Possible Fraud Alert

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A long read& I'm not a writer so please excuse me in advance

Good morning BF's members ,
I am writing this post because I really do not want to see someone get ripped off.

As you know ,I have decided to ,and added ,Sanelli Premana Professional kitchen cutlery to the knives I want to offer for sale. Now I say it in that way ,because I do not have to do this . But roughly a year ago ,when I discovered them,I was pleasantly surprised of the quality,design and material,and very important ,the performance . I do not have to sell these knives in order to survive financially . I do profit of course but more important to me is to know I have supplied a knife or knives to someone who also may have not known of these wonderful & affordable kitchen knives. They are in my opinion ,very superior to many others in their class. As a former chef ,and life long knife user ,I say that with confidence.

Recently ,a good friend & customer here ,brought to my attention ,what I feel is a serious and negative message about this Sanelli Co. and the production of . So I contacted the company and was assured of my suspicions .

Here is the possible Fraud : Sanelli USA
If you were to search and find this website ,I will say ,they are only a dealer ( iI was told , in the past ,and not currently supplied by Sanelli ) . They are not the company in Italy ,only a purveyor . There is also another company called Sanelli Ambrosio. Again,that company is not Coltellerie Sanelli ,in Premana Italy .

The Sanelli website is here :


So ,my customer says to me ," How it it impact you that Sanelli USA is quitting business ? " . I know of this company and that they stated they were going out of business and moving back to Italy . Discounting their inventory greatly .

But I went and looked again ,just to keep an eye out on the subject. To my surprise ,new messages were on the main page of the website :


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And within the week it changed to this :

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This is false info ,and very negative.

I spoke with the head of sales at Sanelli in Italy . With permission to show the reply ,here is the info direct from Italy ,Sanelli :
Subject: Official Statement on Coltellerie Sanelli Production

Dear Vincent,

Following recent communications issued by SanelliUSA regarding the availability of Coltellerie Sanelli products in North America, we would like to provide an official clarification to avoid any possible misunderstanding.

Contrary to what may have been implied:

1) Coltellerie Sanelli continues to operate regularly from its historic headquarters in Premana, Italy.

2) All our products are, and will continue to be, designed and manufactured in Premana, in full compliance with our quality standards and long-standing manufacturing tradition.

3) To support our business growth and ensure greater production capacity, we have recently added a new production facility located just a few kilometers from Premana, in Cortenova (LC).

4) There is no closure of the company: On the contrary, we are investing in our future to strengthen our presence in the market.

Some statements made by third parties have caused confusion in the market. We would like to reassure all our partners and customers that production continues as normal and that our commitment to quality, innovation, and Made in Italy excellence remains unchanged.

For any further information or clarification regarding our products, please contact our sales team info@sanelli.com

Thank you for your continued trust and support.

Kind regards

Y.S.
 
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What is really suspicious is that another message pops up saying " Fraud Alert " , on the Sanelli USA website
In fact they themselves are possibly the fraud.

So proceed with them ,with caution .

Thanks for taking the time to read this .
If you want to see images from the Sanelli facility in Italy they are on IG and Facebook . They are very professional and produce a fine product . They are serious & comitted to their company . These are proud people with a very long history . Endorsed by many other related organizations

Thanks again for reading ,and heed the warning ,-Vince

PS Edited in to add and say ,In order for this company Sanelli USA to liquidate their inventory as they close doors , I find it really messed up ( for a lack of a better way to say it ) ,that they fabricate B.S. in order to proceed & expedite the sale of.
They may be legit but after knowing this approach,it is principals here . You can purchase these products from where you choose but be forwarned ,again,about Sanelli USA
 
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The website Sanelli USA ,basically, be warned !


The newest message from these people

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Many months ago they ( Sanelli USA ,a one time dealer of Sanelli knives) started out with a simple message . They were going out of business ,liquidating their inventory at reduced prices. I can understand that
Then it changed to higher pricing but same message.

Moving forward,they started in with the messages previously shown. That Sanelli knives were no longer being made in Italy & more or less ,all of their inventory was " Genuine Premana Italy built " . This is complete BS,false .

