I have a new found passion for my hobby.
Photography has long moved on from hobby status, video also, so I needed a hobby for my down time and gaming has re-emerged ironically after a trip the Nick Bowlers place in Hobart to sell some stuff.
My studio room has been re-allocated gaming room status, my old desktop computer removed to make a new and improved painting station and my hunger is back.
On a sour note, I have been trying to wrangle a resoluton with a supplier who I will not now name, a company I had issues with before, but mistakenly ordered some Warhammer RPG books through last year because they “had them in stock” which was a lie. They do not refund or it turns out check their stock for pre-orders either because on two occasions I have chased up stock known to be around and they have magicked it up and sent it, but for extra freight.
This last time, with two books owed, they offered to do the same again for the second last one, the last book had no eta from the supplier. Gameology though had stock, so I pressed them, wanting a refund of the remaining book (I am well over this and had no intention of even chasing up the last book).
They stopped responding.
Turns out they have form.
ed. out of the blue I got a refund of the balance, well after a lot of threats, cajoling and pleading for them to do something.
I am refusing to let this stop my enjoyment of the hobby, but be aware, they are Australian owned, cheap and sometimes good, but not always and they do not play fair. Paypal it turns out is of no use because the original transaction is over 180 days old even though it has not been fulfilled!
I am going to be philosophical about it as I have had little bad luck (more often good luck*) and should have been more careful. I waste more money on little used video accessories an dont even think about it. Move on and learn from the experience.
*A year or two ago, a U.S. supplier sent me a full second hand set of Shadows over Normandie instead of the ordered small supplement (the freight cost more than the ordered item), then they sent the right thing anyway…with an apology. Later they sent a single over priced counter sheet from one of three missed kick starter sets on offer ($70au for a single sheet). I was hard pressed to choose, but went with the Rangers from Saving Private Ryan and found all three panels were inside the one shrink-wrap (still expensive, but much better and collection now was complete), then another supplier sent me a Cigar Box mat with two in the same bag and it was a useful one to have multiples of. Later again a kick starter I ordered was double delivered, one on time, one weeks later out of the blue. None of these were cost effective to return, so I was gifted each.
I have had plenty of luck, now is the time to accept balance.