Tan,
Sorry for the social blunder on my part. It was rude of me to ask this question in the forums instead of a private email. I got all hyped up after reading all the comments on Jaxdaman in the other threads.
I just always thought that positive comments are better if they are unsolicited. I suppose is does not matter, a good deal is a good deal.
Too bad there is not an official feedback rating here...like on Ebay.
Tan, I wish you well in all of your knife transactions and thanks for responding to my question.