Dave James Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 I sent a note to Mosaic on Friday about the sets that are on backorder. Here's what they said: Thanks very much for a very supportive e-mail. The Johnny Smith and Jazz Crusaders are expected back in a few weeks. But there is no specific information on the others. Better this than nothing I guess. Up over and out. Quote
Bluerein Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 That's the spirit King Ubu!!! Long live the King! You know I was not aiming specifically at you I hope. My remark was just in general after reading all the postings in the thread. Quote
tranemonk Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 I have to say I have (and like) both of those sets... I would suspect the license on the Smith is going to expire soon.... I sent a note to Mosaic on Friday about the sets that are on backorder. Here's what they said: Thanks very much for a very supportive e-mail. The Johnny Smith and Jazz Crusaders are expected back in a few weeks. But there is no specific information on the others. Better this than nothing I guess. Up over and out. Quote
ASNL77 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) I also sent an email to Scott regarding the Herman, Chu Berry and Hampton sets. He assured me that these sets would definitely be available again before the end of the year. Reassuring news! Edited September 21, 2009 by ASNL77 Quote
king ubu Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 I sent a note to Mosaic on Friday about the sets that are on backorder. Here's what they said: Thanks very much for a very supportive e-mail. The Johnny Smith and Jazz Crusaders are expected back in a few weeks. But there is no specific information on the others. Better this than nothing I guess. Up over and out. I mentioned that before and also in another thread - I asked them about most of the backordered sets and they're all expected to be back later this year, or so they told me! That's the spirit King Ubu!!! Long live the King! You know I was not aiming specifically at you I hope. My remark was just in general after reading all the postings in the thread. Yeah, I guess I knew... I still felt a bit attacked. Anyway, I'm looking forward a lot now to the Braxton, but of course also to the OOP Selects that should come in anytime now! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 I also sent an email to Scott regarding the Herman, Chu Berry and Hampton sets. He assured me that these sets would definitely be available again before the end of the year. Reassuring news! Good to hear ! Quote
king ubu Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 Holy crap! :angry: The vendor from whom I'd ordered both the Shank/Coop and the Pacific Trios Selects has just cancelled both orders - after ten friggin' days!!!! And after answering my inquiry with "Both orders are due to be dispatched to you today." on September 16!!!! How lousy is that! I've given up on those now, although I put in orders, but the prizes are exploding (100£ anyone?) Quote
king ubu Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 Ten holy effin' days! G-sus! Have them britons no watches or politeness or anything? And then flat out lying to me and then keeping my money for another full week? Are they putting up fake offerings and using the money for speculating or what the hell? Gee, I'm mad right now! Quote
mikelz777 Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) I'll name names. I'd like to put a bad word out on White Elephant Media and their do-nothing customer service. I placed an order for the Brookmeyer on 9/11 and was charged on my bank account the 13th or14th. As of the 11th, the date of my order, they had 8 copies of the Brookmeyer for sale on Ebay "Buy It Now" albeit for a higher price than what I paid on their web-site. Those copies sold out the 13th. (7 of those to one buyer) My copy was supposed to ship 2-5 business days after the purchase date. Once that time expired with no word I contacted them only to be informed that they had "sold their stock before their system updated" and that my order was in back-order. I then replied that they had 8 copies of the Brookmeyer for sale on Ebay that didn't sell out until 2 days after my order date and that one of those copies should have been mine. They replied by completely ignoring my email and informing me that my item was back-ordered and that they didn't know when it would come in. I replied by telling them the item was now out-of-print and that I'd apprecitate it if they contacted their distributor to see if they would actually be able to get a copy or whether it was a lost cause. They again replied by ignoring my request and informing me that the order should ship 2-5 business days from the intial order date and if it didn't, they would contact me. Well, it was pretty easy to see where this was going. I asked them to cancel the order and refund my money today. I hope that the refund doesn't become a problem now. I guess I can't complain because I did get a copy of the Brookmeyer for about the same price Mosaic offered it before factoring in Mosaic's shipping charge. Thanks Bull Moose!! Still, no one likes getting reamed and then ignored by a merchant after they've already taken your money. I really would have been ticked off getting jacked around like this if the other order hadn't gone through. Anyway, that's my warning. I wouldn't recommend ever giving White Elephant Media any business. Edited September 22, 2009 by mikelz777 Quote
