Here's the story, and it's been hashed out on several forums (from which he's been banned).
If you talk to him, ask him not to send me any more virus laden emails in the hopes that I'll open them...
This guy is a real piece of work...
He posted some non-sensical drivel on another forum and here's the retort (I have evidence to EVERY single thing I said on there).. Now, obviously this was several months ago, so bare that in mind...
Olaf, you are not conveying the whole story at all.
You sent me those blanks after Christmas when you said that the original knives were great, and you raved on and on about them. I don't know why you're saying to grinds are terrible etc... now when you were so fond of them then, and you made posts on here saying so, go back and look..... I said I had a window of time in which to work on them, you said you'd ship them asap, and 2 months later, they arrived. By that time I was in full swing of prepping for Blade. I told you that I'd try and have them done by Blade.
As for stamping my logo on the opposite side, we discussed that, and it is standard practice for both parties to have representation. I left the primary side open as you were going to do your own logo on there. I don't see what the problem is now on that, but I guess it's a problem now. That's all really interesting since you said you wanted my name on them so you could use it to sell them. Wasn't that the point of sending them to me?
I got them all ground out and ready to HT and tried to get in touch with you. No email response, your phone was disconnected (you told me you hadn't been able to pay the bill). So I put them aside figuring that you would either contact me eventually, or not. Either way, I wasn't going to put a ton of time into 15 knives only to have someone else's design that I couldn't sell and they couldn't pay for.
You did contact me, right before Blade (I can show every phone bill copy to verify our conversations), and I told you that I would try and work them in etc... You told me of your financial woes, and I said that I couldn't send you a bunch of work knowing that you couldn't pay for it. I told you I'd try to set you up with a dealer, I did, then you went behind my back and tried to work YOUR OWN deal with said dealer for your own price and to have all the money shipped to you. That ain't going to fly. We discussed this, numerous times and I told you that I'd send the knives to the dealer and the dealer would send me the money, from which I'd promptly send you a check/money order or whatever you desired less the 150$ +15$ for kydex sheaths (total of 165$ each). We were going to do it this way so everybody got paid and I did have reason to question your ability to pay since you said that you were basically broke.
That price was agreed upon, and NEVER changed, period. That is a VERY FAIR price, and you are selling the knives from 265$ to 350$ or something like that, so your profit margin is substantial.
You have grossly misrepresented this matter on here for your own benefit, and you lost contact with me, not the other way around. You moved, changed email addresses, phone numbers etc.... Then your phone # that I was supposed to have was disconnected. So you might, just might try taking that responsibility.
As I told you, the 15 knives only need sharpening and kydex. I've got customer orders that I'm finishing as we speak, then I can do something with your knives. I simply will not do all the work on them, blindly send them to you (when you've told me numerous times that you CAN NOT PAY) and hope that someday you send me money. All that after you tried to go behind my back with the dealer I was setting you up with.
I have no responsibility to sell these for you, set you up with dealers, advertise them for you etc..., but I was going to try and help you out b/c it's in both of our interests to do so. If you've tried to call recently, I haven't got it. You sent me a p.m. a few days ago and I just haven't got back to you yet, but I've got a lot of p.m.'s that I need to reply to.
As for another customer being dissatisfied with me, I know of one guy who has been waiting way longer than he should've for his knife, and I've worked all those details out with him and per our last conversation, we are ok.
My phone is on, and you're welcome to call me.
If I need to dig up all our conversation, I'll do that, but most of it has been via the phone to my recollection. I don't know if you're trying to force me into doing what you want or what, but I've been extremely forthcoming regarding all the timetables and costs here. Everything I said above is the truth, and if you wish to dispute it, go ahead, but I really don't see what you're trying to do here since you still can't pay, and I'm doing everything I can to help you out so you can make some money. You effectively made your financial problem mine, and yes, I resent that, but I've been and am willing to work through that with you so that we both get what's fair. But you have to understand, yours are not the only knives I'm making or have been working on. I am one guy trying to do about 6 peoples jobs, and thus the reason for a turnaround that's not overnight.
If there's anything I missed in here, let me know, I'll cover it and provide proof if I have it.
