Acquired

Anthony · **Reply #30 on:** September 21, 2009, 11:04:39 PM

Nutznboltz, are the inner impliments all "correct"? If they made a mistake on the blade, there might be something else a little off.

AHB · **Reply #31 on:** September 21, 2009, 11:11:11 PM

Quote from: Nutznboltz on September 21, 2009, 10:55:32 PM

Actually I did email Leatherman on Saturday to see if S30V was now available on the Wave, this was after I first saw it but didn't buy it. Still haven't gotten a response from them yet but when I do I just might email them the pics and see what they say.

I certainly hope its an actual S30V blade and not a etching mistake, but thanks Dunc for putting that in my head now , the only way to be sure is to open it and find out how long the edge holds up.

I doubt somehow it could be an etching mistake.. It sounds even weirder than they by accident put the wrong blade on the Wave...

The etching is a part of the production, where assembling is done by humans who, occasionally, makes mistakes..

But luckily we never find out, cause: DON'T OPEN IT...

Benner · **Reply #32 on:** September 21, 2009, 11:38:16 PM

Don't listen to them lot.

Print off the pics you have taken if you are that interested, they will serve the same purpose as keeping it in the packaging and then use the damn thing. It is what it was made for.

Nutznboltz · **Reply #33 on:** September 21, 2009, 11:39:06 PM

Quote from: Corrugated on September 21, 2009, 11:04:39 PM

Nutznboltz, are the inner impliments all "correct"? If they made a mistake on the blade, there might be something else a little off.

Well I haven't opened it yet

, but looking at it through the clamshell everything else looks fine.

I think if it was a case of 420 being mistakenly stamped with the S30V and processed anyways there should be more of these popping up, so I'm just going to wait and see what happens.

Pacu · **Reply #34 on:** September 21, 2009, 11:39:36 PM

I'd open it and use that blade for prying.

Just kidding. I wouldn't open it either.

J-sews · **Reply #35 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:28:26 AM

Very interesting find there NB!

Good on your sharp eye for spotting it too.

On a side note, I wonder if the same Leatherman employee is responsible for this Charge "ALX" I found last month?

PyroJames · **Reply #36 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:37:30 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 22, 2009, 12:28:26 AM

On a side note, I wonder if the same Leatherman employee is responsible for this Charge "ALX" I found last month?

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I think there's a disgruntled Leatherman employee doing all this because he didn't get enough vacation time this year.

Nutznboltz · **Reply #37 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:59:42 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 22, 2009, 12:28:26 AM

Very interesting find there NB! Good on your sharp eye for spotting it too.

On a side note, I wonder if the same Leatherman employee is responsible for this Charge "ALX" I found last month?

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It's good to know some of Leatherman "mistakes" are upgraded ones, good for us.
J-sews, have you opened yours?. I'll most likely leave the wave in the package as I have enough user multis to keep me occupied for the time being.

DaveK · **Reply #38 on:** September 22, 2009, 01:04:16 AM

Excellent.

J-sews · **Reply #39 on:** September 22, 2009, 01:07:38 AM

Quote from: Nutznboltz on September 22, 2009, 12:59:42 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 22, 2009, 12:28:26 AM
Very interesting find there NB! Good on your sharp eye for spotting it too.

On a side note, I wonder if the same Leatherman employee is responsible for this Charge "ALX" I found last month?

It's good to know some of Leatherman "mistakes" are upgraded ones, good for us.
J-sews, have you opened yours?. I'll most likely leave the wave in the package as I have enough user multis to keep me occupied for the time being.

I'm torn. $:-\$ Mine is still sealed in the package. It loses a bunch of its coolness factor as soon as I open it.

Nevertheless, I do plan on opening it.

I have shelf queens, but I enjoy playing with my shelf queens.

You can't do that if they're sealed in a clam pack.

duckman1975 · **Reply #40 on:** September 22, 2009, 01:13:07 AM

Quote from: ducktapehero on September 21, 2009, 09:52:26 PM

Quote from: Wetdog on September 21, 2009, 09:20:12 PM
Anyone ever wonder if these "mistakes" are done on purpose?
I don't know. Maybe it's a gift from the factory to people who are really interested in these things. Plus, word like this gets around and MT lovers like us go flock to the stores and look for one. If even 5% of us who look at the Wave decide to buy a regular one just as an impulse buy they're probably made money in the long run.

Those evil genius smurfs! I'm gonna punish them by buying another leatherman

Don't open it, its a good excuse to buy another one!

PyroJames · **Reply #41 on:** September 22, 2009, 01:16:58 AM

Quote from: duckman1975 on September 22, 2009, 01:13:07 AM

Don't open it, its a good excuse to buy another one!

Well said, duckman!

Nutznboltz · **Reply #42 on:** September 22, 2009, 05:38:37 AM

With the excitement of a rare find I forgot to mention why I was there in the first place. To pick up a Vic Midnite MiniChamp. Really like it alot and amazed how many tools the Swiss managed to squeeze into this little thing.

american lockpicker · **Reply #43 on:** September 22, 2009, 06:39:31 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 22, 2009, 01:07:38 AM

Quote from: Nutznboltz on September 22, 2009, 12:59:42 AM
Quote from: J-sews on September 22, 2009, 12:28:26 AM
Very interesting find there NB! Good on your sharp eye for spotting it too.

On a side note, I wonder if the same Leatherman employee is responsible for this Charge "ALX" I found last month?

It's good to know some of Leatherman "mistakes" are upgraded ones, good for us.
J-sews, have you opened yours?. I'll most likely leave the wave in the package as I have enough user multis to keep me occupied for the time being.

