Everyone has to start from zero 
...and this turned out to be the case.
I decided to roll the dice on this one and put in a bid. Won the item for $17.00 + $7.99 shipping ($24.99 total). Paid with PayPal. Got a notice a few days later that the item had shipped and it showed up today exactly as pictured - a NIB Leatherman Wave (build date of 1110). Zero feedback sellers can be a gamble, but this one panned out OK.