Ever ordered knife w/ a 50% or less chance you would keep it?

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Have you ever ordered a knife (with free return privileges), knowing there was a less than a 50% chance you would actually keep the knife?

I did recently with a CS 13TL Warcraft Tanto. Right after I ordered it, I felt a bit guilty knowing there was a good chance I would return it. The challenge was I really wanted to fondle one, and there were none to be fondled here locally. I justified the purchase knowing there was at least some chance I would retain the Warcraft.

In the end it all worked out well. The knife arrived, it was pristine, it fit my hand perfectly, and it was priced right. She's now my daily attache case carry...

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Why would anyone order something and spend good money on something they might not keep?
 
I only return items that are defective in some way. I wouldn't ever buy knives from Amazon anyway, almost nothing they have can't be gotten for a competitive price from one of the half-dozen or so small dealers whom I trust.
 
Well I have definitely thought about it but not one to return things in most cases unless they are really not what was expected in one way or another....also not one to purchase anything from Amazon. Glad you ended up like it!
 
I will admit I did almost buy an AD15 the other day from there. I don't usually buy knives off Amazon but they had the green AD15 for $136. I see now they have gone up into the $150's. I couldn't find any reputable dealer price come anywhere close to $140 when I was looking a few days ago. And I mean not even a little close.. Looks like I should have maybe taken the chance and picked one up... as for returns, I've only ever returned something that came with an issue and would never just use the return policy to try something out.
 
DocT said:
Why would anyone order something and spend good money on something they might not keep?
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Because they know that after giving the knife a hands-on evaluation, they can always legitimately return it, postage paid, for a full refund. That's why.
 
hhmoore said:
No.
I don't use any company's generous return policy frivolously. If I buy it to try it, I suck it up and sell/trade it if I don't like it. Returns (IMO) are for actual problems with the items.
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Nothing "frivolous" about my use as described.
 
hhmoore said:
No.
I don't use any company's generous return policy frivolously. If I buy it to try it, I suck it up and sell/trade it if I don't like it. Returns (IMO) are for actual problems with the items.
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Yet if you review Amazon's list of legitimate reasons for returning items, there are several categories to choose from, in addition to product quality issues.
 
Nope. When I buy a knife, it's because I want it.
If for whatever reason I don't like it, I'll gift it to someone. I've never returned an item, even when (not "if") they send the wrong size and/or color(s).

As for the alleged fakes sold on Amazon, I don't worry about it: Who's going to fake a MAM, Opinel, Rough Ryder, offshore Marbles, offshore Schrade/Old Timer or a Mora?
Sometimes a Rough Ryder or offshore Marbles (both are owned by the same company) can be out of stock at the brand owner's 4 letter dot com website, and is in stock at one or more Amazon dealers.
 
S Stahlmann

You seem to ask questions and elicit answers that are not necessarily to your liking. Is it because you like arguing, confrontation or are hoping for validation? Just curious.

I've purchased knives from amazon in the past, but rarely. The two that come to mind are a PM2 in S110V...which I verified personally was not counterfeit, and may be the best out of the box example of a PM2 I own...

...and a G-10 version Police (4) in K390 when they weren't available elsewhere. The first one I received had issues and I sent it back legitimately because of them. The replacement was as good as one could hope for.

What I didn't do was order with the intention of simply examining them because I was curious.
 
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S Stahlmann

You seem to ask questions and elicit answers that are not necessarily to your liking. Is it because you like arguing, confrontation or are hoping for validation? Just curious.

I've purchased knives from amazon in the past, but rarely. The two that come to mind are a PM2 in S110V...which I verified personally was not counterfeit, and may be the best out of the box example of a PM2 I own...

...and a G-10 version Police (4) in K390 when they weren't available elsewhere. The first one I received had issues and I sent it back legitimately because of them. The replacement was as good as one could hope for.

What I didn't do was order with the intention of simply examining them because I was curious.
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I suspect you're just trolling -- is it because you like arguing, confrontation or are hoping for validation? I suppose it really doesn't matter. I'll do my best to answer if I can. You asked: "You seem to ask questions and elicit answers that are not necessarily to your liking." I'm not sure what that actually means?

What I will respond to is when someone tries to mischaracterize a question I might ask, such as someone did above with the "frivolous" comment. That's simply untrue and I wanted to make sure it didn't pollute furthur answers.

I also didn't "order with the intention of simply examining them [and then returning the knife] because I was curious" as you suggested. That too does not describe what I asked. But I would have returned the Warcraft had it on lived up to the online hype I had so often read. Hype which I questioned, thus my reticence to order the knife, and thus my posting here.

In the end, I wouldn't have ordered the Warcraft were it not for Amazon's free shipping and free returns policy. In a sense I was asking "is it OK to use their liberal returns policy to physically verify the hype (which go above and beyond their published specifications) surrounding a product before actually deciding to keep it?" Given the number of legitimate reasons Amazon lists for returning goods, I have to conclude it is.
 
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I suspect you're just trolling -- is it because you like arguing, confrontation or are hoping for validation? I suppose it really doesn't matter. I'll do my best to answer if I can. You asked: "You seem to ask questions and elicit answers that are not necessarily to your liking." I'm not sure what that actually means?

What I will respond to is when someone tries to mischaracterize a question I might ask, such as someone did above with the "frivolous" comment. That's simply untrue and I wanted to make sure it didn't pollute furthur answers.

I also didn't "order with the intention of simply examining them [and then returning the knife] because I was curious" as you suggested. That too does not describe what I asked. But I would have returned the Warcraft had it on lived up to the online hype I had so often read. Hype which I questioned, thus my reticence to order the knife, and thus my posting here.

In the end, I wouldn't have ordered the Warcraft were it not for Amazon's free shipping and free returns policy. In a sense I was asking "is it OK to use their liberal returns policy to physically verify the hype (which go above and beyond their published specifications) surrounding a product before actually deciding to keep it?" Given the number of legitimate reasons Amazon lists for returning goods, I have to conclude it is.
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Hey you keep forgetting to post your more productive than the other influencers YouTube videos.

We're all waiting on a razors edge to watch those.
 
Stahlmann said:
Yet if you review Amazon's list of legitimate reasons for returning items, there are several categories to choose from, in addition to product quality issues.
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Yeah quality issues but I dont believe there is a "i just wanted to try it and return it" option. This has to be a troll thread. If you admit to Amazon nothing was wrong then you pay return shipping.
 
I highly dislike when i get items from amazon that have been played with and repackaged poorly and returned. so I rarely use amazon anymore, because of this.

I find it in poor form to do this, and so I do not.
 
jbmonkey said:
I highly dislike when i get items from amazon that have been played with and repackaged poorly and returned. so I rarely use amazon anymore, because of this.

I find it in poor form to do this, and so I do not.
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I thought that returns, if viable, were supposed to be sold via "amazon warehouse"...and not as "new" stock. Perhaps the policy is changed or I am mistaken.
 
Blues said:
I thought that returns, if viable, were supposed to be sold via "amazon warehouse"...and not as "new" stock. Perhaps the policy is changed or I am mistaken.
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that maybe true in policy I dont know....
but I do know i was often getting opened packages taped closed with Amazon tape with plastic sleeves inside the factory box that had already been cut open and fingerprints etc on items. this is stuff I ordered new not scratch and dented from Amazon shipped by Amazon that have been opened handled and returned. maybe the policy failed where I am, dont know.
 
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