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Amiga computer related discussion => Recommended Amiga Dealers => Topic started by: Havie on May 23, 2012, 09:22:23 PM
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Just to say that I received my PSX to DB9 cables the other day and they are brilliant. Very well built (very professional) and work a treat. Can recommend that anyone playing games on their Amiga get one or two. The have solved the most frustrating Amiga gaming problem ever - Nova bombs in Battle Squadron (no more random and frantic rotation of the stick just press a button and 'booooom').
Up for jump -pah, I clone a button.
Straff in Gloom - brilliant.
No more paying over the odds for a dodgy CD32 controller- just use a PS1/2 controller and pop it in CD32 mode!
Also, had lots of good communication with Nathan who seems to be snowed under with loads of orders. He's a good guy, if you're waiting for something, just give him a chance and it will come.
And finally, remember, without people like Amigamaniac, our Amiga experiences will be less rich and pleasurable.
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Just to say that I received my PSX to DB9 cables the other day and they are brilliant. Very well built (very professional) and work a treat. Can recommend that anyone playing games on their Amiga get one or two. The have solved the most frustrating Amiga gaming problem ever - Nova bombs in Battle Squadron (no more random and frantic rotation of the stick just press a button and 'booooom').
Up for jump -pah, I clone a button.
Straff in Gloom - brilliant.
No more paying over the odds for a dodgy CD32 controller- just use a PS1/2 controller and pop it in CD32 mode!
Also, had lots of good communication with Nathan who seems to be snowed under with loads of orders. He's a good guy, if you're waiting for something, just give him a chance and it will come.
And finally, remember, without people like Amigamaniac, our Amiga experiences will be less rich and pleasurable.
Hmmm...I might be interested in getting a couple of these. Do you have a photo of the adapter? I've checked his site and it says not for A600 yet, and that's what I'd want to use it with. Just my luck!
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also do you get the fully functional Amiga cd32 controller with this device ?
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I orderd an svhs adapter from him in May.. I still haven't got it I got two replies months ago telling me he used to lie about delivery times.. after that no responses at all. I would NOT recommend this guy..
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I concur. Ordered and paid in july, never got any feedback from nathan cadwallen, only automated email responses. Filed a claim and will receive my money back. Stay away.
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I ordered something from nathan a few months back, had no problems, delivery was quick considering it shipped from australia to the uk.
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Good news...
Nathan has contacted users again.
He's been having some health issues and explained it all really well in the e-mail.
Suffice to say, he's getting back to clearing things up.
I can totally sympathize there...
Although different, I'm going thru some health issues myself and last week was finally able to breathe easier when I heard the word "non-malignant". :-)
So, all the best to Nathan; and everyone who has dealings with him currently should be getting them resolved before too long..
All the best Nathan!
desiv
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i'm waiting over 2 months for my rgb vga adapters... hmmm Nathan were art thou?
The speed of service and communiation (reply to email over 2 months) is something desired and to be worked on.
Also, had lots of good communication with Nathan who seems to be snowed under with loads of orders. He's a good guy, if you're waiting for something, just give him a chance and it will come.
And finally, remember, without people like Amigamaniac, our Amiga experiences will be less rich and pleasurable.
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Well I've waited almost a year...so I'm first in line :-P
I am glad that Nathan is back, one of the saviours for Amiga users!
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Come on guys, this is a hobby. If you expect timely delivery from a one-man band, doing hand-made custom manufactures for 20 year old + machines at prices that don't pay minimum wage then you need a reality check.
Nathan is a good lad, doing this small community in service, for prices that don't really justify the wingeing/complaints directed at him. Plus, he was unfortunate enough to go through very real health issues, that cannot be anticipated in advance.
Thanks very much Nathan! :-)
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I don't mind the waiting but the thing was lack of communication. And no, automated email messages don't count as such. But he has now contacted people and things seem to be in check so it's all good I think.
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yes email reply "i haven't forgotten you, i hope to get thsi doen within 30 days " would be nice.
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yes email reply "i haven't forgotten you, i hope to get thsi doen within 30 days " would be nice.
