Dented INFI and Micarta...

steelnut

steelnut

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Recently bought this on the exchange and it was shipped Priority with a RUCK.
I believe the talon hole of the ruck smashed the Micarta, and actually dented the 5/16 thick INFI on the spine of this HOGFSH...:eek: :eek:
How hard does a package have to be slammed to dent INFI?
The Ruck was scuffed, but nothing like this:eek:

My question is, how much is this knife I paid $700 for now devalued?
The seller of the knife is looking into an insurance claim,
what is a fair estimate of the damage?

Has anyone had anything like this happen?
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It's now basically worthless. I will, however, out of the goodness of my heart, give you $50 for it.

Seriously, you should contact the Shop and see what it would cost to fix. That much, plus any money for shipping costs and hassle (time spent having to fool with the problem), ought to be a fair estimate.

Sounds like it needed more padding. The carrier may make that case as well.
 
Guyon has a great idea, sounds nice and official like the postal examiner would want!

Here is a pix that shows an actual DENT in the steel!! WTF?
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Guyon said:
It's now basically worthless. I will, however, out of the goodness of my heart, give you $50 for it.

I agree with Guyon, worthless! forward via usps for further denting... You may be able to sell it later with a "Hammered finish";) :D
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OK, I am going to sell it in the Exchange for $50
if USPS gives up $650 on insurance...;)
 
I'll play photo detective a little - the second photo is the most telling as far as the damage not being significant. specifically, the line that shows the edge of the spine to micarta juncture does not change where the "dent" is located. the contrast between where the light hits the spine, and where it much less significantly hits the side of the tang is a consistent line; if it was a dent it would noticeably bend into the tang.

lol... I tried to do a little text drawing, but it automatically removes spaces so its very difficult to do....



It appears given that photo that the coating itself was pressed into the steel, then rubbed sideways really hard. I bet that if you completely removed the coating on the spine, you wouldn't even be able to notice it. the coating itself is thicker then it might seem without having ever removed it. If the item that did the damage had a lot of pressure behind it, like when you sit on your keys and your keys scratch the surface of your chair through your jeans, it would also account for the scuffing on the micarta.


of course, this is only given what I can see in the second photo, which is the most clear of the set and shows the most perspective on the damaged area. my very unprofessional opinion is that its just coating damage, with some scuffed micarta.

I could be totally wrong however, since I'm going off of just that one image.
 
Good Luck they will blame packing and anything else to get out of paying a claim, can you prove it wasn’t there before .there insurance is for loss of item & then you’re in for a long fight
 
addendum to my last post - when I say "spine to micarta juncture", I mean something specific on it.

This particular knife does not have a perfect spine to micarta juncture. the tang comes out a little, so that you can see the ridge between the sides of the tang, and the top of the tang that your palm rests on. The corner of the these two surfaces is specifically what I'm referring to. If the top of the spine was actually dented, you'd be able to see it dent inward on the visible side portion of the exposed tang.
 
It does seem obvious that the packing job was extremely poor....

But I agree with others, it appears that the coating only is chipped, not the INFI.

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The real answer here, of course, is to beat the snot out of the knife and get your money's worth! :D
 
I'd say market value depends on how you want to market it it. If your willing to put it up at full market value, I bet you'd be able to get it as long as you were willing to hold out for a while.

for something like that, 50$ would be about the limit I'd drop the price.
 
OK, Back with a better shot...
I scrubbed it with a blue 3m potscrubber and a lot of the "dent" went away.
I am down grading it to a scuff...:D
Man it was touch and go there for a minute...thanks LVC:eek:

The knife is still damaged...

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So you are all saying I should color it in with some black magic marker and beat the snot out of it?:confused: :confused:
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I tried to collect a claim on a knife one time. When it arrived at the customer's house, the box was mangled, and the tip of the knife was blunted. It had gone through two layers of a cardboard sleeve, a heavy newspaper wrap, and the USPS Priority Mail box. The box was marked fragile. Real gentle those fellas and/or machines at the USPS are.

The customer took it back to the post office in the condition he received it in at home. They told him I'd have to do the claim, so he mailed it all back to me, original box, packaging and all. I took it to the post office and they said it was all or nothing. I couldn't do a claim for the repair work it would take to fix the knife. I'd have to forfeit the knife to collect my insurance money. TOTAL BS! That was not going to happen.

I fixed the knife, which included regrinding the tip and re-coating the blade, and sent it back to the customer in a bomb proof container. He finally got his knife, about 3 weeks late. Sorta took away from his custom knife buying experience wouldn't you say?

Scott
 
Well.....I am sorry to see that happen. I can imagine if I were in the situation, I'll be real pissed. (Picky as I am)

a few I have to address. You said it was shipped with Ruck. Did Ruck cause the damage due to the poor packaging skills by the shipper? I mean, paper wrap, plastic wrap on top, and fill with lots paper wrap...(how Busse did) If its poor packaged, and happen damaged each other, I would not say it is not USPS's problem, its seller's problem. You should try to reason with the seller for your money back. If you don't want the blade.

If Jerry were see this situation will not say it is "defacted". All Busse are meant for use not to collect. He prob will help you put on a new micarta with a reasonable fee if you must want to....Chip coating might not able to fix.....so....

Your blade meets its destiny to be a USER...Use it well

Still a :thumbup: for a nice Busse FSH picture
 
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