Bad Darrex is a scammer and a thief

Very well put brother and I would agree with you IF he didn’t show that snarky
& arrogant attitude.
Because of that, I feel this was not his first scamming rodeo........I hope, for his own sake, this is the last time he pulls shit like this.
Also, I give you :thumbsup: for your outlook.
Joe


JJ_Colt45 said:
You may be right Joe ... but I'll give him credit for doing what was right this time ... and hope a few friendly words will show him he can always change the path he chooses to take and hopefully learn trust and respect and good friends will always serve you better than stealing or selfishiness.

Only time will tell ...
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henkh said:
Now the only thing left, and then he is a real man, it would be nice if he apologied for the situation.

A big plus for the knifecommunity. So much support. So much help offered. So much. Too much to name all! The knifecomunity stood strong.
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^ I'd like to reiterate henkh, that that double walnut crushing German friend of yours, video, was instrumental in gaining global support. :) I'm really happy, that Dario did the right thing and returned your knives.

skyhorse said:
Really happy this was resolved , it should have never happened. :)
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^ +1

 
palonej said:
Very well put brother and I would agree with you IF he didn’t show that snarky
& arrogant attitude.
Because of that, I feel this was not his first scamming rodeo........I hope, for his own sake, this is the last time he pulls shit like this.
Also, I give you :thumbsup: for your outlook.
Joe
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Joe, i tend to agree completely. I have the same feeling. So with you and all others i hope he will not do this anymore and maybe in the future, just maybe, he will feel sorry and maybe even regrets it, when he thinks over what it means for hardworking people to get scammed.
 
Hello, I'd like to say a couple things. Firstly, I'm Italian (and proud to be, personally just ashamed of the political class that represents me and my fellow countrymen, some of you may feel the same) and i can assure you that here in Italy there's plenty of people that knows the meaning of honor and respect really well. I'm sad and angry that for the behaviour of the few we are often internationally known just for the bad sides of our country. For sure we have our share of problems, as well as any other country (or city, some more than others, and in different regions of Italy this is more evident than in others for example, but it's pointless to generalize). Secondly, Darrex said the truth (at least here) that the postal service sometimes can "loose" your package. And this is the reason why some dealers aren't willing to ship to Italy (not because of the people but because of the postal service). Anyway this has never happened to me because i always use tracked services. If you do so there are the same chances that your package is lost as in the USA or any developed country. Having said that, lastly i'd like to inform you that I'm also part of the HSL (Hic Sunt Leones) forum. A place similar to this one, composed of people really passionate about knives and blades where some of the users know each other in person and share bonds of genuine friendship. Darrex, even if He was a respected user for a long time there (with many pages of positive feedbacks over the years), was banned some months ago because He traded a fake spyderco and his justifications weren't deemed credible enough by the staff of the forum. That was the first time it happened but there's a zero tolerance policy for that. Sorry for the lenght of the post but I wanted to point out some things I tought were relevant to form a more informed opinion for the ones who will read this topic and will want or have to deal with people from my country in the future. Thank you.
 
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Hi J JackTheLad21 . I don’t think that as Italians we need to apologize/clarify for anything. Bad apples happen to be in every country. I personally don’t know any of these dealers (i.e. companies/legal entities) who refuse to ship specifically to Italy, though there are some caveat emptor and limitations, disclaimers, etc. mainly due to custom regulations and legislative constrains. Sure there are some individuals (here as well) who prefer not to sell/buy internationally and maybe few ones who are definitely prejudiced towards Italians. This is within their rights to do and to be and we can happily go on with respective lives. I occasionally buy on-line from reputable dealers/retailers from many other EU countries and even from US and never had issues in this respect, having done my proper leg-work beforehand (I knock on wood now).

About our National Postal Service, I don’t think it’s much different than anyone else’s. Things can go wrong sometimes and unfortunately there are some deliberate theft. This happens everywhere. My experience with the US Postal Service is also not perfect: every year, around Christmas, we send a package with some goodies from Italy to my brother in law living now since more than fifteen years in USA (NM). Along these years, at least for 3 times, the package has been tampered with and something was missing at the arrival and, in one occasion, the entire package was completely gone. Sure, being insured, the damage has been limited to the disappointment of not getting that Panettone or some specific pasta for Christmas. Shall I condemn an entire Nation for this?

