Where's Bryan?

Originally Posted by mkiesow

Anyone know where Bryan Maieritsch is?

I purchased a kite from him (St. Pete Kites) a couple weeks ago. He said he would send it out last Sat. but no e-mail or phone calls since. He doesn't answer when I try to contact him.

Mike Hall is my instructor and gave me the impression he knew Bryan well before he left on his trip to Spain (?).

At one point Bryan mentioned a business partner. I didn't get a name. Can anyone get me in touch with someone else from St. Pete Kites if Bryan is out of town or something?

Bryan is a nice honest guy. I'll stop by the shop and his house and check on it if you don't hear from him today. He has another business installing windows and sometimes forgets his cell phone at the job site. He was probably referring to me as one of his partners... I keep his website up and running for him.

Nice choice of kite btw... that's a fun kite.

[TBKA]

Bryan is out of town, on a trip up north with his family. He'll be back in 2 weeks.

[toby wilson]

Tom or Steve,

You guys got any way to help this guy out and get him his new kite? Maybe a way that the kite could be checked on? Just an idea...

[Kiteboarding Tampa Bay]

I put in a few calls, but I am not sure if he took his phone with him.
I can offer up a 12m loaner till Bryan gets back.
Steve (813) 389-3683

[mkiesow]

Thanks for the replies guys.

An attempted delivery notice was left at my place today. I'll need to pick up the package.

Obviously Bryan shipped it out before leaving town just wish he would have sent me the tracking number.

Hope to see some good winds soon!

[Kiteboarding Tampa Bay]

I know he had a gig the night before leaving town
Congrats on the new kite!

Launch that venom, hold it by the chicken loop over your head and be prepared to be amazed... don't bother touching the bar..it will not crash... it'll fly right back to zenith.

[mkiesow]

Originally Posted by Tom Stock

Bryan is a nice honest guy. I'll stop by the shop and his house and check on it if you don't hear from him today. He has another business installing windows and sometimes forgets his cell phone at the job site. He was probably referring to me as one of his partners... I keep his website up and running for him.

Sorry, despite the glowing reviews here, I find Bryan to be LESS THAN HONEST.

My conversations with Bryan after discovering that the spars were missing and zippers frozen (unlike what he represented on stpetekites.com):

Call #1(after all the attempted calls while he was out of town)

Me - where are the spars?

Bryan - didn't I tell you there weren't any?

Me - no and the ad said complete kite...

Bryan - gee... I thought I told you.

Me - well I have to have some to use the kite and it's going to cost me like $40.

Bryan - hmmm... I didn't really want to sell that kite anyway. You could send it back to me.

Me - how about you PayPal me the $40 for spars. I don't want to pay to ship the kite back to you. I already paid to ship it here.

Bryan - ahhh... I guess.

Me - I'll send the PayPal request tonight.

Bryan - OK

Request sent on June 28... reminder sent last week... nothing.

Call #2

Me - Bryan, you haven't sent me that $40.

Bryan - really, huh, I thought I did.

Me - nope, could you go into PayPal and check it out and send it?

Bryan - yeah... I'll check into it tonight. I've never sent money before...

Me - well I'd appreciate it if you'd take care of this tonight so it doesn't have to go on any longer.

Bryan - OK

STILL NOTHING. Is St. Pete Kites licensed to do business in Florida? Does sending falsely advertized goods out of state constitute mail fraud (a felony)? I'm sure the attorney general of Florida can answer these questions for me.

[noel]

mkiesow,

What kind of kite are we talking about here? Maybe I can help until Bryan gets back. What state do you live in?

I found the description...

Used/Demo 12M Peter Lynn Venom FOIL KITE

If you've never ridden a Foil you are in for a shock. This 12M foil kite has the depower of a bow kite, the pull of a C kite, and will fly by itself. It is also quick and easy to set up and launch. No pumping required. It jumps as good as any C kite, loops fast, and is easy to water relaunch.

We took this kite out to East Beach a year ago and tied it to a post while we ate lunch. It flew for an hour without us ever touching it... then we just simply walked over, hooked in, and went riding. When we were done we hooked it right back up to the post and let it fly by itself.

We demoed this kite but ever since E-Bone made the pump so popular it's hard to convince everyone to try something new. Too bad cause this kite is awesome!

This is an amazing kite and foils aren't cheap.. grab it while you can. Kite only, used.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 04 December, 2007.