True. He does not respond to any email. I am sorry but even if it is a hobby, communication is basically all one needs. Too bad.
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Straff in Gloom - brilliant.
Strafe in GLoom?!? I wonder if mine does that. I got mine off the guy who originally designed these a while before Maniac carried them. How'd you set it up?
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I ordered and paid for a couple of A3000 ATX adapter cables three months ago and havent heard zip since.
Oh well...
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Yes unfortunately, come November I'll be waiting a year, that is 12 months for a replacement on my RGB adapter.
I am still waiting on the psx adapter and a few other bits and pieces such as the 3.1 roms.
He did say when he emailed everyone a month or so ago I would be first on his list, but still nothing.
Disappointed to be honest about the promises and lack of communication.
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I got an email from him today. Claiming I was lying in a post here..
Well I ain't lying the only one who is lying is he..
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Strafe in GLoom?!? I wonder if mine does that. I got mine off the guy who originally designed these a while before Maniac carried them. How'd you set it up?
If your adaptor can be set to CD32 mode then you can select the option to use a CD32 controller. Link to manual below:
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgamesdbase.com%2FMedia%2FSYSTEM%2FCommodore_Amiga_CD32%2F%2FManual%2Fformated%2FGloom_-_1995_-_Guildhall_Leisure_Services.pdf&ei=lu-GUP3fMuiq0QXHpIDIAw&usg=AFQjCNFqfQxLTiDcMKffN66kEZayNtkj8g&sig2=3ycQkMMbg6eGl90H5JzZ8g
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It's sad that things aren't working out with Nathan. As I said before, he wasn't particularly quick (had a few months wait) but he did deliver and I had decent communication within him and the item is great.
I wish there was something more we could do to get these problems sorted as he is/was a major supporter of the ever shrinking market. BUT I would be more than unhappy if I had ordered and paid for something that I hadn't recieved - one man band or not!
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Hi all,
Thanks for the kind words from some of you :-) Other, not so kind words are valid criticisms, so I am happy to 'cop them on the chin'. However, I will not accept being called a liar. There is a difference between saying something and meaning it when it was said (and then not being able to follow through, for whatever reason) and saying something that one knows is not true when it is said.
@General Lee, I did not call you a liar in my last group email (I don’t even know who you are, I can only guess), nor would I have told you that I lie about shipping times in another email many months ago.
What I said in my latest group e-mail was that someone that posted on here calling me a liar are either themselves a liar, an a-hole or has a comprehension problem. Regarding that e-mail that you claim I told you I lie about shipping times, I would have said something along the lines of how I feel bad when I tell someone their parcel will be posted on a certain date, and then it isn’t, making a liar of myself. You give the impression that I said something like “I just lie to people to get them off my back, hahaha”, which is a little different to what I would have actually said, don’t you think? I can only guess at which of those three you are (i.e., liar, a-hole or doesn’t understand what you read properly), or perhaps a combination?
There is a very good reason why my service has been so crap for so long, with poor communication being a part of it, unfortunately. I did let everyone know that has been waiting for ages what the issue was (and sometimes is) as I felt I owed them an explanation. This does not make the times that most have been waiting to receive their orders acceptable, by any means. I just wanted everyone to know what the reason was, that their order IS coming and that they have NOT been robbed.
My website became so popular that my previously fun hobby has become a burden, especially when my health is crap and I’m pretty much useless in general :-( Right now I’m looking at about 33 backorders to complete, plus about 3 old orders that I need to replace due to faults. Some of these orders are for multiple items too :-S I have been so stressed by having so many orders to do and letting so many people down with extreme waiting times and sometimes getting nasty e-mails as a result, that I have started to consider ceasing my hobby altogether once I have completed all outstanding orders. However, since I have removed the PayPal shopping cart system from my website, I can’t get into this kind of trouble again, so it’s something I’ll have to think about a bit more…I still have the MP3 Player for Amiga project to complete in the very least, as well as a couple of other projects on my mind, for both Amiga and Atari :-P
Nathan
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People realize its a hobby, but still, if people pay for things they should get the item within a few months or get their money back.
