Hi Coreman
Just to be clear, this has nothing to do with Jeffery Mitchell the knife maker. I have done business with him too and he is a very fine man and talented knife maker. I am a different Jeff Mitchell and I struggle to build a bird house let alone a functioning knife.
This all started when my name was brought up in a long rant on suspected knife flippers on the Exchange forum. Since then, I have conversed with several members including the member who brought my name into the discussion. That member has since posted an apology for doing so which I respect and appreciate very much. He is a good person who doesn't like knife hoarding.
I totally understand the frustrations of knife collecting. In a lot of cases there are more buyers than there are knives. GEC in particular, has sparked a lot of interest among a wider group of collectors so we have a lot more people hunting the same knives. I personally have transitioned a large chunk of my collection from Case folders (1940-2008) to GEC (2009-2020). I enjoy trying patterns that I haven't owned before and sometimes I purchase too many of a certain pattern/release and I like to trade for different patterns. We all come from different parts of the world, have our own way of collecting and have our own opinions. I hope that we can appreciate and respect our fellow members and let's move on. Now, lets get back to one of the things that we all love..... KNIVES.
Jeffery Mitchell (The Knife Maker), I'm sorry buddy! If I had known you before joining the forum, I would have picked a different User ID like "Black Hawk" or "Rolling Thunder". And please forgive me if these 2 IDs are in use. I'm just trying to add a little humor.