The more I think about l2lku2's posts, the more I wonder about the following...
1) epic troll... the fallout here and elsewhere has all the makings, and l2lku2 appears to be gently prodding the attention meter whenever it seems to fall off
2) financial crisis... maybe the guy just needed to unload some knives quickly? Durn sure worked if that's the case
Whatever the case, I don't respect the methods, and I thought about the reasons why after I posted the above (probably out-of-line) response and reflected on it. There are rules about bringing politics into the regular forums, and while the Manufacturer forums tend to self police in that regard, it's no secret that there's a perfectly accessible (for l2lku2, who is a Gold member) Political forum. He could have easily made his case there about ecology, humanity, whatever. And he could have quietly listed his knives in the Exchange without all the stink. Instead, he's used this thread and at least two others to promote a political view and give expression to his odd boycott. That's actually verboten at BFC. Keep politics in Political, I say. This is a knife forum.