jb4570
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Hi All,
I sit here with misty eyes trying to find the correct words that will convey how I feel today. It's a story that brings warmth to my soul and gratitude that I can't express enough.
Those of you who have been coming to the Buck forum for a while know that I was the willing victim of Internet fraud trying to buy a set of custom 110's. I won an auction for 6 David Yellowhorse Damascus steel knives; this was a dream come true for me...I always wanted a Buck with Damascus steel and always wanted a custom 110 made by David Yellowhorse. However, my dream soon turned into a nightmare as the realization that I had been the victim of fraud. I have to tell you folks...this hit me and my wife very hard; it kind of shook our faith in mankind.
Let me introduce you to my friend and mate....John Warby, AKA maverick. I had run out of things to try for resolution of this auction gone bad. Mav had offered to help me in anyway he could....This guy has never met me and our only communication up to that time had been here on the forum. I called upon John and asked for help. You see John lives in the UK and that is where the Buck knife scammer lives. John, like an English Bulldog got on this guys trail and followed it to the other side of the UK and back...he put in countless hours of his time..traveled trying to locate this rouge, spent hours on the phone tracking the scoundrel. He never stopped.....John do you work for "Scotland Yard"???? Well John got the UK PD involved and they issued imminent arrest orders.....and arrested the guy who scammed me. Thank you John, I owe you mate and always will my friend.
Now there is another side to this tail....well this tail has also just begun. Maverick got in contact with our Joe Houser at Buck. Joe is truly a one in a million kind of guy....we don't know how lucky we are to have a guy like this helping us every day with our questions......and our favorite topic Buck knives. Joe took it upon himself to see my dream come true. Joe sent a NK DM 110 to David Yellowhorse and David turned it the most beautiful knife I've ever seen in my life. Thank you Joe, David and Buck. I don't know how I'll ever be able to repay all of you for this. I am truly blessed to receive a knife that was made from the heart and soul of all involved. This knife is a work of art and is now a family heirloom to be passed from generation to generation. This is a rich story that will be told in my house for as many years as I live.
Now fellah's I have never met any of these men and I have never even spoken to them on the phone. But, I hope one day to be able to look them in the eye while shaking their hands. Thank you Joe, David, and John for what you have done....You guys are truly hero's that all of us to aspire to be.
John & Tami
I sit here with misty eyes trying to find the correct words that will convey how I feel today. It's a story that brings warmth to my soul and gratitude that I can't express enough.
Those of you who have been coming to the Buck forum for a while know that I was the willing victim of Internet fraud trying to buy a set of custom 110's. I won an auction for 6 David Yellowhorse Damascus steel knives; this was a dream come true for me...I always wanted a Buck with Damascus steel and always wanted a custom 110 made by David Yellowhorse. However, my dream soon turned into a nightmare as the realization that I had been the victim of fraud. I have to tell you folks...this hit me and my wife very hard; it kind of shook our faith in mankind.
Let me introduce you to my friend and mate....John Warby, AKA maverick. I had run out of things to try for resolution of this auction gone bad. Mav had offered to help me in anyway he could....This guy has never met me and our only communication up to that time had been here on the forum. I called upon John and asked for help. You see John lives in the UK and that is where the Buck knife scammer lives. John, like an English Bulldog got on this guys trail and followed it to the other side of the UK and back...he put in countless hours of his time..traveled trying to locate this rouge, spent hours on the phone tracking the scoundrel. He never stopped.....John do you work for "Scotland Yard"???? Well John got the UK PD involved and they issued imminent arrest orders.....and arrested the guy who scammed me. Thank you John, I owe you mate and always will my friend.
Now there is another side to this tail....well this tail has also just begun. Maverick got in contact with our Joe Houser at Buck. Joe is truly a one in a million kind of guy....we don't know how lucky we are to have a guy like this helping us every day with our questions......and our favorite topic Buck knives. Joe took it upon himself to see my dream come true. Joe sent a NK DM 110 to David Yellowhorse and David turned it the most beautiful knife I've ever seen in my life. Thank you Joe, David and Buck. I don't know how I'll ever be able to repay all of you for this. I am truly blessed to receive a knife that was made from the heart and soul of all involved. This knife is a work of art and is now a family heirloom to be passed from generation to generation. This is a rich story that will be told in my house for as many years as I live.
Now fellah's I have never met any of these men and I have never even spoken to them on the phone. But, I hope one day to be able to look them in the eye while shaking their hands. Thank you Joe, David, and John for what you have done....You guys are truly hero's that all of us to aspire to be.
John & Tami
and then get your original knives and or money back. But that was not to be. So involving the police was the only course of action. But *when* he goes to court - I will have the chance of meeting the b@st@rd and believe me... I will make the first part of his life seem like a prize.
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