No problem Trav, don't worry about payment right now. Shoot me your shipping address and I'll send it on to CUTCO for refurbishment and have them forward it on to you. They usually need a couple weeks for turn-around anyway. I'd rather you see it before I take your hard-earned cash. The "ripples" really won't affect the effectiveness of the knife anyway, but I'd rather see how much of it comes out with a good sharpening. If'n you're not happy with it, you can just send it back to me. Howzzat?