From my side, I have already pointed out directly to the writers the offensive tone (in my own perception) of the couple of questionable comments I have read in this thread and the few Fellow Members who put their “like” under these made a poor service just to themselves, in my opinion. As for myself, I sincerely thank God every day for having made me an Italian! Take care.
 
I found this thread by chance. I was struck by the title, as I’ve known Darrex for many years. I’ve never met the guy personally, just bought a couple of knives and seen some of his videos, and I never had a problem with him. But we know, life changes people, shit happens, so: wtf happened?

After reading the previous seven pages, twice, I feel the need to say something. A general thought about web defamation and character assasination and how these things can go awry very quickly.

My first thought was: how can it be possible a guy like Dario, known in knife community for more than ten years, decided to “steal” those knives? Just to be clear, I’m not saying Dario “stole” anything, quite the opposite. But many posters here, since the first page, called him a thief.

Se I read the seven pages, then I read again. I ask myself if there could have been some misunderstandings in the beginning of the story. While I find the doubts about Dario’s first moves legitimate, at the same time I cannot justify the character assasination, evident since the posts in the first page: people start calling him a thief, without any evidence, even without having a personal and direct knowledge of the goings.

This is unfair, in my opinion. It reminds me of some bad scenes seen in old wild west movies. Here are my two cents thoughts:
- did Dario handle the situation poorly in his first steps? Yes, he could have been more transparent and use better communication.
- did he deserve the defamation, when the things were not yet clear and he had not been given the possibility to explain himself? Certainly not.

If Dario can prove the wife’s package exchange (batteries vs. knives) he’d have a further strong point against all the guys who called him a thief here. I do not know other countries laws, but here in Italy, defamation on the web is a felony, punished with a minimum of six months to a maximum of three years serve time, or by a fine not less than 500€.

I will not comment the vicious joke about his wife. I’ve been away from the knife community in the last years, but I remember a strong group of wonderful persons, ready to help whenever a buddy needed a hand. I’m sorry guys, but ain’t seen that in the previous pages.
 
Life is too short to give twisted unreliable people the benefit of the doubt, for an extended period of time. With modern internet communication, problems can be resolved almost instantly. We don’t have to wait for someone to slowly come to their senses, before attempting to clear their name.
 
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stefanom said:
I’ve been away from the knife community in the last years, but I remember a strong group of wonderful persons, ready to help whenever a buddy needed a hand. I’m sorry guys, but ain’t seen that in the previous pages.
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I won't comment the rest because it's not my place to do so, I just want to say that i disagree with this part: I saw a bunch of people helping how they could (or acting how they thought was the right thing to do) so that another user could have the knives He tought lost back. And that's exactly what happened, so I think it's quite the opposite of what you said actually...
Just my 2 cents.
 
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S stefanom :
When asking about my SOG Tomcat Dario responded "What SOG?". 4 weeks before he tried to sell it.
When i asked him why he did send a box with batteries, he responded "The Postal Services in Italy are to blame."
When i told him i wanted my knives back he started to respond aggressive and accused me from blaming him.
Never got a single sorry from him.
In stead he has written some more e-mails to me which were offensive and aggressive. I even did not take an effort to post them here. Further more he also has been banned from an Italian forum because he sold a CLONE for real. And there are more people dealing with him who had problems with shipments getting lost.

These are just facts.
 
S stefanom
Do you know Henk?? Most of us here do. He is a great guy who will give you the shirt off his back.
Do you think he is lying??
I don’t and I am sure everyone else here feels the same.
Give it another read with an open mind.
I can’t see anyone coming to a different conclusion.
He is a scamming thief.
Joe
 
People, let's try to chill out. I don't think Stefano is saying that henkh is a liar, i think that most of the knife enthusiasts that know Darrex (in person or through the PC over the years) are just having a hard time believing He could do such a thing. That's all. Personally i don't know him, but because He has been shady in a couple occasions i'm a bit wary of him. And as i did, I think everybody that will look into this thread will have the chance to make his own opinion on the matter.
 
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stefanom said:
I found this thread by chance. I was struck by the title, as I’ve known Darrex for many years. I’ve never met the guy personally, just bought a couple of knives and seen some of his videos, and I never had a problem with him. But we know, life changes people, shit happens, so: wtf happened?

After reading the previous seven pages, twice, I feel the need to say something. A general thought about web defamation and character assasination and how these things can go awry very quickly.

