Sloth357 Do NOT buy from him

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Purchased a Darrel Ralph trigger from him

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-S30v-with-padded-case?highlight=Darrel+ralph


"the fit and finish on this knife is excellent"
"Lockup is excellent and early"

The part of the blade that touches the lock bar was worn out (picture below)
He claimed that it comes that way, this is not my first ddr and none of mine were like this.

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The Lock Up is almost non existent, the slightest pressure on the top of the blade causes the lock to disengage. (Video below) He claims that this is normal for this knife. This should not be normal for any framelock, especially a custom that retails for 500 plus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtnpzHvaAiM

He will not refund me my money and has done nothing to make this right, His response was talk to Darrel Ralph
 
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IMO, deals are not done until both parties are happy.

You're due an amicable remediation since you aren't satisfied with the DDR. Send a pm to sloth357 with a link to this thread.
 
Emailed him already, he told me to go complain to Darrel Ralph about it, Im done with him, just want to warn others
 
Don't know how long has passed since you got the knife, but you're entitled to a reasonable inspection period. If you're not satisfied, and it's within the inspection period, he has no choice but to refund your money.
 
This is from the rules: "At any stage before money has changed hands, either party can back out." It says BEFORE. As in be SURE you want knife and ask questions if you need more confirmation.

I explained knife as it was. And did not hide nor lie about its condition. I bought it from this forum a month earlier and it had JUST been sent back from DDR. So DDR considers that knife OK apparently. The lockup is not as BigBoss described or I would have said, IT DOES NOT LOCK UP.

I also said if BigBoss is not happy with the condition I would pay to have it sent to DDR to have the issues he has with it fixed. We didn't go any further and now he is writing this up.

Here is the thread I purchased knife from:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Custom-Trigger-DDR-SOLD?highlight=ddr+trigger

Here is my thread selling this knife after I opened and closed it maybe 4 times and never used it beyond that:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...r-S30v-with-padded-case?highlight=ddr+trigger

I say ASK ANY QUESTIONS. The "chunk" of steel missing as BigBoss sees it is something I've seen on other "custom" knives and just figured it is normal. It was never mentioned to me when purchasing a knife so I only assumed it was normal. He could have asked for more photos if he wasn't sure about condition or wanted more info.
 
"it had just been sent back from ddr"

according to who? Do you have documentation, or am i just suppose to take your word for it?

"the lockup is not as bigboss describes"

Thats why I posted a video. So IT IS as I described because I have proof on HD Video
 
Oh and I did not say deal with it and talk to Darrel. I said, I would pay for it to be sent to DDR to fix it how you want it. And you didn't ask for a refund nor do I think you deserve a refund making allegations like this before closing our discussion in email. You said you push down on blade and it disengages? Why didn't it do that when I tested it? Perhaps you are trying to disengage it?

And I don't have documentation, I took someone else's word for it, as you can see from the post which I purchased the knife. You want to air this out here or conclude this via email. As it stands you have already began to throw my name around as a shitty seller and I don't appreciate this as we could have continued to figure out a way to solve this "issue". Now there are two issues and I am not becoming easier to deal with as this moves forward. I'll talk to you tomorrow.
 
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This is from the rules: "At any stage before money has changed hands, either party can back out." It says BEFORE. As in be SURE you want knife and ask questions if you need more confirmation.

I explained knife as it was. And did not hide nor lie about its condition. I bought it from this forum a month earlier and it had JUST been sent back from DDR. So DDR considers that knife OK apparently. The lockup is not as BigBoss described or I would have said, IT DOES NOT LOCK UP.

I also said if BigBoss is not happy with the condition I would pay to have it sent to DDR to have the issues he has with it fixed. We didn't go any further and now he is writing this up.

Here is the thread I purchased knife from:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Custom-Trigger-DDR-SOLD?highlight=ddr+trigger

Here is my thread selling this knife after I opened and closed it maybe 4 times and never used it beyond that:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...r-S30v-with-padded-case?highlight=ddr+trigger

I say ASK ANY QUESTIONS. The "chunk" of steel missing as BigBoss sees it is something I've seen on other "custom" knives and just figured it is normal. It was never mentioned to me when purchasing a knife so I only assumed it was normal. He could have asked for more photos if he wasn't sure about condition or wanted more info.
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You fail to see the problem here it looks like.

When you sell on this forum, you are agreeing to an unwritten (and written) set of rules. Rule #1 of which being "the deal isn't done until both parties are happy." The fact that the buyer isn't happy means the deal isn't done.

Here is where integrity comes into play. If I had sold that knife, and the OP was unhappy, then the knife would be on it's way back to me and the funds would be in his paypal account. The fact that you are unwilling to refund his money means to me that you knew the knife was faulty, and that you were just looking for someone to unload it on. It doesn't matter what you think is right, after seeing this I doubt anyone would deal with you anyway. I know I won't.

If the buyer isn't happy, then you refund the money. Plain and simple. It's not like you're losing out on anything.
 
