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I don't know James personally, but he seems to have his head and his heart in the right place when it comes to knives and knifemaking. He doesn't seem the type to try to rip someone off intentionally.
He was hanging out over at Knifedogs.com quite a bit, but his last activity there was 10-3-10...wonder if he's having computer or health issues
Did he leave you with any other contact info other than an e-mail address?
-Matt-
Ok I did a little more searching, and ran across this thread: Looks like you might not be the only one that's been in this situation.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=718667&highlight=james+terrio
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=727661&highlight=james+terrio