Jackyl;I had a not so impressive deal with him,but I never came foward because he had a good rep here at bladeforums.I really don't like to get involved in mud slinging,but since it was your original high recommendations that even made me consider doing business with him,and your now asking for feed back,I thought I'd share it with you(even though it isn't a recent experience that your looking for). Although my experience was anything but recent,I'll share it with you.My first deal with him wasn't what I had expected,considering the great praise he had earned.This was long before any trouble surfaced on the Good,Bad & Ugly.I was so impressed with the great feedback he had from so many people,I had some knives of cosiderable value to trade.I e-mailed him a couple of times inquiring and received quick responses,and a deal was soon struck.Soon my knives were on their way to him via UPS.If memory serves me correctly,he had e-mailed me a week or two after receiving the knives with a figure finally of about $700.00 to $800.00 of trade value to him.We exchanged numerous e-mails,and finally I decided what I wanted.He agreed and it involved a few knives including a couple of Hubertus auto's.A few day's later I was informed that the Hubertus I wanted that he had in stock and already promised me,was sold to someone else,because "it was a deal, he just couldn't pass up".Then the wait began;a couple of weeks went by,the promise of getting the hubertus's back in stock went unfufilled.Finally,being the impatient person I was,I asked for three or four silver bladed MOD Auto's in place of the other knives I wanted.He agreed and said he would order them.Another couple of weeks later( E-mail communications getting worse now)He said the blades were in but they were black blades,not the silver blades version I was interested in,by this time I was getting really annoyed.I didn't expect this transaction to take a month.I decided to make another attempt to get knives I wanted.I asked for something else and awaited a response.Finally after a couple of e-mails with the Subject heading ATTENTION MARK,hopefully getting him to respond to my e-mails,he agreed to my knives I wanted since the last two trade deals fell to the wayside by no fault of my own.Then the real waiting began,I can't remember every detail tha happened after that,only that I sent numerous e-mails that went unanswered.By this time about three months had passed and I seriously had my doubt's,that I would be seeing any knives or cash to settle this deal.I was quite upset,especially considering the great position that MJ&S knives held here with the forums members.I was considering posting about my experience,to get some action going,but I didn't want to tarnish his otherwise flawless conduct as an internet dealer.I finally had a nuff,I bombarded him with e-mails to try to accertain what he actually had in stock.After numerous attempts,he finally e-mailed me what he had in stock.Unimpressed with what he had,but just finally so disgusted with the whole situation,I finally accepted a few auto's that he had,even though they didn't interest me.At this point,I would accept anything to avoid just totally being ripped off.He agreed and probably a week or two later I received my shipment of Cr*p in a box.The one piece I got had scratched up bolsters and generally I was not impressed with the condition of the supposedly NIB Auto.The others I received were okay,at least for Benchmade auto's anyway.I have to say that this was my worst experience over the internet.I had far more private dealings with fellow formites here at the forums that were 1,000 times more honorable and above board than my deal from hell with Mark.Like I said earlier,I don't like to sling mud,but since your the one asking Jackyl,I had to share my feelings.To be quite honest,it feels good to finally speak about this horrific experience,and get rid of this festering wound of mine.Thanks for letting me vent,(long overdue)Even though I got screwed though,I do feel bad for Mark,he went from the most highly respected dealer here at the forums to a total crash and burn.A real shame really.Best Regards,Ralph
I trust Mark, and know he isn't a thief, but I wonder if he's still taking care of people here at BFC. He's had $262 of mine for over 6 months...it was for the first stonewashed, plain edge, L-CC D/A that came though his door, but I have yet to see one. He says that they are not yet available to him, and that as soon as they are, I'll get mine. I have also been trying to get an answer on when I can get a SW M/A, and he keeps beating around the bush. All I want is for him to be straight with me...that's all I've ever wanted. If anyone knows his situation up there, please, email me. I want to understand what it is that changed Mark. I've stood up for him since day one, and taken quite a beating for it on several occasions, and it looks like I'm the fool. Has anyone gotten a SW plain edge D/A from him? I had 3 reserved, but as of now, nothing has turned up. Are people still waiting on orders, or has he sent the knives fairly recently? I don't want this to be a negative thread...we've seen enough of those lately, I just want to understand what happened, and get some feelings from the other TRUE MJS customers / friends. Thanks.