I have been a customer in the past and it took 6 months to get my item. Maybe you should stop taking new orders if you can't fill orders for things people paid you for a year ago? Just sayin... Your still taking peoples money right? Why if you can't fill orders from a year ago?
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@Nathan, as a potential new customer I was incredibly disappointed by the complete lack of communications (I really wanted an s-Video converter and rom Switcher) - lucky for me that by that time I was unable to pay for anything as you had removed your cart system.
I understand what it's like to be seriously unwell (I've been battling a liver problem this year) but all you had to do was put an announcement up on your website saying that you are unwell and will be unable to respond to email and fulfill orders until you have recovered - an "out of office" reply on your email would have helped too.
as they say, it's all about communications.
regards Derek
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Sorry to hear about your troubles Nathan, it must be tough with all the health problems and then the total backlog of orders. I was hoping to have received my order last month but I did not hear from you but I am not in a rush anymore so take your time, as long as it gets here some day lol. Hope things will get better and thanks again as your hobby has helped a lot of people. がっんばて！
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Would like to say Nathan is one of the good guys in Amiga land. I've had some delays when dealing with him and we've had the odd joke via email about it.
He makes some great hardware and at real prices unlike other items that I've seen. Sure communication isn't the best but then I can imagine it's quite stressful, to me his reputation, products have been a bigger success than he may of originally thought.
It's kind of grown more into something that could become a full time business rather than a hobby.
I'm assuming an extra pair of hands would be great? A shame I don't have the skills to help in some way.
Anyway ease up on Nathan, he'll get around to your order I'm sure. He's not a liar as some people have put it, he's a stand up guy trying to do his best.
Keep up the good work Nathan it would be a sad day that you stop making such great hardware, you are a true asset.
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I've bought a few items from Nathan over the years and have always received good service, I knew that I was buying from a guy running a hobby business rather than a full time operation so my expectations weren't high.
I dont know his circumstances but I suppose some health conditions may creep up on you and before you know it you're behind in work/life and he may not have had the time to inform customers or make changes to his website. I had my appendix removed a couple of weeks ago, a routine operation with a 1week recovery time yet I got a little behind with things...I can only imagine how a more serious health issue would have impacted me.
Nathan, I hope you get well soon mate, concentrate on getting better and I hope you stay part of the Amiga community.
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Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
nacad@amigamaniac.com (nacad@amigamaniac.com)
This gets better and better..
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I concur. Ordered and paid in july, never got any feedback from nathan cadwallen, only automated email responses. Filed a claim and will receive my money back. Stay away.
Did you get your money back from paypal?
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Don't take orders if you cannot fill them in an efficient manner - with all due respect.
All sorts of things come up in real life, illness, family issues, etc. - but to keep people hanging on the line for a year is simply unacceptable, sorry.
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Although different, I'm going thru some health issues myself and last week was finally able to breathe easier when I heard the word "non-malignant". :-)
Glad to hear the news was good. Just wish I hadn't read your post whilst smoking. Anyway, get well soon.
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Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
nacad@amigamaniac.com (nacad@amigamaniac.com)
This gets better and better..
On Amigamaniac's contact-page it reads:
"Sorry everyone, I've had to delete yet another webmail account as some lovely person has been inserting my e-mail address as the return path for mass spamming :-S I'll set up another e-mail address and post it here once I've completed all the back orders. *If you are still waiting for your order, I will e-mail you shortly, after which you will have my new e-mail address ;-)"
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I think leaving the guy alone and let him get on with it. There's no scam going on here, he's had some problems and he's doing the best he can to set things straight.
It would be a shame to loose Nathan from the community, the prices and hardware top notch.
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Yes I did. I think you have up to 45 days. I understand that health is a precious good and the lack of it can screw things up really fast. Doing a business today stands and falls with communication, which is a little more fastpaced these days due to internet.
Hope Nathan will get better, good luck to everyone!
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Has anyone got a working email address? I honestly don't mind the wait that much but I'd at least like to know that he's alive and still aware I'm waiting. I'm as patient as they come but it's been nearly a year now.
