Ashley is from "Hillbilly country West Virgina" as she puts it.
Seeing her web site and reading the way she types and what she has to offer on her website. I can't help but think she's really trying to do the best she can with what she has.
She wanted a Kershaw with the pearl inlay and this Bud or John said he'd trade with her.
She didn't get it and I read on the exchange she's bought another Kershaw from a dealer. So yeah she wanted it pretty bad and probably did bug Bud/John to trade his.
If I've learned one thing so far in life, it's that people that try are to be admired. I'm pretty lucky myself I come from a family with a little money that has land and a few nice possessions.
Sure Ashley doesn't offer the best knives most of us here at BladeForums desire. Sure she's a bit crude and more than a little persistent. But, I see one thing about her and that is she does love knives and she's probably doing the best she can. So I'm not going to judge her. People like her have a way of improving as time passes, their stubborn nature assures it.