And its that caveat that I'm interested in. He's fixing the wrong that's been done to me. I posted here to see if others go to him to get their wrongs righted.

And I absolutely agree. I don't want any newbies being ripped off, and I've warned many away from him. I'm fairly certain that the kind of business practice you're suggesting is highly illegal in the States, I'm not sure, I haven't taken my Business Law classes yet. I want to see what happens with t...

I can't speak to what is going on in his heart or in his mind. What I can say, right now, is this - 1) Comparing the e-mails I sent and received last year and this, I'm dealing with different people. The tone, syntax, and degree of formality has shifted. 2) Ashcraft-Baker Armory is now Ashcraft Armo...

Ordering from AB is taking a chance with your money. If your cool with that great. Just know that is what your doing. I actually still point people toward AB for one thing. Hilts. 3 hilts for 30$ is about the best deal out there. They aint pretty but they work and if they never come in i'm only out...

Indeed. And had I not gotten reasons(tm)*, I wouldn't consider it. But, there are far too many variables that have changed. I believe in the second chance, should someone strive to earn it. Kelly Ashcraft has sent me the tracking number to my package today, and its on its way here. It looks like thi...

I'm not paying anything on this second chance, so why not give it to him? Trust me, I'm not saying that he's solid in my book. I'd written this money off , if he provides awesome. If not, I lose nothing . By having to write it off, you'd already lost, correct? If he doesn't come through this time, ...

I received an e-mail tonight, letting me know that my order is being shipped tomorrow. He seems to be making an effort to correct things, and that goes a long way.

I'm not paying anything on this second chance, so why not give it to him?

Trust me, I'm not saying that he's solid in my book. I'd written this money off, if he provides awesome. If not, I lose nothing.

Oh, I'm not expecting much, but that will make things all the much sweeter if he can pull it off. And yeah, that change in the name is one thing that I've noticed and had explained by reasons. (Its not my place to discuss them, but they are reasons and they are worthy of some leeway.) As far as the ...

He did respond to my e-mail regarding a year old order that never was filled, with a reasonable explanation as to why it wasn't filled as well as some of the changes that I've noticed on the site. If my order is filled in a (schedule adjusted for reasons) timely manner and the quality has returned t...

I thought we might be free, as his e-mail address seemed to be disconnected. But, he just re-vamped his site. Its very pretty now, it seems he's gearing up for more business.

I don't think that I want to know...

So you went home, found the url to this thread and gave it to both of them, yes?

I'm just gonna bump this up with my own anecdote. One year ago tomorrow, I ordered some hilts. I'm not a heavy fighter, not now at the very least, but I enjoy doing woodwork and was working on some shields and whatnot for a few of the other newbies. I figured some cheap hilts that could be used on p...