Resurrecting a zombie thread (and this is my first post here). Based upon these reviews about him, I did buy some knives from Bill last week. This page is the first "review" of MichiganKnives.com that pops up on the google machine when searched.
First - There was a slight delay in shipping because he was out of town. No biggie to me, as that was immediately communicated as soon as I had ordered. It was only 1 day. Most companies don't ship until the 2nd business day after an order anyway. I wasn't inconvenienced by it, but my shipping was credited back to me as an "I'm sorry for the delay".
Second - One of the items I ordered was "in stock", but when the order went through, the item count in their inventory was wrong. I did not get one of my items, but this was quickly communicated with me. I got a refund on the item and an offer to check back and get the item at a discount with free shipping for the problem.
This is a great way to do business!