Just got word that the man that ran THE KNIFE AUCTION, George "Gator" Thomas has passed away. Our sympathy goes out to his family.
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Prayers and condolences offered.
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Never met him but did buy one or two things from him. He still has knives listed so this must have been unexpected. My condolences to his family.
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I did not know the man biy i always hate to hear about one of our own passing prayers and best wishes sent for the family
I am the KING of LATAMA collectors HAHAHAHAHAHAHA {EVIL LAUGH}
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Sorry to hear, my condolences to the family.
I didn't realize he was the one that owned the auction site. I thought he was just a seller.
I didn't realize he was the one that owned the auction site. I thought he was just a seller.
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Gator will be missed by many! He was a skilled craftsman and an internet buddy.
I wish I had a chance to say goodbye
I wish I had a chance to say goodbye
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R.I.P. Gator!
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Sad news.
Condolences to all who miss him.
R.I.P Gator.
Condolences to all who miss him.
R.I.P Gator.
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He did some beautiful work. My condolences to his loved ones.
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Here's a sampling of some of the knives he made for me...
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I had 6 more customs on order... We were getting pretty specialized! One was going to an 11 inch abalone stiletto with diamond firing button and all metal was going to be black chromed.
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Show your Gators if you have any.
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I had 6 more customs on order... We were getting pretty specialized! One was going to an 11 inch abalone stiletto with diamond firing button and all metal was going to be black chromed.
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Show your Gators if you have any.
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My condolences to his family 
but his memmory will live on in his custom " GATOR " creations 
but his memmory will live on in his custom " GATOR " creations EVERY MAN DIES : NOT EVERY MAN REALLY LIVES.
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Good idea Roger...
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This is horrible news!! I knew Gator, it had been way too long since I spoke with him, I didn't know he owned Theknifeauction.com. A very skilled man that was working on doing picklocks from scratch. I don't have any of his custom pieces sadly, but I do have a non-customized white pearlex Edge Co stiletto kit that he assembled back in the 80's. I'm very sorry to hear about this, my condolences to his wife & family.
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