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[bonky]

No I haven't. What's PayPals story on Survive! ?

The answer to your question can be found here, in the Hall of Shame :

Survive knives forum should be closed

Kevin, Survive! Knives represent this forum negatively in several ways. When new people come to bladeforums and search through our manufacturer list, they see survive! knives and are unaware of all the shenanigans the company has pulled through the years. They have customers waiting for...

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[craytab]

No I haven't. What's PayPals story on Survive! ?

Have you even read this thread? Or just here to troll.....

 

[craytab]

The answer to your question can be found here, in the Hall of Shame :

Survive knives forum should be closed

Kevin, Survive! Knives represent this forum negatively in several ways. When new people come to bladeforums and search through our manufacturer list, they see survive! knives and are unaware of all the shenanigans the company has pulled through the years. They have customers waiting for...

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Seriously! What a joke.

 

[AbjectTestament]

The answer to your question can be found here, in the Hall of Shame :

Survive knives forum should be closed

Kevin, Survive! Knives represent this forum negatively in several ways. When new people come to bladeforums and search through our manufacturer list, they see survive! knives and are unaware of all the shenanigans the company has pulled through the years. They have customers waiting for...

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Interesting exert.

In addition to the above and money spent on bolstering run sizes, operating expenses, and refunds, PayPal is currently holding on to $21,000 (and growing). They say this hold is meant to be in case of refund requests, but then they won’t let us use the funds for any of the refunds that I issue. So it just sits there growing with each new PayPal purchase, until they start trickling some of it back to us in a few months. Here is a quote from the email we received from them:

“The decision regarding your reserve setting was based on our review of the level of risk associated with your account. We looked at several factors to determine the high level of risk associated with your account. These factors include:
· Delivery timeframe - Extended length of your delivery timeframe.
· High risk industry - You are selling merchandise or services in what we consider to be a high risk industry.
· High risk or changed business model – There has been a change in your business model or your business model is considered high risk due to one, or a combination of the following (list is not all inclusive) – how and when items or services are delivered, items or services being sold, or inventory management.”

PayPal is holding $21,000 for potential refunds however not letting Survive! access it for refunds. Something doesn't add up there.

I'll reach out to them and see what they're saying about Survive! now.

 

[craytab]

Interesting exert.






PayPal is holding $21,000 for potential refunds however not letting Survive! access it for refunds. Something doesn't add up there.

I'll reach out to them and see what they're saying about Survive! now.

Don't excerpt too much energy on that. You'll likely not get the truth and we won't believe anything you say. Waste of time there sport.

Paypal was not in the wrong on that one so gtfo with trying to imply they were the bad guys. They were covering their own ass after realizing the massive potential problem survive presented. To read it any other way is exactly what a shill troll would do....

 

[Abefroman55]

I have just spent the last 40 minutes reading through this thread and I am absolutely blown away!!!! I can’t believe this is going on,…….I saw the DBK video and thought about making a purchase but holy shit I’m glad I found this. I’ll wait for CPK to start making HDFK’s again.

Thanks folks for the help.

 

[K Williams]

I hope all of this changed, and their production times are better now.

I have a GSO-5 from 2013, and placed two new orders in the past three months.

 

[craytab]

I hope all of this changed, and their production times are better now.

I have a GSO-5 from 2013, and placed two new orders in the past three months.

Um, did you read the thread? Nothing has changed. You may get your knives but you are just as likely to wait years for them. You have essentially given an interest free loan to con-artists.

 

[AbjectTestament]

I hope all of this changed, and their production times are better now.

I have a GSO-5 from 2013, and placed two new orders in the past three months.

What did you order?

Aside from the second hand market your best bet to get one of their knives quickly is to order one that's in the shipping phase. They have left overs, canceled orders, and 2nds you can pick up and have shipped within a week. I had a few on order and just canceled them after waiting 6 months. These were knives that were "currently being worked on" and "being shipped soon". If I decide to buy these in the future I'll wait until they're actually made and available on the website.

 

[Danny Linguini]

So, if you want a knife from them within the next year, you can have your pick of the old and busted crap nobody else wants. Now there’s a marketing strategy I’ll bet nobody else ever though of.

 

[Danke42]

So, if you want a knife from them within the next year, you can have your pick of the old and busted crap nobody else wants. Now there’s a marketing strategy I’ll bet nobody else ever though of.

