Ronnie,
That was a great method that Tom Clinton had.
I don't know of anyone who sent a knife back to him.
When I first started collecting Randalls, I met Tim Cameron at the PKA Show in Denver. Tim would have a table with Randalls all laid out. When he handed you one to look at, he would reorganize the knives so that you couldn't lay it back down. Tim learned from the best - Tom Clinton.