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He may as well be dead... how much longer do i have to wait for those RGB adapters? its been at least 7 months now???
And it has been paid in full - Nathan if you can't deliver in that time frame then refund my and other people's money!
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@alc
same here. now there's no contact, no updates on status of my order and this really bites. spend over $100 ... where is my stuff now? approaching 1 year. if he cannot fulfill orders in timely fashion he should refund people's money or provide updates??? sell what you have in stock ready to ship don't pre-order from people.
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Nathan Cadwallen has disappeared.
I've waited almost 2 years for a working RGB adapter and a whole heap of other stuff, over $60 worth now.
I really want my money back....any ideas on how to get it back now!
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Nathan Cadwallen has disappeared.
I've waited almost 2 years for a working RGB adapter and a whole heap of other stuff, over $100 worth now.
I really want my money back....any ideas on how to get it back now!
Bank Reversal - put in a claim that goods not received (assuming you paid with a CC via PayPal you'll get your money back).
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Wow what a shame... His products were good. I got one of his rgb to svideo adapaters is anyone would like to buy one and have it shipped the next day, let me know... I got it when I still had classic amigas, tried it but didn't use it past that... 50$ by paypal shipped anywhere in the continental us, and I promise you I will ship it the next day after you pay and give you usps tracking info...
I don't have a classic amiga anymore but I was holding on to it just in case. Does not look like I will go back to classics, so if someone wants it, like I said can ship it for you the day after paypal payment is received. PM me for paypal info...
Steven
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Hope he is okay, he was having health issues. Had many a good conversation with him via email.
:-(
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Hmmm this thread is starting to worry me. Nathan was cool and very responsive when i did business with him about 3 years ago. He even had a bunch of new projects in the works. There must be something really wrong. :( Is there anyone nearby that could find out if he is ok?
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Its unfortunate for the amiga community.
I dont know why but so far I never was able to get anything reasonable from that region of the world. nathan, and another guy from australia trying to sell a cpu board
First taking weeks to reply to a pm, then coming up with a lame excuse being away( although he logged in the forum daily) and then saying the deal has to be done within 24 hours...should have just realised then to give the boot to that chap)
Sorry needed to vent and that has nothing to do with nathan.
Hope nathan gets his act together.
Best we leave him alone for some time.
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Several people have asked about the rgb to svideo adapter from him I have that I'm willing to sell. Someone even requested pics, which I sent... First pm who says they want it and will send paypal gets it. Will ship the next day.
This was tested when it arrived, worked great but never really used....
Otherwise, I'll just hold on to it for if/when I get a a classic amiga again...
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Nathan is a straight up person who is just a one man band who was over whelmed by the number of orders.
However his current behavior is not normal, and he was unwell for sometime I just hope that nothing serious has happened to him.
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Don't we have a phone number to call him?
Now that international land line calls are almost free for everyone, it would be better than just worrying on the forum.
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Calling him is proabably an good idea... As I haven't got any email from him with his new address I totaly consider him an liar and a theif. DO NOT BUY anything from him ..
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I don't think it's fair to call Nathan a liar or a thief, I'm sure he does wish he could produce all the hardware people have paid for and send it to them, but his health prevents this. Nathan has debilitating depression, and I know exactly what it feels like. You feel the weight of the world on your shoulders yet it's hard to even get out of bed or find the strength to type something, let alone get lots of work done. The more hurtful things people say, the worse it gets, and the longer and harder it will be for him to get better.
Also, I think people need to just forget about the money they spent. Cut your losses, don't dwell on them! At least you still have enough money to feed yourselves, which is more than some of us!
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Cammy, I defended him too (for awhile) But saying he can't ship orders out because he's too depressed is just ridiculous. He wasn't too depressed to take the money from people.
Its very simple, give people back their money or ship their orders, people have waited over a year with no email, no refund, no product, and no communication from him.
if he's really strapped and can't give refunds than at least communicate that to the buyers and give them a date he feels he can issue a refund or ship their products.
I don't care how depressed you are, You can still send an email.
