Hello,
I was looking on Ebay a few days ago and found the most Beautiful handmade full tang knife I had ever seen. Made with D2 steel. The knifemaker/ Seller goes by tomcat55 or maybe its tomcat555? Anyway, sent him a message and he replied and requested that I call him.
Well, to shorten the story here, I bought the 8" blade knife. Now I love big Big knives and 8"...well...that is just about the absolute Minimum length for me. Anyway, then I need learned the Maker/Seller actually had a much bigger one Identical to the one that I bought. He made them as a set but also decided to sell them separately per a customer's request. Of course, the bigger, thicker blade one costs considerably more.
But my money was stretching at the time, with just the purchase of the smaller one. I started talking to this wonderful knifemaker, expressing that I Really wanted the bigger one but just was tight on money at the time.
Well, do you guys know what this Awesome person did for me? This knifemaker whom I never met, said he would go ahead and send me the bigger one and worked it all out as far as the added balance amount for the bigger knife. I tell you folks, I could Not believe it!! A very generous knifemaker trusting me, a customer and new customer at that, for a change instead of demanding I place my trust first!! I tell you, it was like a real breath of fresh air.
The next day however, I figured that it was most likely just talk, and I actually expected an excuse as to why he changed his mind about sending me the bigger one instead.
So I go to Ebay and messaged this Seller to ask him. I was all prepared to be let down. But folks, when I got the reply back that said Of course,he sent me the bigger one as agreed, it made me very happy. He also provided me with a tracking number too! My new knife should arrive here tomorrow. Ohh, btw, I was raised in Louisiana in a drive-by hole community called Hicks, La.
Now I don't know about any of you guys, but for me, it's the few great knifemakers like this guy.that I want to do business with. Tomcat does not know me from Adam, as I said. Yet he offered his full trust to me, just like that. And of course I will def keep my word to this awesome maker/ Seller. And this guy is a true prime example of a knifemaker who cares more about his customers and going out of his way to make his customers happy, and help them, than he does about that Almighty Dollar.
I am very excited about getting this knife. But I am even more excited and happy that I finally found a kind, caring, trusting new knifemaker. And I have no doubt whatsoever, that Tomcat from Slidell, La. will be my main regular ( I will be going to whenever I want to buy a new knife or have one made. Ohh, and his prices are Better Than Reasonable!
And I already have plans to order my next brand new handmade knofe from him. And there will be both a good friendship and a business-ship that is going to stem from this. It just does ny heart good, meeting this knifemaker/Ebay Seller. And he is sure getting my knife ordering business!! Thanks fer readin'