So there's an ASH2 on fleabay being sold by one of our regulars here. I find the wording in the description to be highly misleading but he thinks I'm "stupid" for thinking that. What do you guys think?
Here's the situation. He has an etched and stripped blade. He is describing it as "Busse ASH2 competition finish with convex edge done by AZTimT". I asked if it's actually a comp finish or if it's stripped. He said it clearly stated it was given a comp finish by Tim. I personally don't think you can "give it a comp finish" since a comp finish means it never had coating. Plus I don't see how it "clearly states" it was given a comp finish. His wording makes it sound like it is a comp finish knife that was given a convex edge by Tim.
We all know that Busse doesn't offer the comp finish and those knives are more sought after right? Is he trying to mislead people in your opinion?
On a related topic I've been seeing a lot of people listing BIG finish blades as just satin and even a few BG version not mentioning they are BG or SR101. Is this a new trend among the Busse crowd? I really hope not.
Well after a few heated messages he decided to change one word in the description. Now it says
"Busse ASH2 competition finish and convex edge done by AZTimT"
Notice the "with" became "and"?
I don't think there was a question directed towards you. Didn't matter to me who did it if it wasn't factory. Comp is comp. Not comp is not comp.
Indeed. Let's straighten this situation out right here and now.
You posted my name all over this thread, so I believe I have been brought into this publicly as well, much more even than the seller. I personally think this was not necessary and would have been much better handled on the side lines, which you made no effort to contact me in any way about the matter before asking for public opinion of the matter which could be resolved in one private message. However, since that common courtesy was not given, I feel it is an opportunity to educate
ANYONE who reads this thread, especially since I have 5 and 3 year olds with whom I get the pleasure of needlessly sorting out these kinds of petty issues everyday.
It takes a lot of time and effort to do the work no matter who has done it and the end result is a nice looking knife that functions as well or better than factory and has not been treated by me in a matter which would make it inferior. I know this is true as I know how I do what I do and also use my own knives both factory and those refinished by me. Yes they are sought after enough that some people contact others privately to request them to make a knife look a way that they can not get elsewhere. To those who want that knife with that finish it may be worth more than factory, to others, not so much. Back when I first started here, unmarked blades reground/refinished by
@Ban were highly sought after because the man has mad skills with cutting geometry.
I still have an AK that he did that will out slice anything I have ever used. I am no where near his level nor am I trying to offer his service, but I strive to improve with every project.
So, if you or anyone else wish to buy that or any other knife or not is up to you... along with your decision to call people out by bringing them into a public forum topic without giving them notice. I have worked hard to maintain a good reputation here, so throwing mine or other people's name around over semantics in my opinion, is neither cool nor professional,
one service provider to another.
On top of all that, the info in the exchange ad here on this site has not been edited since May 28th where it does say AND, not WITH. The bottom line is no one will force you to buy it, if you dislike the wording more than you like the knife, you are free to pass on it and look at something else. People are going to make mistakes, but pictures usually will make things clearer to those who know what to look for. Words are the easiest thing for someone to mess up, some folks are great at communicating, others not as much, and some have typos/auto-correct issues, but that doesn't make them or their intentions dishonest. If you expect the whole world to change just to meet your expectations, prepare to be sadly disappointed.
Where this unHOGly thread goes from here is up to you, sir. Jerry after verbally knocking some heads together would probably just say "Let's Drink!!!"
