Most disappointing knife purchase?

I can't really complain too much because I knew what I was getting into but I got a used DPx H.E.A.T. from someone else on the exchange.

I was told it had lock rock but it was jiggly as hell when I got it. That, with the significant amount of wear on the blade (which I also knew about because I was sent pics) and finally the discovery of some chips on the edge of the blade made it immediately go back into the water.

I'm sure the same blade with good lock up and new finish would be okay but having it in hand made me realize I really didn't want a <3" blade that was 0.18" thick.

Lesson learned.
 
Microtech DOC. Got it in trade, but definitely my most disappointing acquisition. The pocket clip is a known abomination, but the depth of the lock up wasn't expected. One hand closing requires deliberate movements and isn't comfortable. The custom looking hardware is lame. Bead blast finish doesn't belong on anything over $30, let alone $300.

I want to love it. Strider flipper? That sounds so amazing...
 
Krissig12 said:
"Vastly superior quality" is debatable to say the least.

But I'm not going to argue with you. Buy what you like:)
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I maybe overdid it with my adjectives, ZTs are not vastly superior to Hinderers...what I mean is on the quality to price level. With ZT you can get almost the same knife (minus the name) for literally 1/3 the aftermarket price of a Hinderer and not have to deal with the hoops that have to be jumped through to acquire one.

I've got nothing against Hinderers, I just don't think they're worth $500+.
 
Anything Gerber. Also I've had bad luck with Buck -- I want to like them, but I've had too many problems with them. I had to replace four (4!!) Buck CSAR-T's before I got one with a reasonable lock-up. Also the first three the grind on the blade was horrible.
 
mariphone mini matrix.what a train wreck that was a shiny butter knife that wont flip.the scales were unfinished crap.he had allot of nerve selling that pos
 
Spyderco Stretch

It's not a bad knife, it's just not for me. I would've preferred if they did away with the finger choil
 
A Buck Folding Omni Hunter 12PT, looked forward to getting it so much and when it was delivered it disappointed on every level. It felt cheap and nasty but cost a lot of money here in the U.K. Backlock so stiff it was painful to operate, opening with the thumbstud impossible very bad flexing when cutting. Just a horrible knife all round.

The Lansky "World Legal" knife. Again I waited, the first batch sold out before I could order one so I put my money down to pre-order. When it arrived I couldn't believe how bad the opening and closing felt, gritty, hard to open, dangerous to close because of overly strong blade stops at first closing then the halfway stop. The effort to overcome the backspring tension was so much that it was in danger of snapping shut on your fingers, made worse by the harsh gritty action. I don't know if I got a bad one or if I expected too much from a £17 knife, I have a lot of China made knives that for less money are far superior in every way. I am well used to slip-joints and this was a very poor example. Sad thing is that I really like the design and think it's a good looking knife.
 
Brous Silent Soldier Flipper. The scales were way too thick. Bearing pivot was gritty and it didn't flip well at all. Despite being a "semi-custom", I had to do my own blade centering. And I could never get it quite right.
 
Original Lone Wolf Longhorn Ebano and the customer service of Benchmade not getting it centered. (Also not too happy with my experience with Spyderco's customer service by the way.) My Bark River Gunny came with a large deep scratch on the micarta handle scales. I get the feeling that overseas orders are less cared for since it will cost you a pretty amount of money to send it back... Can not imagine you don't see a deep scratch in the handle of a fixed blade before you ship it...
 
Jeru said:
Original Lone Wolf Longhorn Ebano and the customer service of Benchmade not getting it centered. (Also not too happy with my experience with Spyderco's customer service by the way.) My Bark River Gunny came with a large deep scratch on the micarta handle scales. I get the feeling that overseas orders are less cared for since it will cost you a pretty amount of money to send it back... Can not imagine you don't see a deep scratch in the handle of a fixed blade before you ship it...
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I would have to say that I doubt highly that respected knife companies are handpicking damaged knives to send overseas because they know it's a hassle for the end-user to send it back, come on now. In all likelihood, they probably pulled your knife from a shelf, packaged it and sent it on its way, and sadly, you had some poor luck in getting a few knives that had some issues. That does happen. It's more likely than assigning purposeful bad form to company employees, wouldn't you agree?
 
