^^^ hahaha.......I've been here a long time and seen the input that other vendors have shared. However, those vendors were not selling their products directly to you, were they? I understand what is going on. Long before there was Sparx, there were plenty of other in home automatic sharpeners. I'm not going to rehash old news on that front. I just see a different dynamic here that's all. Now that I've got your attention, I don't expect anything to change. No worries on my part. Guys like jimmy, oldtrainer, and myself confidently stand behind our work and knowledge in sharpening. Carry on.