Review of ashcraft baker. Buyer BEWARE!!!

[leekellerking]

He's back!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/394380073955553/

And he has promised to make things right for at least one buyer.

I will withhold judgment.

Leif
Proud owner of an Ironmonger munitions bascinet.

[herrhauptmann]

Proud owner of an Ironmonger munitions bascinet.

I dunno, even a 'munitions' hat from Ironmonger is pretty damn nice. I'd trust it over a 'very high quality' A/B any day.

[Swete]

Just reviving the evil zombie horse so it can be beaten once again.

[Caius705]

Just reviving the evil zombie horse so it can be beaten once again.

^This guy, I like the way he thinks.

[MJBlazek]

It is fairly obvious he has an Etsy shop now under the name of steamfellow

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Steamfellow?ref=seller_info

[Laiodheach the Bear]

Bought some gauntlet thumbs from him last week. Got them today. No complaint on my part. :p

[Brennainn]

If people keep writing stuff like that for a few years, I will stop telling people to stay away for money reasons.

[Swete]

Awaken ye beast of dreadful shape and form whose gaping maw devours the wealth of the unknowing!

[Kilian_the_warlike]

Just thought I'd share this from his standalone, Weebly site.

[herrhauptmann]

Bump in response to this thread. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=165117

It seems he might be in the process of making good, but lets see if that continues before we stop bumping this.

[Klaus the Red]

I think he's reared his head again on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCA-Larrp-Armor ... 3719924%26

[EnderPC]

Bump.
Because I actually heard a newbie talking about buying from Ashcraft at a fighter practice. We talked to him and told him to check this thread out.

[Laiodheach the Bear]

Am I the only one that noticed the website is gone.

[dannyh]

I bought a couple of items from Ashcraft back in June. A Helm, Gauntlets and a Gorget. He will not answer my emails and since his site is down i dont know how else to get a hold of him. I need my stuff or my money back now. what do i do?

[The Iron Dwarf]

first read this entire thread.
you could take legal action against him
you could ask those here to do what they can
or you could wait in the hope that hell freezes over

looks like those on the list are not getting items owed for years and he is still doing the same now.

maybe the only thing that will get action will be a mob with flaming torches and pitchforks

[muttman]

I really wish people would stop recommending AB to newbies. Ar least three times last year I talked new folks out of going there for gear when they said "(so and so) said I should get my (whatever) from there"

[AlinetheCook]

I bought a couple of items from Ashcraft back in June. A Helm, Gauntlets and a Gorget. He will not answer my emails and since his site is down i dont know how else to get a hold of him. I need my stuff or my money back now. what do i do?

For this merchant, and others like him, whom you have made purchases from over the internet, you can also file complaints with the USDOJ for the internet equivalent of wire fraud. http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/internet/

I am sorry this happened to you.

Aline

[Md02geist]

If you paid via paypal or credit card, initiate a funds reversal.

[Joseph]

I really wish people would stop recommending AB to newbies. Ar least three times last year I talked new folks out of going there for gear when they said "(so and so) said I should get my (whatever) from there"

For as tech savvy as the SCA seems to be, it always runs on piss poor hand me down information via people who usually never bought armor from AB in the first place.
Watching bad information pour into the ears of new fighters on where and want to buy gear infuriates me.

[Foxman]

I still cringe everytime I see this thread come up - best of luck getting your money back.

[Corcran mac Diarmata]

I always tell newbies (I'm the local KM) to check with me or another experienced fighter before buying anything. That way we can tell them which merchants to avoid, and/or what armour they need, or can wait on.

[herrhauptmann]

Ba-bump.

So MJBlazek says up above that A/B has an etsy shop as 'steamfellow.'
Are there any other business names he's actively using? (Had an ad show up on facebook and my kneejerk reaction was that it was A/B under a new name.)

[Cryptos]

Up, Up and Away with ye scoundrel!

[Roland Brokentooth]

bump...new guy asked about them the other day.

[Johann Lederer]

FYI...His armor is still being advertized on the renstore.com

[The Iron Dwarf]

maybe A B should team up with Blankenshield

[Swete]

A reminder of the dangers of Ashcraft and Baker. Arise! Arise!

[Roland Brokentooth]

I yearn for the day when this thread can at last have peace, alas that is not this day.

[Swete]

I forgot they were still around until I had to steer a newbie away last week.

[Jeff J]

Braaaaiiiinzzzzz

[Domingo]

we haven't seen this in a while. here's a bump so we don't hear about it soon.

[olliemg]

ya know, my only complaint with them is that the edges on my demis they made aren't rolled. so now the cuffs are a bit of a wonky oblong shape, 6 years later