Joel, I could not add much to what was already said. Years down the road, will the clampacks be more desirable than the boxes? I don't think anyone knows for sure.
Like yourself, most of us enjoy our playtime with our knives. Clampacks prevent this. But... they also keep the factory assemblage intact... unless your mailman rides a kangaroo. I too have gotten what was purported to be MIB knives, only to find that I had a knife that did not match the box that did not match the paperwork. And rare is the case where even the polybags or fiber blade sleeves are intact. Yes, the clampacks do have the odor of cheap discount stores because that is where they were packaged to be sold. And very, very few rare and desirable knives...at this juncture...will be found clampacked. Upscale knives were generally sold in the classier gift boxes, or even more upscale presentation boxes.
I do wish I had a full set of the 152OTCP knives though. The attrition rate of that disposable packaging is likely sky high, and in the distant future, a complete MICP knife might be the rare puppy.
Now, about my wife. No, she is the daughter of a big Tejas game farm owner, and one heck of a huntress. I have seen pics of her with kudu, elan, pronghorn, and she even killed Uncle Ted's mule. (a nice fat zebra).
And FYI, the house is not mine. Mine is a wee bit smaller and more private. And those are also factory promo pictures from 1993.
Michael
PS- Arnold, let me know if you find her number.
