First of all, I would like to apologize for my poor business practices. I have reasons but I know you don't want excuses so I am not going to bother. I assure you I am working to correct all of my issues. I will try and address everyone here in one post because I don't get on here much.
northernsurvivalist - I have never been paid $185 for a knife. I asked you who you were and never got a response. You say on this thread you sent me $185 dollars for a friend from the "shooting club". You get defensive when asked who this friend is (its all here on this thread) and I wonder why? I have however been paid $150 from John D. from new york (who I believe you are and for some reason don't want your identity known). I also never asked for the $150 upfront. I asked for $50 upfront and I have emails to prove it. I also have shipped your knife and it had been delivered Aug. 1st. USPS conformation number 0311 1660 0001 2721 8902. I also have the email where you stated you didn't know if you sent $185 or $155 which it was neither it was $150. I can put the emails on here if you like.
Ben Piatt - your knife was made in a timely manner before my health issues and shipped. It was lost by the post office. You initiated a chargeback through your credit card company. I told the Mod you received a refund because the money was taken from my paypal(plus a fee from your company). I have forwarded you and the Moderator the email from PayPal. I will post it on here if I need to. I don't know how long it takes for your company to charge it back but it has been done on my end.
tigertaylor - your knife will be on it's way in the next few days. It is done and the sheath halfway done. I am waiting on a little break in the record breaking oklahoma heat to go back down to the shop, but I will get it to you and I promise you will like it.
thehobiecat - wanted to order and exact copy of another guys knife. I told him I would make a "pretty darn close knife". I took a $40 deposit to cover cost of supplies. It did take me a few weeks to get the knife done during which he said he was only 50/50 on still getting it. I already had it mostly done. Then he said he would get a mini-muk. I offered to make him one but then he said he would just wait till the next batch and wanted his money back. He was very flighty on what he wanted. I went ahead and finished the knife and email him pics. When it wasn't exactly like the other he backed out of the deal.
MKP - (who wasn't on the list or involved in this thread but I am not trying to hide anything so lets go ahead and cover this one too) I have one of your knives ready and the other is just waiting on the sheath which will be done as soon as I get a small break in the heat. He paid upfront but of his own doing. he was only asked for a deposit.
Again I am sorry for the poor business. Some of you I havent got back with personally just because your emails are not quite as tame as your post on here and I haven't had the energy or time to deal. MKP, Ben Piatt, and tigertaylor are all great guys and I am sorry for having bad dealing with them on my end. I don't blame them for how mad they have been. thehobiecat I wouldn't recommend people doing customs for. And northernsurvivalist, I am not sure why you are hiding who you really are. I figure you are probably just wary of internet security with personal information. I can understand that, but your statements on this thread are not adding up to what really happened.
As for asking for full price upfront, I have only done this twice. I did it with Ben and tigertaylor because I needed cash to send my daughter to a camp. The rest that paid upfront were only asked for a deposit but chose instead to pay upfront.
Regarding the authorities, The were contacted by John D.(I believe northersurvivalist) and a couple others to press charges. They are nice to help in these situations but like I'm sure you were told, this is a civil issue not a criminal issue. File a civil claim if you have been wronged. threatening me with "pressing charges" just doesn't motivate me to help anyone. I am motivated solely by my want to make things right with people be it late or not.
