There is clearly thumbprint patina on the knife you claim has never been used. Not even a good fibber.
It’s all about the man behind the sale!
It’s all about the man behind the sale!
Good point.There is clearly thumbprint patina on the knife you claim has never been used. Not even a good fibber.
It’s all about the man behind the sale!
Those must be from smiling too hard
Sorry "No, that’s how the coloring on the clad ended up to be as each blade is different." LOL
They're there only through the weekend. Then, after the weekend, the knife edge goes back to being pristine and unused again.Those must be from smiling too hard
aka, 'rust'Sorry "No, that’s how the coloring on the clad ended up to be as each blade is different." LOL
I will not buy thisCome on guys this knife deserves for you to pay me more for it.
There is clearly thumbprint patina on the knife you claim has never been used. Not even a good fibber.
It’s all about the man behind the sale!
LOL, as if. You can't even comment on the BST thread! (And they contribute, so...)Personally I think someone who has been shown to lie about condition multiple times like this should be banned from selling on bst.
It's really about if this is a community that has a marketplace, or a marketplace that has a community.
It is without a doubt a very big frustration. It's as if KKF exists to mainly to be a marketplace, versus the marketplace being a convenient item for community members. I keep up with some current (and past) KKF members more through IG these days than through KKF. For the life of me I don't understand all the protections that are in place for opportunistic sellers. Is it worth it for a whopping $1?
It doesn't take much of a used car-salesman radar to raise your neck hairs about a couple sellers.
With all due respect, and I really mean that, I think you're vastly over reacting. There's one or two suspect folks in BST that pop up but I very much feel like this is a community. The overwhelming majority of interactions are outside of BST and I see all kinds of awesome stuff happening in the various sub-forums.
doesnt seem like much of a community to me.
Goes to show how many different definitions of "community" there are. From my perspective, yours seems very wrong. I suppose the reverse would apply, naturally. Which is fine. A community that does not have any significant disagreements would not meet my definition of a community.
That is an incredibly sexy post! It makes me smile every time I read it! I was going to charge you $100 for reading it, but I will give you a discount because you are a home cook. $97.99! Limited time offer!
Hey people wanted to ban me for flipping, even though I have never sold a single knife.It's really about if this is a community that has a marketplace, or a marketplace that has a community.
Probably for buying way too many knives. Making the rest of us with small collections feel badAnd I got banned anyway!
I've been around since the ITK days. While that forum had been going for quite some time when I got interested in j-knives the focus was a lot more on helping each other discover where to get ahold of knife from what were a fairly limited number of makers, what what sharpening items were best, sharpening techniques, rehandling, etc. Plus some food and restaurant stuff thrown in.With all due respect, and I really mean that, I think you're vastly over reacting. There's one or two suspect folks in BST that pop up but I very much feel like this is a community. The overwhelming majority of interactions are outside of BST and I see all kinds of awesome stuff happening in the various sub-forums.
Recipes being shared, cooking tips/tricks, awesome pictures, knife recommendations and reviews, kitchen gear reviews, and a lot more.
I can only speak for myself, but BST is very much a side part of the overall forum for me. A valuable one that I am really glad is here, but just a small portion of the greater experience.
It doesn't take much of a used car-salesman radar to raise your neck hairs about a couple sellers.
I got accused of not actually owning any knives, too, in addition to being a flipper!Probably for buying way too many knives. Making the rest of us with small collections feel bad
Hey people wanted to ban me for flipping, even though I have never sold a single knife.
And I got banned anyway!
There is nothing useful I can add to the comprehensive explanation from Bico DoceProbably for buying way too many knives. Making the rest of us with small collections feel bad
I've been around since the ITK days. While that forum had been going for quite some time when I got interested in j-knives the focus was a lot more on helping each other discover where to get ahold of knife from what were a fairly limited number of makers, what what sharpening items were best, sharpening techniques, rehandling, etc. Plus some food and restaurant stuff thrown in.
These days j-knives are everywhere, there are good pro sharpeners spread throughout the various continents, and great makers have appeared all over the world. The needs of the forum in general are not what they once were; they have evolved as knowledge and availability has drastically increased.
The cooking aspects are still here, which I think is great. It's probably the main thing that keeps me here.
A lot of posters from the 'old days' don't come around much anymore. Sure, some have moved on; their collections are more than complete, they know all they need to know about sharpening to do a good job themselves, they have a pile of vendors to go to for knives and supplies, etc. But a lot of them have moved to other platforms, and are just as active as always -- if not more. It was eye-opening this year when I was trying to corral people for the ECG. There are very few that I still contact via KKF; it's email, text messages, IG, etc. They are still into knives, and many have careers that depend on them. But they are not interested much in spending time on this platform anymore. For me KKF is still a great way to find new people in the mid-Atlantic region, so we can continue to build and strengthen our regional community. But I have found over the last few years that many do not stick around the forums for long.
KKF is different then it was years ago. And that is good for some, and not as good for others. The reality is it could not stay the same, as the kitchen knife world evolved tremendously.
I have bought many knives via the KKF marketplace over the years. That has slowed a lot, but it's largely because I have a pretty good collection, and I'm not who regularly sells in order to try things from newer makers. But I've bought a lot more through IG, PMs and 'massdrops' than through the marketplace the last couple of years. And the ones I have sold have been to people contacting me through PMs and IG, and I have not sold any for more than I paid for them, even when they were tough to get at the time I sold. And the people I have bought from were not looking to make a tidy profit off me. Transactions have been because some really wanted a knife that I had, or they know I really wanted one like the knife they were selling. To me, that is the best representation of being in a community; it's just that it largely is not a KKF community.
anyways, sorry for the ramblings. My 8 year old son has a sore throat and is arguing with my wife over what he can and cannot drink, and whether or not he has to go to school in the morning. I chose to bury my head in KKF until it blow over
I got accused of not actually owning any knives, too, in addition to being a flipper!
completely disagree that this is a community.
this is a collection of mostly demographically similar individuals and a staff focused more on keeping people 'civil'. and as such for the most part it keeps frictions low, but the second it doesnt work things start to gum up really quickly. someone suggested people take 10 extra seconds to write a date and user name on a piece of paper in their images they already take in their BST posts and a mod and a ton of folks who've been here forever all put up a huge resistance to what is literally not even an inconvenience. and if this forum has a serious number of women/BIPOC members, they keep it to themselves.
doesnt seem like much of a community to me.
in a community, there is some degree of risk/cost-sharing, and a willingness to in at least some cases put the good of the group above personal interests. neither of those behaviors is on display much around here.
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