Comeuppance
Fixed Blade EDC Emisssary
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I'm starting fresh, keeping only my day-old Kizer and my used-and-already-cheap-so-why-bother-selling-it Cold Steel Tuff Lite. I'll be giving a good chunk of this money to my parents to help with their debt (which, incidentally, is why I've had to postpone my knifemaking endeavors indefinitely), and I'll have the rest to play with.
The terms of sale:
READ THIS BEFORE YOU SEND ME A TRADE OFFER:
No serrations, no assisted knives, no knives with recurves or cutting surfaces under 3.25"
No fixed blades, no lefty folders, no folders without pocket clips, no folders without locks
No SOG, Ka-Bar, Svord, Strider, or Emerson
None of the following steels: 8/9Cr13MoV, 440A/B/C, AUS8, Mystery stainless, 12C27
I hope that didn't seem too harsh, but I've done this a few times and this just seems to make it considerably smoother for all involved parties. No surprises, no misunderstandings, no confusion.
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All knives come with box and papers unless otherwise stated. For the sake of Photobucket bandwidth and thread size consolidation, I have one picture up for each knife and then an album link with more pictures (centering, lockside, lockup, etc). Some pictures have been brightened to better show the lockup and centering.
Please keep in mind that I am basically on call with my current job. I probably won't be able to ship anything until tomorrow at the earliest. This also means responses will likely be very delayed, so please be patient.
Zero Tolerance 0200KW:$110 / 113.9 goods SOLD
Literally brand new and mint in box. Only out for inspection and pictures. Perfect lockup, fantastic and smooth effortless flipping action, dead center, laser sharp. Only problem with it is that it is a full half inch over the legal carry limit in Denver.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/0200
Zero Tolerance 0350 De-Assisted:$80 / 82.8 goods SOLD
LNIB, second owner, appears unused. Centered, flips and locks up perfectly. Very smooth, too. This is as perfect as a de-assisted 0350 gets. Does not come with the spring, but Kai will send you one for free if you call them. Don't do it, you fool! It's already perfect!
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/0350
Zero Tolerance 0561BW:$175 / 181.2 goods SOLD
Scale swapped with an 0560, which was then sold. Re-profiled to 30 degrees inclusive, stupid sharp, carried often but very rarely used. Lockbar stabilizer has been lightly polished and then anodized bronze. Blade is a hair off center, but the lockup is perfect and the flipping action is, quite honestly, better than I have seen on any of the seven 056Xs I have handled. Pivot is so smooth you won't believe it.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/0561BW
Brous Bionic:$100 / 103.5 goods SOLD
Re-profiled to 30 degrees inclusive. Used but never abused. Some of the annodization has come off of the shoulders of the handle. Blade is centered when closed, locks up tight, and has very smooth pivot action. Great flipper, great knife, great price!
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Bionic
Hogue EX-02 3.35":$90 / 93.2 goods SOLD
Reprofiled main edge to 30 degrees inclusive, left tanto edge at the 40 degree angle it was for a little added strength, but ground behind the tanto's main edge at 30 degrees inclusive to make it a little better of a cutter. Flips hard and fast, locks up tight, centered when closed.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX02BLK
Hogue EX-02 3.75" Satin / Blue:$175 / 181.2 goods TRADED
I've yet to see anyone else with one of these Blade 2013 table-exclusive knives. Used but never abused, sharpened by Big Chris, used once or twice on light tasks afterwards - so it is still absolutely ridiculously sharp. Pocket clip has been anodized a gold-bronze, lockup is tight and the flipping action is very smooth and effortless. Blade is centered. No box with this one - comes in a Hogue zippered pouch.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX02BLUE
Hogue EX-02 3.75":$130 / 134.6 goods SOLD
Carried a couple times, cut some tape, might have cut a little cardboard, but it's really LNIB. The only detectable wear is on the pocket clip, but everything else is perfect. Still razor sharp from the factory, with perfect flipping action, lockup, and centering.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX02BLK375
Hogue EX-04 3.5":$145 / 150.1 goods TRADED
Carried twice, never used, no wear, perfect lockup, EXTREMELY smooth pivot and intimidatingly sharp blade.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX04
Spyderco Gayle Bradley:$100 / 103.5 goods SOLD
Carried often, occasionally used. Reprofiled to 30 degrees inclusive (seeing a trend here?). Centered, perfect lockup, and ridiculously smooth pivot. A small relief on the presentation side liner has been professionally added to make the lock easier to access. There are some marks on the blade from use, because, well, you have to use this knife at every opportunity you get. It'll stab you in your sleep if you don't.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Gayle Bradley
Spyderco Southard:$215 / 222.5 goods RELISTED
Literally brand new in box. Perfect everything. Never used, never sharpened, never carried, never even put it in my pocket. It has spent a grand total of five minutes out of the box: Two minutes of inspection and three minutes of picture taking.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Southard
Spyderco Military Carbon Fiber / M390 Acid Stonewash:$275 / 284.7 goods SOLD
Smooth, snappy, perfect lockup, mirrored razor sharp edge, dead center, acidwashed hardware. Again, just too big to legally carry. No box; comes in a zippered padded case.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/MilitaryM390
Kershaw 1910RED RAM:$90 / 93.15 goods SOLD
See the description of the Southard. Just can't bring myself to carry it.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/RAM
Kershaw Zing:$25 / 25.9 goods SOLD
Carried and used, factory edge carefully touched up with my Wicked Edge. This is an incredible flipper with tight lockup and perfect centering. I guarantee you will not find a better flipper for under $40. Seriously.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Zing
Bundle:$60 / 62.10 goods SOLD
3/4 of these do not come with their packaging because of how ridiculously big the box would have to be to ship them in, and the shipping alone would make it not worth it. Besides, none of these are mint collector's pieces.