I liked his products, I hope he snaps out of it, repairs his reputation within the amiga community and starts making new products.
And in truth, I don't mean to sound insensitive to his problems. Its a shame if someone is really that depressed that it affects their life so much,but get some help, communicate with your customers, do something, don't just ignore people for over a year who paid you $$$ in good faith.
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I don't think you understand the difference between "being depressed" and the mental illness. It's not something you can just "snap out of" and there is no motivation to email people when you don't know who to email first when you think every single person in the world hates you, and that they'd all be better off if you were dead. When you are this affected by depression you don't feel like you deserve the help to ask for, so you just suffer in silence.
I don't think Nathan has the money. I think he probably spent it on what hardware components he needed to make the boards at the time but much of it has perhaps been buried or put aside in a house that is just making room for another child. Nathan wasn't making any profit on the hardware he sold, he insisted on not ripping people off like many others do in the Amiga community, and so he probably has no savings either.
He may be struggling to hold his own life together, and coming back to face the angry mob of the Amiga scene is probably something he hasn't got the strength to take on, so all he can do for now is avoid the problem.
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True depression is hard to describe, as Cammy has said it's something that cripples you mentally.
Just looking at your inbox with hundreds and hundreds of email would be impossible for someone who was truly depressed.
I was going to say more about it but it's getting far to close to home for me.
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I've asked him for a refund via facebook, no refund coming despite waiting almost 2 years for the goods to show up. I was pretty patient with him too!
Paid via paypal too, and just believed his lies that he'll be posting it "real soon now"!
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Don't know the guy, but I can agree that depression can be crippling.
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If the guy is suffering with crippling depression, it certainly didn't keep him from taking the money for products he never ended up delivering.
While I have my sympathies for the fellow, what's going on here is just fraud and a scam. Can't fill the orders, send the funds back. Going through issues so severe you can't even contemplate filling orders but being more than willing to take peoples funds without delivering product is simply illegal.
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Guys, we had exactly the same thread on our french amiga board about our local repairman/reseller that some of you may know (not to mention Amigancenter whom also has health problems).
You need to consider that all those hobbyist amigans are now getting old. We are no more teenagers with simple and cool lives (only Cammy appears to still be a young person :-)). Some are ill, some have family, personnal or professional problems, such as what we get in a real adult life.
So keep it easy. The few bucks of yours that Amigamaniac is holding probably won't jeopardize your estate.
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His name is Nathan Cadwallen and he is on facebook.
If he is so unwell why is he still taking orders on his web site. As stated I have asked him for a refund via facebook, with no luck.
It says on his web site he is 32 years old, married with 2 kids. So he sounds like he is doing pretty well for himself. The almost $100 won't bankrupt me or affect my estate, but I've got two children under 2 and I'm sure $100.00 would now be better spent on them than holding in Nathan's bank account.
He is scum! Told me numerous lies to keep me hanging on for almost 2 years! Hell we've had two children since I placed my order...how sad is that! Terrible avoid. Wonder if he is declaring the income to the ATO and whether consumer affairs be interested in this little scam!
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If he is so unwell why is he still taking orders on his web site.
He's not taking orders, he just hasnt updated his site since he got sick except to remove the paypal buttons.
Btw, He may be registered on facebook but he hasnt updated since may 2012!
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I don't think you understand the difference between "being depressed" and the mental illness. It's not something you can just "snap out of" and there is no motivation to email people when you don't know who to email first when you think every single person in the world hates you, and that they'd all be better off if you were dead. When you are this affected by depression you don't feel like you deserve the help to ask for, so you just suffer in silence.
I don't think Nathan has the money. I think he probably spent it on what hardware components he needed to make the boards at the time but much of it has perhaps been buried or put aside in a house that is just making room for another child. Nathan wasn't making any profit on the hardware he sold, he insisted on not ripping people off like many others do in the Amiga community, and so he probably has no savings either.
He may be struggling to hold his own life together, and coming back to face the angry mob of the Amiga scene is probably something he hasn't got the strength to take on, so all he can do for now is avoid the problem.
