Chris Reeve cracked my blade. Your opinion please

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ssblood said:
This is a rather silly statement to make. It will not become a he is going to get nothing situation. If that were to happen it would be extremely bad for business.
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I dont see it affecting his business one bit. CRK is taking care of it the way any reputable business would and I dont see what the big deal is. Its not CRK's responsibility to make sure the owner comes out ahead with a profit based on secondary market values. I think CRK owes him shipping since it never should of left the factory that way but thats absolutely it. I get the feeling the OP is expecting a brand new BG42 Regular from his tone and thats not realistic.
 
You obviously failed to read what I quoted. The above poster said he needed to be happy with the S30V before he got nothing. That should not happen regardless and if it were to happen that would definitely have an effect on some people, even if just a few.

I think he is owed some sort of apology for his knife coming back broken and them not catching it.
 
We used to have a rather charming red enamelled stove top kettle, not cheap or easy to find and certainly out of production

A friend of ours accidentally knocked it off the stove and it put a huge dent in it, quite unexpectedly, and knocked off a lot of the enamel. Irreparable

They didn't offer money or a substitute they just went out of their way to find a replacement for it.

CRK busted someones rather prize knife, claiming expertise in the field, not warning of risks, and ... well, you go read the warranty section on the site

There are plenty of replacement BG42 blades out there, and they should be going out of their way on this.
 
I appreciate the comments but be careful not to make yourself out to be a God and read my heart.

The only reason anything was said about new one is a dealer said that's what I should get.

Just so you get it straight I have told Chris Reeve in a email earlier today that when knife is sold up to half will be given to charity. If they decided to to give me a new one even though I don't expect that, it would be sold here on forum and half would go to make somebody a better Christmas and I would prove it.

Please stick with the question primarily asked about value.

Chris Reeve is working very nicely with me at the moment and I expect all will be well.

Thanks to the many comments on value.
 
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As a BG42 owner, I feel your pain. Its a great blade and no longer in production. Not much you can do but take the new S30v blade and keep using the BG42 until its no longer performing, then put the new blade to use.
 
Here is what I gather so far:
OP sent a blade that is of limited availability for modification work to the manufacturer.
Manufacturer completed work, and damaged the blade during the repair.
An error was made sending the knife out that way.
The manufacturer made an offer to correct the problem to the best of their current ability.

Unfortunately, BG42 is in short supply these days and I highly doubt that a replacement blade with the same steel would be made just for this occassion. Based on the options offered, the OP just needs to make a decision. Things happen, no one is perfect. Remember the saying, "Cape does not enable user to fly.". Take a new blade and continue using your knife, or keep the broken blade and use it until you fully destroy it.
 
RevDevil said:
Here is what I gather so far:
OP sent a blade that is of limited availability for modification work to the manufacturer.
Manufacturer completed work, and damaged the blade during the repair.
An error was made sending the knife out that way.
The manufacturer made an offer to correct the problem to the best of their current ability.

Unfortunately, BG42 is in short supply these days and I highly doubt that a replacement blade with the same steel would be made just for this occassion. Based on the options offered, the OP just needs to make a decision. Things happen, no one is perfect. Remember the saying, "Cape does not enable user to fly.". Take a new blade and continue using your knife, or keep the broken blade and use it until you fully destroy it.
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Pretty much. I'd definitely see if it were a possibility that I could get S35VN instead of S30V as a good compromise if it were available in the blade style.

OP, I've never made money on a knife I've sold. I've used them and when I was tired of them they were sold for a fair used value. A LE new in the box yearly Sebenza is an investment. The Umnumzaan in my pocket in new condition may be worth a lot more than I paid in 10 years being that is the original style with the small cut out, etc. It will still be a used knife that I originally never intended to be an investment.
I do hope you come to a satisfactory outcome but as RevDevil said, the blades just really aren't still available. Maybe see if you can get a deal on a damascus blade for the knife. That would still turn a profit.
 
let them find a new BG-42 blade for you. I am sure they have one laying in their collection case.


