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JetsVettes Screw Ups
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Posted on
3-28-2011 by
bruce@jetsvettes.com |
A few years ago I listed a
Franklin Mint Corvette that did not exist (I took a weird picture
and assigned it the wrong model year). I got a nice call from Mint
Models asking me about that model and then pointing out my mistake.
While on the phone they asked me to please take that car off my
website because they got calls from “angry collectors”, who were
watching JetsVettes, wanting to know why they did not get that
particular model (sorry about that!). |
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A more pleasant experience
came from a mistake I made mislabeling the 1995 Corvette Pace Car
collector plate. I mistakenly credited it to a different artist,
when the actual artist was Michael Leson. Michael’s brother, Alan,
found JetsVettes and noticed the mistake. Alan contacted me to point
out the error and asked me to fix it, which I did right away. We
exchanged a few pleasant emails and Alan ended up sending me some
posters of Michael’s original artwork that was used for that Pace
Car collector plate! Talk about cool…! |
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Why I have JetsVettes |
Posted on
2-28-2011 by
bruce@jetsvettes.com |
When I started JetsVettes I
really did not have a reason in mind other than to show some
pictures of my cars to a business friend of mine in Los Angeles. My
friend Louis suggested I create a website so I could show him my
cars (I think it’s because he lived in LA and wanted to do
everything possible to avoid having to visit Indiana!) Since adding
write ups and pictures of my cars and collection, and keeping things
updated, I’ve had several interesting things happen over the years. |
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My most popular page is my
Franklin Mint Corvette page. I have multiple people follow it and
email me and I’ve made some very good friends from this. I have
collector friends I’ve never met in person, I’ve gotten leads to buy
special models I would otherwise never have known about, and I even
(virtually) met the design director over Franklin Mint that led to
many acquisitions of one of a kind models. All are very wonderful
people. |
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Favicon |
Posted on
1-28-2011 by
bruce@jetsvettes.com |
I just figured out how to create,
insert, and enjoy a Favicon! JetsVettes will never be the
same... Hit me with an email if you want to know. |