Just an update here. I am assuming this is allowed since it is not about the issue we were discussing before. I did indeed exchange emails with A.G. We were both reading each other wrong and we both apologized for any confusion. A.G. was a gentleman as I would have expected. So, we cleared the air and I felt good about it. As I have said, the knife I returned was very nice, it just had one minor flaw that a non knife freak would never notice in a million years. Slight line of epoxy between yellow scale and bolster.
Today, the doorbell rings and there is the postman. I'm not expecting any packages. Well, wouldn't you know, a brand new knife in cocobolo. Gorgeous. Fit and finish perfect. I am going to email A.G., and I debated writing this - I don't want anyone to take advantage, but that's not really anyone's style here - suffice to say, A.G. not only sells a heck of a nice knife, but he is a heck of a nice guy and a good businessman to boot.