How much should I refund?

Honestly guys try to reach a compromise.

He stated he had spent the $400, and yes that was a mistake. You both agreed to the $70 SPA treatment. Wouldn't be easier just to ship to Strider and finish this and let noob finish this deal.

Well overall It's all up to you. You guys can still compromise & end this honourably

take care
aj
 
Peter apology accepted.

I did some research today instead of my money making day job.

I bought a torx and checked all the screws and they were correct.

I removed the blade and lubed it with teflon lubricant and re installed it.

The pivot is still tight as H##L and needs two hands to open it; totally uncharacteristic of any Strider folder. I backed it off as far as I could and it still needs two hands. It would be unsafe to keep it in this configuration.

I consulted with a collector of many Striders and without it being looked at, his suggestion was that the pivot is now damaged and will require replacement. There are two parts to the pivot and if you over torque it, damage can result.

I think this is becoming much more than a simple day at the spa for the SNG. I suggest you refund the money, send it into Strider for refurbishment and then consider selling/trading it again. I do not want to be on the hook for the refurbishment considering your financial constraints.

I will keep it in a safe place until you are able to refund my money. If in any way I offended you, I apologize.

Richard Thomas
 
RNST,


No worries about anything you've said, because I'm the one at fault, and you have a right to voice your concerns.

Talk about the technical problem of the knife on Badlands?
 
n00b3r said:
RNST,


No worries about anything you've said, because I'm the one at fault, and you have a right to voice your concerns.

Talk about the technical problem of the knife on Badlands?
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um, you wouldn't find them over here is all I can say about that. MS did respond to my thread an hour after I posted on Badlands.
 
Got it back. Guess RNST's definition of "not open single handed" means having the blade flick open with a little twist of the wrist is far too tight. What a load of BS.
I'll UL a short video later.
 
n00b3r,
I can understand some of your frustration. I think sometimes we Canadians forget just how nasty Canada Customs can be regarding ANY folding knife. If by any possible way that knife can be flicked open by ANY amount of centrifigal force, its gone!!! I think you were honest about any errors you made, and were only seeking advice from fellow forum members re: refund. RNST I think a more fair compromise would have been more applicable as this is part of the reason many Americans do not wish to ship knives to Canada. They try to make a knife passable for Canada Customs and sometimes mistakes happen, maybe a little more negotiation and less reaction was needed here. Just my humble opinion as a fellow Canadian and knife lover.
 
That's what I'm starting to think as well.

Here's the video:


Thanks tendy, the only reason why I tightened the pivot before shipping is because the Canadian Customs is enjoying one of my SnG's right now (since half a year ago?).
 
Caveat Emptor - Let the buyer beware, especially with this character.

I tried over the past six weeks to try and make a deal with him because of a defective knife shipped to me. I was in communication throughout and we came to a point where we had to reverse the deal. He had already spent the money I PP'd him and it took him six weeks to pay back my money. I got my money and he got his knife back and now all he wants to do is start a fight over the internet on various forums. I attempted to offer an olive branch so this sort of thread didn't happen but he called me a liar. Anyone who has dealt with me on this or any forum knows I am a man of my word.

Oh and that grainy video, try showing part one where you loosened up the pivot so the blade could move. I cleaned and lubed that knife several times and it is damaged, period. I know that blade very well now.

In this thread you will note that he acknowledges that he needs to refund me money which he doesn't have in the first place. He also apologizes to me and recognizes that he screwed up. He doesn't even have his own paypal address; he lives in New York State and uses some guys PP in Berkley CA? Sounds fishy?

If you feel the need to see it, go for a long read. I am done with this thread now and anyone dealing with n00b3r, you have been warned.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=524437
 
Here we go:

1) To quote you on Badlands:
"Backed it off just like you recommended. Rem oil on the pivot and its still fubar.

Going back to the original owner for him to sort out."

To quote you on the other thread:

RNST said:
I removed the blade and lubed it with teflon lubricant and re installed it.

The pivot is still tight as H##L and needs two hands to open it; totally uncharacteristic of any Strider folder. I backed it off as far as I could and it still needs two hands. It would be unsafe to keep it in this configuration.
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Now, if loosening the pivot wouldn't work for you, why would it work for me?

Hey, just a thought, if I tightened it prior to shipping to CANADA, a country whose customs office seizes all knives which can be opened via centrifugal force, wouldn't it make sense to, you know, loosen the pivot so it'll be in the state it was prior to shipping?

Here's where I got the idea from:
"WHEN SHIPPING FOLDING KNIVES TO CANADA....

Please, please tighten the pivot adjustment (if applicable) so that there is NO POSSIBLE WAY for the knife to opened with a "wrist flick". Otherwise it can, and likely will be confiscated by Canada Customs!

I have an Al Mar SERE 2000 now detained, with a failed appeal process that has suffered this fate.

I am still hopeful that I will be able to arrange return to the U.S. so that it can tightened and re-shipped, but even this is extremely complicated.

If the pivots are tight, no problem for me so far in about fifty trades from the U.S. to Canada.

Best wishes, jeff/1911."


Here's the video he's talking about:

Don't mind the thumb which can open a knife that requires two hands. It's a birth defect. :rolleyes:

2) I acknowledged that I should refund you money because I believed that your words were the truth. Apparently they weren't.

3) As for the paypal "problem", you sent money to that address, and you received money from that address. You're right, that's definitely fishy. Not sure if you can trace IP addresses via paypal, but if you could, you'll see that it was sent from my friend's address in CA, not exactly something I can do from all the way across the country.

4) 6 weeks, yes. In the last thread, I have told you that it will take me a few months to get the money back to you, while you hold on to a $900 knife that you only sent $400 for.

5) Defective knife? Guess every Strider folder out there are defective according to your definition.

6) Not trying to start a fight here, just giving everyone on this forum a fair warning about dealing with you. An olive branch involves an apology, yours involved more lies, hence my calling you, a liar.

7) If my paypal situation is fishy, then what do you call the last 5 emails you sent begging me not to leave you negative feedback? I have nothing to hide, but apparently this is something you don't want people to know about.

To quote your email from yesterday:

"Think about it; you may never sell that SNG if you
keep the thread going and going.

Anyway, the offer is there on the table. Quietly let
it go and sell or trade your SNG at a later date."

Sorry, don't know the latin for "deal with this guy at your own risk".
 
Actually, of the 3 times in the video that you "flick" it, it looks to me like it only goes into full lock once, the other two it had to be pushed again on the thumbstud to lock it.
 
Here's a better version of the same video, less grainy, and the audio matches up with the video:
http://rangergreenocelot.googlepages.com/VideoDJ.3gp

I flicked it 3 times, the 2nd time it didn't lock up was because I only used my thumb to flick(note the lack of wrist movement in that one). If I took the video with knife in the tip up position, it'll go into a full lock every time (anyone care for a new vid?).
 
n00b3r said:
Here's a better version of the same video, less grainy, and the audio matches up with the video:
http://rangergreenocelot.googlepages.com/VideoDJ.3gp

I flicked it 3 times, the 2nd time it didn't lock up was because I only used my thumb to flick(note the lack of wrist movement in that one). If I took the video with knife in the tip up position, it'll go into a full lock every time (anyone care for a new vid?).
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I say new vid. We like vids!

Brett
 
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