Positive report on maddog2020

[ralphtt]

Bought a plain blade Wegner Jr. from Ray a few weeks ago. He told me up front that "it wasn't as sharp as his other Spyderco's". I went ahead and made an offer, it was accepted and I was prepared to receive a knife that would need sharpening. When the knife arrived a few days late due to USPS trouble with snow & ice, it indeed was not scary sharp. I emailed Ray and told him the knife arrived, but did not mention the knife being dull since I had been warned. In his reply, Ray asked what I thought of the condition of the knife, so I replied and told him it was indeed dull; and I was gonna' send it to Spyderco for sharpening. This bothered Ray to the extent he sent me a new Spyderco Dragonfly as reimbursement for the headaches caused by the "not so sharp plain Wegner Jr.", with a note that "It's just a little something to hold you over until your Spydie comes back".
This is service above and beyond the call of duty. Reminded me of a comment Chief made lately as we exchanged comments over another deal . . . "Knife Knuts are a cut above." And my experience on bladeforum.com with over a half dozen knife purchases since mid-November certainly confirms that.

thanks, Ray.

And to the forum, sorry for the length of this but it needed to be said.

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Snowmen arrive unassembled . . .

ralph

 

[Excalibur]

I'll have to agree with you 100% !

Ray is a great guy to trade with. We even have one knife that we have traded back and forth, but neither one of us is willing to mar it's condition by using it! ( BTW Ray, I'm weakening, I almost took it out and cut something yesterday) We have did several deals back and forth, and Ray always comes through. He even went out of his way to let me borrow some computer software to download recently, and I didn't even ask for it! He just popped up and offered to let me borrow the CD.

His word is better than any written contract. A true Knife Gentleman, good sense of humor and just all around great guy.

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Mark - AKA Excalibur

 

[Richard]

Yep, Ray is a good guy. I have sold to him a couple of times, and I never worry about sending him the knives before payment got here. If anybody has any deals going with him, dont worry a bit, he does what he says, and is very trustworthy. See ya in the chat room Ray.

Richard

 

[Nakano 2]

10- 4 guys! Ray has quite a few goodies at hand all the time. Just after you are satiated with a great deal, he pops up with another one! Ray is a good man to deal with. And a great guy to chat with as well.

L8r,
Nakano

 

[Brian C]

I guess I'll chime in here as well even though I never got a free knife.

Ray & I have had several deals, both ways, that all went w/o a hitch. He can be trusted completely.

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Cheers,

--+Brian+--

He who finishes with the most toys wins.

 

[dogman]

From the very first time I bought a knife from Ray (I was just a young posting pup) until now, he has been one of the stars of the BF knife exchange. He was the first to send me a knife without waiting for the money, packs his boxes tighter than a nun's ****, and took a personal check, to boot. He set the personal standard I use when I deal with other forumites. We also maintain an off-line dialog that I share with a few other forumites.

And if that is not convincing enough, I will have GigOne provide one of his inspiring "I love you, man" tirades.

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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
George Orwell

 

[PsychRN]

Yep, Ray's a good un'. Wish they made more forumites just like em'. Maybe Ray should host 'classes' on how to deal on the forums for newbies. Ray's seal of approval means something to me, what about you?

 

[maddog2020]

Guys - ya making me blush>!?

I am at a lost for words (for once....LOL).

Thank you ALL for the kind words.

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Ray 'md2020'

 

[db]

Here is one more for you MD. Everyone you can trust Ray like he is your mother.

 

[sing]

I trust Ray, like the good brother in law that he is. Plus... I know where to find him...

MyGOD, Ray, how many knives have you accumulated in such a short time!?

sing

AKTI #A000356

 

[V-1]

Ray is such a generous guy when I got his first email, I emailed him back to see if I understood it right, it was too good to be true! Truly a first class gentleman. Ray, and Excalibur, helped restore my faith in people. His good deed prompted me to buy a couple Calypso Jr. LGWT's for my formerly knifeless sister and brother-in-law. Guess what, two more knife knuts in the world. My sister-in-law went out on her own and bought a new Centofante jr and my brother-in-law has bought a Wegner and a BM710 since then. Ray is directly responsible for two more people being introduced to the addiction. I can't think of higher praise then that. Thanks again Ray.