Bloody hell...
Nicky you are living up to your name here a bit. I mean fair enough no-one will enjoy having their 'rep' called into question, but your own responses here are causing that as much damage as anything else.
Read over. First you say:
"This guy wanted me to sell him a knife against forum rules. Which I will not do."
Four posts down from there, you then say:
"I didn't say he violated any rules! Where did I say that? He was trying to get me to violate rules which I wasn't about to do."
So in other words, according to you blastjv violated rules or wanted you to, but he didn't, but he did, but you never said that?
It is still highly unclear what "rules" you are referring to in any event. Blastjv I wouldn't waste your time trying to think of how you might have transgressed as it really doesn't seem to me as if you have. Anyway Nicky IF you mean shipping in the manner blastjv requested, there is NO rule against that. For god's sake a guy who didn't know me at all just shipped a BM Forum Knife all the way to AUSTRALIA, without any payment beforehand. In every case, it will depend on what the parties are content with and agree to - no set rules in relation to that apply.
As for this 'I'm the seller and you'll do as I say" stuff - I don't think so. A deal like this is mutual, not a one way street. In any given situation, either party may have an advantage of some kind - situations like a highly sought after knife, or a person desperate to sell for financial reasons on the other hand, and so on. In the case of a slightly used 806D2, that is pretty run of the mill stuff - neither party would be in a position of particular advantage, in the apparent circumstances. So I'd suggest a bit of easing off with the attitude.
In a similar vein, a prospective purchaser can offer whatever he/she likes. If the seller doesn't like the opening bid, he/she can either put forward a counter-proposal, or just walk away. But in ANY case, "friendly advice" (which it wasn't, clearly) along the lines of your email there, is unnecessary and just plain rude. A polite 'no thanks' is all you need say. Are you saying blastjv "fudged" this? You haven't said so, to this point. I really doubt he did.
As for Keith (and myself now I expect) 'butting out', what on earth do you think this forum is for? By the reactions of people here, others can obtain an understanding of how things SHOULD go down.
You follow?