- Sog Snarl, unused but reprofiled on my Wicked Edge. Comes with still-sealed bead chain for neck carry. Note: When re-profiling, the thickness of the blade stock kept the stones from reaching the bottom 1/15th or so of the blade, so that remains at the factory edge. No box on this one, because the box is seriously almost the size of my laptop.
- Boker Plus MA-2, unused but reprofiled to 30 degrees on my Wicked Edge. This is chisel ground and REALLY REALLY REALLY SHARP. Really cool concept and execution all around. Comes with the box.
- Ka-Bar BK11 with TDI clip, re-profiled blah blah 30 blah. Cut a little cardboard with it before reprofiling, and have not used it since. No box on this one, as the box is huge.
- Svord Peasant, my guinea pig knife. Stonewashed it, decided against it, satin finished it, first knife I re-profiled on the wicked edge, and I have not used it since I started tinkering with it. Overall, very little metal was actually taken off, but it's certainly far from new. I don't think there was ever a box for this.
The terms of sale:
- No lowball offers. That doesn't mean "I know you said no low offers, but" - it means no lowball offers. The reason for this is twofold; my PM inbox will fill up in about two minutes with ridiculous offers, and they're already at pretty good prices. Besides, I'm trying to raise money here
- All items are listed with prices that assume paypal gift and include priority shipping with tracking. If you want to use Goods and Services (which is perfectly reasonable!) please add 3.5%. If you send payment via paypal goods without adding 3.5%, I will refund the money minus the 3.5% that is automatically deducted and impossible for me to otherwise get back if I refund the full amount. (Basically, refunding a paypal goods payment in full costs me the 3.5%. I've been burned on this in the past, and it's happened way too many times.)
- I do not accept personal checks or money orders. Paypal only.
- ConUS only. Please refer to your local laws. 18 and older only.
- The first "I'll take it" followed by an email/PM gets it. If there isn't a post saying "I'll take it", the item is still available unless otherwise noted, so go ahead and send me an email/PM. Emails are far and away the most preferred method of communication.
READ THIS BEFORE YOU SEND ME A TRADE OFFER:
No serrations, no assisted knives, no knives with recurves or cutting surfaces under 3.25"
No fixed blades, no lefty folders, no folders without pocket clips, no folders without locks
No SOG, Ka-Bar, Svord, Strider, or Emerson
None of the following steels: 8/9Cr13MoV, 440A/B/C, AUS8, Mystery stainless, 12C27
I hope that didn't seem too harsh, but I've done this a few times and this just seems to make it considerably smoother for all involved parties. No surprises, no misunderstandings, no confusion.
--
All knives come with box and papers unless otherwise stated. For the sake of Photobucket bandwidth and thread size consolidation, I have one picture up for each knife and then an album link with more pictures (centering, lockside, lockup, etc). Some pictures have been brightened to better show the lockup and centering.
Please keep in mind that I am basically on call with my current job. I probably won't be able to ship anything until tomorrow at the earliest. This also means responses will likely be very delayed, so please be patient.
Zero Tolerance 0200KW:
Literally brand new and mint in box. Only out for inspection and pictures. Perfect lockup, fantastic and smooth effortless flipping action, dead center, laser sharp. Only problem with it is that it is a full half inch over the legal carry limit in Denver.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/0200
Zero Tolerance 0350 De-Assisted:
LNIB, second owner, appears unused. Centered, flips and locks up perfectly. Very smooth, too. This is as perfect as a de-assisted 0350 gets. Does not come with the spring, but Kai will send you one for free if you call them. Don't do it, you fool! It's already perfect!
