Karda, ***snip snip***
I did not post here because i like this guy. I posted here because it is an injustice to single this seller out as a 'bad guy' when his business practices reflect the the ethics most commonly found in North American sellers.
When buying anything from anybody it is "Buyer Beware". Has been for a long time and likely will be for a long time.
Sportcolbs is simply "average".
roland
Roland,
I am not involved in any of this directly. As an impartial observer to the exchange going on here, I would like to convey very generally what my observation has been thus far, with more attention given to what you recently posted as quoted above.
First, I believe Karda is merely giving folks a "heads up" with regard to sportcolbs--nothing more, nothing less. Like a subordinate whose boss thinks he is a lazy slouch, when the subordinate is transferred to another department, his new boss should judge the subordinate based upon his own observations, not those of the subordinate's former boss. Sure, he can take the former boss's opinions into account and give them whatever weight he chooses, but really shouldn't the new boss should withhold judgement and make his own determination (in part, based on what he actually experiences himself)? I think that is all Karda is trying to do. He is saying, "Heads up folks. All may not be as it appears with sportcolbs." Indeed, if sportcolbs can't even get a description of a knife correct, especially when he has so much experience with knives, I think it very reasonable to wonder what else might not be correct. Don't you think that is prudent? I think you do, as does Karda.
Second, I am grateful that the OP and Karda have sounded off about sportcolbs. I have not drawn any conclusive information one way or the other about sportcolbs, but I do now have additional information on which to make an informed decision in the future with regard to sportcolbs if I ever need to. Would I ever deal with him based on information in this thread? Maybe, maybe not. If nothing else, I feel I am better prepared to deal with him than some fellow whom I have never heard anything about.
Finally, I want to address that part of your last post that I have quoted above. Do a search in this thread on the word "bad". The word does NOT appear in any post Karda has made. I mention this because I think you are misconstruing his posts somewhat. Again, I think he is merely giving a heads up to folks who might not otherwise have a clue, myself included. You also label sportcolbs as falling into the category of folks whose "business practices reflect the the ethics most commonly found in North American sellers." That is a subjective opinion that your are entitled to certainly, though I prefer to think that most people do not typically leave out information that might be important to a prospective buyer's choice to buy or not buy. Regardless of which opinion is more correct (your's or mine), I think you would agree with me that it is just as much the buyer's responsibility to make an informed decision about a product as it is the seller's responsibility to disclose facts that may be important considerations in the buyer's thought processes. In other words, both parties share responsibility in a purchase, be it for a knife, a car, whatever. If you believe that, then I would ask you to consider whether you think Karda and the OP also think that. IMO, they do. For the most part, we are all on the same page here. And whether the sale of counterfeit knives is beneficial or detrimental to the hobby of collecting, realistically, it is probably both.
