Yea I meant to imply that reddit tends to put heavy weight on choil shots over all else. Didn't come out clearly, my bad.
I believe he is a forum member under the name @MarinerThe whole tone really sounds like he has an axe to grind... is he someone who was banned here in the past? BST isn't perfect...and I probably agree with some of his points / suggestions, but he's making it sound like it's some cutthroat snakepit. He's also outright wrong about some parts; under the current rules G&S actually IS required.
His image that KKF is just a flock of sharks preying on newbies is an outright slanderous statement that IMO shares no relationship with the truth.
And just because certain 'themes' pop up, like 'retiring chef', or 'brand new knives' doesn't mean they're necessarily incorrect. Sometimes GLWS really does mean just that... instead of being sarcastic.
Personally I've picked up many a good deal on BST...and the few knives I've sold onwards were always priced and represented fairly. I think that's true for the majority of members here.
The current rules basically state G&S is required in the public post, but makes it seem like it's totally OK for sellers to ask for F&F in dms. I experienced this firsthand. I think the rules should be clarified that sellers cannot ask for F&F in dms.The whole tone really sounds like he has an axe to grind... is he someone who was banned here in the past? BST isn't perfect...and I probably agree with some of his points / suggestions, but he's making it sound like it's some cutthroat snakepit. He's also outright wrong about some parts; under the current rules G&S actually IS required.
His image that KKF is just a flock of sharks preying on newbies is an outright slanderous statement that IMO shares no relationship with the truth.
And just because certain 'themes' pop up, like 'retiring chef', or 'brand new knives' doesn't mean they're necessarily incorrect.
Personally I've picked up many a good deal on BST...and the few knives I've sold onwards were always priced and represented fairly. I think that's true for the majority of members here.
But how is KKF supposed to enforce what's going on in PMs? Do you really want an admin censor office to start reading every PM?
Clarify the rules on F&F, have punishments for breaking the rules, apply the punishments when the rules are broken and brought to their attention. Obviously they aren't going to be reading people's PMs. Right now it's not clear if a seller asking for F&F in a PM is even against the rules. Only that they can't ask for it in the BST post.
I sympathise with you entirely, but G&S is pretty flawed too and pushes the risk disproportionately back on the seller.
I agree, but the problem is that the original blog post wasn't exactly written in an honest and objective fashion... rather it was written in a way that felt rather insulting as someone who's been a member of this community for a while. Kinda undermines anything he tried to bring up - which I already said some of which I did actually agree with and asked for myself in the past).
PP sucks! It was on reddit but I sold a knife through G&S and UPS delivered the package to the wrong address. My first time dealing with this we filed a claim or whatever on PP. The tracking info was uploaded to PP, the buyer told them it was no fault of mine but UPS, and they still withdrew $200 from my account and gave full refund to buyer and denied appeal.
…Guilty
Maybe it predates you joining the forum, but it very much is a thing. The only real "problem" is that it's not always coded sarcasm, often people generally mean it. But you can absolutely find examples of shady BST threads with massive GLWS chains because no actual negative comments were allowed.
Where do you think he’s out of line? (To clarify, this isn’t a GLWS comment, I’m curious for real.) Is he just wrong about stuff, or is it acceptable “sass” to get a debate going?
The general tone and way he represents the place... Like I said before, he kinda makes it seem like it's just a snake pit where it's just older members praying on the new, and that all sales are disingenous.
I agree it’s not quite the lawless hinterland it’s made out to be in the article.
How much draw would a post have if it was titled: "KKF bst is OK most of the time, but it should change some things"
I see your point. I think the text you quote is accurate. It’s the best place to sell knives and there are users who have a reputation for not being honest. So I think we disagree there. But I see why someone would dislike the overall tone, even though I think it serves a purpose.
What, no love for CKTG?
