Has Anyone else had problems with "Blade Bandits" or Charles Vickery out of Tampa Fl.

goldie said:
Ill tell you one thing, i feel sorry for the person who sends him 999.00 for that Gallager custom thats on there;that will be a bad day for someone......
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Goldie, guess what?


Blade Bandits
Just sold the Barry Gallagher Custom Folder, thank Blade Gallery for buying that piece off of us! It sure is gorgeous!
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I guess I'll look for a Zombietech from some other company such as Blade HQ.
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If we can be of any assistance just let us know.

I cancelled my pre-order and lost $5 from BladeHQ
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I'll tell you a secret- your $5 isn't really gone. On a future order just say "Cam said I could use the $5 from (tell them your order #) on this order" and we'll apply the $5 down payment to your new order.

By the way - in case you guys haven't noticed yet - Andrew Kunz appears to be behind Blade Bandits (check the Facebook page).
 
(Rugboy) did whoever buy it get the knife, or are they going to wind up here?
 
goldie said:
(tomswango) call the credit card company that you use for your paypal account & put in a grievance. if you paid with cash that was in the account, that could be a problem. As far as them having lower prices, id rather pay a little more & actually get the item.
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PayPal closed the Blade Bandits account that the money was sent to.
 
Closed the account? Whats up with that? The SOB's are really pissing me off. Today, he posted again on Facebook that he had 10 more Zombietechs coming in on Monday if anyone wants one. He also said on there that he was going to call me yesterday, of course he did not. Now, he will not respond to emails or to last replies on FB.
 
Folks, the is something obviously shady about the transactions with this vendor. If you are out any money, do your due diligence and contact the bank and explain the situation. It does no one any good to complain here when the banks have more ability to act and regain your money.

You should also contact the FTC and file a formal complaint
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

There are far too many stand up and more deserving sellers that would do everything in their ability to earn and keep your business out there. I'm considering this one going straight into the Hall of Shame actually.
 
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Thought you guys may get a kick out of this message got sometime last night..


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Blade Bandits also commented on their status.
Blade Bandits wrote: "Monday I am having your knife drop shipped to you, meaning manufacturer ships it direct to you! We are business partners."

Reply to this email to comment on this status.
 
Did a bit of research... Figured I'd make it easier for any other visitors stopping by to find these...

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/search.php?searchid=3965027

They aren't ALL relevant.. BUT.. Most of those links accurately point to Andrew Kunz and his LAST business venture... "Great Knives Great Prices".

Another interesting post from his FB page...

"Don't believe all you read, I have over 1500 active customers who will be posting on my behalf next week! Gonna blow that thread up!

Friday at 10:22pm"
 
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ZMBKL_N said:
Did a bit of research... Figured I'd make it easier for any other visitors stopping by to find these...

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/search.php?searchid=3965027

They aren't ALL relevant.. BUT.. Most of those links accurately point to Andrew Kunz and his LAST business venture... "Great Knives Great Prices".

Another interesting post from his FB page...

"Don't believe all you read, I have over 1500 active customers who will be posting on my behalf next week! Gonna blow that thread up!

Friday at 10:22pm"
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Your link is dead.
 
2brothers said:
That says it all.
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^this.

On a different note here......"he's gonna blow this thread up"......wouldn't it be easier to send those he stole money from....either their money back or the products they ordered than to try to organize 1500 supposed customers to say they love this fellow? Maybe my southern manners makes me look at this all wrong? Too bad blade bandit at this point doesn't have any of that southern manners or pride. If he had this thread wouldn't exist.
 
I suppose it looks strange that my first post be pro blade bandits if he is truly scamming people. I don't really do computers but thought id make a membership here to post a bit and perhaps sell some knives in my collection. Im not trying to bash bladhq on this one. I resell knives in my shop and don't make much on them. Don't sell enough to any great prices myself. Ive spent $863 at bladehq in the last three months, I just checked. More then anywhere else by far. I took a chance and ordered the zombietech knife from bladebandits and I received it 14 days later so personally Im happy with them. It seems pretty obvious, however, he says he has it in stock and I waited an extra week because it wasn't. Would have preferred he just told me he didnt stock it and I would receive it in two weeks. And a note about the $5 preorder, they wouldnt apply it to a new order. Even a large order I made on phone but they did apply it to a preorder on a zt 0777. Dont hate because im new. When I find time Ill post some pics and get around a bit before I try it buying or selling in the trading section.

All the best
 
I filled out a complaint form with the federal trade commision. not sure if it will do much,cant hurt....
 
I shipped out 24 knives today, Microtechs are slowly coming in, we have 2 outstanding microtech orders, the rest have been filled. We are also starting a new system where each and every order will have a picture taken and photo uploaded onto our facebook page so the client can see its in the mail!

Nothing fake here, and you have me confused with another Andrew, this is my first website! Ive mostly done gun and knife shows across the country!
 
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