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Where Did The Christopher Darafeev Go?

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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Sure I can do that on Friday when I get my paycheck, as well as send you photos of your new Tail Lights. I can also see about taking a trip to ITZ soon, but that's gonna take time I'm sure as I work 40-50 hour weeks right now to fund the household, baby on the way, and this brain zapping, money guzzling business of mine.
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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tell me about it, I have three jobs go to school full-time and fly under instruction in any other available hours of the day/night. I have a mortgage, support a family I'm not even related to, not to mention loan payments, medical bills, legal bills, and flight expenses (who needs groceries, right?). I lose about 5lbs a week because I don't eat or sleep!

We all got problems..

my paypal is pganpath at gmail dot com. send whatever you like (I'll keep a tally if you actually start making small payments here and there),
Why send me photos of tailights, WHY NOT SEND ME TAILIGHTS? jesus..

please pm me with what you'd like to do as far as repayment. Like I said, at this point I would prefer cash value of all monies/parts I gave you (at cost). Why? Because you can make payments on a large sum, you can't make "payments" on shipping me my genius bumper or tailights, and well.. you won't.,.,
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 07:44 AM
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Chris, it might be helpful to utilize UPS' shipment pickup. You set the package on the doorstep, they come and pick it up and label it for you. All you have to do is put it in a box and fill out a form.
https://wwwapps.ups.com/pickup/schedule?loc=en_US

I'm just trying to find ways to make it easier on yourself. This eliminates a trip to the UPS Store or FedEx. This takes less time than a reply to this topic.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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I think you're a sexy guy Chris!
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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I don't find this very relevant. It's not a question of his knowledge of the debt, he knows he owes people money and parts.

He could do everything he needs to in Excel.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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Sorry for the OT Courtesy of Majik,

I was just that I dont know many businesses that have customers out 1000+$ not having legal action come at them. I just want to know how he got so far in the hole in the first place. Theres a Flyryde book out there on issues, im sure there are other vendors that have had problems but his is the most talked about.(original question was if you had any accounting software when you started)

no more OT for me, just needed to satisfy curiosity
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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I've actually been developing my own software for the past 3 years bro. I have just had too many projects on my plate, and my focus hasn't always been on whats right in front of me. The problem is when you dont take care of whats right in front of you, it seems as though you're not taking care of ANYTHING. I've run this company oldschool, and all the manual work has been solely for me to take care of. Until pretty recently, I simply wasn't taking enough time for FlyRyde while I was building my software company. Its obvious that the major problem here has been lack of attention to FlyRyde on my part. However, the work I have done, that has made huge progress while FlyRyde has suffered, will never be known to you guys even though its a very key ingredient to the success of any of my companies. The stuff on the surface that is easy to critique and available for all to see, is unfortunately the stuff that was having the weakest success. Its a mess that is very fixable, and contained enough to make right before its too late. There is a point of no return that I never did, and never will get to where everyone gives up on you, but I've been blessed with some very understanding, very supportive customers that helped me in the early stages of my business education. You'll witness the fruit of that soon. Until then, you get to watch me humbly get the monkeys off my back one by one.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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LOL Majik.

And Chris is right, the people he still owes have been supporting him. Ive wanted the Flyryde stuff to work out since Chris started talking about it.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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Why do we support him? Why did we purchase products from him in good faith? Why do we trust him? Why have we not filed lawsuits, BBB complaints, or flown out to the west coast to kick his ass?

Because Chris is one of the few people who have worked hard for the Hyundai community. We have a handful who have stepped in to try to bring us products for the RD, and of those handful, half of them have abandoned us. ImportShark has been around for quite some time. A few of the good standing members have worked hard at car shows and overseas to get us products.

SpeedState - come and gone.
KSpec - come and gone.
KORE - come and gone.
etc. etc. etc.

Bhurlin has come to us and is working good, but for the long haul, Chris has been one of the few to continue to fight for us. He's in a rough patch, and several are negatively affected by it, but we still hold out hope for our cars that haven't been produced in 7 years. There aren't many people out there making stuff for us, but Chris is one of the few fighting to get it done. He's an original, not a newcomer and not an outsider trying to enter the RD market. He's been here, he knows the community and the community knows him. He has good intentions and a strong desire.

That is why we put up with him.

I've seen some of you post complaints when he gives insight into his personal life, his problems, his family, his other companies. He is PART of this community, and we all post our problems and seek advice from time to time. He's not just FlyRyde, he's a long standing member of the Hyundai community. Don't forget that. Hell, I think he's owned more RD Tibs than Peter!!



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