I recently traded knives with Carpe Noctem. This called for some trust since I sent him my knife to look at, plus cash, for his knife. The total value of my end of the trade was $1,000, so this was no small concern! Not a problem. CN was good to his word, and sent my knife the 2,000 miles we are apart. It was as he'd described, and the whole deal left us both satisfied - and in possession of some very kick-ass Emersons. If you deal with him, you can rest assured that you'll have no problem.