I have to disagree. If you have beef with a business I see no issue with posting about it. That is how people find out about a company for the most part, reviews. If DD continues to do such things, which I am assuming they won't, then this thread is pointless but it is a point to come back to if repeated business is poor.
I am sure the OP never wanted the shit storm barf brings and I am sure DD didn't need it as well but it is good to hear about business practices of companies that I may do business with in the future. I am no way saying that DD is a bad company but I am saying that they should have a little more quality control before sending something out the door.
We get that the Internet is a powerful tool to expose wrong-doing, but the point I and others have made many times in this thread is the business should have a chance to respond and resolve the situation before its made public. It's only fair. DD is not some huge, faceless conglomerate--it's a very small business run by real enthusiasts who are just like you and me. Believe me, they will never get rich making small batches of carbon fiber kickstands.
As for quality control, aside from the stands not looking nicer, did you read DD's response? These were built to a very low spec to the customers' order. They wanted to only pay $195, not $300, and this is what they got.
The only real mistake DD made, as far as I can tell, is dealing with this group of customers, which I'm pretty certain will never happen again.
And let's make it clear: the OP was NOT a customer and had no direct stake in this.
OP said: "It was a group buy from the r1 forum for 190 each. I did not buy one myself but there are cf parts I was looking at getting for my 1098."
Finally, has anybody picked up on this irony? The OP's handle is "Kangaroo."
From "Legal Dictionary.com":
kangaroo court n. 1) a mock court set up without legal basis, such as a fraternity, sports team or army squad might set up to punish minor violations of organizational decorum. 2) slang for a court of law in which the violations of procedure, precedents, and due process are so gross that fundamental justice is denied. It usually means that the judge is incompetent or obviously biased.