I am really sorry to hear about deals gone bad involving, Tom Mintz. My experiences with tom go back almost 5 years and I've never had a problem or a bad dealing with him. I have purchased parts, drums, and all kinds of odds and ends from him, Tom -always- delivered on-time, charged 'better than fair' prices and the parts were always good quality and clean.
Doing 'hit or miss' business is inexcusable. If he's screwing even one guy, then he's screwing us all. This is not the first time I've heard these kinds of complaints about, Tom. In solidarity with my fellow drummers, I will not buy from him in the future. I sincerely hope he gets straight with anybody who has been wronged and I hope the guys that got screwed get some kind of satisfaction. Sad story as far as I'm concerned. If you took the time to get to know, Tom personally, you'd have a different opinion of him.
Sorry to hear all this... again.
John