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Gareth bull: Slow Delivery/waitlist thread
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Wait? You mean hes still selling knives even though he has a wait list?!?!
Hes also been promising that he will ship my knife every day for the past week and never does. I'm beginning to think The picture was just of another persons knife and I'm getting screwed again.
Oh and the miura comes in a pelican case with his new "badge" on it and he told me mine was going to be the first kit with it on it.
lie after lie after lie.......
Its a pretty common practice for makers to auction one offs whilst having long waiting lists. It is a good way to raise money for materials and other running costs. He has said his backlog will be complete by the end of January. I still think things look promising. I mean what have you got to lose at this point, coming on here and trashing him seems silly considering you are still hoping he delivers, especially since he has at least been communicating again.
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Great news, I hope you will share some photos and words with us when they arrive. I know it has been long an painful but somehow I suspect you will still be pleased in the end. I guess that is why I am so willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, my knife and others I have seen are sublime. And you could look at it this way, he just sold a knife for a grand, whatever you paid for yours, its already gone up in value!
I have temporarily unbanned Gareth's account. He contacted me and another supermod asking for this so he can provide communication. For the interim to keep this novel length thread more under control, I'd ask that unless you are owed money or an item, refrain from posting any opinion on the matter. If you "just have to say it" start your own thread.
I put my order in with Gazza about two years ago...maybe a bit longer.
I never paid any cash up front.
Communication was difficult for a while.
Now its great and Gazza just finished my knife and I received it today, so shipping was an unbelievably fast (thank you DHL international express!)
The knife is amazing, I couldn't be happier with my decision to order with Gazza and even though it was a very long wait, I've waited much longer for custom knives.
In the end I'm an exceptionally happy customer and Gazza went out of the way to make sure the knife was exactly what I wanted with a ton of extras.
I'll try and post some pics in a bit.
Justin
I never paid any cash up front.
Communication was difficult for a while.
Now its great and Gazza just finished my knife and I received it today, so shipping was an unbelievably fast (thank you DHL international express!)
The knife is amazing, I couldn't be happier with my decision to order with Gazza and even though it was a very long wait, I've waited much longer for custom knives.
In the end I'm an exceptionally happy customer and Gazza went out of the way to make sure the knife was exactly what I wanted with a ton of extras.
I'll try and post some pics in a bit.
Justin
I wish I could say it was nice to see knives delivered, but since my e-mails go unanswered and I see I have been skipped on the list I don't say.
So what is the secret formula to get Gareth to hold his end of the deal? I see many people here are finding resolution whether it be a knife or a refund. I've stuck through this just as long as most and longer than some who seem to have knives delivered. Yeah, this sounds like a lot of I, me, my, but I'm pretty ticked that it takes constant complaining and public trashing to get a response. I have refrained all this time and been mostly patient and supportive.
Makes me wonder what's next....
So what is the secret formula to get Gareth to hold his end of the deal? I see many people here are finding resolution whether it be a knife or a refund. I've stuck through this just as long as most and longer than some who seem to have knives delivered. Yeah, this sounds like a lot of I, me, my, but I'm pretty ticked that it takes constant complaining and public trashing to get a response. I have refrained all this time and been mostly patient and supportive.
Makes me wonder what's next....
So you were passed up too and he (Gareth) managed to deliver. There's hope yet!?...
Spinning a roulette wheel may be a better predictor. As when I first started this journey around the summer of 2012, all I want is my knife. I have even offered to accept any variant of the small Warlock/Shamwari. I originally wanted the warlock and he was finishing then design on the Shamwari. He talked me into that version, but as time passed I opted for the hybrid version just so I could obtain the knife. I see the warlocks are coming out faster. A small warlock is plenty sufficient so we can close this deal. How much longer, how many more e-mails, will the day ever come, I often wonder....
Update: After posting here and on Facebook, Gareth responded to my e-mail. Apologetically he stated my knife would be ready by the end of this month. I've heard similar claims in the past, so I am hesitantly optimistic. This should be a good litmus test for viewers to see if after all this time he is able to stay on track. We shall see....