What do you do when your product is knocked off?

[jcal87]

Isnt Fesler a supporting vendor? Up until this thread I have always thought they were a reputable name.

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by jcal87

Isnt Fesler a supporting vendor? Up until this thread I have always thought they were a reputable name.

They are a supporting vendor, and they are reputable group of people, when it comes to selling products. Perhaps they did not have the most professional behavior at the time that they were banned from Good Guys shows, and while they do have a number of parts that are very similar to a few other vendors here, to my knowledge (and I have ordered from Fesler on occasion) you aren't going to be ripped off.

Matt

[GregWeld]

I would agree with Matt.... I had Chris work on my daughters Mustang suspension (she's in college down there) -- they did great work and were far more reasonable than I expected - and I gave Chris carte blanche to just "do whatever it takes".

However, I still think it's morally and patently (not patent as in legal) wrong to plagiarize anyone else's work and or designs without their consent regardless of what it is or who it is.

[DRJDVM's '69]

I can understand wanting to "update" or offer a slightly different version of their hinge to stimulate some more business, but why do almost the exact same design as another exsiting company?

They could have just as easily machined a different pattern....why the "triangular" style, just like RB? Why not a more "square" pattern or "linear pattern" or round cutouts etc etc. There are quite a few way to change it up without doing something just like the Ring Bros.

I can understand that when you make a new and innovative part and its a success, you will end up have copies coming out of the woodwork.....but it will still piss me off.