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

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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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I think it depends on whether it was fulfilled via third party or first party. Assuming it was first party (prime offered), it would be returned back to Amazon and either returned to the original vendor, sold as used, or sometimes collected and sold via liquidation by bid (depending on the reason it was returned) If Third party (No prime), then it would go back to the seller.
 
jbmonkey said:
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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I believe it has happened to me as well. Perhaps in error. One classic was a pair of shoes that I couldn't find elsewhere and when I got them, not only had they been returned previously, they had a "Zappos" receipt in the box. (The two companies are related and use the same warehouses, apparently.)

Yep, mistakes happen. Sometimes you can get lucky. I bought an HP printer that was a "refurbish" that was a couple months old and perfect, for half the price. I think it was simply returned, not refurbished at all...and had a great warranty from amazon in case it was less than stellar.
 
No I don't. I can't think of more than one or two knives I've returned since I've been buying over the last 48 years.
 
jiggyfly16 said:
I think it depends on whether it was fulfilled via third party or first party. Assuming it was first party (prime offered), it would be returned back to Amazon and either returned to the original vendor, sold as used, or sometimes collected and sold via liquidation by bid (depending on the reason it was returned) If Third party (No prime), then it would go back to the seller.
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or not third party and prime......shipped to me as new and wasn't, that has happened a bunch to me.

I've even in the past, as in last 2 years, a wrong knife in the wrong brand box different brand from the box brand, from sold by Amazon shipped by amazon.

maybe they've cleaned up the mess and mistakes a bunch in the last year? don't know stopped using them much.
 
Blues said:
I believe it has happened to me as well. Perhaps in error. One classic was a pair of shoes that I couldn't find elsewhere and when I got them, not only had they been returned previously, they had a "Zappos" receipt in the box. (The two companies are related and use the same warehouses, apparently.)

Yep, mistakes happen. Sometimes you can get lucky. I bought an HP printer that was a "refurbish" that was a couple months old and perfect, for half the price. I think it was simply returned, not refurbished at all...and had a great warranty from amazon in case it was less than stellar.
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Sometimes many don't realize that Amazon is not just a market place, they offer logistics and supply chain solutions too. So if a seller is large enough they can divert all their products to Amazon and have them do the sorting and shipping. You can even run servers via amazon.

(Not a rep of Amazon, just deal with their BS a lot at work)
 
No. I don't buy knives from Amazon. Too many people take advantage of their generous shipping/return policy to fondle a knife that later gets returned and sold as "new". If you want to fondle a knife, find a brick and mortar store, show them some support and fondle (then buy or not buy) the display specimen.

It's worth a few dollars to support a knife dealer.
 
jbmonkey said:
or not third party and prime......shipped to me as new and wasn't, that has happened a bunch to me.

I've even in the past, as in last 2 years, a wrong knife in the wrong brand box different brand from the box brand, from sold by Amazon shipped by amazon.

maybe they've cleaned up the mess and mistakes a bunch in the last year? don't know stopped using them much.
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If it was sold by Amazon and shipped via Amazon, then that would be direct fulfillment so it would get a little complicated. Direct fulfillment means the product is purchased by Amazon first before selling. If the return reason is using one of the "I don't like it" reasons, then it would just go back into inventory and sold as new. Or more likely it was mixed in with the same product from different sellers into the same bin. Or lastly, a combination of the two examples above, another seller that sells the same product took the returns back, then resent them back into Amazon as new. Those are a few reasons I can think off the top of my head. Dealing with Amazon logistics is a very deep rabbit hole (and I hate myself for even knowing)
 
jiggyfly16 said:
If it was sold by Amazon and shipped via Amazon, then that would be direct fulfillment so it would get a little complicated. Direct fulfillment means the product is purchased by Amazon first before selling. If the return reason is using one of the "I don't like it" reasons, then it would just go back into inventory and sold as new. Or more likely it was mixed in with the same product from different sellers into the same bin. Or lastly, a combination of the two examples above, another seller that sells the same product took the returns back, then resent them back into Amazon as new. Those are a few reasons I can think off the top of my head. Dealing with Amazon logistics is a very deep rabbit hole (and I hate myself for even knowing)
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I dont know their process, just know I've bought on their website sold by Amazon shipped by Amazon and got used, opened and handled products sold to me as new and unused. which is why I don't trust them much anymore. plus I'd rather support dealers.
 
Nope can’t say that I have done that. Why would I buy I knife I’m less than 50% sure I’d keep? If I was at 51%, maybe, but not 49%.
 
Karma dictates that some day, you'll oder a knife that you really want and the availability is scarce. Upon inspection of the knife, you see evidence that it's been handled quite a bit, maybe even carried. Congratulations, you've just made the "do not sell to list".
 
As others have said, I won't use Amazon for knives.

I don't use Amazon for much really. I never had a prime membership and I don't plan on getting one.

I'm glad you like your new knife.
 
I keep all my knives..
There's no return value or sell off value to me.

Wait... I've donated a few knives that I didn't like.
 
Blues said:
You knew the answer to the question, (at least the one you deemed to be appropriate for yourself), before you posed it here. The rest is just fluff.
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Nah. But I continued to ponder the question and thinking about it all a bit more seriously after remarks like like "frivolous" were made. Eventually I did indeed come to a conclusion. So in a sense it did help to hear from others, even if their intention was to troll. Your comment on the other hand, is non-value added. It doesn't address my question. It's just a personal attack.
 
gazz98 said:
As others have said, I won't use Amazon for knives.

I don't use Amazon for much really. I never had a prime membership and I don't plan on getting one.

I'm glad you like your new knife.
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Thank you. I am really thankful. I had heard a number of things about the Warcraft. Much positive, some negative too -- mostly dealing with the fit/finish of the handle. It appears if there really was a problem, they got it sorted out.

Of course it's one of those knives one would be a fool to pay MSRP for. They have been available from the time of their initial launch at deeply discounted prices.

In the end I wouldn't have ordered it, if I couldn't have legitimately returned it at no expense, simply because it did not live up to my hopes. Thankfully it did.
 
Mossyhorn said:
Karma dictates that some day, you'll oder a knife that you really want and the availability is scarce. Upon inspection of the knife, you see evidence that it's been handled quite a bit, maybe even carried. Congratulations, you've just made the "do not sell to list".
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Utter bull manure. Once more, I'm not "getting away with anything." I'm using their service as openly allowed -- even if it's not in a manner that's familiar to all of us. There's clearly a method to their (seemingly) madness. In my case I ordered (and ultimately retained) a knife I wanted, but was unsure about. I wouldn't have ordered it, if the free return service did not exist. It did, and it largely generated the sale.
 
Stahlmann said:
Utter bull manure. Once more, I'm not "getting away with anything." I'm using their service as openly allowed -- even if it's not in a manner that's familiar to all of us. There's clearly a method to their (seemingly) madness. In my case I ordered (and ultimately retained) a knife I wanted, but was unsure about. I wouldn't have ordered it, if the free return service did not exist. It did, and it largely generated the sale.
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Your disingenuous method of ordering knives speaks volumes of your character. Who orders anything with a less than 50% chance of keeping anything?
Good luck if you ever decide to buy or sell anything on this forum. Amazon's try before you buy deals do not include knives.
 
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