+1
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I love the responses basically saying:
"he's not a thief, he just took money from people for something he couldn't produce and now won't refund it"
That, my friends, is a thief. It's too bad he's "depressed" or "suffers from depression" or whatever, but that's not an excuse to steal other people's hard earned money.
I feel bad for you guys, and hope somehow, someone starts legal action against him.
Some people simply have no respect for others, and he sounds like one of them.
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Why haven't you people just claimed your money back from Paypal?
It's quite simple to do so.
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I'm assuming they were strung along too long and now it's too late to file a claim via PayPal.
Assuming that's correct, I'd file a claim with my credit card company if possible if paid using credit card.
I would not "let it go" because, quite simply, it's not right.
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Why haven't you people just claimed your money back from Paypal?
It's quite simple to do so.
Exactly and if PayPal fob you off your bank will reverse the charges from your CC!
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I would not "let it go" because, quite simply, it's not right.
There are extenuating circumstances here, give the guy a break. :whack:
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There are extenuating circumstances here, give the guy a break. :whack:
Sometimes people can't see it from another persons point of view. I know that they're angry that they have lost money.
I've lost money purchasing items online a couple of times.
Nathan when I dealt with him was a straight up and honest guy, if he made a promise he stuck to it.
We had the odd joke via email too. But I never gave him a hard time just a good razzing.
Aussies :-P
Anyway he changed a lot towards the end of our emails back and forth. Not the same Nathan that's for sure.
If I had his number I might give him a call.
I'd say he has had to put all out of the Amiga scene and deal with his "real life" problems.
He may come back once he's sorted himself out one never knows. He's was not out to scam or lie I think the promises he has broken was caused by his depression.
The sad thing is not a lot of people take true depression as a serious illness. Just be glad you haven't experienced it, as you never truly get out of the hole.
Take each day as it comes is my motto :-)
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The sad thing is not a lot of people take true depression as a serious illness. Just be glad you haven't experienced it, as you never truly get out of the hole.
From the little I know about Nathan I get the impression that he may be suffering from something similar to my Mother - basically serious depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and it can take years of trialing different medications to achieve relative normality.
The process itself can be quite grueling and destructive to ones personality until the right medication balance is struck - my mother attempted suicide several times before they got her medication right but even now can become quite paranoid or fixated on irrelevancies for no apparent reason.
Mental Illness is a real curse and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!
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So perhaps he should tell his wife or a close friend he owes people all this money and make good on that. Surely someone close to him would help him if they knew people were calling him a thief for what he's done. I'm sure he has other problems, but a bunch of people calling him a thief (and rightly so) can't help his self esteem.
Its only by facing the music in these type of situations that enable us to move on and improve the situations in our lives.
People have problems, I once had a life threatening brain aneurysm and was rushed to a hospital (where I stayed for 6 weeks) Before I ended up in the hospital, I was selling some stuff on ebay. People had no communication from me for 6 weeks and assumed I'd ripped them off. As soon as I was home and able, I made good on the paypal payments I had received. In truth, I hadn't worked for like 6 weeks at that time, I had to borrow the money from my then girlfriend to make good, but I did.
My paypal accounts and ebay accounts got suspended over this, but once I made good I was able to show my hospital records and return my life to normal. (on the internet anyway)
If I can send refunds after a brain aneurysm, 6 weeks in the hospital and 2 "minor brain surgeries" I'm sorry but I just have little sympathy for someone who is too 'depressed" to do the right thing when people have been waiting for their money or their products for more than a year in many cases.
I am sorry but there is no defense for making people wait so long for their money or product, (unless your dead) Even severely mentally ill people have moments of clarity over such a long stretch of time. Maybe he should use one of those moments to do the right thing here. What no one has mentioned is besides these things being unethical, its also mail fraud, in the USA that is a federal offense and a felony. Ending up in criminal court over your amiga hobby is probably not going to make him any less depressed. He's lucky that people have not filed criminal complaints.
