Tom Pettit Jr. Scammer - stay away

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I traded a mint TAD dauntless Mk4, mint Hinderer fixed blade and a mint amsler knife for what was described as a new in the box Shirogorov Quantum. I specifically asked if it was in the same condition as the mint knives I traded and he said yes. It arrived in a box that looked like it was opened a lot, a card/COA, and a cloth. I immediately flipped it and there was lock rock/ play in the blade. It also appeared that the handle was spray painted/coated as there was no detailed milling work. I didn’t see any negative reviews and thought it was safe. I contacted him and he said he trades a lot of knives and he must have missed this. I asked for my knives back and he said they are sold or modified. I stated that this wasn’t fair and noted the forum rules on being descriptive/transparent. He said he could only give me the amsler back in unused condition and could give me a lesser value knife of around $300, literally “take it or leave it”. He said he was only middle class (join the crowd) and that he doesn’t have any knives if that value to give. This is the first time this has happened to me so I learned a valuable lesson. He said to communicate with him via emails, and luckily I have them all and can provide them for any part to review ti prove my case. I know I will never financially come back on top or even with this, but everyone be aware and use your own judgement. If any others want to chime in please do. I gave the knife to a good friend on USN who is very knowledgeable in knives and he said this is definitely not right. He is going to send it to shirogorov to evaluate and see if it is a fake and I will keep you posted when I know more. I just didn’t even want to hold on to it anymore as it is making me sick to my stomach. Tom Pettit Jr, told me these are “just knives” and it is no big deal. Yes, there are others out there with much more concerning things to deal with. But that doesn’t make this right, and even though I am not financially hurting, I work hard for every dollar I earn and I have morals and values and this is WRONG!!!!!

Ryan
 
I have dealt with Tom several times.. I think he’s constantly keeping his knives in use or circulation. I think his heart is in the right place, he just needs to slow down and wait until both parties are satisfied before he makes his moves, as I do think he is constantly trading.

So he’s not a scammer… but he did make a mistake in circulating or using knives before knowing you were satisfied. I think there are a lot of people that crack open the box and start using knives before they know the other party is satisfied… but in this case it came back to bite him in the @$$.

He isn’t a “scammer”… and I’ll stand by that assertion... but he does need to work to make this right so you are satisfied.
 
I have also done deals with Tom. I don't feel he is a "scammer" either.

Waiting for both parties to be happy, when trading, is key!
(Waiting for a buyer to be happy, isn't any different!)

I sure do hope, Tom makes it right, to the best of his abilities!
 
Pmurt Dlanod said:
He isn’t a “scammer”… and I’ll stand by that assertion... but he does need to work to make this right so you are satisfied.
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That depends-If he makes this right, then no he is not a scammer. If he continues to try to blow this off, he is.
At this point this is going to be very hard to rectify. The knives on both sides of the deal are in transit(or modified) somewhere or other, but he needs to do something to satisfy the OP. This is his problem to fix, even if it proves extremely costly to him.
 
Peter Hartwig said:
That depends-If he makes this right, then no he is not a scammer. If he continues to try to blow this off, he is.
At this point this is going to be very hard to rectify. The knives on both sides of the deal are in transit(or modified) somewhere or other, but he needs to do something to satisfy the OP. This is his problem to fix, even if it proves extremely costly to him.
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I’m not here to defend his actions for this instance here, it’s clear he has some skewed sense of when the deal is considered complete that he needs to adjust, but the title “scammer” would put him in the same lot as thieves and criminals.. and I don’t think Tom is a criminal. There are likely a few people on the forum that would tell you to pound sand if you asked to trade back if you were dissatisfied. Doesn’t make it right, but some people have an ego problem when it comes to trading back with a dissatisfied party.. and I’m hoping that isn’t the real issue here.

T Tom Pettit Jr you should make this right.
 

vodkarulez- Tom Pettit Jr. tried to deceive me too with this Shirogorov Quantum. In trade for my CKF Rotten Evo, he told me that the knife is new, so I assumed it was without any remarks. OK, the knife is nice and is in excellent condition, but it's really not new, but I told him that I was giving up the deal, and he left me a negative feedback because of it. I explained to the site administrators what was happening and they removed the negative feedback from Tom. You have to be careful when making a deal with him. Good luck.​


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Up for sale is a Shirogorov Quantum gen 1. It was just acquired in trade and was described as mint. This is not mint but is in excellent condition. Upon receiving, I cleaned the knife and the pivot tension was adjusted and this eliminated a slight blade play, lock rock. It has a COA, box and...
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slybailey said:
I traded a mint TAD dauntless Mk4, mint Hinderer fixed blade and a mint amsler knife for what was described as a new in the box Shirogorov Quantum. I specifically asked if it was in the same condition as the mint knives I traded and he said yes. It arrived in a box that looked like it was opened a lot, a card/COA, and a cloth. I immediately flipped it and there was lock rock/ play in the blade. It also appeared that the handle was spray painted/coated as there was no detailed milling work. I didn’t see any negative reviews and thought it was safe. I contacted him and he said he trades a lot of knives and he must have missed this. I asked for my knives back and he said they are sold or modified. I stated that this wasn’t fair and noted the forum rules on being descriptive/transparent. He said he could only give me the amsler back in unused condition and could give me a lesser value knife of around $300, literally “take it or leave it”. He said he was only middle class (join the crowd) and that he doesn’t have any knives if that value to give. This is the first time this has happened to me so I learned a valuable lesson. He said to communicate with him via emails, and luckily I have them all and can provide them for any part to review ti prove my case. I know I will never financially come back on top or even with this, but everyone be aware and use your own judgement. If any others want to chime in please do. I gave the knife to a good friend on USN who is very knowledgeable in knives and he said this is definitely not right. He is going to send it to shirogorov to evaluate and see if it is a fake and I will keep you posted when I know more. I just didn’t even want to hold on to it anymore as it is making me sick to my stomach. Tom Pettit Jr, told me these are “just knives” and it is no big deal. Yes, there are others out there with much more concerning things to deal with. But that doesn’t make this right, and even though I am not financially hurting, I work hard for every dollar I earn and I have morals and values and this is WRONG!!!!!

Ryan
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I asked you to be patient. I am still working on getting you taken care of but, it hasn't come together yet. You are very fast to publicly try to ruin a person's reputation. I am a person of my word. My prior feedback proves that. Yes I screwed up but, I will rectify the situation to your satisfaction. Like I said, "They're just knives and, no one should have to feel that way about them." I'll be in touch soon Ryan.
 
"described as a new in the box Shirogorov Quantum."

"New" in the box is not used AT ALL. No way to slide this lie off as inexperience. No way is this something a "Person of my word" does.

A ruined reputation, like yours, can be rebuilt over time. If you believe that a lie over a "few" hundred dollars of "mere" knives gets a pass at a KNIFE forum, you are beyond redemption.
 
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