Ever regret a knife purchase?

Haha...my third "real" knife purchase was definitely one I regretted: an SOG Flash II. Hated that thing. :mad: ;)
 
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Monofletch said:
I recently purchased my second "real" knife. My first was the Knives of Alaska Elk Hunter--Second the ESKABAR.


I have to admit I love to peruse the last minute E-Bay knives and accidentally won this one--

-- Sawmill Cutlery SM16 Carbon Heavy Duty....I can't wait for it to arrive!

Will the knife Gods forgive me?
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As long as your expectations aren't too high and you didn't pay more than a tenner, they should forgive you in time. ;) (ETA: Just noticed the link. You didn't come out too bad.)

If you like the style though, Anzas are the real deal and are way underpriced.
 
BM Warn, SOG trident, SOG Vulcan, all my S&W's, all my cheap chinese folders.. all wasted money
 
Laugh.... Go ahead..... I'll admit a mistake! LOL!

At least I didn't fall for the Bear Grylls Gerber!
 
I've bought a knife or two under compulsion and then found the same thing cheaper. I regret that. I don't regret buying what I bought, but how much I spent on it.
 
neuron said:
Haha...my third "real" knife purchase was definitely one I regretted: an SOG Flash II. Hated that thing. :mad: ;)
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Too funny. Same here. I bought a Flash II as well. Got it second hand for a very good price and it was in fine condition. I bought it because of that, I had heard good things from others about it & it looked good from pictures. When I got it in hand and carried it a while, I found I could not stand the thing. I don't even know where it is now. Don't care.
 
I was super happy with my ZT-0301, so picking up a new ZT-0551 locally seemed appropriate, given the recent hype for it. The demo was fine - perfectly centered. The unopened one I picked, well, I should have inspected it. The blade was tight and slightly off center when closed. I loosened it - it went closer to the G10 side. I lubed it with clock oil via a syringe - and worked it, tightening it back a bit - returned to slightly off center and eased the opening a bit. I guess the off-center bit put me off on such a quality knife - buyer's remorse big time. The 0301 over-whelmed me - the 0551 under-whelmed me - and it was $39 more! Both came evenly ground and razor sharp.

Stainz
 
CS Mini-Lawman and Mini-AK47--sharp corners on the G10, the blade/handle length is way worse than it could be, and you have to press the back lock way down to get them to unlock.

Spyderco Caly 3.5 is my most recent one--pretty bad finish. Half of the lower jimping is messed up, the bevel on the G10 is all over the place (not uniform in height), there's a copper-colored spot on the blade near the upper jimping (it doesn't look like rust, so I don't know what it is), there was a wire edge on the liners that came off with use and got wedged into the lock (had to take it apart to fix it), and the edge angle ranged from 40* near the tang to somewhere above 45* at the tip (I was using a Spyderco edge angle guide to measure it, and 45* is as high as it goes). Considering it costs more than a Gayle Bradley, which is perfect and has better materials (better steel, carbon fiber instead of G10 for handles), it has solidified my belief that the Japan model Spydercos are vastly inferior to Taiwan and USA made models.
 
I regret my first 'real' knife purchase. I got a combo edge USMC Short Utility unstead of a plain edge.
 
The Gerber Paraframe 2 that I bought first. Other than that, I think I've done pretty well. A lot of that is due to the fact that I've started buying knives that I know I can sell later if I don't like it. Somehow that never plays out, though... I end up keeping all those knives :p
 
Tsujigiri said:
A lot of that is due to the fact that I've started buying knives that I know I can sell later if I don't like it. Somehow that never plays out, though... I end up keeping all those knives :p
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Hahaha...so true. The same thing happens to me when it comes to getting multiples of my favorite knives. :p


"Hmm, a third Kershaw Volt couldn't hurt. If it just sits around collecting dust, I can always sell it. Might even make a few bucks."

*a year later*

"My precioussssss."
 
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Long long ago, I bought a Gerber Mini Fast Draw while my Kershaw Chive (only knife I owned at the time) went in for sharpening. The Gerber cut things and was functional, but only just. It lost its factory edge cutting open my mail, had vertical blade play, was difficult for me to close with one hand, and was relegated to my junk drawer immediately after my Chive returned.

I chalk that purchase up to "youthful indiscretion"...the same store had Spydie Delicas and other Kershaws, but I didn't know much about knives back then. As my collection has grown significantly, I still have the Gerber, but it's the ONLY knife I own that I will not ever carry.
 
The Spyderco Sage 2. I bought it because I was trying to work up the knife spectrum to Sebenza's. Carried it for a little while, and really tried to like it, but when I forced myself to be honest, the ergonomics were just terrible for me. I very nearly didn't buy a Sebenza because the RIL on the Sage 2 is on the wrong side for a lefty.

Benchmade 940. I bought because I exclusively carried a 943 for several years prior to branching out to other mid-high end Spyderco's and Benchmade's. Ended up being more annoyed with the reverse-tanto grind than enamored by it. $130 I never carried around, and one of the Omega springs broke only two months into owning it.
 
I bought a Bear & son Barlow knife which I regretted almost immediately. I remedied the problem by giving it to my wife's step-brother..
 
jill jackson said:
I have to ask, how can you "accidentally" win a buy it now auction?:confused:
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I loved the way the knife looked and it "sounds" bad @ss, but after I bid I researched it and found they are garbage. It makes me feel better when I say .......accidental! :o
 
I've got an old gerber LMF, the older originals with the foam handles. I bought it at a gun show back in maybey 1992-93. I loved the knife in the catalogs, the handle feels just awesome in my hand, and the sheath is great. I didn't look it over real great when I bough it though (reflex buy... Hey look, there's an LMF, I'll take it!). When I got it home I started really looking at it like we all do, and the grind is off a little on the back of the blade, but worse, it has a slight "bow" or curve the legth of the blade. Enough to keep you from sharpening it on a stone, but I guess you could do it on a rod. But it's always bugged me. Always think of selling it, but figure, who would buy it with the blade deffect. Oh well. Always look at them close now.
 
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