Is there anywhere that lays out exactly what happened/is going on with SBSS? I've picked up bits and pieces, but have no real idea of what actually happened.
Not objectively, but we can try and do so here.
In 2012 Chris Duane and the American Open Currency Standard (AOCS) began working together. Chris Duane the marketer, AOCS the producers. They would call the product line Silver Bullet, Silver Shield
The head of AOCS, Rob and David Gray, decided to launch a new mint, the Mulligan Mint, with the release of the SBSS rounds.
The SBSS line took off like crazy.
Mulligan Mint was new, didn't have much experience and had a lot of unexpected hiccups, such as finding suppliers and getting their production line up. Their product quality was not that great. They were 0.999 fine silver rounds, but they had a lot of dings/scratches on them.
Along with product quality, MM was unable to keep up with demand. Product delivery promises were broken. Shipments that were supposed to arrive in 2-3 weeks did not arrive for 12-16 weeks.
Chris Duane did not like the delays and product quality and confronted MM. This is where the mud slinging begins.
MM and Chris Duane broke ties and Chris Duane launched a smear campaign against Mulligan Mint while trying to find a new mint.
Chris Duane claims that owner of Mulligan Mint is a sociopath and a fraud. Mulligan Mint says that Chris Duane is a fraud.
Chris Duane teams up with Golden State Mint and alters the SBSS reverse. Production of the new SBSS line commences with the release of the Warbird round.
This is Chris Duane's take:
http://dont-tread-on.me/?p=29291Mulligan Mint's take:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYwBCwM-4XYAs a dealer, we have been trying to stay out of the drama. It has been tough, but so far, so good. Our goal is to make money and promote financial responsibility and sound money, not to get involved in this kind of drama.
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