Should I send in My SNG just to trade it?

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The Fort

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I have offered up a slightly used SNG, for trade, on a couple of occasions but after I honestly disclose that it has a little bit of side to side blade play the other party loses interest. Should I send it in and pay the $25.00 to have the issue resolved? Is it really a big deal on a Strider? I thought these things were meant to be used. The knife is cool looking, just not for me. Just looking for some opinions. Anyone know how long the turn around would be?
 
If it's just side to side play it should be able to be adjusted out with tightening the pivot.
 
I would just adjust it with a fork and a hex driver. Besides you're playing around with a $300-400 knife here, why cut corners to save $25?
 
A lot of the time that's all it takes, but I have a Strider that has factory loctite on the pivot. Not so much fun.
Either I send it in to them or try to use a soldering iron to adjust the pivot. For me, I'm just going to keep the knife for me and use the crap out of it, especially since the loctite pretty much guarantees that the blade never gets any looser than it is.

Glad it worked out for you though!
 
Sorry, no pics! I don't even own a digital camera or a computer. I'm just an old guy with a cell phone, and some knives ;)
 
I think it's funny how the knife forums always advocate hard use and shun those who baby their knives but when it comes to buying a knife that has been used suddenly they have issues with buying one that has scratches/been sharpened/has some slight play. Unfortunaltey you are going to have to sell the knife dirt cheap. Thats what I had to do with my strider sng... I practically gave it away.
 
The Logical One said:
I think it's funny how the knife forums always advocate hard use and shun those who baby their knives but when it comes to buying a knife that has been used suddenly they have issues with buying one that has scratches/been sharpened/has some slight play. Unfortunaltey you are going to have to sell the knife dirt cheap. Thats what I had to do with my strider sng... I practically gave it away.
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^ this, way too true.
Ran into it myself, that's why my SNG is a keeper and a user now. I'd rather try and enjoy the knife than have myself lose out a ton on it for no real reason.
 
The Logical One said:
I think it's funny how the knife forums always advocate hard use and shun those who baby their knives but when it comes to buying a knife that has been used suddenly they have issues with buying one that has scratches/been sharpened/has some slight play. Unfortunaltey you are going to have to sell the knife dirt cheap. Thats what I had to do with my strider sng... I practically gave it away.
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Charr said:
^ this, way too true.
Ran into it myself, that's why my SNG is a keeper and a user now. I'd rather try and enjoy the knife than have myself lose out a ton on it for no real reason.
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Anyone have some dirt cheap SMF's that they don't want?...





:D;):thumbup:
 
I roll onto my SnG in the driveway working on cars all the time and I am quite sure the scratches on the pocket clip render this HARD USE knife worthless. Maybe there is someone out there with a hard use safe. ;)

Something about my SnGs that scratching them up isn't a big deal.
 
Oh, so I'm not crazy? It's actually ok to use your knives? I could see displaying a one of a kind custom, maybe, but to not use a production Strider, CRK, Hinderer, etc. is a waste. To each his own, I guess.
 
Charr said:
Touche sir :D
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The sad thing is that I've done the same thing with too many of my knives in past, sold em for cheap because I thought people wouldn't buy em otherwise...

It's discouraging as well as damaging to the hobby IMO as it brings the value of our collections down. I see knives sell for way cheaper here than on Instagram for example. Pros & Cons to both I guess.
 
People like buying things that are new, or almost new.
That is not a weird concept, nor is it peculiar to knives.

Try selling a gently used car for new car prices. ;)
 
stabman said:
People like buying things that are new, or almost new.
That is not a weird concept, nor is it peculiar to knives.

Try selling a gently used car for new car prices. ;)
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This is a very valid point. I believe that a good portion of both is certainly the community controlling prices though. If people on here were to silently agree that the value of a used knife did not degrade as much as we currently seem to think it has, then they would be able to sell for more. Another big thing is that people who sell their knives for those low prices aren't helping themselves really, because then comparative pricing leads others to value their knives less, even if they might not be as used.
It's one of the major issues with open-market exchanges like the one here. Everyone sees each price, and the conditional assessment of the product is not viewed the same by everyone. Someone's LNIB is another mans Lightly Used, and yet another's Used. Then someone comes along, thinks their knife isn't in as good of shape as that one, and sells it for notably less because of their own assessment, and then this continues while the people buying obviously aren't going to have an issue with it because they pay less for a product that is far above the value of what they're paying in many cases.
 
stabman said:
People like buying things that are new, or almost new.
That is not a weird concept, nor is it peculiar to knives.

Try selling a gently used car for new car prices. ;)
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But if a person has full intentions of USING it, then why does it matter if it's already scratched up or sharpened? I'm not talking about a used knife that's selling at nearly new prices, I'm talking about a reasonably priced used knife that is reflective of its condition. People seem to stay away from it like the plague.

The way I see it is, if you intend to keep the knife forever.... use it. But if there's even a slim chance of you thinking about selling it.... don't even put a small scratch on it because suddenly it's not as valuable.
 
The Logical One said:
But if a person has full intentions of USING it, then why does it matter if it's already scratched up or sharpened? I'm not talking about a used knife that's selling at nearly new prices, I'm talking about a reasonably priced used knife that is reflective of its condition. People seem to stay away from it like the plague.
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YouTube showed me what many think of as "reasonable use". :eek:
I disagree with them, so unless I know how the person I'm buying from actually used it, I don't want it.

Before I saw the crazy, stupid things people thought of as normal, I wasn't too hesitant about used knives.
 
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