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Tom's cork??
Posted by: Mark Clooten (---.)
Date: March 10, 2011 08:45AM

Tom I read that you are importing and sorting the cork from the Markrutz company? Can we get details on how you sell it and pricing??

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.nycmny.fios.verizon.net)
Date: March 10, 2011 08:58AM

Tom doesn't sell cork. I think Bingham is importing cork from Joaquim. CLick the link at the side and ask

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: March 10, 2011 08:59AM

I neither sort nor sell cork. That's just one of several false rumors that a group is circulating. I once allowed them to send a shipment to one of their customers here, where a call tag was issued by their customer for pick up and further shipment. I was not involved in any sort of business arrangement with either.

Other than selling them some advertising and a booth at the Expo, I have no other business arrangement with Mar Ktruz. I'm not in the cork business, nor any other aspect of the component business

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Bill Napier (---.hosted.static.webnx.com)
Date: March 10, 2011 09:11AM

That is not the only rumor they are spreading. Some of their statements are so far off that you wonder if they have ever read a copy of the magazine or done any fact checking! Zero credibility. They are just making stuff up.

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Mark Clooten (---.)
Date: March 10, 2011 09:28AM

ok.

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Karen Hapka - Bingham Ent. (---.rdns.blackberry.net)
Date: March 10, 2011 01:50PM

Rumors aren' t they just wonderful !! I am the one who has imported the cork from Mar Ktruz not Tom Kirkman. You could say that Tom was the person we used as our "escrow" account agent
Tom had no part in sorting or sellling of cork rings. Billy V is correct - I am the importer of these cork rings.
Not Tom's cork but Bingham's

Please do not always be so eager to believe things until you check out the actual facts.

Karen Hapka
Bingham Enterprises

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Ken Finch (---.orlando-21rh15-16rt.fl.dial-access.att.net)
Date: March 10, 2011 05:56PM

The story was that Tom had a “vested” interest in Mar Ktruz, their exact words, and was buying and selling the cork and the UV finish under a bogus name set up so no one would know it was him.They had the post removed today because I guess they realized that once you get caught in one lie, people will know that everything else you’ve said is also a lie! And they’ve told some whoppers!

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Ken Preston (---.bltmmd.fios.verizon.net)
Date: March 10, 2011 06:32PM

There were many "inconsistencies"

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: March 10, 2011 06:48PM

Guys,

It's just a few people playing a childish game in order to amuse a dozen or so folks. Ignore it. Keep your eye on the big picture.

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Re: Tom's cork??
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: March 13, 2011 05:28PM

Those are the Jealous ones of this site !!

Bill - willierods.com

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