put his faith in Rick to get him his wheels and paid alot of money for them (they worth every penny tho bro), for over a year....chit pisses me off.

I know he can fight his own battles and all, but the chit is just getting rediculous now. Stogey u know how nice this cat is, and i cant help but think Status just took advantage of that.

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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 1z33
the posts talking about rick and the shipping company are the exact story i got from him... so funny. he said mine were gonna come by trucking company, but the were delivered FEDEX???
he said he would throw in some lugnuts for me also. they didnt come... so i'm not holding my breath.
man... i didn't know some people have been waiting a year???? what did rick say the hold up was???
Funny, I have heard other members promised a free set of lugs as well.
I was told the same thing. Would be nice to get a choice like rays, work, etc. but I doubt anybody will get anything at this point. just lucky enough to get our wheels.
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 04:57 AM
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I was told by Rick, that in japan, Companies like WORK and VOLK dont work during december. Production stops and delays the entire process. Also other factors are the wheels that are being requested. if there isnt a high order, then the companies just have to wait till a certain amount of wheels is requested.
Sounds legit and probably is since there is also other factors in play,(ex Authentic vs Replica wheels)

However, Why have the wheels been delayed this long? "60-90 days wait" to recieve a shipment is just a line to sell more. More than likely its always going to take longer. Unless you pay for air shipping, major $$$.
my order is way overdue, however rick did send me a loaner set of wheels for a car show, Rays Gramlights for import reactor this past april, too bad I only got 3 out of the 4of the wheels on time. Somethings are just out of his control. Thanks UPS for Effing that up. So I still hold Rick's wheels to this day, been trying to sell them (requested by him to save the hassel of shipping them back)
Hopefully wheels will be in before December. I refuse to wait longer than that.
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by stogey420time
Never done business with VIP Status. I've read/heard nothing but good things about them... from here and peeps at car meets.
Originally Posted by GeauxLadyZ
i cant help but think Status just took advantage of that.
I hope that's not the case where long time vendors/members who have a good reputation on this forum... using their merit to scam people like:
Mr.Zipp (I think) - guy who did headlights
theblackpearlz
SGP
Autoinfantry

The promises that were made but never fulfill.
The run around excuses to 1 or more members... etc.

Status is answering their calls and not ignoring them entirely... this is a good thing.

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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 08:12 AM
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Blackheart, the first set of rims I received did not come with lugs either. I hope Rick comes through this time around if not no biggie I'll order some. I think he has had this new shipment in since Halloween, I'm just waiting for mine to ship out. He sent me pics of the rims I ordered, I just hope those are actually mine. What you say road trip to Cali?
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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These guys have nothing to do with the company Vip Status wheels right? The guys that are making knock offs of weds that crack at the spokes?
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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^ I dont think so... but not sure.
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Originally Posted by stogey420time
Status is answering their calls and not ignoring them entirely... this is a good thing.
I think all vendors, YES even the good ones, at times fall behind on their customer service skills.

Ken at auto shine took forever to return my calls when just asking about simple info on the nismo v2 front bumper. All I wanted to know was if they had them in stock, and if so how long would it take to ship out?
Never got final word from him but yet his reputation stood out at the time.

Same thing with other "Reputable" vendors on this site when trying to ask for info or ordering items:

Coz "Akebono BBK"
JDMZ33 "Blitz replica spoilers"
vividracing "HKS exhaust"
Peter@m1autosport -major loser right here who scammed everyone

etc.. got many more I could mention.
I left them all pms, voicemails, texts, you name it.

Communication is always the key. We just need to be informed of whats going on with our orders.

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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Yeah, i did the same thing...now i just call once a week..LOL


Originally Posted by 1z33
i ordered 19x9.5 19x11 spirits. hope you get yours soon. for the last 2weeks i was calling everyday for updates. i would just bug the crap outta him like i did.
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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Well Rick called, he gave me my tracking number for the wheels. Now just have to wait and see ....
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Albert, whats the deal bro, you get your tracking number from Rick today also?
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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what he use? fedex?


Originally Posted by black_03
Well Rick called, he gave me my tracking number for the wheels. Now just have to wait and see ....
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SUPERAWMIKEEEY
what he use? fedex?
Custom Co. I called the company since the tracking number didn't pull up on the site. The guy I spoke with couldn't find the number or a pick up from VIP. So I hope it's just to early to tell

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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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damnnn man im sorry to hear that but i hope youll get your wheels soon!
Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:19 AM
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Gonna call today to see if he has my wheels yet.....

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