Currently ,the message has changed again. Now it is due to " Tarrifs " ,and they name our POTUS

I would be very leery to order knives from them. They do not seem honest . Bottom line the website Sanelli USA is probably one you do not want to proceed to check out with
 
SanelliUSA here. Contrary to Vincents posts, SanelliUSA operates in accordance with our agreements and contracts with Coltellerie Sanelli, Italy. We served as the exclusive USA distributor of Coltellerie Sanelli for many years and exited that agreement due to several issues related to import and distribution. SanelliUSA, its domains and assigns are solely owned by DCi, not Coltellerie Sanelli. SanelliUSA is liquidating all SanelliUSA product, and discontinuing all import of SanelliUSA product. This is all accurate and true. For Vincent to claim that this is fraudulent is libel. He has no direct knowledge of our working relationship with Coltellerie Sanelli, or the agreements that continue to direct our liquidation of Coltellerie Sanelli product. We have absolute respect for Coltellerie Sanelli and for the long history of Sanelli family ownership. We wish Coltellerie Sanelli great success, and for Vincent to delete these posts and issue a formal retraction and apology before they attract legal action in a California court. - SanelliUSA
 
SanelliUSA here. Contrary to Vincents posts, SanelliUSA operates in accordance with our agreements and contracts with Coltellerie Sanelli, Italy. We served as the exclusive USA distributor of Coltellerie Sanelli for many years and exited that agreement due to several issues related to import and distribution. SanelliUSA, its domains and assigns are solely owned by DCi, not Coltellerie Sanelli. SanelliUSA is liquidating all SanelliUSA product, and discontinuing all import of SanelliUSA product. This is all accurate and true. For Vincent to claim that this is fraudulent is libel. He has no direct knowledge of our working relationship with Coltellerie Sanelli, or the agreements that continue to direct our liquidation of Coltellerie Sanelli product. We have absolute respect for Coltellerie Sanelli and for the long history of Sanelli family ownership. We wish Coltellerie Sanelli great success, and for Vincent to delete these posts and issue a formal retraction and apology before they attract legal action in a California court. - SanelliUSA
He was saying things don’t pass the sniff test and that yall jacked up prices and named POTUS and jacked up your prices. He was calling yall out on principle. Get your undies out of a wad and calm down. That’s probably a reason why people are backing out of doing business with yall. He wasn’t screaming fraud but was saying be careful and investigate. In today’s time of fraud and scams, we all need to be careful.

Lighten up… S SanelliUSA
 
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SanelliUSA here. Contrary to Vincents posts, SanelliUSA operates in accordance with our agreements and contracts with Coltellerie Sanelli, Italy. We served as the exclusive USA distributor of Coltellerie Sanelli for many years and exited that agreement due to several issues related to import and distribution. SanelliUSA, its domains and assigns are solely owned by DCi, not Coltellerie Sanelli. SanelliUSA is liquidating all SanelliUSA product, and discontinuing all import of SanelliUSA product. This is all accurate and true. For Vincent to claim that this is fraudulent is libel. He has no direct knowledge of our working relationship with Coltellerie Sanelli, or the agreements that continue to direct our liquidation of Coltellerie Sanelli product. We have absolute respect for Coltellerie Sanelli and for the long history of Sanelli family ownership. We wish Coltellerie Sanelli great success, and for Vincent to delete these posts and issue a formal retraction and apology before they attract legal action in a California court. - SanelliUSA
I made an attempt to deal directly with them and they passed me off to one of their dealers . I asked them about you and they said they no longer deal with you

Maybe I have it all wrong ? If I do ,I meant no harm ,but at the time your message on your website was very suspicious . So I apologize for any mis communications .

I will attempt once again to make contact with Sanelli ,in hopes to continue .

Currently I'm paying a tariff of approx 50% more than the cost of goods from the dealer .

And while everyone is now looking ,please be advised ,I am in the process of re stocking and I intend to continue to offer Sanelli knives to my loyal customers who have supported me over the years & I'm thankful for the trust . Best wishes ,Vince
 
He was saying things don’t pass the sniff test and that yall jacked up prices and named POTUS and jacked up your prices. He was calling yall out on principle. Get your undies out of a wad and calm down. That’s probably a reason why people are backing out of doing business with yall. He wasn’t screaming fraud but was saying be careful and investigate. In today’s time of fraud and scams, we all need to be careful.

Lighten up… S SanelliUSA
He made a heckuva first post here on Bladeforums ,that's for sure

I just sent a communication with my contact at Sanelli ,in Italy ,just to make them aware of this post and what is being said in it

To all & to be clear ,when I first posted this ,the message on the Sanelli USA site stated ,Sanelli knives were no longer being produced in Italy . This was my main concern . As I stated previously ,the message was changed .

I do not care what they do ,but I wanted to alert anyone who stumbled onto that site ,that the Sanelli Company is in fact in full swing in Italy ,with state of the art facilities . I posted where to look to see current posts about their operations .

I am not in competition with Sanelli USA , my inventory is for my customers ,and they can pick and choose where or who they would like to purchase from. I do not plan to become rich in doing so. I always wanted to offer quality kitchen knives & tools to my customers . USA knife makers I deal with could never supply me with any steady amount ,the Sanelli knives impressed me so much I figured I would offer them. They are very much aware of what I do in regards to their products

Thanks again,All,Vince
 
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