Sometime back a fellow on here was looking for some European Blue Jay wings. I had a pair and sent them to him free of charge and all I asked was for a couple of his creations in return. He kept in touch with me letting me know how things were going with the tying and he sent me a very nice selection of flies he had tied with them. I was very pleased with the way it turned out.
He wasn't asking for them free of charge, that was my doing.

If he had been someone who had just registered on FAOL and that very same day was asking for something free I think I would have been a little suspicious. I guess sometimes you just have to go with your gut feeling on these things.

Rocky