Pawnshop Find

bdAmmo · **on:** February 23, 2013, 11:24:46 PM

Rescued this Flair from a junk bin in a pawn shop this morning. The tip of the blade is chipped and the wire cutters are a little messed up but overall not in bad shape. Not sure if I'll hang on to this one or not, anybody got an idea of the value? I think I got a deal on it, cost me three dollars.

colt 1911 · **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2013, 11:28:32 PM

Cool score !

stealth007s · **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2013, 11:30:14 PM

That's a steal

I'll give you $5 for it............ Just kidding of course

They go for $70-$150 on eBay. If you do want to part with it let me know.

scrappy · **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2013, 11:33:15 PM

What a bargain

Nhoj · **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2013, 11:36:44 PM

Great find! You got lucky!

baja820 · **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2013, 12:39:33 AM

Wow! That's awesome. I'll give you $6.00 (sorry terry)

bdAmmo · **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:23:05 AM

The Flair cleaned up real nice! It's a shame about the chipped blade though. I guess the search for an original style leather sheath begins. That may be a tricky one... hmmm

Max Archer · **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:34:20 AM

The blade and pliers are regular PST, right? I bet LM could replace them, I doubt they'd replace a Flair with a newer tool considering the rarity, and you could always mark it as sentimental or whatever.

enki_ck · **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:46:49 AM

Great score there.

Nhoj · **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2013, 02:53:06 AM

I want a flair but am not really willing to pay for one. Oh well that's okay I guess

baja820 · **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2013, 03:02:03 AM

I would like to see a Rebar version of the Flair...

Nhoj · **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2013, 03:03:07 AM

Supertool version...

trouthunter · **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2013, 03:14:53 AM

Quote from: bdAmmo on February 24, 2013, 01:23:05 AM

The Flair cleaned up real nice! It's a shame about the chipped blade though. I guess the search for an original style leather sheath begins. That may be a tricky one... hmmm

The warranty still is valid on this, you could send it in and Leatherman would replace the blade and maybe the pliers head too.

AdmSlc · **Reply #13 on:** February 24, 2013, 04:31:46 AM

Send it to Leatherman for a warrantee they'll fix it.

bdAmmo · **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2013, 05:41:58 AM

I will look into the warrantee for sure. Thanks all for the suggestions. I know the Leatherman warrantee is second to none, they took good care of me when I busted the pliers in half on my Skeletool.

Thisjk38 · **Reply #15 on:** February 24, 2013, 08:06:01 AM

Great find. I'm jealous of all these pawn shop finds. My best luck was an original Supertool for $60 and a PST for $50.

Outback in Idaho · **Reply #16 on:** February 24, 2013, 08:40:26 AM

Grats!

nuphoria · **Reply #17 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:09:57 PM

Meh, you were robbed

Outback in Idaho · **Reply #18 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:28:42 PM

Quote from: Thisjk38 on February 24, 2013, 08:06:01 AM

Great find. I'm jealous of all these pawn shop finds. My best luck was an original Supertool for $60 and a PST for $50.

My first original Leatherman Super Tool was $89, with a discount. Great tool, very expensive. No internet back in them days either, unless you worked for the Government. (Green screens)

Ady · **Reply #19 on:** February 24, 2013, 04:22:03 PM

$70-$150 on EBay. I've just found a brand new one in a box in the back of my wardrobe lol!

baja820 · **Reply #20 on:** February 24, 2013, 04:58:23 PM

I bought my original super tool from a returned war veteran (I'm not sure what conflict... desert storm or Kosovo) anyways he sold it to me for $15 with every tool snapped off in the handles. I lived near Portland at the time so I drove to the Leatherman HQ walked in the front door and was greeted by a gorgeous secretary, she patiently and politely listened to me as tried to explain what I was doing there holding this mangled supertool. I explained that the broken tool was in no way a manufacturer fault this was clearly abuse on the owners part. I asked if they would sell me new tools to install myself or I would pay them to repair it. I handed the busted tool over to the model/secretary, she smiled and chucked it in a bin and handed me a brand new one with a new sheath! I was stunned.

bmot · **Reply #21 on:** February 24, 2013, 06:23:20 PM

Quote from: baja820 on February 24, 2013, 04:58:23 PM

I bought my original super tool from a returned war veteran (I'm not sure what conflict... desert storm or Kosovo) anyways he sold it to me for $15 with every tool snapped off in the handles. I lived near Portland at the time so I drove to the Leatherman HQ walked in the front door and was greeted by a gorgeous secretary, she patiently and politely listened to me as tried to explain what I was doing there holding this mangled supertool. I explained that the broken tool was in no way a manufacturer fault this was clearly abuse on the owners part. I asked if they would sell me new tools to install myself or I would pay them to repair it. I handed the busted tool over to the model/secretary, she smiled and chucked it in a bin and handed me a brand new one with a new sheath! I was stunned.
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That's a great story!

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #22 on:** February 24, 2013, 06:56:04 PM

Quote from: bdAmmo on February 23, 2013, 11:24:46 PM

Rescued this Flair from a junk bin in a pawn shop this morning. The tip of the blade is chipped and the wire cutters are a little messed up but overall not in bad shape. Not sure if I'll hang on to this one or not, anybody got an idea of the value? I think I got a deal on it, cost me three dollars.

The Multitool God's have truly shown you favor

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #23 on:** February 24, 2013, 09:15:08 PM

I'm not certain the warranty was meant to refurbish something so you could get maximum price on resale. That does seem a bit like taking advantage of their excellent service.

Just a thought....

Def

Sent from my Motorola Atrix digital multitool.

bdAmmo · **Reply #24 on:** February 24, 2013, 11:34:08 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on February 24, 2013, 09:15:08 PM

I'm not certain the warranty was meant to refurbish something so you could get maximum price on resale. That does seem a bit like taking advantage of their excellent service.

Just a thought....

Def

Sent from my Motorola Atrix digital multitool.

This is what I sent Leatherman...

Hello,

I have recently rescued a Flair from a junk bin in a pawnshop that has a damaged blade and was curious to know if you offer any service to get the blade replaced. I know about the excellent warranty service you offer and have used it in the past when my Skeletool pliers broke. What I don't know is how the blade was damaged on the Flair and I'm not sure if it is covered under the warranty. Please let me know what route I can take to get my Flair repaired.

Sincerely,
Pat

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