sidewinder Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) Ten holy effin' days! G-sus! Have them britons no watches or politeness or anything? And then flat out lying to me and then keeping my money for another full week? Are they putting up fake offerings and using the money for speculating or what the hell? Gee, I'm mad right now! Ubu - may I apologise on behalf of my compatriot A-Holes for their jerking around. Looks like I might have been let down with the Pacific Jazz Trios too. A refund is apparently on its way - although it says 'account adjustment' as if they had mistakenly charged me twice - either way, what has happened has not been clearly communicated. On the plus side, Quincy Jones has just arrived from Germany and looks like Poppa Lou's in the PO. Edited September 22, 2009 by sidewinder Quote
mellowT Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 I won't name names, but one of our very own board members has the Piano Trios and Don Pullen for sale on half.com. A pretty penny I might add. Perhaps he'll offer us a bargain. Quote
J.A.W. Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) I won't name names, but one of our very own board members has the Piano Trios and Don Pullen for sale on half.com. A pretty penny I might add. Perhaps he'll offer us a bargain. A pretty penny indeed I won't be able to buy the Pullen (the only one I'm looking for) anyway, as half.com is "U.S. only". Edited September 22, 2009 by J.A.W. Quote
king ubu Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 Yes, I've stopped looking up things on half.com because of that... sidewinder, thanks for bearing with me... hope my very expensive new orders won't be another pair of no-shows... but then I don't hope anything right now. I'll live with copies a friend has offered to do for me a couple of days after mayhem began, if worse comes to worse. Quote
Adam Posted September 22, 2009 Report Posted September 22, 2009 I picked up an extra Don Pullen at Amoeba Records, new (I think; it had the extra layer of shrinkwrap that Amoeba puts on new sets). I listed it at Amazon Marketplace, but then Amazon wrote me and blocked my account for reasons which they won't divulge, due to "related links"! That's worthy of a whole separate thread. The find you guilty but won't tell you the offense or the evidence. Since I've never sold anything on Amazon, nor haave I ever been remiss with a payment, I'm stumped. But in any case, should I eBay it, half.com it, or offer it to any of you interested folks? Maybe $80 ish? I was hoping to get over $100, really need the money, but the hell with it. PM me if interested. Quote
mellowT Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 I would like to put in a good word for CSB046 who PM'ed me a few days ago and recommended I buy the Brookmeyer from JazzLoft.com. I immediately placed an order and tonight I received a shipping notice with tracking number, so it appears this is a merchant that only offers products they have in stock. I will update this board once the package arrives to quell those fears of another King Ubu moment. From the looks of it JazzLoft still has copies of the Brookmeyer, Dexter Gordon, and John Patton Selects for sale. Good luck. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Thanks for the tip. We'll see how it goes with the Gordon. Quote
king ubu Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 I would be happy to pay 100$ for the Pacific and the Shank/Cooper... but first I'll wait what'll become of my newly put in orders from yesterday. If they get cancelled, I'll possibly start a thread in the offering and looking for section... I'm still mad as hell! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Pacific Jazz Trios = Our quest - Quote
king ubu Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Ha... "Lancelot du lac" comes to mind We all ought to send hateful mails to EMI I suppose, about letting their 50% owned subsidiary hanging in such a sad situation! Quote
mikeweil Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) Mosaic shipped my Pearson and Amy sets, but still no news from the Amazon seller from whom I ordered the Brookmeyer. I'm afraid this order will blow up in smoke as well. Amazon marketplace sellers are too often listing items as being in stock that are in fact not ... ... they should do something about this. Edited September 23, 2009 by mikeweil Quote
king ubu Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 yes indeed! and we customers should kick EMIs ass for letting this whole thing happen in the first place! Quote
mikeweil Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Since there is not much in the EMI catalog any more that I want, an embargo would hit Mosaic in the first place ... Quote
king ubu Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 I didn't think of an embargo, rather sending some complaint letters, but I guess that's useless with such a huge corporation... Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 yes indeed! and we customers should kick EMIs ass for letting this whole thing happen in the first place! I guess the EMI dinosaur's ass is waaaaay to big for them to notice anything even if they get kicked by a hundred O members at the same time! Sorry ... I know how you feel, especially with you Amazon Marketplace buyers, this has often kept me from buying from certain vendors with oh so attractive prices (and I'm not even talking Mosaic there ). Quote
mikelz777 Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 I know this has been hashed out before but I don't know if there is a definitive answer on whether the Selects (or the big boxes for that matter) are distributed in numerical order or not. My Brookmeyer set is #4027 so if they are issued in numerical order, this one was getting up there and probably would have sold out in the fairly near future on its own. Quote
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