Collector knife received from smoker. Overreacting?

BladeScout said:
In order to get back on track; as I touched upon in a previous statement, maybe the OP should ask whether a knife is from a smoke free home, the next time he buys a knife. Lesson learned and all that.
As evidenced in this thread, buying a smoke smelling item is a problem for some - for others its not.
Though many ebay ads state, that an item is from a smoke free home, itll be a tall order to expect, that smokers would indicate, that an item is from a smokers home:D
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Or, the OP could have bought the knife (which is still in stock in lots of places) from a BFC supporting dealer instead of sleazebay, and all of this would have been avoided.
 
Thats another thing to consider - one has to take into account other factors when buying buying 'pre-loved.'
One has to consider a reduced price combined with potential hassle against a more expensive knife and (hopefully) a hassle-free transaction.
 
Tripton said:
Or, the OP could have bought the knife (which is still in stock in lots of places) from a BFC supporting dealer instead of sleazebay, and all of this would have been avoided.
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Second that....the exchange or a dealer on bf would eliminate most issues encountered with the sleazbay
 
Or you could just use it and the issue will solve itself. No safe queens :D

However, if you must keep a $200 knife around to not use just rub it down with alcohol. It will work I promise.
 
Loulasher said:
Second that....the exchange or a dealer on bf would eliminate most issues encountered with the sleazbay
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I bought a knife here off the exchange. The moment I opened the box I knew it was going to be riddled with smokey odder. It had a custom scale on it and a lanyard. The lanyard was a total loss, no problem really, I didn't buy the knife for the lanyard and I can make a better one. The scale needed to be thoroughly cleaned. Dismantled the knife, cleaned it and lubed it, and it was in much better condition than when I received. No real problem for me but it would be nice if I had gotten the knife in better condition. And If I bought it as a collector or with the intention of selling it at a later date? I would have have been much more perturbed.

These are the chances we take buying used items. And I think we all know that if you ask a question on a sale (does this come riddled with smoke?) that the seller has every right to go with the first unconditional "I'll take it". So asking about smoke is another roll of the dice. It is all just part of the game. Wish it wasn't but it is. If you expect a new item you need to buy a new item from an authorized dealer.
 
Point taken. I just know in my experience so on far on BF most things are disclosed.....many that would not be in ebay. Blade centering, lockup etc are not frequently mentioned in listings on ebay......you get things like ....its sharp and opens good, closes good....kind of descriptions. I guess this thread has opened up a good discussion for another thing that a buyer would like to be disclosed. I personally have never had a problem yet, but if the deal warrants it i may ask about it now. The Il take it scenario does affect the outcome of asking questions, but if you want the knife that bad and are willing to take the risk i guess its a chance you take.
 
Loulasher said:
Point taken. I just know in my experience so on far on BF most things are disclosed.....many that would not be in ebay. Blade centering, lockup etc are not frequently mentioned in listings on ebay......you get things like ....its sharp and opens good, closes good....kind of descriptions. I guess this thread has opened up a good discussion for another thing that a buyer would like to be disclosed. I personally have never had a problem yet, but if the deal warrants it i may ask about it now. The Il take it scenario does affect the outcome of asking questions, but if you want the knife that bad and are willing to take the risk i guess its a chance you take.
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This is absolutely true.
 
EChoil said:
Do you realize you LIVE in a sputum-charged environment of metal corroders?

Ask a knife dealer who does a lot of public shows if his display knives get tarnished and pitted just from cough and wheeze in the air at shows, most from non-smokers....and how often he has to wipe them down to keep the finishes looking nice. Better yet, ask a museum curator about air-borne sputal protection of displayed artifacts. Ever hear of Renwax? You have the DNA on there of every person who's ever been in the same ROOM with that knife from fleabay. Far more damage to your steel than smoke from a cigarette is going to do.

Your knife smells like an ashtray? I've never heard of that but soak it in Polident or alcohol and go on. This sounds more like smoking militancy to me and, with all due respect, are you vegan as well??

I, too, maintain my own domain of irrational beliefs if only to protect me from the zealots.
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Some of us are sensitive to nicotine. Sometimes an item from a smoking environment can be really distracting and a source of hay fever like reactions. I have a very serious sensitivity to nicotine, and I am no kind of activist. Heck, my family has grown tobacco for seven generations. My company does museum conservation on textiles and metals. Last year, we had a German leather coat come in with 70 years of smoking on it. We have a small room with an industrial ozone generator, and it eliminated the odor in two weeks. Before the treatment, we could not have that coat in the same room with other artifacts for fear of contamination. And every time I touched it, my eyes got itchy, and I had to wear gloves. You are welcome to smoke. have fun with that. But some non-smokers are going to be sensitive to the smell. Even a small item from a smoking environment left in a closet will make everything else there start to smell like an ashtray. Smokers may not notice this, but it is a fact.
 
If you cannot easily deal with the smell, I will be happy to ozone-treat the knife and lanyard in our shop.
 
No idea how I got sensitive to smoke.
My dad smoked (outside) when I was small and it never bothered me.

Now that stuff makes my throat itch in even small doses. Weird.

However I doubt a knife could be that bad unless it has a big surface due to cord wrapping for example and I work with it in front of my nose.
No question I would hate the smell from such a knife but I don't think it would cause any physical reaction under normal circumstances.
 
The OP could always start smoking, then he wouldn't notice the smell; problem solved...
 
I had a similar situation once with a knife that just reeked of smoke. After some time storing it in a box with a car air freshener it finally went away but took months.
 
My parents used to smoke like chimneys. Whenever I would get anything from them I would open it and leave in the garage for a week, min. Then bring it in. 99.999% that was enough to air it out. Downside, many a food stuff was lost, lol.
 
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