great review, very fair. So how much did he bilk everyone for?
He collected $965 in funds from orders.
The orders that people placed were typically about $25-$50. I honestly don’t even remember mine. I ordered primarily for a friend in Australia.
Yeah, it’s retarded that we all got hosed, but it’s really not about the money for me. I could not care less about $25 or $50. What really pisses me off is that I legit HELPED this guy in the beginning and I straight up told him that due to a history of people getting shafted by Ministry, he needed to assure people that they would be treated right. I told him how he should correct his promo video and I told him to only promise what he’s going to do and communicate with his buyers.
He did none of that and now I’m the big bully for asking him to man up and get his act together.
I sent this email to him today . . .
Hi, Omar:
Just an FYI - blocking me from the FB page means I’m not able to modify my review. I guess it’s irrelevant, though, if you aren’t planning to make good on your new promises. You said you would contact everyone last night and no one that I’ve heard from has received such a message).
Anyway, this is all really silly.
I honestly only ever wanted you to succeed on this project, and it has become so embarrassing for me to have any involvement in it after speaking highly of you to many of the backers. And, yes, I do still think you are a great photographer . . . just not good at making books or treating backers on projects, I guess.
If it’s more hassle than it’s worth to do the project, I suggest just canceling it and offering refunds. Continuing to blow people off only makes people madder.
Probably just piss him off more cause your right
Well, he’s again NOT returning emails.
It’s funny that he cried about how it was unfair of me to post on his FB page . . . . when that was literally the only way to get any response from this guy.
He’s not changed. He’s not made any effort ever.
And I do NOT expect anyone to ever get this silly photo book.
All I can do is encourage others to get on this fool and demand he get his shit together or send them their money back.
Thankfully i sat this one out.
Thankfully i sat this one out.
I wish you hadn’t.
I would love to have you with me on the front lines, haha!
Any update on this? These poor bastards get their money back or anything?
HAHAAHA!!! I’d totally forgotten about this.
I just sent him an email.
Yeah, I saw Hector posting all over FB yesterday and it reminded me about this Omar situation.
Below is what he sent me today.
Kind of sick of him playing the Ministry card (which I actually dealt him at the beginning) as if that has anything to do with his inability to execute a promise or make a book.
The situation wouldn’t have been any different if he was making a book on Elvis or Jimi Hendrix or Ghandi. It’s completely irrelevant.
Anyway . . . for what it’s worth . . .
[i]"The books were ordered in July, I’m just waiting on them to ship everyone out their perks. I’ve prepared my best to create a “make good” perk for the delay.
Believe me, this was never meant to give a bad experience. It was meant to give Ministry fans some cool footage and images of behind the scenes that were never used. My intentions were good. It’s just my experience that anything dealing with Ministry has never been easy.
Not making excuses, I’ve owned up to this FUBAR but when the books get in, the perks fly out the next day. Its the only pending part of this campaign."[/i]
Wow, it’s alway “next month” isn’t it?
I just have this pathological need to see this to the end.
But once I get the stupid thing . . .
I just have this pathological need to see this to the end.
But once I get the stupid thing . . .
He is gonna send you a package with ebola-aids in it…
He’s trying to win a Guinness world record for “longest production time for a simple project”
He really should just cut his losses and just refund everyone their money. It is such a non-issue imo of content no one asked for unless they were seriously hardcore to collect it would want. But, I doubt he has the spare grand to refund so I’m just kind of pissing around typing this.
But once I get the stupid thing . . .
You going to send it off like the SMM shirt?
^ Well, you know I’d need to also raise the stakes, but . . .
My set showed up today. I had completely forgot about it. I forgot what the DVD was supposed to be. I’m hoping to watch that tomorrow at some point.