Help for a newbie? If rust wasn't mentioned in a sellers description, just "always

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damfan

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in pocket" would you find this acceptable?

Thanks for the sanity check!

"...in the pocket all the time.

The blade was never used ..."

I am, of course, referring to the rust on the edge and on the makers marks...

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Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions.
 
A picture...BEFORE you purchase...is always a good idea.

A deal typically isn't complete until both parties are satisfied.

Good luck.
 
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Welcome to Bladeforums!

Moved to FEEDBACK forum.

The usual practice here is to consider a deal complete when both sides are happy with it. Have you contacted the seller about the condition of the knife and asked if he would reverse the deal (take it back)?
 
IMHO, the rust should've been mentioned. It is remotely possible the seller didnt notice it, which is no excuse. When selling one should always take note of condition before they sell. That being said it looks as though you could get it off with a sharpening and some tuff cloth, maybe even just the tuff cloth.
 
Are you positive it is rust? I have seen stuff in places that have had a laser marking that I don't think was rust.

If it is a deal breaker for you then trade it back. But if the knife is a model you like and you got a reasonable deal then I would clean it up and use it. If you stropped the edge it would clean up the edge and put a near mirror edge on it. You could also use something like mothers aluminum polish or something similar to clean up the logo.
 
That would not bother me that much,at least not enough to break the deal with the description he gave.A little flitz should fix it right up.
 
Am I the only one who thinks that Benchmade looks a little fishy. It may just be me, but I've never seen one with gold liners that extend beyond the scale before...
 
Sorry about that! It was my second post (Emerson post 1st) and I really didn't intend it to be "feedback" about the transaction, just reality checks from the more experienced among you who have purchased pre-owned. Until recently, I'd only bought new from dealer.

And thanks to all for your comments so far! I didn't realize the rust (or stains) could possibly be so easily dealt with. Load off my mind (I had visions of the steel underneath the coating deteriorating away into rust/dust under the coating like the metal under the paint of a car...)
 
That knife is a classic! They made a regular version, and this one with the anodized liners and shrunken G-10 overlay.
 
damfan said:
And thanks to all for your comments so far! I didn't realize the rust (or stains) could possibly be so easily dealt with. Load off my mind (I had visions of the steel underneath the coating deteriorating away into rust/dust under the coating like the metal under the paint of a car...)
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I would rub it down with mineral oil as a first step. That might clean up most of the problem and it is benign, it won't damage anything.
 
damfan said:
in pocket" would you find this acceptable?

Thanks for the sanity check!

"...in the pocket all the time.

The blade was never used ..."

I am, of course, referring to the rust on the edge and on the makers marks...


Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions.
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sweat would cause rust - may be he sweats a lot

have you asked him about return and refund?
 
i have had the logos do that on BM's before, it usually will come off with some rubbing, i have had them do that when LNIB too, BM logos will jsut do that occasionally imho.
 
Thanks, everyone, your suggestions have been very helpful.

The seller has been cool about it; it seems there should be a mutually happy conclusion.

And just so there are no misunderstandings, again, I wasn't complaining about any particular seller (here or somewhere else) just trying to get a sanity check on if this is common among used knives, which I had no experience with.

Thanks again.
 
Some helpful suggestions here, for sure.

When taking it upon yourself to clean up the rust, though, I would add that you should do this at your own risk. Not so much at risk of damaging the knife as it is the risk of, if you are unhappy with the outcome, being unable to trade back. When you clean up a knife like that, you are changing it's condition such that you can no longer offer the same piece back to it's original owner.

If you chose to do this, I would highly recommend it only after talking with the previous owner and getting the go-ahead to do so. If he/she would prefer you not, and the condition you received the knife in was not what was advertised, I would seriously consider reversing the deal.

Good luck!
 
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