Hello all
I wish that my first post on 3SGTO didn't have to be such a grim one. While there will be another post to be made about myself and my past company that many of you may remember, this post is in reference to some new, and rather venomous, accusations that have recently been made against me.
I had absolutely zero interest in airing dirty laundry, but the platform that I still love and support has a right to know. This concern is in reference to the company I worked for and tried to help this summer, and a company many of you know: Cianci USA.
With that in mind, I'm here strictly to divvy out the facts and let you decide for yourself. Some of you may feel I deserved this, others may hopefully support my side, but for any of you who wish to hear both sides of the story, I implore you to read the following. I have included everything I know.
First, a quick timeline for those that wish to get caught up on the situation:
- 2007-2008 - I departed from 3si early in 2007 to focus on fixing myself and finding a solution to the mess I had made. During this time, I lived mostly as a recluse. Ryan Cianci was among one of the only friends I had left, and it was not uncommon for him to solicit me to help him with his business. Due to my continuing interest in the platform, and to help out as a friend, I was more than willing to. I was there for the input, design and creation on many of the parts some of you have come to enjoy. I maintained this working friendship/business partnership while continuing to work on the plan for my public return.
- October 2008 - Near the start of 2009, Ryan Cianci approached me about completely reworking his website. At the time, he was running on an HTML-based site that was extremely difficult to maintain and had numerous coding errors. He wanted me to create a site from scratch using some of the same technology that his competitors were using. This included a fully functional shopping cart, order tracking system, search features, etc that he never had before. We agreed to the terms of working on trade for a full $2,000+ website in exchange for a full CIANCI body kit and hood, from which I could keep or sell for cash in order to redeem my name on the forums.
- January 15, 2009 - New CIANCI USA site goes live. This is the site that all of you have been using for the last two years up until last month.
- February 1, 2009 - After the work I had completed for Ryan, he convinced me that I should re-open my company's doors and start publicly selling his parts again. He did this with the interest in mind of getting more sales himself (as we found I seemed to cater to a slightly different demographic than he did), and because it may alleviate some time that he focused on sales so that he can focus on other things... like petting his cat.
- May 15, 2009 - Stealthify returns to 3SI. After years of planning, and nearly half a year of settings things in motion, I begin the official Midnight Resolutions Plan.
- June 1, 2009 - My company site is redesigned and published. New sales begin to arrive, and refunds-o-plenty are given. Every issue is addressed, and I remind people that I will be continuing this plan indefinitely.
- 2009 - 2010 - Midnight Resolutions remain in effect. A resolution fund is stored in PayPal and I use absolutely zero of the cash for personal use. The excess of this fund still exists for those that are wondering, and will be there in case of any last minute claims.
- Early 2010 - In a turn of events, I receive an email from a company in Mexico. They saw the fiberglass parts on my website, and offered to make them cheaper. I passed this information on to Ryan, and this would mark the beginning of a new chapter for our companies. A few months later, he crudely broke ties with his previous manufacturer (explained later), and we both transported the molds to Mexico.
That brings us to this summer, and to the heart of what this thread is about.
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