I have to answer this. I would rather not but I can't just let this go by. The whole story needs to be told.
Mr. Gray, you seem to have set yourself up as some sort of self-appointed policing authority on these forums and, for some reason, targeted me specifically. You seem to object to the fact that I, as a dealer, post regularly on these forums and the mere mention of my name seems to trigger a negative response.
I have no idea why, since you don't know me. We have never done business, never spoken, and never actually directly comunicated with each other.
You say that you don't believe that you are being an *******. Well, based on this one post, I would say that you are correct.
However, when I consider some of your postings in the past, a somewhat cryptic and threatning (and inaccurate) e-mail that you sent to me a couple of weeks ago as well as off-forum attempts to damage my business with other customers, then I would say that you are rapidly sinking into that category.
It is a well known fact that I am a major Chris Reeve dealer and that I maintain one of the best inventories of his products around. In light of that it should be of no consequence that I post my delight and pleasure when I receive new products.
You seem to believe that I should only post on the "For sale, dealers" forum. Who are you to demand that? Under what authority do you operate? What gives you the right to actively take steps that will, as you seem to believe, sabotage or damage my business? You are mistaken in that but the mere fact that you are trying is offensive and ill-advised.
Apparently, you believe that sniping from behind a keyboard from over 3000 miles away is a safe way to damage another with no consequences or reprecusions. Perhaps you are right, perhaps not. You may call it "policing", I call it trolling.
I only wonder if you would display the same level of "courage" if there was the slightest chance of us meeting face-to-face. Somehow, I doubt it. Many cowards have operated in this manner but no people of honor, that I know about.
Your objections to my posting on this forum is noted. I will not, however, stop posting. Nor will I refrain from expressing my delight when I receive something new and exciting, such as the two One piece Shadow Ones, with beautiful 9 1/2" blades that just arrived today. Furthermore, once I figure out how to do it, I will post pictures of these items when ever possible.
What I will do, though, in defference to your objections and, possibly, the objections of others is declare that as of this moment, I will include the following acronym to any postings, describing new products that I receive from CRK: NSTBFCM. That stands for "No Sales To Blade Forums.Com Members."
This applies to all CRK products, including replacement sheaths and caps for the one piece range, replacement clips and inserts, belt pouches and slip pouches for Sebenzas. Hats, t-shirts, and all knives, including right and left hand Sebenzas and Umfaans, decorated, CGG, Damascus and Inlay and all variations of the One Piece Range including the 9 1/2" blade Shadow I and Jereboam MKII.
I will no longer take orders to any customer who calls and identifies themself as a BFC member or who says that they are ordering as a result of any posting that I made on this forum or that they found me on BFC. All future sales will be only to referrals from CRK and former customers and walk-in customers. Actually, those three categories comprise 99% of my sales so I am not really hurting myself here.
The only exception that I will make to this rule is that it will not apply to former CRK customers who have bought from me in the past. That wouldn't be fair. You know who you are and so do I. There are only a few of you so it's easy to keep track.
This policy will take effect as of midnight tonight (PDT)
Does that satisfy your requirements Mr. Gray? I hope so. If I receive any objections to this policy in the future, I refer them to you.
Personally, I still think you are an *******.
"Respectfully" Dennis Wright
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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
1-800-400-1980
("Have a knife day!")
wrightknife@ixpres.com
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