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@Haywire. You had a brain aneurysm. That's awesome. Have any souvenirs? (https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=RrT&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=rcs&q=souvenirs&spell=1&sa=X&ei=xhc4UcjdNrDomAXbzIGgDg&ved=0CC8QvwUoAA&biw=1279&bih=665)
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Yes I did, but luckily in my case it did not rupture. If it ruptures, 99% of people stroke out and die instantly. (thats the source of all those stories you hear about a young guy who suddenly has an aneurysm and instantly dies) In my case they caught it before it ruptured, and 2 "minor brain surgeries" later, I began my recovery. I always laughed when the doctors said it was a "minor" brain surgery. There is no such thing as a "minor" brain surgery. Pretty scary.
I have a coiled aneurysm still in my brain. A ticking tomb bomb if you will, which can still rupture at any time. They check it every 3 months with an MRI. All okay so far, but its still feels like a ticking tomb bomb in my head.
My case is actually in several medical journals now because its very rare that the aneurysm does not rupture and instantly kill you.
My neurologists once told me to settle my affairs just in case,because it can often still rupture and and still kill you, even after being "repaired".
Sometimes I think of it as a curse, because I am awfully impatient about wasting time now. But most often, I consider it a gift because before that I never considered how important (and finite) our time on planet earth really is.
It made me love the good people in my life more. It made me kinder, more ready to do kind things for even strangers and often go out of my way to always help people. (a strange side effect) it made me value the good things in life.
A scary experience, but a positive one in many ways.
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It made me kinder
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Wow, I wouldn't have wanted to meet you before your aneurysm.
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I'm thinking to buy a mas player from him, but it seems stopped.
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Has anyone got a working email address? I honestly don't mind the wait that much but I'd at least like to know that he's alive and still aware I'm waiting. I'm as patient as they come but it's been nearly a year now.
Thought I should pop up here and say that Nathan finally came through with the goods.
It may have taken over a year to arrive but when you deal with an individual rather than a company you've got to be aware that anything can happen; they might get hit by a truck, they might go through a nightmare divorce, there are any number of reasons that could dump "making a videogame accessory" on the to-do list for quite a while. The lack of communication was frustrating but that's understandable given that he was suffering what sounds like clinical depression. I hope he's found a way through.
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So, is he back into business?
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I don't think you understand the difference between "being depressed" and the mental illness. It's not something you can just "snap out of" and there is no motivation to email people when you don't know who to email first when you think every single person in the world hates you, and that they'd all be better off if you were dead. When you are this affected by depression you don't feel like you deserve the help to ask for, so you just suffer in silence.
I don't think Nathan has the money. I think he probably spent it on what hardware components he needed to make the boards at the time but much of it has perhaps been buried or put aside in a house that is just making room for another child. Nathan wasn't making any profit on the hardware he sold, he insisted on not ripping people off like many others do in the Amiga community, and so he probably has no savings either.
He may be struggling to hold his own life together, and coming back to face the angry mob of the Amiga scene is probably something he hasn't got the strength to take on, so all he can do for now is avoid the problem.
I hear what you are saying, and I've known and dated someone who is bipolar as well, been through those days where you don't want to get up. My personal experience is this...It's a FIGHT, he has to force himself out of bed and just take a blind swing, even if it is a miss. If you wait to "feel" like getting up, things tend to deteriorate in the meantime, it gets harder to be functional as it gets to be normal to feel overwhelmed.
He needs to get up, fight it, and just get caught up as he can (whatever he can handle w/o too much stress) with existing projects and maybe just do one or two once in awhile. He sounds like he got too popular and I am sure this stuff takes awhile to make.
IMO, the best way to feel better is to get at least somewhat functional. I don't mean this to sound like an a**, personal experience. I've been known to get focused on something for days, then get so burnt out that I'm mental jello, been through depression a few times. Maybe the guy will read this and it'll get him wanting to take a swing at what is bothering him.
Depression needs to be fought, if it takes meds, church, whatever...but people need to poke it in the eye before it gets bad.
This coming from someone who hasn't bathed in 3 days due to learning the history of Commodore and searching the internet for everything Commodore / Amiga related. time to check back in to real life now.
