Hmmm.
Just stumbled onto this thread....
I've been shooting for ATK for several years. As Brian previously stated, payments are usually on time (about 2 weeks from they week the shipment is received) but they do lag on occasion.
That being said, I too have had recently delayed payments as well as communication problems with Kim. Instead of being pissed, I was actually concerned for his health and safety because he has never left me hanging for more than a couple of days and usually that's due to his travels. I was relieved when I found out he was OK and then received a response from him shortly after.
Here's the real bitch of it for me....I've never known Kim to be anything but professional, polite, responsive, and giving. He even sent me a box of my favorite cigars a few years back because he was in the Cayman Islands and they don't export them. IMHO, Kim has been one of the best clients I've ever had. He even went out of his way to make a deposit directly into my account today.....Yeah, on a Saturday.
Reading this thread makes me sad.
I can't really defend what's going on because I truly don't know. What I can tell you is that based on our past several year relationship, I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt that I will receive the balance of what I'm owed in a timely fashion. I wish him the best hope for recovery from whatever it is that he and/or ATK is going through.
It's hard for me to be pissed off at somebody I respect as much as I respect Kim. Hopefully the issues being brought forth in this thread will be resolved and that respect won't fade.
Good luck to those who are owed payments.