Both Susan and I started Held's Discount Knives in 1997. We started selling both Puma Knives and Coast Cutlery Products at Gun and Knife Shows throughout the Pacific Northwest and at shows in Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee. We also sold our products at the O'loughlin's Sportsmen's Shows in the Northwest. Our business grew rapidly and we decided to sell our products on the Internet. We started selling on e-Bay on March 29, 2000 http://stores.ebay.com/Helds-Discount-Knives and we are very excited about the excellent reputation that we have earned from our buyers on e-Bay. We take great pride in "Customer Satisfaction" as indicted with the number of positive comments that we have received, over the years.

Susan is a Native American and a registered member of the Winnebago Tribe and is a retired registered nurse. She grew up in Oregon, attended Willamette University in Oregon and graduated from the University of Oregon Nursing School. I also grew up in Oregon and I graduated from Lewis and Clark College, where I played football, baseball and was on the wrestling team. Upon graduation, I played professional baseball with the Cincinnati Reds Organization for two years, was a high school teacher and coach and was a motivational speaker for Motivation Unlimited.

We have a farm in Oregon, which is located on the edge of the Mt. Hood National Forest, where we raise horses, buffalo, cows, chickens, dogs, cats and rabbits. We have four adult children; two sons who are Portland Firefighters, a son that is a Major in the Army and a daughter who is a Nurse Practitioner.

Thanks for reading the above information about us and we are looking forward to doing business with you in the near future. George and Susan Held

                                              MY PLEDGE TO YOU

Thank you very much for looking at our products. I have been selling on eBay since March of 2000 and I am very proud to be an eBay Seller. If you have any doubts at all or concerns about ordering from me, please contact me by email (sales@pumaknives.com)or call me at 1.800.818.7862 and I will discuss your concerns. We do everything possible to give you an excellent selection of our products, at great prices. We have an excellent shipping department and my No. 1 Goal is "Customer Satisfaction". Thank you, Susan Held