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/0350
Zero Tolerance 0561BW:
Scale swapped with an 0560, which was then sold. Re-profiled to 30 degrees inclusive, stupid sharp, carried often but very rarely used. Lockbar stabilizer has been lightly polished and then anodized bronze. Blade is a hair off center, but the lockup is perfect and the flipping action is, quite honestly, better than I have seen on any of the seven 056Xs I have handled. Pivot is so smooth you won't believe it.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/0561BW
Brous Bionic:
Re-profiled to 30 degrees inclusive. Used but never abused. Some of the annodization has come off of the shoulders of the handle. Blade is centered when closed, locks up tight, and has very smooth pivot action. Great flipper, great knife, great price!
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Bionic
Hogue EX-02 3.35":
Reprofiled main edge to 30 degrees inclusive, left tanto edge at the 40 degree angle it was for a little added strength, but ground behind the tanto's main edge at 30 degrees inclusive to make it a little better of a cutter. Flips hard and fast, locks up tight, centered when closed.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX02BLK
Hogue EX-02 3.75" Satin / Blue:
I've yet to see anyone else with one of these Blade 2013 table-exclusive knives. Used but never abused, sharpened by Big Chris, used once or twice on light tasks afterwards - so it is still absolutely ridiculously sharp. Pocket clip has been anodized a gold-bronze, lockup is tight and the flipping action is very smooth and effortless. Blade is centered. No box with this one - comes in a Hogue zippered pouch.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX02BLUE
Hogue EX-02 3.75":
Carried a couple times, cut some tape, might have cut a little cardboard, but it's really LNIB. The only detectable wear is on the pocket clip, but everything else is perfect. Still razor sharp from the factory, with perfect flipping action, lockup, and centering.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX02BLK375
Hogue EX-04 3.5":
Carried twice, never used, no wear, perfect lockup, EXTREMELY smooth pivot and intimidatingly sharp blade.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/EX04
Spyderco Gayle Bradley:
Carried often, occasionally used. Reprofiled to 30 degrees inclusive (seeing a trend here?). Centered, perfect lockup, and ridiculously smooth pivot. A small relief on the presentation side liner has been professionally added to make the lock easier to access. There are some marks on the blade from use, because, well, you have to use this knife at every opportunity you get. It'll stab you in your sleep if you don't.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Gayle Bradley
Spyderco Southard:
Literally brand new in box. Perfect everything. Never used, never sharpened, never carried, never even put it in my pocket. It has spent a grand total of five minutes out of the box: Two minutes of inspection and three minutes of picture taking.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Southard
Spyderco Military Carbon Fiber / M390 Acid Stonewash:
Smooth, snappy, perfect lockup, mirrored razor sharp edge, dead center, acidwashed hardware. Again, just too big to legally carry. No box; comes in a zippered padded case.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/MilitaryM390
Kershaw 1910RED RAM:
See the description of the Southard. Just can't bring myself to carry it.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/RAM
Kershaw Zing:
Carried and used, factory edge carefully touched up with my Wicked Edge. This is an incredible flipper with tight lockup and perfect centering. I guarantee you will not find a better flipper for under $40. Seriously.
Album: http://s20.photobucket.com/user/gorgatun/library/Reboot/Zing
Bundle:
3/4 of these do not come with their packaging because of how ridiculously big the box would have to be to ship them in, and the shipping alone would make it not worth it. Besides, none of these are mint collector's pieces.
- Sog Snarl, unused but reprofiled on my Wicked Edge. Comes with still-sealed bead chain for neck carry. Note: When re-profiling, the thickness of the blade stock kept the stones from reaching the bottom 1/15th or so of the blade, so that remains at the factory edge. No box on this one, because the box is seriously almost the size of my laptop.
- Boker Plus MA-2, unused but reprofiled to 30 degrees on my Wicked Edge. This is chisel ground and REALLY REALLY REALLY SHARP. Really cool concept and execution all around. Comes with the box.
- Ka-Bar BK11 with TDI clip, re-profiled blah blah 30 blah. Cut a little cardboard with it before reprofiling, and have not used it since. No box on this one, as the box is huge.
- Svord Peasant, my guinea pig knife. Stonewashed it, decided against it, satin finished it, first knife I re-profiled on the wicked edge, and I have not used it since I started tinkering with it. Overall, very little metal was actually taken off, but it's certainly far from new. I don't think there was ever a box for this.
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