John_0917 said:
I maybe overdid it with my adjectives, ZTs are not vastly superior to Hinderers...what I mean is on the quality to price level. With ZT you can get almost the same knife (minus the name) for literally 1/3 the aftermarket price of a Hinderer and not have to deal with the hoops that have to be jumped through to acquire one.

I've got nothing against Hinderers, I just don't think they're worth $500+.
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Again, I don't wish to argue with you. If you believe everything you said in your posts, then that's perfectly fine by me.

I've still got a 3 inch slicer on the way;)
 
Quiet said:
I would have to say that my most disappointing knife purchase would have to be my Becker BK2. As soon as I saw pics of one online, I wanted it. It was super beefy, and looked so strong, you could pry the moon out of orbit with it. When I got it and got it in hand, I loved it at first. Then I wore it out on a short hike and the tremendous weight of the thing just kept dragging me down. I swapped it out in my pack for my Ratmandu and that knife was just about perfect. So, my BK2 sits in my fixed blade storage chest. I haven't actually ever cut anything with it. Now that I'm thinking about it, I should probably put it up on the Exchange. A shame.
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The BK-2 was a let down for me too. But I handled it in the store. So I can only blame myself. After that, I felt the same way you do. It is just too beefy of a fixed blade knife for me. It has not cut anything other than maybe paper. Doubt it will ever cut anything to be honest. It is one of the last knives I would choose to carry in the woods for any reason. Might be a good urban knife for prying windows open.
 
knifedude802 said:
Anything Gerber. Also I've had bad luck with Buck -- I want to like them, but I've had too many problems with them. I had to replace four (4!!) Buck CSAR-T's before I got one with a reasonable lock-up. Also the first three the grind on the blade was horrible.
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Mine (one of the original ATS-34 models) came with awesome lockup, but the grind was absolutely horrid (wavy, dull edge). I did a full reprofile on the Lansky system (something brutal like 5 hours of grinding just to grind out the original edge) instead of returning it and got it wicked sharp :D the BOS heat treat is wicked :D
 
The 3 Striders I owned awhile back ( 2-SNG & 1- SMF ). People praised them just like CRK and Hinderer. I shelled out almost $1500 for the 3 of them. All 3 had uneven grinds, lockup issues, the tanto was so rounded it looked like a Hinderer spanto. Tried calling Strider for weeks, gave up and emailed them for even more. Never a reply or a response. Never Again.
 
BUCK Odyssey. Knife arrived with blade off center and was difficult to open one handed due to poorly designed thumb hole.

I still have the knife, but it's been relegated to kitchen drawer everyday user. Although it does hold a keen edge, it does take an effort to sharpen.
 
It was the Slysz Bowie for me. I really wanted to like the knife and all the great reviews had me convinced that it would never leave my pocket. But when I finally held it in my hand I couldn't find a single grip that was comfortable. The knife itself was gorgeous. But every time I picked it up I hated how it felt. Definitely the most disappointing knife for me.
 
SOG Aegis (actually, two of 'em). Blade centering was so bad, it was pushing against the handle scale and wearing the black finish off the blade on day one. Adjusting the pivot did nothing. And I had two of them like that, so I know it wasn't a fluke. I called the company, and they said, "They're all like that." Really? Then NO more SOG for me!
 
Camillus Cub Scout knife from 1973: cheap, blue, plastic scales; blades would not open. Horrible construction. Complete lack of quality. Finally threw it out with the trash in 2014 after 40 years of being unable to open the blades and the plastic handle covers warping and coming off. Camillus deserved bankruptcy over this one. Someone at the company said, "All we want is profit. What do we care if we are ripping off the Cub Scouts." What horrible junk!
 
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