This same dealer is at it again.....

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He may be creating the same "I want it and have to have it " urgency with this thread. Seriously and I posted in the damn thing. Sounds like a 14 yr old girl upset over someone else having a newer phone than she does.
 
I can't speak for Big_E but i do believe that you are right wroughndt, and the maker in question is Andre Thorburn if i'm not mistaken.
 
Interesting. I never would have thought it was them. I've never done business with them but for some reason always thought them above board. On the other hand I've always found their website slightly confusing.

Looking forward to their reply.
 
regardless who, how, or what we google, it is total B/S that the op rants but does not offer proof. This forum gladly helps those with real problems, and uncovers issues like CSI. When you just blow out the back of your neck, everything written sounds like "WOLF'" to me. The op was been asked over and over where the problem lies, I sent a pm hours ago, guess the OP stepped out to buy a Cosmo Magazine, or get their nails done. And as for Arizona Knives, and the link, I'm sure they like the promo, and visits they are getting free. I'll head to our forum site and support our dealers and our makers who pay for the same. Unless someone needs to plug another forum, auction site, a local cutlery, holy turd.
 
I suppose there is the old saying that any publicity is good publicity if they spell your name right. This is pretty negative, however.

As for personal attacks on the OP because he does not identify the "dealer," I suppose that's fair game in W&C.

Has he been here since his original post so he can read his marching orders orders?
 
I literally didn't know i could post the dealer ...had i, i would have.

Based on my description of the dealer, if you had ever visted the site, you would've known EXACTLY. who i was talking about. If you're crying for a dealer name, you most likely only want the gossip, and would have never been a buyer of them anyway, so it's no concern for you.

I'm sure many have thought what i posted but have done nothing. Let me do me the dirty work to try help save your ass, then take shots.
 
rodblder said:
Real helpful post IF you know who the hell it's referring to, if not like myself, it was a waste of my time to read........................
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How about you lose my personal number, and stop calling me to pump me for information on what you should offer or pay for a Mnandi from fellow forum members. You contribute NOTHING and only extract information. You come on this thread and make a comment like that.....classic. Contribute to the forum....for ONCE
 
Big_E said:
I literally didn't know i could post the dealer ...had i, i would have.

Based on my description of the dealer, if you had ever visted the site, you would've known EXACTLY. who i was talking about. If you're crying for a dealer name, you most likely only want the gossip, and would have never been a buyer of them anyway, so it's no concern for you.

I'm sure many have thought what i posted but have done nothing. Let me do me the dirty work to try help save your ass, then take shots.
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This makes even less sense than the original post.
Same level as when your girlfriend starts a fight,, you ask whats wrong and she say " well if you can,t figure it out I,m certainly not going to tell you"
 
PURPLEDC said:
I know exactly who you are talking about and the way the place is run is near comical. I used to check the site every hour on the hour and I noticed I ALWAYS miss the knives I want at great prices. Then a week later I see these unique one of kind knives relisted at a much higher price than what they previously supposedly sold for. And I too have been at shows and seen every single person in their entourage win a lottery knife. Its funny because many of the prices I see things "sell" for get me to want to check the site but when these ghost knives are actually put up for sale they are priced so high I have lost my interest. Not to mention that the way they do business really puts me off. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt at first but when I have seen the same exact one of a kind knives being sold and then a week later they are back up it really has me scratching my head. I was thinking either they are completely full of it or they have a lot of collectors that turn over their collection nearly as soon as they get the knife delivered. Oddly enough the section that states "from maker" NEVER ends up saying "previously owned" for knives that have "sold". Sometimes I have wondered if they even have all those knives at all and are just using them as bait for what is actually in stock.
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Interesting. Is the company consist of two words with the first being an animal? Just because maybe you and others know doesn't mean we all shouldn't be privy also. You can fire me a message so I will know not to be a pawn in their sick game, also the name/names of makers that go along with this charade. I always felt these Lottos were bull crap. Just follow the greenbacks. TIA
 
truth-seeker said:
This makes even less sense than the original post.
Same level as when your girlfriend starts a fight,, you ask whats wrong and she say " well if you can,t figure it out I,m certainly not going to tell you"
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Based on your location, you're either friends with the dealer or work for them. If you aren't, and have no idea who I'm talking about ....you have nothing to worry about, it's not a place that will concern you. You can find your knives on sale at the Sporting goods store.
 
truth-seeker said:
This makes even less sense than the original post.
Same level as when your girlfriend starts a fight,, you ask whats wrong and she say " well if you can,t figure it out I,m certainly not going to tell you"
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Hah. Love it. But yeah seriously OP, how the heck are you "saving anyone" if we don't know who you're talking about. If it's Arizona Custom just say so, we won't hurt you. What good is a bad review if we don't know to whom it refers? How are we to avoid doing business with this mystery dealer?
 
Forgive me for being curious as to who the scammers are who sell knives. Seeing how I am in a knife forum and I have used different companies to purchase knives. I guess if I don't know who you are speaking about - - that means I have never...nor would I ever buy a knife from them?

I'm trying to see how that works. :-). You can keep the secret to yourself and if I k ow of any hanky panky I'll post in the subject header 'Liar Liar Pants On Fire' and then everyone can ask me who it is but they have to know the *Secret Password*. Ha! All in fun. Hopefully he gets outed ---those kind of games deserve an ass kicking or at the very least a wet willy. Silly boys. ;-)
 
Big_E said:
I first want to apologize if this isn't the correct forum to post this topic. If I'm wrong, I politely asked for it to be moved.

A well known dealer has once again re-listed a previously "sold" knife, after it was "sold" in minutes of its original listing. It seems this dealer (often overpriced IMO) sells them so fast, you can't refresh at 3:05 fast enough. My below comments are based on the fact that two particular knives they "sold", were two they only received one of each of.....that's a fact. I know it for 100% certainty, as I know exactly what they were shipped, how many of each knife they received, how many were actually made, imported, and sold to said dealer (from one particular maker). You can't sell what isn't made, and they didn't anticipate an end user knowing what I know.

OK, I figured out how their system works. Below is the outline;

Knives listed at a specific time of day.
Shortly after listing, hot makers knives show "sale pending"...then in a few days "sold".
Anywhere from 10-14 days later, knife re-listed again, and in several cases, listed for a higher amount.

What's being created is a "sense of urgency" , and playing on the end user to make an impulse buy. This is about as shady as it gets. It's no coincidence this same dealer has been seen at shows "winning" 5 knives from one maker when the maker specified on ONE person, and ONE ticket per person or they would no longer be eligible for more knives in the future. Interestingly enough, the dealer has 5 different people they know all win a knife....what luck huh? This has been seen FIRST HAND. Their shady practices carries over to the selling side as well.....shocker. I also know for a fact, many of the knives are sold prior to them being listed for a lower amount. They are then listed at an amount higher than their actual sales price, but immediately marked "sold".

I haven't named any names, but I'm sure nearly all that read this can figure out who it is.

I'm not saying don't buy. But I am saying don't get sucked into over paying for a knife because you're led to believe it's the last one, or they're selling so fast.

I also want to emphasize, this isn't the same dealer I had words with in a previous past regarding custom dealers, and why we don't need them. That particular dealer has made adjustments and is playing fair.
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I have bought a knife from them. I waited a while for the knife to come down to a price I wanted, then I bought it. Was shipped and received like stated.
Are you buying a knife cause you want it, or because of the urgency? I would say $$$ is my top spending amount for this knife. If I get it for this price great, if it doesn't come down to this price I'll leave it be.
 
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