As correct as that answer is, it's only half the poster's problem!

Fact is there has been a long running issue with emailing the Scrap Yard.

I sent an email regarding establishing my bona fides regarding been an intending first time purchaser of a Scrap Yard product (hopefully the Mud Puppy) on May 12. Three days later and failing to get any response I again emailed 'sales'. May 20th and still no response so this time I emailed to 'sales', 'patti' and also 'dan' again no reply.

On May 22, ten days after my first email, I decided to try a pm to Patti in the hope that would get an answer ... a bold step but one brought about by the frustration of knowing that the Scrap Yard Knife Company cares about its products and the folk who purchase them!

I received a reply from Patti to the pm on May 30 which said in part "Thanks for PM-ing me. I am finding out that some are having problems getting through."

Although I do not yet own one, I believe that Scrap Yard knives are amongst the best available and well worth the effort and wait to obtain one directly from the company. As I want a few other SC knives I guess will have to chance the secondary mark-up (market <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> ) sooner or later.