I am a custom balisong maker and I am currently making a knife for Xmaan aka xts920.
He has been nothing but extremely courtious and a pleasure to deal with.
He asked intelligent questions and after several very polite conversations by e-mail we agreed upon a price for the knife that he wanted me to make.
He never once haggled or tried to bargain down to a lower price once I had set the price for the knife, (something that I can't stand)
He told me when to expect the funds for the deposit and they arrived when he stated that they would.
We have corresponded several times since he placed his order, and the messages have been about balisong knives and his desire to increase his collection.
He has not hounded me concerning the status of his knife.
All in all I find him to be an excellent person to deal with and I look forward to making many more knives for him in the furture.
I do not know the particulars of this war or why it started. A person's sexual habits are no ones business but that person's.
I do know that I will never deal with or make a knife for Pammo13 regardless of how much he would want the knife or how much money that he was willing to pay and this is based entirely on his slam of Xmaan.
Even if I didn't know Xmaan, I would never talk about him or any other Blade Forum member in the way that Pammo13 has.
Pammo13's post shows a defintie lack of maturity, certainly a lack of politness and decorum that should be expected from adults who trade in knives.
I have in the past been burned on knife deals and I know that it will happen again in the future, but that has never lead me to slam someone like that
If you have a problem with someone, work the problem out if it can be worked out.
If you can't work it out, post the problem, the reason for the problem, the attempts to rectifiy the problem, why the problem couldn't be resolved, warn the other members of blade forums.
THEN GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!
I consider Xmaan to be an honorable person,
however the same can not be said for Pammo13.
Who ever he may be???????
Regards to all
ChuckG
[This message has been edited by ChuckG (edited 09-28-2000).]