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Thought I should pop up here and say that Nathan finally came through with the goods.
Awesome news! Nathan seemed like a nice guy and I hope he's back on his feet in biz!
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All I can say is Nathan must really have been down, because he's a stand-up fellow and would never intentionally burn anyone.
Glad to hear he's shipping orders again, I hope everyone gets what's coming to them soon. :pint:
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I have just today received my package from Nathan :)!
At long last I can begin testing the PSx-adapters :banana:
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I'm glad Nathan is back. I love my PSX adaptors he made for me and they work so well!!!
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Anyone know if he's been taking new orders? I'm thinking I want two of those PSX to DB9 adapters..
On the note of depression; My mother's side of the family have all had to deal with serious depression, my sister being Bipolar. I used to have issues with depression, then I experimented with LSD and for the most part, I'd have to say I'm 'cured'.
Came to the realization on a trip that life is way to awesome and strange to be depressed all the time! And it's stuck. I try to look at life as one entertainment after another, even sad drama is watched on TV as part of entertainment, so why can't life be the same way? Then again I guess I do laugh sometimes at things that I shouldn't... :D
Anyhow, I'll see if there is a new email address up so I can contact him and see if I can get a couple of those adapters.
slaapliedje
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Anyone know if he's been taking new orders? I'm thinking I want two of those PSX to DB9 adapters..
On the note of depression; My mother's side of the family have all had to deal with serious depression, my sister being Bipolar. I used to have issues with depression, then I experimented with LSD and for the most part, I'd have to say I'm 'cured'.
Came to the realization on a trip that life is way to awesome and strange to be depressed all the time! And it's stuck. I try to look at life as one entertainment after another, even sad drama is watched on TV as part of entertainment, so why can't life be the same way? Then again I guess I do laugh sometimes at things that I shouldn't... :D
Anyhow, I'll see if there is a new email address up so I can contact him and see if I can get a couple of those adapters.
slaapliedje
Good to hear that he's following through. I've bought a few things from Nathan over the years and was very sorry to hear of his illness. All the very best mate, I hope things equalise for you. Again, all the very best.
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Came to the realization on a trip that life is way to awesome and strange to be depressed all the time! And it's stuck.
Depression isn't being upset about the bad things in your life.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Depression/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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Thank you 'Amigamaniac' for coming through for the folks who needed your service. Respect from Florida.
I can't give you any advice on how to live your life. Specially since I don't know you at all; just learned about your person today. I don't know much about depression, however: The girl in the 'Zelda' outfit told us all to take a breather and that is good enough for me.
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Depression isn't being upset about the bad things in your life.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Depression/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Never said it was. I said I had came to the conclusion that Life is too awesome to waste it being depressed all the time. You have to go day to day trying to find new ways to entice yourself to live. You have to take a Zen attitude about everything and treat each new thing as a child would. Open your eyes to the beauty around.
There is a specific line in Lethal Weapon where the Captain tells them, "You know why I don't have an ulcer, Riggs? It's because I know when to say, "I don't give a !@#$."
That was the beginning of my recuperation of Depression. My mother still will talk about thoughts of suicide whenever she doesn't take her anti-depressants. I was on anti-depressants for about 2 years when I finally realized that I just needed to say "I don't give a !@#$." My life has been so much better since then. I was off the anti-depressants for some time before I tried LSD (I don't recommend taking LSD if you are on any meds at all, especially if they are for mental issues. It seems to strengthen them, so in the case of Lithium, it can cause an overdose of Lithium, which is extremely scary.)
In fact, I wouldn't say I'd recommend LSD for treatment of Depression, I'd suggest something more like Mushrooms, they're more natural and a smoother experience. But whatever you do, don't do any psychedelics alone, a group of 3+1 sober person is good, and make sure you're all close friends and doing it in a safe environment. Sober guy is for making sure you don't do anything more criminal than the psychedelic themselves... :D
Anyhow, I am only mentioning this from my personal experience of 15+ years ago. It is the main reason I had tried out LSD and Psylocybin mushrooms in the first place, after about a year of research.
slaapliedje