darekm@microsoft.UUCP (Darek MIHOCKA) (11/13/90)
This is NOT an advertizement. A couple of months ago I posted a phone number where people could call to order Quick ST by phone. This phone number was the number of Xanth Computers, a local Seattle computer dealer that came to me and offered to handle my phone and credit card sales. They apparently have been mailing out orders as promised, but I have started receiving email from people that have been waiting several weeks for their orders. When they phone Xanth they are told by one of the salesmen that they cannot ship anything because they are waiting for me to restock them. I am at Xanth everyday to check on their supply, and when I checked a few days ago they had several copies of Quick ST on the shelf. I have also been trying to get paid for all these orders. Their excuse for the last 3 weeks has been that they have had bills to pay and don't have the money. Their store is pretty empty almost all of the time. If I do not get my check this week, I am taking them to small claims court to salvage what I can. My suspicion is that Xanth is yet another Atari ST dealer about to go belly up, and they came to me to make some quick cash to pay their bills. They now owe me several thousand dollars, which they do not seem to want to give to me. I am no longer stocking them with any product, and am posting this message to all the boards and services to warn people to not do any business with them. Phone orders, or walk ins. Do not call (206)-643-9697 to order _anything_. I recommend placing orders with a large mail order dealer such as Joppa or BRE Software. - Darek