Re: Guilds of Honor and PBM Fraud

From: dutchman@mcs.com (Rich Van Ollefen)

Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <44mjc6$f35@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, grasshippy@aol.com
(Grasshippy) wrote:

> I am a longtime PBM gamer and one thing I have always disliked about the
> hobby
> is that many companies are essentially fly-by-night operations.  You
> always run
> a risk when you invest a lot of time and money in a position because the
> PBM
> company may suddenly go defunct.  Obviously this is the case when the
> company is run part-time by one or two people.  What I find most
> irritating is
> when you send money to a company for a startup and they go "out of
> business"
> and never return your money.  For example, I sent 20 bucks to play in a
> new
> PBM game by Alternate Entertainment called Guilds of Honor.  They have
> never
> sent me a turn.  I e-mailed their Internet address numerous times and have
> received no reply.  You would think that they would have the common
> courtesy
> to send the players a letter if there is a delay, or if the company is
> going defunct.
> I have a feeling my money is gone.  I know this has happened to other
> players
> in the past with other companies and larger balances.  This is why I
> usually try
> to stay with the larger companies like RSI.  Say what you want about their
> service, but they are not likely to disappear suddenly, taking your
> account balance with them.

I think your arguement is generally too broad.  There are many fine small
PBM companies (mine included) who are reliable, efficient, and worthy of
your business.  When it comes to start-up companies the ratio of problems
does go up, which is why it is not recommended to send them large amounts
of money.  I still think it pays to take a chance on a new company once in
a while, though, or you better be prepared to play the same old games for
a long time.  Rich

References

Guilds of Honor and PBM Fraud
grasshippy@aol.com (Grasshippy)
Sun, 01 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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Guilds of Honor and PBM Fraud
grasshippy@aol.com (Grasshippy)
Sun, 01 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000