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Forever warranty gone?
- Thread starter WinDancer
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Think of all warranties and then compare to Bucks "Forever." Where else can you send an item back to the manufacturer 50 years after it was bought and past through many owners and expect a repair or replacement. ONLY one I know who will guarantee something like that is Buck. There may be a few others but I have not experienced any. Many "lifetime" warranties, when reading the small print, state life of the buyer of the new item, so if you sell it in a week you die and will it to a family member the warranty is no good.
Some life time warranties state a specific amount of time, which is generally the expected time period it will take for the item to break (for example automobiles).
Then there are the warranties that depreciate the value year by year, so after a certain amount of time the company values the item at zero dollars. You send the item back after a year you would have to pay a percentage for a repair or replacement. Generally they will do the devaluation period for only (or shorter) they expected time of use before the item breaks.
From what "Badhammer" Joe Houser of Buck Knives stated, Buck cancelled only that portion of the warranty that was once for someone to request a special change to the knife.
Buck or any other company simple can't afford to keep replacements for ever item they make. Storage and cost are only a few problems. How many of each would they need to be kept on hand to assure that any claim was taken care of. This is possibly one reason Buck cannot alter or send back a knife of the exact same model. If using a 20 year old 110 that breaks, personally I believe that getting a brand new one "FREE" is very acceptable even if it is a current year knife.
Mike
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Some life time warranties state a specific amount of time, which is generally the expected time period it will take for the item to break (for example automobiles).
Then there are the warranties that depreciate the value year by year, so after a certain amount of time the company values the item at zero dollars. You send the item back after a year you would have to pay a percentage for a repair or replacement. Generally they will do the devaluation period for only (or shorter) they expected time of use before the item breaks.
From what "Badhammer" Joe Houser of Buck Knives stated, Buck cancelled only that portion of the warranty that was once for someone to request a special change to the knife.
Buck or any other company simple can't afford to keep replacements for ever item they make. Storage and cost are only a few problems. How many of each would they need to be kept on hand to assure that any claim was taken care of. This is possibly one reason Buck cannot alter or send back a knife of the exact same model. If using a 20 year old 110 that breaks, personally I believe that getting a brand new one "FREE" is very acceptable even if it is a current year knife.
Mike
Blade Forum Gold Member
BCCI Life Member 2506
Vietnam Veterans of America Life Member
Disabled American Veterans Life Member
Contributor Wounder Warrior Project