Canadian border crossing (manix2)

marcus52AR

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So it's been quite a while since I bought a folder from the states. The last one I bought was a shirogorov, I ended up needing to make a trip to pick up in person. Long story, bad experience. June 2016

So I ordered a cf manix 2 on Jan 12th, figured it should be in by now.. sure enough I checked the tracking, and on the 17th it reads. "Item has arrived in Canada and has been sent for further processing". Hasn't been any updates since.

I'm not sure if it's just business as usual or if they're up to some more shenanigans. Manix2 definitely fits Canadian knife laws, unless someone is going to strong arm swing it and claim "gravity".

Just wondering how you other canucks are doing with out of country knives? Personally not going to bother purchasing any more flippers from down south. I thought I was in the clear with the manix.

I will update when I get more info.
 
Any time you order knives into Canada you should tell the seller to crank down the pivot as tight as possible before shipping it. So tight you can barely open the knife. This is what the guys who own my local knife shop in Toronto told me they ask their suppliers to do when ordering. Since they started asking for this they have had almost no problems getting any folders across.
 
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My Massdrop Manix 2 XL breezed through.

Sometimes knife sized packages get miss-sorted or even lost as they circulate on belts and can fall off or behind. Some of the stuff I've seen lost would boggle your mind (not stolen, just lost stolen stuff is another story).

5 days seems like a long time to sit but then we are dealing with the federal government. They can be a bit slower at times. I've had knives spend a couple weeks with the CBSA and still clear fine.
 
I have heard this as well (pivot tension). I was under the impression that the manix wasn't exactly a free dropper. I've never owned one and I thought the BB lock creates resistance when opening and closing. Kind of similar to a traditional back lock.

I didn't even think to ask to have the pivot cranked down. I thought it was a non issue. Hopefully that's the case.
 
As the Manix is not on any type of restricted list it should get through. Hopefully the guy looking at it isn't trying to figure out a way he can keep it for himself.

From now on though absolutely tell them to crank down those pivots.
 
I've never had any issues with purchases from the states. maybe i got lucky. Ive ordered at lease 12 flippers or assisted knives with no issues. I would guess that I've shipped prob 80-100 folders over the border without issue. Ive heard the horror stories and have no doubt that most of them are true. Ive be lucky enough to dodge the customs bullets. I usually expect 3 weeks from the time i order it till the day it arrives.
 
I went on a good streak for a couple of years, no issues and for the most part very breezy. I don't know if I'm under more scrutiny now that I have attempted to import "prohibited items". Hopefully I'm just being a worry wort and it's all good.

More so was curious how you other knife nuts were doing at the border crossing. And if anyone experienced something similar recently.
 
I've ordered a few items from the states as of late including a slipjoint knife, (perfectly fine in Canada). They have all sat in customs for at least 3 days before clearing, then at least one full day after that before continuing on. I wouldn't be too worried yet.
 
marcus52AR said:
I have heard this as well (pivot tension). I was under the impression that the manix wasn't exactly a free dropper. I've never owned one and I thought the BB lock creates resistance when opening and closing. Kind of similar to a traditional back lock.

I didn't even think to ask to have the pivot cranked down. I thought it was a non issue. Hopefully that's the case.
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Mine is the second easiest dropping Spyderco I have behind my PM2. I was very surprised.
 
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Thx spyderg, I was thinking it was common. It's been a while since I ordered U.S.
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It's frustrating. USPS sends my packages on cross country tours of the U.S. for a week or more before it comes to the border , then Cpost holds them for days on end before releasing them. I've got a pair of custom printed drumsticks for the wife being inspected by customs for 5 days now!
 
Yup.. day 5 without any movement on the tracking. I'm guessing Monday things will start to move.


Your post reminds me of a hinderer scale I bought from Alaska. It went south to the states and then far east before heading north, than finally to mid Canada.

The longest tracking list I've ever seen.
 
Nothing yet.. I had my fingers crossed that I might find it in the mail. No updates to the tracking information either.

Some say 2-3 weeks in the inspection process can be expected.
 
Still no update...

Estimated delivery time of 3-7 days (January 12th) tmw will be 10 days with the manix not even clearing customs!

Oh well, I kind of enjoy the anticipation... to a point. I will update once this puppy starts moving.
 
Sometimes I am unable to track the package after it crosses the border. But I have never had a problem getting a legal knife over.
 
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Sometimes I am unable to track the package after it crosses the border. But I have never had a problem getting a legal knife over.
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I generally hadn't given it a second thought when I ordered it, now I can just picture a customs agent inspecting it.... looking over at the parameters they follow.... looking at it again... Haha

The last legal knife I brought over involved a road trip to the US and a 30min discussion with FOUR CBSA agents and I had the prohibited items law printed out on 8×10 black and white in hand. I'm allowed to be a little apprehensive on this one. There's Canadian knife laws and then there's CBSA "knife laws".
 
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