Well....
About 6 weeks after the auction and waiting patiently I received a letter from Canada Border Services, prohibited importation unit...
Turns out the man is holding my fucking knives to "ensure admissibility". I have a neighbor in the import broker business and is going to try to help me fill out the claim to have them released to me as a "collectible" (the COA may actually be a help for me if it was included!).
My buddy did say not to get my hopes up though as he's not sure if a longer blade knife is actually exempt as a collectible but since it doesn't cost me anything it's worth a shot. He also mentioned if they are not released to me they will almost certainly be "destroyed"
So there just may be 2 less of these in the wild
iluvbitcoins is not responsible for any of this. I paid and he shipped as per our agreement and as far as I'm concerned he has filled his obligation to me 100%.
So unfortunately just an FYI if you happen to live in a restrictive country like Canada you may have problems importing these lovely pieces