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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jun 30, 2021 19:58:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 22:19:44 GMT
A crooked guard is a crooked guard.
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Post by dotrom on Jun 30, 2021 22:29:31 GMT
Ronin has some good points. Not quite sure what they were...
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jul 1, 2021 18:21:28 GMT
If it were me, I'd chalk this up to a reasonably cheap lesson. But my opinions, based purely on what I have read.
Communication. Had the OP handled it differently, the typical outcome from Ronin is...keep it and we'll ship a new one. Had it been me, the FIRST place I'd look is the boxes etc, to ensure it was shipped that way. Then, if I had not read them, I'd look at the return policy. After that, it's up to how clearly you communicate etc. You may have done all this, or just some.
Truly, your experience is valid, and great info. It gives the community a way to possibly track trends.
But I'm not sure I could have handled it better myself. I can say, Ronin has always been a solid vendor for many of us.
Just my .02
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Post by Dandelion on Jul 1, 2021 21:27:43 GMT
Holger at the keyboard again? Anyway, the DSA saga has been rinse and repeat for many years, including the occasional visits showing no large scale forging. Add to the facts that when Robert Marks was fronting for DSA in 2013/2014, he fully admitted on a deleted myArmoury thread that sword blanks were being brought in through the US. Not long after my mentioning DSA could produce a "Day in the Life" video, ala Albion, DSA did publish a video with a disclaimer it wasn't posted to prove anything. sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/41503/presenting-quot-life-darksword-armorySince this is a Ronin review, what say we leave DSA out of the context of this review? Not only is it repetitive narrations regarding DSA, it becomes rather apparent some would rather dwell on the DSA controversy than discuss Ronin as its own entity. I apologize if this is actually Dandelion (who entered saying she would only post in the classifieds, then got bored not posting elsewhere) but THESE EXAMPLES OF EXPRESSION read a whole lot more like Holger at both the SBG facebook group and myArmoury. Why not just release Holger to post, or re-register? There is no reason to have a double standard and allow him in the fb group and not here. At any rate, why let a review become a mosh pit? The same with classified ads. I typically don't post to reviews if I don't have something constructive to write. In this case, I can only write that SBG has not learned much in its 15-16 years of operation. Cheers GC No, sir - he is NOT at the keyboard again! Women have brains as well, you know? We too LEARN; and we especially know bullsh*t whn we see/hear/read it... its a special ladies thing! Truth is he is in the FB group, and he seems just feeling OK there. He is even admin in another FB group, can you imagine that? And he has all hands full keeping "pakistamascus" (his name for the stuff, not mine) sellers and other super smiths from the group...
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Post by treeslicer on Jul 2, 2021 0:07:56 GMT
Ronin has some good points. Edges too? Just checking.
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Post by snubnoze on Jul 2, 2021 1:40:40 GMT
Ronin has some good points. Edges too? Just checking. No secondary bevel is certainly a plus for a sword in this price range...
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