Or you can promise to come on here and constantly crow how easy it was to buy one. That's a sure fire way to get to the front of the line.

 

[toker]

I hope all of this changed, and their production times are better now.

I have a GSO-5 from 2013, and placed two new orders in the past three months.

Take a look at the monthly production schedule that has been posted. Maybe you'll get your knife in the next year, maybe you won't.

Bad - Survive! Deserves A Permanent Post In The Hall Of Shame

For a look at what is REALLY happening at S!K these day, all you need to do is spend a few minutes in the comments for their recent FB posts. There are some happy customers / fanbois. There are also a lot of unhappy people complaining about missed production dates, poor communications and...

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[ncrockclimb]

What did you order?

Aside from the second hand market your best bet to get one of their knives quickly is to order one that's in the shipping phase. They have left overs, canceled orders, and 2nds you can pick up and have shipped within a week. I had a few on order and just canceled them after waiting 6 months. These were knives that were "currently being worked on" and "being shipped soon". If I decide to buy these in the future I'll wait until they're actually made and available on the website.

you are a shill.

customers can never actually be sure about which knives "actually made and available on the website." S!K says a lot of things which are not accurate, including what knives are "actually made."

 

[helobite]

It is amazing that a company with so many complaints is still in business.

They have have outstanding orders from 2015! They claim to have cleared up all back orders prior to 2014. That's eight years!

This is some really horrible production planning. I don't know who has a longer wait, Randall Knives or Survive!.

I did look at their web page, neat shapes and colors, but way more than I am willing to pay. I can get some good knives for $75.00, and they ship within the week.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

So, if you want a knife from them within the next year, you can have your pick of the old and busted crap nobody else wants. Now there’s a marketing strategy I’ll bet nobody else ever though of.

.....they could even come up with fancy names like "seconds" or even 'Ugly Betty"...... and then they could start taking pre-orders for these as well........oh.....waaaaaaait.

 

[AbjectTestament]

So, if you want a knife from them within the next year, you can have your pick of the old and busted crap nobody else wants. Now there’s a marketing strategy I’ll bet nobody else ever though of.

That's an incredibly disingenuous interpretation of what I said. Also what was the name of the plaintiff that took Survive! to court that you mentioned?

Or you can promise to come on here and constantly crow how easy it was to buy one. That's a sure fire way to get to the front of the line.

I wish. I just canceled my orders because it took too long.

you are a shill.

customers can never actually be sure about which knives "actually made and available on the website." S!K says a lot of things which are not accurate, including what knives are "actually made."

Sure they can. Survive! sends out an email/SM post that they currently have X number of blades in stock that are available.

 

[ncrockclimb]

That's an incredibly disingenuous interpretation of what I said. Also what was the name of the plaintiff that took Survive! to court that you mentioned?


I wish. I just canceled my orders because it took too long.




Sure they can. Survive! sends out an email/SM post that they currently have X number of blades in stock that are available.

you are wrong, and you are a shill.

NOBODY knows if S!K providing accurate info or not. S!K's history of accuracy is poor, at best.

S!K has said that their backlog would be eliminated by Christmas 2021 and promised that they would never do a pre-order sale again. These are just two of MANY inaccurate things they have said.

 

[AbjectTestament]

you are wrong, and you are a shill.

NOBODY knows if S!K providing accurate info or not. S!K's history of accuracy is poor, at best.

The information about having knives in stock was accurate. I bought a few of them like this. Shipped fast too.

S!K has said that their backlog would be eliminated by Christmas 2021 and promised that they would never do a pre-order sale again.

This is true.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Taking a company to court for 300 bucks is incredibly time consuming and stressful. I have had to fight for far more money and after fees and time lost it became a nightmare.

A far better solution is to don't do business with Ponzi schemes and share the word to unsuspecting potential customers.

 

[ncrockclimb]

The information about having knives in stock was accurate. I bought a few of them like this. Shipped fast too.

This is true.

No, shill, S!K is not a dependable source of information about S!K. Neither are you.

There are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of posts across social media from S!K customers that have been provided inaccurate information regarding delivery dates. Phrases like "in production," "almost finished," "ready to ship" and "in stock" have been used to describe product that, according to many MANY people, have taken months or years to arrive.

Again, you are a shill. Please go away.