Don't know either of you guys, but I have some serious doubts about you, Sloth357. You think it's reasonable to sell someone something with deal-breaking flaws and then blame them for not "asking" enough questions before buying? You obviously did know about the problems because you keep saying that the OP should have "asked" you first. Uhh... don't you think you should have maybe told him about these things instead of sneakily hoping he just wouldn't ask? I don't buy that argument.

Maybe I'm missing something and you're actually a good, honest guy. I don't know the whole story. But personally, I'm glad the OP wrote this thread, and I sure as heck don't think I'm ever going to do business with you.
 
He TRUSTED Your Word On The Knife.
His Video Shows It Does NOT Lock Up Like You SAID It Would.
You Said "Lock Up Is Excellent And Early." Well It Obviously Is NOT.
So You Should Refund His Money.
He Gets A Refund, You Get The Knife Back. The Sale Is Undone And Everything Is Done With, No Harm Done.
If Big Boss Would Like To Get It Fixed From DDR, Sloth Said He'll Do That.
If Big Boss Prefers A Refund Of The Purchase He's Unhappy With, Then That's What Should Be Done.
So, Work This Out Guys.

The Way I See It, Knife Is Not As Described, Sloth Didn't Want To Take Care Of It Or Big Boss Misunderstood What Sloth Meant. So The Deal Needs To Be Undone Or Sloth Can Get It Fixed.

No Need To Bash Each Other.
 
Big Boss Has Every Right To Be Upset, So Sloth, Refund His Money, Or Get It Fixed, His Choice, But It Sounds Like He Wants His Money Back, So Get It Done. You'll Get The Knife Back.
 
Have to agree with BladeChick 100%! If the buyer is not happy at all with the transaction he gets his money back, period, pronto! Man, I almost bought this knife too!! I have been looking for a DDR Hammer and was close to pulling the trigger on this one! Thank the knife gods that prevented me from typing those words "i ll take it"! Sloth give the guy his dough back and send the knife in to Darrel Ralph and let me know the outcome! If I can get an A OK from Darrel personally I may take her?! But just take care of your biz without argument first!
 
Man should have watched that vid first! That knife is most def in need of some attention and someone needs to submit a refund! Id be pissed if I got that in the mail!!!
 
.... First, bigboss just flies off the handle and said he didnt want a refund and I said I'd try to make things right. Then he goes and posts all this crap and in my for sale posts. THEN without resolving anything he keeps slamming me.. I'll said I'd work with him and now everyone is bashing me. WOW. fu all on that note.

If someone says he'll make it right and then the other side just keeps going.. and now everyone is pissed.. the incentive to make shit right is lacking. But hey, everyone here seems to just attack without knowing what the hell is going on first and bigboss could have ASKED before making assumptions. Everyone posting here needs to back the f off and realize this isn't over as bigboss needs to speak to me and not just piss me off and expect I will just bow to his needs as he and everyone else slanders my name here. Talk about jumping lashing out without cooling off.
 
Oh and one more thing.. one impatient buyer is not going to screw with my reputation here. I expect a full public apology before I do ANYTHING at this point as he is just smearing without resolve. I'm good for his refund if he wants to. Then I'll get the knife "fixed" from Darrel as I've PM'd Darrel and expect this knife to be AS NEW. BIGBOSS doesn't want to work WITH ME is the issue. I wouldn't BUY from him ever, look out for this guy too everyone. Fair is fair.
 
Your story seems to change every time you post in this thread sloth.

P.S., Yes this is my first time posting here but I have been coming here for months when I want to research knives I want to buy or just check out cool custom work by some of the awesome craftsmen here, and 99% of the members here seem gracious and helpful. Until now. Which I why I felt inclined to point this out.
 
R. Scheppmann Knives said:
BigBoss, did you use Paypal? They have ways of getting you your money back.
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Yes I did, but Im not going to file a dispute since he did send the item.

Sloth I emailed you twice before coming on the forums, your response to my first email, was that the knife came like that from Darrel's and you had described the knife accurately, You ended your email with sorry you didnt like the knife.

Your response to my second email was that I should send it back to Darrels's, I responded by saying that you should refund my money. No response on your end so I figured we were done.
 
Rogue, please point out how my "story changes every time".

This is my email back to BigBoss and I am firm with my decision:


You know what, YOU NEED TO BE PATIENT. I never said I WOULDN"T GIVE A REFUND. I first suggested that I WOULD PAY FOR IT TO GET FIXED. THEN YOU SAID, you were DONE WITH ME and DIDNT WANT A REFUND> NOW YOU DO> BUT BEFORE ALL THAT YOU SLANDER MY NAME OVER THIS WITHOUT FINALIZING ANYTHING.

I WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU GO BACK AND APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING THE GUN> This isn't some joke to me and I don't think you get it yet.

People on that forum only see the ONE SUPPOSED BAD DEAL and I've had over 50 great deals with no issues and over 600 on ebay with 100% perfect satisfaction. Don't screw this up. I want an appology AND I want the knife sent back to me THEN and only then will I refund you the money, PERIOD.



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That is all, enjoy.
NEXT TIME YOU ARE PISSED OFF ABOUT A KNIFE< DON"T RUN OFF AND PISS ON SOMEONE.
 
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