They obviuosly don't want to hand it over, WHY? ..because they know its value!
 
RevDevil said:
Here is what I gather so far:
OP sent a blade that is of limited availability for modification work to the manufacturer.
Manufacturer completed work, and damaged the blade during the repair.
An error was made sending the knife out that way.
The manufacturer made an offer to correct the problem to the best of their current ability.

Unfortunately, BG42 is in short supply these days and I highly doubt that a replacement blade with the same steel would be made just for this occassion. Based on the options offered, the OP just needs to make a decision. Things happen, no one is perfect. Remember the saying, "Cape does not enable user to fly.". Take a new blade and continue using your knife, or keep the broken blade and use it until you fully destroy it.
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I think you left one thing out. I think they knew there was a crack and sent it back hoping the owner would not notice right away.
 
Were you informed of the risk like JNewell when you were sending the knife in? If so, then I assume you were also aware of what the fix would be so there's nothing to dispute regardless of any possible value loss.
 
andre1 you might want to lock this thread down.
 
I've had an issue with CRK and never jump to defend them but I highly doubt this was done to try to cheat the OP. It's a business, I'm sure they are just trying to turn things around and get them back to the owner as fast as possible and this just happened to not be noticed. To suggest otherwise is just silly.
 
ssblood said:
You obviously failed to read what I quoted. The above poster said he needed to be happy with the S30V before he got nothing. That should not happen regardless and if it were to happen that would definitely have an effect on some people, even if just a few.

I think he is owed some sort of apology for his knife coming back broken and them not catching it.
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you do know when CRC does a double lug he advises cracking can occur,so the risk is there he really owes him nothing,if i say to you the knife will crack,and you say do it and it cracks i am liable horse sh t..
 
andre1 said:
I appreciate the comments but be careful not to make yourself out to be a God and read my heart.

The only reason anything was said about new one is a dealer said that's what I should get.

Just so you get it straight I have told Chris Reeve in a email earlier today that when knife is sold up to half will be given to charity. If they decided to to give me a new one even though I don't expect that, it would be sold here on forum and half would go to make somebody a better Christmas and I would prove it.

Please stick with the question primarily asked about value.

Chris Reeve is working very nicely with me at the moment and I expect all will be well.

Thanks to the many comments on value.
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If all you truly wanted was advice on the value of the bg42 sebs than that would be the only thing you needed to post. Instead you posted your entire personal issues with CRK so you clearly were after something else as well. Regardless its good to hear CRK is working with you on this and hope you end up happy.
 
THE PUNISHER said:
you do know when CRC does a double lug he advises cracking can occur,so the risk is there he really owes him nothing,if i say to you the knife will crack,and you say do it and it cracks i am liable horse sh t..
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Except that the OP expressly stated that they gave him no such warning, and the crack possibility is new to me at least, and apparently others in this thread.
 
Not to mention that stating there is a chance the blade can crack, isn't the same as stating that if it does crack they are not liable. He sent it in for work, not for damage. Good business is making it right with the customer out of honor and treating them the way you would want to be treated if roles were reversed.

Should have just put a screw-in thumbstud in there :yawn:
 
I'd send that blade to a water jet house and let them cut out a bottle opener notch.
Then get the Ti handle drilled with a bunch of little dents. Add a touch of bright red enamel to all the little dents, and dub it the BG-42 Bloody Snot Bubbles Sebenza. That'd be a collectable. :D
 
If I was CRK I'd offer the old blade, a new blade w/mods, and cover shipping, plus a "sorry". It's not like they'd lose that much and afterall, if everything that's been said is true, they're in the wrong. And, it would look good for them, unlike a thread like this goin on and on. For the OP, can't really ask for or expect more than that, in my opinion.

Then CRK can either stop offering mods, or make the potential of problems more clear.
 
I would absolutely have a case of the red a$$ over this one. I dont think getting a new knife is out of the question. I am sure crk can more than afford to loose the profit from one knife to make up for the mistake and spread some good will.
 
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