Gear Deals - On Sale Now

Discussion in 'For Sale / Trade' started by jbs121s, Sep 14, 2016.

  1. JackLondon

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    I pulled the trigger on one of the 620s. Hope it's legit. Used a credit card with good fraud protection and then through PayPal. So doubled up the protection against a scam.
     
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    Blade HQ had those 620s listed at $300 and on sale for $189(out of stock). For 65$ (shipping included) it feels a little too good to be true......
     
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    I did some research too, and came up empty. I'm thinking it's a newer (< 6 months old) company, maybe a one-man website that has a stockpile of older/discontinued/cheap import stock and is losing a ton of money on stale inventory. Maybe the 50% sale is to sell off what he has and then call it quits, or try to secure more (new) inventory?

    The only thing I could find was a post on SeattleGuns from someone who purchased a Kydex wallet from them. At least he got what he ordered - so that's promising :)
    http://seattleguns.net/showthread.p...55cf3e7b158b&p=1380250&viewfull=1#post1380250
     
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    I just placed my order, make sure and post when you guys receive yours. I am very curious how this turns out. Great share. Thanks.
     
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    Kinda curious about no shipping info yet..... Time will tell. Maybe I'm just spoiled, if you take my money, at least give me an estimated ship date.
     
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    I talked to him on Sunday. He said he had a huge influx of orders so it's slightly backed up, but that everything should be shipping this week.

    Being paid for via PayPal, I have no concerns about the purchase.
     
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    I sent an email asking him who his Kershaw distributor is and haven't heard back. If that checks out I'll gladly by from him.
     
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    They also have ESEE 5's without sheaths...... I am personally skeptical but i will see what your guys results are...

    http://www.unlimitedew.com/store/p439/High_Carbon_Fixed_Blade.html
     
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    :confused: I didn't even see that on the site (still don't). Had to do a search for "fixed blade" to get it to pop-up.

    The plot thickens :cool:
     
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    He never returned my email about his distributor.
    I don't know what the ESEE distributor price is, but I can't see how he could afford to sell them 50% off.
     
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    That's what I was thinking. I don't see them either. I've scanned the page repeatedly the blades that are actually good values.
     
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    I think that's probably still within range. I had a buddy place a military order and they have really steep discounts too. I want to say he paid $85 or so... I would imagine that distributor is cheaper than military retail, but I don't know for sure.
     
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    I didn't see them either BUT when i did the fixed blade search they came up thou...

    I ping'd the ESEE main office to get a conformation before i make a purchase.... Initial word is it looks a little weird to them and be careful. Ill let you all know if i hear anything further...
     
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    I agree, and I think that's the consensus here. In general, it definitely seems a little weird. Like I said, being PayPal checkout gives me plenty of security in the situation, so I'm not too worried. If it was credit card based checkout, I wouldn't bother... but being PayPal, the only risk is that I have to file a dispute. So I'll maybe be bummed that I didn't get what I hoped. But I won't be out the money if it's not what I was told it was.

    At this point, I'm trying to justify placing a third order... I really wish my first order would show up so I can confirm, but I have a feeling that the deal will be over before the order arrives. Boo.
     
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    What about identity theft or phishing? That's my main concern. I really want to take a shot, but there are too many weird things going on. I hope you all get an amazing deal.
     
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    The only thing i had to enter was shipping address and phone number. I work in IT by trade, so i'm pretty conscious of phishing attempts. And I keep a super hawk eye on my credit portfolio. I've had credit card numbers stolen before and that's no biggie, just the hassle of updating the info with whoever auto-bills from that account. These days, I have 1 specific card that I primarily use solely for online purchases from smaller places.

    But thanks! I'll be sure to report back positive or negative.
     
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    ^^^^ ditto on all of the above. I take reports ALL day long for from folks that have been defrauded. My first thought was phishing. That's why I made sure they only had a shipping address, name, and phone number, in other words, all publicly accessible information to begin with.

    The CC I used is only used for purchases like these and it being through PayPal is even better.

    I did get a suspicious call from a man who identified himself as a prince......super nice guy. I always assumed royalty was stuck up.
     
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    the main flag to me is that they don't use the brand name of any knife, just a generic description with a picture of the real thing. just like albia. I'm sure it is a scam and if we get anything it will be China junk. I'm betting we don't get anything. I still ordered. Time will tell.
     

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