Furcs wrote:But I realize I didn't answer your question. This forum, at least as I can tell, still has sponsors that have a legitimate and vested interest in their business of making authentic knives and are nice enough to allow us this forum. Counterfeit knives, different than clones are insulting and the association with the the making of the newer, latest rizzy with the same guy who's, in my opinion, promoting his own sales which involve knives that are counterfeit is not appropriate here. 'Advertise' as you will as a link to him, and for whatever reason you may argue that description, but that's how it comes across and I think the whole thing is misplaced judgement wise.
As I posted, just my opinion... for what it's worth.
Ah, I understand now. If you don't want to support Jmack then just don't buy one of the clones. I have to say that at this point however, they're going to get made irregardless of whether or not they're "advertised" here. If I thought that Jmack was really doing something immoral then I wouldn't be communicating with him. I know he imports and sells the Microtech clones, but since the release of the "Mikov-tech", I've lost all sympathy for that company. Unless Microtech decides to start paying royalties to Mikov for stealing their design, then I simply don't care. I wouldn't do it myself, but it just doesn't bother me. They dug their own grave on that one.
In regards to the counterfeit Benchmades, Jmack has told me that he's not going to be buying them for resale, just a couple for his personal collection. I think that's a smart move considering all the attention that the thread he started is getting. I think that when he started that other thread, his intention was just to show off the knives, not sell them. If someone has information that tells me otherwise, then that will change things.
That being said, if the consensus of the forum is that they don't want this next generation of Rizzuto clones associated with the forum, I'll stop posting about them. I really hope that's not the case though, because like I said I'm really excited about seeing them materialize and I think this will be a fun process to share with the forum.