I'm torn. $:-\$ Mine is still sealed in the package. It loses a bunch of its coolness factor as soon as I open it. Nevertheless, I do plan on opening it.

I have shelf queens, but I enjoy playing with my shelf queens. You can't do that if they're sealed in a clam pack.

No don't open it. Just get one that looks like it to play with.

Rob · **Reply #44 on:** September 22, 2009, 08:29:31 PM

Wow very cool find. Makes me want to go look through a bunch of our stock to see what little gems I can find. I've only seen a couple of packaging errors the whole time being a dealer but it's usually a completely wrong tool not a component of the tool.

AHB · **Reply #45 on:** September 22, 2009, 08:43:17 PM

Quote from: eLEATHERMAN.com on September 22, 2009, 08:29:31 PM

Wow very cool find. Makes me want to go look through a bunch of our stock to see what little gems I can find. I've only seen a couple of packaging errors the whole time being a dealer but it's usually a completely wrong tool not a component of the tool.

Let us know what you find..

jzmtl · **Reply #46 on:** September 22, 2009, 09:16:29 PM

Quote from: J-sews on September 22, 2009, 01:07:38 AM

Quote from: Nutznboltz on September 22, 2009, 12:59:42 AM
Quote from: J-sews on September 22, 2009, 12:28:26 AM
Very interesting find there NB! Good on your sharp eye for spotting it too.

On a side note, I wonder if the same Leatherman employee is responsible for this Charge "ALX" I found last month?

It's good to know some of Leatherman "mistakes" are upgraded ones, good for us.
J-sews, have you opened yours?. I'll most likely leave the wave in the package as I have enough user multis to keep me occupied for the time being.

I'm torn. $:-\$ Mine is still sealed in the package. It loses a bunch of its coolness factor as soon as I open it. Nevertheless, I do plan on opening it.

I have shelf queens, but I enjoy playing with my shelf queens. You can't do that if they're sealed in a clam pack.

I don't do shelf queens usually, but that's one case I'd keep it sealed (heck I'm sure you got enough of them that's opened to play with). As soon as you open it it's just another tti.

AHB · **Reply #47 on:** September 22, 2009, 09:19:07 PM

Quote from: jzmtl on September 22, 2009, 09:16:29 PM

I don't do shelf queens usually, but that's one case I'd keep it sealed (heck I'm sure you got enough of them that's opened to play with). As soon as you open it it's just another tti.

Exactly...

Dunc · **Reply #48 on:** September 22, 2009, 09:40:17 PM

Quote from: AHB on September 22, 2009, 09:19:07 PM

Quote from: jzmtl on September 22, 2009, 09:16:29 PM
I don't do shelf queens usually, but that's one case I'd keep it sealed (heck I'm sure you got enough of them that's opened to play with). As soon as you open it it's just another tti.
Exactly...

I agree . Just to repeat myself ..... DON'T OPEN IT . If you ever want to get rid of it I'm sure there are others on here who would buy it off you in its sealed state .

Dunc

Benner · **Reply #49 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:31:52 PM

Guys, this is a MT. It's never ever going to be worth mega bucks, so just use it and get the benefit of the upgraded blade. If you leave it in there, the whole thing may as well just be made of play-doh.

DaveK · **Reply #50 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:36:18 PM

Yeah, but play-doh with an S30V blade

Would you stick a Penny Black stamp on a letter you philistine?

Dunc · **Reply #51 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:40:34 PM

Ben stop having a blonde moment

Dunc

duckman1975 · **Reply #52 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:41:37 PM

Quote from: eLEATHERMAN.com on September 22, 2009, 08:29:31 PM

Wow very cool find. Makes me want to go look through a bunch of our stock to see what little gems I can find. I've only seen a couple of packaging errors the whole time being a dealer but it's usually a completely wrong tool not a component of the tool.

Can I call dibs on the first wave you find with S30V or 154cm blades thanks

Benner · **Reply #53 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:42:24 PM

Quote from: DaveK on September 22, 2009, 10:36:18 PM

Yeah, but play-doh with an S30V blade

Would you stick a Penny Black stamp on a letter you philistine?

If I didn't have a second class one yeah.

The way I see it is that if you have bought this with the plan to sell it later on then do store it away and then in a few months/ years sell it and you will probably do well. If that is not your plan, then leaving it in the packaging just wastes all the manufacturing efforts that created it. This isn't something like a stamp or a coin that has a defect that then increases it's value dramatically, this is a tool with a different blade that only real weirdo's like us would give a damn about. You have been lucky to get that quality blade so I say take advantage of their error and use it. It was designed as a tool afterall.

Benner · **Reply #54 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:43:11 PM

Quote from: Dunc on September 22, 2009, 10:40:34 PM

Ben stop having a blonde moment

Dunc

I know, how dare I say to actually use these tools

cliosguy · **Reply #55 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:44:37 PM

Quote from: Benner on September 22, 2009, 10:42:24 PM

Quote from: DaveK on September 22, 2009, 10:36:18 PM
Yeah, but play-doh with an S30V blade

Would you stick a Penny Black stamp on a letter you philistine?

If I didn't have a second class one yeah.

The way I see it is that if you have bought this with the plan to sell it later on then do store it away and then in a few months/ years sell it and you will probably do well. If that is not your plan, then leaving it in the packaging just wastes all the manufacturing efforts that created it. This isn't something like a stamp or a coin that has a defect that then increases it's value dramatically, this is a tool with a different blade that only real weirdo's like us would give a damn about. You have been lucky to get that quality blade so I say take advantage of their error and use it. It was designed as a tool afterall.

im with Ben on this one