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Post by theneckrubmancer on Nov 12, 2023 18:58:57 GMT
Does anyone have recent experience ordering from Lockwood Swords? I love the look of their thin-bladed type XVIIIb models (SL1014 and SL1009), but it seems like I can't find a single report online of a positive ordering experience. I know Alientude addresses his frustrations with Lockwood's communications in his review of the SL1014, and I'm hoping that Lockwood took the criticisms to heart and has made some recent improvements.
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Post by toddstratton1 on Nov 12, 2023 22:15:43 GMT
That was mostly before they changed the wait times on the site. He will get your sword done but it will be a long wait comparable to albion at the moment.he isn't the best at communicating updates. But he does make super high quality stuff.
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Post by kclee008 on Nov 12, 2023 23:25:43 GMT
I bought his version of the Brescia Spadona and scabbard. One of my favorite swords and like Todd said, excellent quality. That said, it took about 18 months (instead of 6) and I also gave him a lot of direct feedback about being more honest with himself and his customers about realistic wait times because he had a habit of saying he was further along than he really was. The usual “two weeks” and then two months would go by with no contact because he was far behind on other work. This was about the time he updated his website to be more in-line with his backlog. I would say that his quality is worth the wait and agree he will eventually get it done, but know it will take a while and if I actually wanted to get a hold of him I’d email and also call him. He’s usually respond after 2-3 attempts. If there was another sword I really liked of his and O couldn’t find it 2nd hand I would probably order from him again but with much less expectations of it being done by the estimated timeline.
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Post by theneckrubmancer on Nov 14, 2023 16:55:20 GMT
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I'm much more worried about Lockwood's communication than I am waiting period. I dunno, maybe I'll put up a longshot WTB add first and see if I can get what I'm looking for second hand before I order.
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Post by ranstone on Nov 22, 2023 12:50:15 GMT
When I contacted him about wait times, he responded to me in about 100 hours, which I think is quite fast all things considered.
Wait times is 12-14 months as of this time last year.
EDIT: If you do start a WTB, please review common scams beforehand. Since you're new, you'll instantly get an message from someone with a very generic name, telling you their friend has said sword and wants to sell it to you, providing their email.(Always a scam.)
Be patient, and check for red flags from sellers. If it's too good to be true, it's a scam. Good luck on your sword acquisition journey!
I got my dream sword here with a WTB, but it ended up taking just as long as if I'd commissioned it before one showed up here.(About a year.) I might have saved a few months, so yeah. Another person got theirs in a month.
But I'm getting off topic. Shop safe, shop smart, and patience pays off! It's worth it, I promise.
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Post by theneckrubmancer on Nov 25, 2023 1:34:32 GMT
When I contacted him about wait times, he responded to me in about 100 hours, which I think is quite fast all things considered. Wait times is 12-14 months as of this time last year. EDIT: If you do start a WTB, please review common scams beforehand. Since you're new, you'll instantly get an message from someone with a very generic name, telling you their friend has said sword and wants to sell it to you, providing their email.(Always a scam.) Be patient, and check for red flags from sellers. If it's too good to be true, it's a scam. Good luck on your sword acquisition journey! I got my dream sword here with a WTB, but it ended up taking just as long as if I'd commissioned it before one showed up here.(About a year.) I might have saved a few months, so yeah. Another person got theirs in a month. But I'm getting off topic. Shop safe, shop smart, and patience pays off! It's worth it, I promise. Thanks for the encouragement! This actually isn't my first WTB here- I got a beautiful Albion Vigil from juliuscaesar this past summer. But yeah, I got more than a couple scam responses asking me to email theirfriendmike@hotmail.com for pictures. Anyway, my WTB for the SL1014 just went up. Crossing my fingers that I can get lucky again.
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