Bass Pro with rusty Case knife in display??

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So we're on vacation down in Destin Florida..I walk in the local Bass Pro and check out the Case display..The first thing I notice is a nice trapper has rust spots on the blades..I only notice this on one knife in the display..Its right by the archery section and someone is building a bow right next to me..I say,,This one has been in here for a while its rusting up..He tells me that just makes them "more valuable" to old timers,, the blades turn differant colors..I said I think your talking about "patina" but this is rust spots...He said yea thats it,,patina...

Would any of you buy a new Case knife with rust speckles on the blades?
CD
 
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Nope I wouldn't. Patina is good. Active corrosion is bad. It would probably be easy to clean up but you won't know the extent of the damage until you try to clean it, at which point I'm not sure you could return it.
 
CellerDrummer said:
Would any of you buy a new Case knife with rust speckles on the blades?
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I would! I'd be all over that ........ assuming I got something knocked off the price. In fact, I'd prefer a "damaged" knife like this with a reduced price. You can get rid of rust specks with some spit and your thumb nail.

-- Mark
 
I ran into this at my local Bass Pro. It was a Case Texas jack that was still in its box, but was starting to rust.
 
mnblade said:
I would! I'd be all over that ........ assuming I got something knocked off the price. In fact, I'd prefer a "damaged" knife like this with a reduced price. You can get rid of rust specks with some spit and your thumb nail.

-- Mark
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^^This. Assuming the knife was adequately discounted as 'damaged' or 'second'. From the usually high retail prices in stores like this, I'd think they'd have to take at least 30-50% off. If so, I'd have no issues snapping it up. I've bought a lot of knives like this via the 'auction site', because they are so much cheaper. Little rust spots are easy to fix, as well as knives that might've had some 'sharpening' damage, or scratches/scuffs on bolsters as well.

If, on the other hand, the store was still attempting to sell it at regular price, I wouldn't touch it, and would likely lose respect for their business as well. I'd think Case would also frown on such practices, which I think might be viewed as misrepresentation of their products. Some customers may fault the brand/manufacturer for it, instead of the dealer.


David
 
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CellerDrummer said:
This guy was not knocking anything off the price...His exact words were that makes it 'more valuable'..
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This is exactly what would make me run (quickly) away from the dealer, and perhaps let Case know about how their products are being marketed.

I once saw a yellow Case Sod Buster Jr (CV) listed on the 'auction site', which was being advertised as an 'antique' or 'vintage' knife. The thing had been severely neglected, and had very deep rust/pitting all over it, which made it look 'old'. In reality, the pics revealed it had a post-2000 date stamp on the tang. I sent a message to the seller about it, and got no reply. Nor did they change their listing. It's sad that I can expect to see this occasionally from a seller on the 'bay, but it would be absolutely inexcusable in a retail setting as prominent as this one. It speaks volumes of the lack of knowledge on the dealer's part, and reflects badly on the manufacturer as well, even when it isn't their fault.


David
 
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Sure I'd buy it, but at a reduced price.

Did you ask him to knock anything off?

I look for flaws in a knife and more than once have had the price knocked down because of them. Sometimes I've sent it into the manufacturer and got the knife replaced. However, a good salesman will find you one w/o the flaw and only sell you the bad one if it's the last.
 
Wouldn't matter to me at all. Somewhere back in time I picked up a "rust eraser"----kind of like a big pencil eraser that would take that rust right off it. But, they should knock something off the price. It may be a hard item for them to sell in that condition.
 
CellerDrummer said:
This guy was not knocking anything off the price...His exact words were that makes it 'more valuable'..
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I don't want to defend lousy customer service, but it may be that in that store, it's a seller's market for Case knives. That flowed knife may have been purchased within a few hours.

A few years back I hit the Bass Pro in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I had a fist full of dollars and was primed and ready to handpick and buy a Case slipjoint. Well, they didn't have any of the models I was considering in stock. The guy told me that they can't keep 'em on the shelves, that their stock of Case sells out in no time. I was bummed about not being able to buy the knife I wanted, but heartened to know that A) an American manufacturer of traditional knives was moving a lot of product, and B) that there were a lot of like-minded guys and gals out there, carrying traditional knives. :thumbup:

-- Mark
 
I bought a Case Sodbuster at the Bass Pro Shop in Dania Beach Florida and the blade had surface rust. I was pissed but it came off pretty easily. This knife was not on display and when I took it out of the box it seemed brand-new and still wrapped in the waxed paper.
 
I was at a flea market in the boonies, and I saw an Opinel that had the finish on the wood coming off, a good size nick in the blade, no edge, and pitting all along the blade. It did still have most of its logo left on the handle, which was a modern one. The seller tried to tell me it was an antique knife, and asked for $10, no less. He said I could take it to a grinder and fix it right up. There was no way I could explain that it is just in really bad shape, and it made me sad, because I couldn't walk away with an Opinel that day.

Anyways, I would inform Case as well, because that is no way to introduce a first-time Case buyer to the brand.
Connor
 
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