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Sorry for the long post but I need help. This is gonna sound weird. I bought a Sebenza 25 from a fantastic vendor a few weeks ago. Well, when i opened it, it had a couple scratches, so I sent her back right away since the knife was so expensive.
The new one came today. But, I must be having bad luck. This is a brand new knife from a well known vendor here. Upon looking at it, I realized the blade was not centered.
So, instead of calling the vendor back AGAIN, i figured let me take it apart, clean it, put back together and see if that helps, plus there was some dirty grease around the pivot, so I figured taking it apart would only be a good thing......
Well, yes and no. First, the knife went together perfect like i dreamed it might, and believe it or not, the blade is now Perfectly centered. Im not sure why, perhaps a piece of dirt or dust was in the way of the pivot somewhere, causing it to be just ever so slightly off center? Anyways, just taking it apart, cleaning, lubing, and put back together did the trick!!
But now, another issue. Hence why I think I'm having bad luck lately with knives. When I ordered the knife, I specifically asked for the most recent batch of Sebenza 25's, which was Feb. 2014. But, when i took this one apart, the handles inside say B 13, I'm guessing 2nd quarter of 2013. BUT, the certificate says Feb. 2014. Now, Im thinking I should send her back AGAIN now, since if I ever sell it, the new owner will want to know what happened, and Im sure if I ever asked Chris Reeve about it, from what horror stories Ive heard about him not being so understanding in certain areas, I can already see him or someone saying Im trying to pull a fast one.
Again, this is a brand new knife, and I may or may not sell it one day. Besides, having a knife that says 2013 and a cert that says a year later is really bothering me now.
Please, tell me what you would do. Should I send her back for a 3rd try? The vendor seemed like they might have been getting annoyed with me since I did ask more than once for them to hand pick a perfectly centered one. And, sending it back the first time for the small scratches might have been my neuroticism kicking it, so I hate to be an even bigger pain in the butt.
Im just sick thinking how I ordered this knife a few weeks ago, and just now getting it back in my hands today, just to see that everything is not fine and dandy. And, like i said the knife wasn't even centered perfect, but I won't ask them about that since everything went together perfect and all is well now. I think maybe someone who assembled it at the factory may have just not had everything lined up perfect before screwing everything down.
I don't know. Am i crazy? OR just being neurotic about my knives again?
This is a VERY expensive production knife for me guys, so please understand that I was under the impression that for such a "perfect" knife, I should have a knife and cert that match. Im just afraid that if I send her back again, either the next one will come with a NOT perfect blade or lockup, OR the vendor will really be pissed. I don't think I did anything wrong though, even by sending the first one back since it was supposed to be mint condition.
Thanks for any advice or suggestions. I really need it. Im ready to pull my hair out. I sincerely appreciate your help.
Dave
p.s. How long does Chris Reeve take to ship? When the vendor said the other knives had some scratches too, he said he can refund me my money if Im not happy. And, I do NOT wish to wait a few days for my money to go back on the card, and then a while for CR to ship one....Im just afraid the vendor might not want to do business with me for this one, and again I don't think i did anything wrong. I just expected a knife with no scratches for spending 500 bucks on a production knife.
The new one came today. But, I must be having bad luck. This is a brand new knife from a well known vendor here. Upon looking at it, I realized the blade was not centered.
So, instead of calling the vendor back AGAIN, i figured let me take it apart, clean it, put back together and see if that helps, plus there was some dirty grease around the pivot, so I figured taking it apart would only be a good thing......
Well, yes and no. First, the knife went together perfect like i dreamed it might, and believe it or not, the blade is now Perfectly centered. Im not sure why, perhaps a piece of dirt or dust was in the way of the pivot somewhere, causing it to be just ever so slightly off center? Anyways, just taking it apart, cleaning, lubing, and put back together did the trick!!
But now, another issue. Hence why I think I'm having bad luck lately with knives. When I ordered the knife, I specifically asked for the most recent batch of Sebenza 25's, which was Feb. 2014. But, when i took this one apart, the handles inside say B 13, I'm guessing 2nd quarter of 2013. BUT, the certificate says Feb. 2014. Now, Im thinking I should send her back AGAIN now, since if I ever sell it, the new owner will want to know what happened, and Im sure if I ever asked Chris Reeve about it, from what horror stories Ive heard about him not being so understanding in certain areas, I can already see him or someone saying Im trying to pull a fast one.
Again, this is a brand new knife, and I may or may not sell it one day. Besides, having a knife that says 2013 and a cert that says a year later is really bothering me now.
Please, tell me what you would do. Should I send her back for a 3rd try? The vendor seemed like they might have been getting annoyed with me since I did ask more than once for them to hand pick a perfectly centered one. And, sending it back the first time for the small scratches might have been my neuroticism kicking it, so I hate to be an even bigger pain in the butt.
Im just sick thinking how I ordered this knife a few weeks ago, and just now getting it back in my hands today, just to see that everything is not fine and dandy. And, like i said the knife wasn't even centered perfect, but I won't ask them about that since everything went together perfect and all is well now. I think maybe someone who assembled it at the factory may have just not had everything lined up perfect before screwing everything down.
I don't know. Am i crazy? OR just being neurotic about my knives again?
This is a VERY expensive production knife for me guys, so please understand that I was under the impression that for such a "perfect" knife, I should have a knife and cert that match. Im just afraid that if I send her back again, either the next one will come with a NOT perfect blade or lockup, OR the vendor will really be pissed. I don't think I did anything wrong though, even by sending the first one back since it was supposed to be mint condition.
Thanks for any advice or suggestions. I really need it. Im ready to pull my hair out. I sincerely appreciate your help.
Dave
p.s. How long does Chris Reeve take to ship? When the vendor said the other knives had some scratches too, he said he can refund me my money if Im not happy. And, I do NOT wish to wait a few days for my money to go back on the card, and then a while for CR to ship one....Im just afraid the vendor might not want to do business with me for this one, and again I don't think i did anything wrong. I just expected a knife with no scratches for spending 500 bucks on a production knife.