My first thought was: how can it be possible a guy like Dario, known in knife community for more than ten years, decided to “steal” those knives? Just to be clear, I’m not saying Dario “stole” anything, quite the opposite. But many posters here, since the first page, called him a thief.

Se I read the seven pages, then I read again. I ask myself if there could have been some misunderstandings in the beginning of the story. While I find the doubts about Dario’s first moves legitimate, at the same time I cannot justify the character assasination, evident since the posts in the first page: people start calling him a thief, without any evidence, even without having a personal and direct knowledge of the goings.

This is unfair, in my opinion. It reminds me of some bad scenes seen in old wild west movies. Here are my two cents thoughts:
- did Dario handle the situation poorly in his first steps? Yes, he could have been more transparent and use better communication.
- did he deserve the defamation, when the things were not yet clear and he had not been given the possibility to explain himself? Certainly not.

If Dario can prove the wife’s package exchange (batteries vs. knives) he’d have a further strong point against all the guys who called him a thief here. I do not know other countries laws, but here in Italy, defamation on the web is a felony, punished with a minimum of six months to a maximum of three years serve time, or by a fine not less than 500€.

I will not comment the vicious joke about his wife. I’ve been away from the knife community in the last years, but I remember a strong group of wonderful persons, ready to help whenever a buddy needed a hand. I’m sorry guys, but ain’t seen that in the previous pages.
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Hey any chance you’re a lawyer? Wait a minute.....nobody cares.
 
First of all, let me better explain my thoughts, as I feel like not having been able to express them clearly. English is not my mother tongue, so I ask for a bit of indulgence: I have never, ever thought Henk was a liar! If my words gave that impression, I apologize to him, it was not my intention. I believe Henk spoke the truth, and that he was really pissed about Dario's not so clean handling of the situation.

I wrote the message above because I felt there was something wrong in the hasty accusations against Dario. I want to repeat it, I don't know Dario personally and this is not posted as a defense not required: he’s a big guy and I’m sure he’s able to defend himself, if he needs to.

My post was about the community and its right to defend from scammers and thieves. It's my opinion that this right should not be extended to the point of not giving the benefit of doubt to a long standing member. It appears this is not shared by the most part of the guys who answered my post: I understand and respect it, nevertheless I hope you could reconsider your position, by giving that benefit to a member before calling him a thief.
 
I have been writing to this forum for a long time even if I do not write much on it .... what happened with Darrex00 is a great disappointment for me, I bought many knives from Dario and many others I have exchanged with him, Strider, Sog, Mission, Crusader Forge, Extrema Ratio, Ka bar and others that I do not even remember. I do not think Dario is a thief because I know he is not! This is my opinion, and if my experience with Dario serves to redeem the honor of an honest person then I am "forced" to say these words to you all !!! I believe that many people on this forum have had to deal with Darius .... they should tell their experiences here with him.
P.S. sry for my bad English.
 
C camarillobrillo : man, I agree that everybody should tell his experience with darrex for the sake of giving a complete picture of the reality, but darrex did behave in a shady way, there's no denying that...So it's not possible to erase this episode just because previously He acted correctly... And I think that the only person that can redeem Darrex is Darrex himself having an immaculate conduct from now on... Nobody can redeem him in his place in my opinion (even more so not with just words)... As always, My 2 cents...
 
[QUOTE = "JackTheLad21, post: 17668484, membro: 484145"] [UTENTE = 321598] C camarillobrillo [/ USER]: amico, sono d'accordo che tutti dovrebbero raccontare la sua esperienza con darrex al fine di dare un quadro completo della realtà , ma darrex si è comportato in modo oscuro, non si può negarlo ... Quindi non è possibile cancellare questo episodio solo perché precedentemente ha agito correttamente ... E penso che l'unica persona che può riscattare Darrex sia lo stesso Darrex che ha un condotta immacolata da ora in poi ... Nessuno può riscattarlo al posto suo a mio parere (ancor più non con parole semplici) ... Come sempre, I miei 2 centesimi ... [/ QUOTE]
amico, sono d'accordo con te, le mie buone parole valgono 0, ma 1 brutta parola va nel cervello di tutti !! Anch'io vorrei sentire le parole di Dario, è stato bandito? è in grado di rispondere a tutto questo?
 
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