Sapphire,
I need to clear something up here. I have been emailed by a few forum members who are telling me that you may be someone with whom I shouldn't deal. I have been told you might be Dennis Sweetser, TTO, Iced Saphire. A few people have expressed concern that I might be walking into a bad deal. The location in Maryland is familiar to some, the figures of speech that you use are also familiar to some. I personally have no knowledge of the people to which they refer, however, I have learned to take that advice of other forum members. Now, this is what I propose to do about this. You can send me the Sebenza, and when it arrives, I will overnight the LCC to you at my expense. Or, we can use an escrow. We can send the knives to a mutually decided, reputable forum member to act as an intermediary. When both knives are received, the intermediary can forward the knives to the respective recipients. When the deal goes through, I will post on all forums that I use, Blade forums, knife forums, and the Usual Suspects Network and tell people that the deal went through. A reputation is a hard thing to build, but an easy thing to destroy. I have a lot of money invested in my knives, as I am sure you do to, and I don't want to throw any of it away, as I am sure you do not want to, either. I did get your email, but I was having dinner with my folks. To answer your question about the confirmation and insurance numbers, I just picked up a few extra forms from the post office to streamline the trade process. The USPS will also deliver to your door, at no cost to you, the supplies you need to mail items, including boxes, labels, and forms. I hope we can still do this deal. If you are not the person in question, this is a chance for you to prove to all forum members there is nothing to be concerned about, and that you are an alright person, and a man of honor. All we have is our word here, and our reputations. Thanks,
John Sage