[TaroBear]

Well, from a third party view, I'd say the odds of Dark intentionally ripping someone off is next to nil. I've had several dealings with him now, and he's on the level. Not only that, he takes pride in his work, and he understands his limitations. Now, as for nooblord, I've never had any dealings with you, but I've seen several threads now where renowned gundocs have criticized your techniques. Now, I'm not a gun doc, or even an expert in any way, but I've definitely seen at least one case where you told someone having trouble with a part to simply cut it off and forget about it. It doesn't take a genius to see that this isn't a good idea.

Maybe you're not intentionally doing it, but I guess some people are finding your methods unsatisfactory. Or maybe you've been wrongly accused. If you feel you have been, you better pony up the evidence, otherwise your reputation is going down the tank. This is a community that values the reputation of it's members, so your reputation should be important to you, if you value your position as a gun repairing professional. Otherwise, you wouldn't simply accuse other people of misrepresenting you.

If you do in fact release that your repair skills are not up to par, I think you'll gain much more respect if you simply own up to it, and learn from your more experienced peers.

I know I've seen something you had on sale in the classifieds, and didn't buy it because of your reputation, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. This isn't a personal attack on you in any way, just how I've seen this situation develop over the last several months, and multiple threads.