Please tell me That this is a fake!

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jaymack9100

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I just saw this picture of a brand new Buck 119 on sale on ebay. Is this how Buck packages their knives now? I haven't bought a buck in over 20 years.Buck 119.jpg
 
It's not a fake and not all are sold that way. It's my understanding that Buck packages some that way to satisfy some of the retailers requests.
 
My 119 came like that and believe it or not, didn't affect its usability. Mine's a user so I have no need for a box anyway. Definitely not a fake.
 
It's not a fake, in fact, Buck had packaged some of there knives like this for years. Case in point, there kalinga Pro folding camo, now discontinued, came this way as I have 4 of them. I also saw the 119 on ebay your talking about and I would not hesitate to buy this If I was intereseted. Hope these replies have instilled confidence for you.
 
I think you are all missing the OPs point. You can't handle the knife any more and pick the one you want! Even though you can see part of the knife, there is no way to check grind lines, the other hidden side of the knife, and if it's a folder there is no way to check the action, blade centering etc! However, it's not up to Buck to tell a retailer how to place their product in a store. In this day and age of less is more, the retailer puts it on a shelf and is not paying anyone to give the customer service to buy the item.

jb4570
 
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jb4570 said:
I think you are all missing the OPs point. You can't handle the knife any more and pick the one you want! Even though you can see part of the knife, there is now way to check grind lines, the other hidden side of the knife, and if it's a folder there is no way to check the action, blade centering etc! However, it's not up to Buck to tell a retailer how to place their product in a store. In this day and age of less is more, the retailer puts it on a shelf and is not paying anyone to give the customer service to buy the item.

jb4570
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I see what you mean. I guess I may have just given in to the thought that this is just how it will be. I usually am the odd fella bending the plastic shell as far as I can without damaging it to see the other side. So far, I have yet to be dissapointed with anything I have gotten with these, but just in case, the knife shop in the next town over still gets Buck's in the boxes.
 
Cool 119. Your 20 year dry spell buying I'll take as a testament to your satisfaction with the Buck knife/knives you already own.

The vast majority of my cutlery purchases are over the net making inspection before purchase problematic as is buying them in person while they are in clamshells. I have no complaints boxed or clam. Love the cutlery like an old loyal thoughtful friend who keeps quiet when they have nothing positive to say.

I wish you the best of luck with your sheath business.
 
I'm not knocking Buck, and I'm happy that the quality is just as good, but I was just suprised to see a Buck, the caliber of the 119, packaged this way. I got all my Bucks when I was a boy, 2 as gifts and 3 I bought from the Downtown Army Navy store in my hometown. Buck 110, 112, 102, 119, and the General! I just remember the feeling I'd get with a new Buck, and stored them in their original boxes for years.

If I had kept the boxes, I'd probably be able to sell them on ebay for more than a new Buck costs!

Thanks oregon. Once I figure out how to post multiple url pictures on the site, you'll see more of my sheaths.
 
I bought a Buck 113 Ranger at a sporting goods chainstore last summer - it came "blister" packed as well. OH
 
Blister packs are required by some retailers, go into a Gander Mountain or Dick's Sporting Goods and you will find all their Buck knives (and most other brands) in them.
 
So called "BIG BOX STORES" don't keep knives in behind the counter in boxes as we used to buy them. Even Big Box sporting goods stores now like to hang knives from pegs. I was just at Academy, the Bucks and Kershaws were side by side packaged like this. Things are getting more homogenous. All the stores carry the same models and want them packaged the same way.
 
My local "Mart" has only carried Bucks in blister packs when they bring out the holiday specials (last years white and orange Bantams for instance). All the other knives that they carry, including the Bucks, are kept in a glass case on display and the one's you buy come in boxes, not the blister packs. They also have some one manning the sporting goods section at all times.
 
I see it two ways. Ya if I'm going to buy it I'd really like to wrap my hands around it and see how it feels to decide whether or not I like it. But if I were to buy it I'd like the box and all to be in new condition, not one that's been opened a few dozen times so someone could put their paws on it, fondeling it, dropping it er what have ya, and that's the advantage to the blister pack. Keeping it in factory condition, knowing no one else has messed with it.
If I were the retailer I would prefer the blister pack for the same reasons.
 
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I see it two ways. Ya if I'm going to buy it I'd really like to wrap my hands around it and see how it feels to decide whether or not I like it. But if I were to buy it I'd like the box and all to be in new condition, not one that's been opened a few dozen times so someone could put their paws on it, fondeling it, dropping it er what have ya, and that's the advantage to the blister pack. Keeping it in factory condition, knowing no one else has messed with it.
If I were the retailer I would prefer the blister pack for the same reasons.
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Yep and when one gets returned you would have to sell it for half price or box it up and send it back to Buck on your own dime!
jb4570
 
During my time spent working for a hardware distributor I witnessed the intro and explosion of clam shell packaging. The benefits to the retailer are twofold.
Increased exposure: the product can be hung on a hook and the consumer can look it over (without touching) and more product can be put in an easily accessible space.
Theft deterrent: this is really the main point. Smaller products can be put in a large clam shell, and higher value products can have theft prevention tags encapsulated in them. Where boxes can be easily slipped into a pocket, or opened and discarded in store with the product pocketed, clam packs make this more difficult or obvious if someone is attempting to open it to steal. Also, Theft, including employee theft is one of the leading losses for retailers and distributors, clamshells offer some level of security in both environments. If clamshell packaging didn't work, it would have been phased out about 20 years ago...it's here to stay.
 
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China fakes[on a 860 I held] do not have the 'Made in USA' logo on the box..You buy the knife,not the package but I like the black LE boxes..
 
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