From: Jason Frisch (jenjas@cox.net)
Date: Wed May 07 2003 - 04:16:44 PDT
I guess you are one of the rare exceptions in the fact they actually tried
to help you....
JASON
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Blair" <ke6myk_mvlist@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] EUC approval time through GL
> dwright@govliquidation.com wrote:
> > Great thanks for the info. I have finished talking with Mark Blair and
will
> > see what we can do to get SF97's for him.
>
> Yes, David and I spoke today. He told me that the wait for new EUC
approvals
> is generally around 114 days lately, not six months, and I'm a little
under
> halfway through that period. He explained that around March of 2001, the
Trade
> Security Council (TSC, the folks who handle the EUC clearances) canceled
the
> clearances of any folks who did not send in some new form within a
particular
> window, and that is the cause of the longer approval time for folks like
me
> who have prior approvals before that time. After the initial approval
process
> of around 114 days, the EUC clearance is good for five years, and during
that
> time DRMS will rubber-stamp later EUC forms without sending them to TSC
for a
> full background check.
>
> David says that his EUC guy will call up TSC and see if there's anything
that
> can be done to speed up my approval, since I have been through background
> checks before for other licenses and should be fairly well-documented. I'm
not
> holding my breath that anything will come of that, but at least they're
trying.
>
> David offered to allow me to cancel my bid without the 25% penalty,
because I
> explained that I felt that the situation that I should expect was not
properly
> disclosed on the GL web site at the time that I place my bid. I decided to
go
> ahead and suffer through the approval process, and suggested that GL
should
> explain the situation more clearly on their site. If I had known what was
> going to happen at the time I placed my bid, I may or may not have placed
it,
> but I would have been able to make an informed decision. I'm passing this
> information along to y'all so you will know what to expect if and when you
> consider bidding on GL auctions which will require EUC approval, and I
hope
> that GL will clarify the process, and the reason the process is the way it
is,
> on their site.
>
> With regard to possible cannibalization of the truck while I'm waiting for
my
> EUC approval, David stated that GL offers no recourse for that situation,
> because the storage and security of the vehicle while it's on the DRMO lot
is
> completely outside of their control. I don't particularly like that, and
he
> admits that it places the little guy like me in the worst position, but I
> guess that this situation is no different than it was back in the days
when we
> dealt directly with DRMS.
>
> As far as the registration of the shelter dollies goes, it was explained
to me
> that DRMS never issued form 97's for them because many/most people don't
use
> those on the road, and thus they only issue the form 97's on request. I
> thought that I had requested them a few times, but that's water under the
> bridge. Because it's been over a year since I picked up the dollies, there
> would need to be an inspection of them in order to issue the form 97's,
and I
> think that would be in addition to the VIN verification I'd need for
initial
> registration in CA. I opted to establish initial title through a title
service
> if and when I choose to register the dollies for on-road use, because GL
> verified that there is no prior registration of them on file or in the
queue
> anywhere, and that seems to me like it'll be less hassle. That's my own
> choice, and the registration lady I spoke with at GL (Christina Warren)
said
> that they'd be happy to drive DRMS to issue form 97's if I choose.
>
> In summary, I am disappointed with the level of disclosure about the EUC
> process prior to my bid, and with the way I was treated by one specific GL
> employee, as mentioned in my previous posting. However, I have been given
the
> option to back out of the bid without penalty, I have chosen not to do
that,
> and there may yet be a happy ending to this story. I'm glad that GL
monitors
> this list, because they went out of there way to contact me promptly and
reach
> an amicable agreement very quickly after I made my initial posting about
this
> issue.
>
> So, I guess I'll be waiting another nine weeks or so for my EUC approval,
and
> a week or two for future approvals if I choose to bid on any EUC items
within
> the next five years. I'll let y'all know if anything new develops. Thanks
to
> everybody for your suggestions and commiseration.
>
> Keep 'em rolling!
>
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