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Tool Talk => Leatherman Tools => Topic started by: 1jump2many on September 30, 2009, 05:50:37 AM
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I notice if you want to get a retired Leatherman MT in NIB or Mint condition most of the time they seem to be a promotional version with corporate etching on them. What are members opinions of how this etching effects the value of a retired MT? Do you think it devalues it, or possibly increases the value? I'm curious to see what others think so if I decide to buy one I can better have an idea of what to expect to pay.
1Jump2Many
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I dont know if it affects the value or not, but I dont want any with corporate logos on them. I know some out there look for those. :think:
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It depends on the logo with me.
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I prefer no logo but if the price is right and I want it bad enough then the logo means nothing to me and I will work to remove it some how.
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If its a user then I really don't care.
For a collection it would depend on the logo/corporation. A cool logo would increase my interest, where as the details of Smith & Bloggs Accident Lawyers would be a definite turn off :)
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What do you guys use to remove the logos... without damaging the finish of the MT itself?
Brasso and patience? :)
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I just leave them.
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What do you guys use to remove the logos... without damaging the finish of the MT itself?
Brasso and patience? :)
I was wondering that too. A torch and grinder? :D
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I did not like having Microsoft branding on my LM Pulse , so I used my Dremal :D :D. See Here http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html)
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I did not like having Microsoft branding on my LM Pulse , so I used my Dremal :D :D. See Here http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html)
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I did not like having Microsoft branding on my LM Pulse , so I used my Dremal :D :D. See Here http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html)
Cheers bud - I got exactly the same problem with my Pulse. I've been tempted to dremel it but never got around to it. Might give it a go now :tu:
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I did not like having Microsoft branding on my LM Pulse , so I used my Dremal :D :D. See Here http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html)
Was the Windows logo actually etched or was it more of a paint? The job you did looks great. A bit shinier that the rest of the tool but definitely a good job. I was recently looking at the same Pulse with the Windows logo on eBay but passed. Now with your directions I won't be as shy about getting an MT with a logo on it. Thanks for the help.
1Jump2Many
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I won't buy one with a LOGO unless it's a company I like, which I rarely see.
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I would love for Leatherman to sell a miltary echted line. I would buy a Marine Corps on in a heartbeat. I think that they would be big sellers.
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I did not like having Microsoft branding on my LM Pulse , so I used my Dremal :D :D. See Here http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html (http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,6375.0.html)
Was the Windows logo actually etched or was it more of a paint? The job you did looks great. A bit shinier that the rest of the tool but definitely a good job. I was recently looking at the same Pulse with the Windows logo on eBay but passed. Now with your directions I won't be as shy about getting an MT with a logo on it. Thanks for the help.
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Definitely not paint 'falling from sky man' it is Laser etching I think Def/Grant gave a good description of the process in the linked thread :tu:. I could easily enough have polished the rest of the Pulse , but that Pulse has been emarked for a paint job :D :D
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I've had a few tools with that style of etching on them. I completely buggered up a brand new Wave with my first attempt, but with a very fine grit sandpaper and plenty of patience, it can be done quit neatly. Generally, I try to avoid them if I can.
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Correction!
I've got a couple of Bears with "MAC tools" etched on them - which I elected to leave alone as they don't bother me too much.
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I avoid the tools with corporate logos if possible. Perhaps its just me, as I tend to despise advertising in general, which is really what these logos are all about typically. :-\
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Correction!
I've got a couple of Bears with "MAC tools" etched on them - which I elected to leave alone as they don't bother me too much.
Dave, you've got so many MT's I figured you collected not only particular models but same models with corporate logo's on them. :D Hypothetical question because I'm sure you have EVERY MT ever made, if you didn't have a particular retired tool and found it on eBay, brand new, at a decent price, would you buy it? I want to get the retired Leatherman tools I don't already have and it seems if you want one in NIB or Mint condition they are the promotional ones. The thing is, I won't be using them though. If I wanted an Original Super Tool because I just had to have one and was going to use it as an every day tool I wouldn't care if the logo was for a tampon brand. :o But I want to get these retired MT's for collecting purposes and want them in mint condition. I guess I will have to either live with a logo or have more patience. :bnghd:
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Correction!
I've got a couple of Bears with "MAC tools" etched on them - which I elected to leave alone as they don't bother me too much.
Dave, you've got so many MT's I figured you collected not only particular models but same models with corporate logo's on them. :D Hypothetical question because I'm sure you have EVERY MT ever made, if you didn't have a particular retired tool and found it on eBay, brand new, at a decent price, would you buy it? I want to get the retired Leatherman tools I don't already have and it seems if you want one in NIB or Mint condition they are the promotional ones. The thing is, I won't be using them though. If I wanted an Original Super Tool because I just had to have one and was going to use it as an every day tool I wouldn't care if the logo was for a tampon brand. :o But I want to get these retired MT's for collecting purposes and want them in mint condition. I guess I will have to either live with a logo or have more patience. :bnghd:
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Well, I certainly don't have every tool ever made (yet ;)), you're confusing me with J-Sews :D
As for the collecting thing, I think it's a personal thing.
Out of all of the tools that I have, there's probably only a handful that I wouldn't use for fear of damaging them, things like the very fragile painted Micras for example. On the whole, I use all of them every now and then, but of course if I used a different tool every day - I'd probably only get to use them once or twice a year! In practice, I tend to favour certain tools (and most people on here would know what they are), and the others get randomly dragged out if I need a tool at home and think about it, very occassionally.
Now, because of the above, almost every tool of mine is technically a user, and therefore a logo doesn't actually worry me much at all as it wouldn't impare it's use. I don't think any of my tools have a real high monetary value, and I generally don't buy tools with a resale value in mind. So thinking about it properly, I don't think it matters one bit to me. If I was going to frame one and hang it on the wall it might, but with few exceptions I like to beat on them, so it doesn't!
I do frequently acquire duplicate tools with a view to trading them for tools I want, so then I'd have to consider logos and such, but on the whole - I don't think it bothers me much at all!
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Sideclip with RECARO on it here.
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I have 2 squirts with Radio Shack on them. I like them better than the regular ones.
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I've been on a spree the last couple days, or at least a spree for me. I bought an Original Super Tool and last night I bought a Pulse. Now all I need is a Sideclip, Flair and a Super Tool 200 to round out my retired Leatherman list. The Sideclip is my next target, it is the one I have wanted the most.
There are a couple current production Leatherman models I need to get but I'm in no hurry. The Blast, Skeletool CX, Fuse and Crunch. Of those I want the Crunch the most. I've never been a fan of the Skeletool and only have the Skeletool not the CX. But now that the Skeletool CX has a plain edge blade I'm more interested. I'm a huge fan of the Freeplay but wish they had incorporated the bit driver on it. That would be my perfect EDC MT. I wonder, is it actually owning the MT's or the thrill of the chase? :D
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...... is it actually owning the MT's or the thrill of the chase? :D
For me, both!
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I've been on a spree the last couple days, or at least a spree for me. I bought an Original Super Tool and last night I bought a Pulse. Now all I need is a Sideclip, Flair and a Super Tool 200 to round out my retired Leatherman list. The Sideclip is my next target, it is the one I have wanted the most.
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What about the Xti , Ti Charges & the Pro,Kf4 & SC2 Juice's. Have you nabbed a Mini & PSII :pok: :pok: :D :D
Just trying too help 1J2M >:D >:D :D :D :D
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I've been on a spree the last couple days, or at least a spree for me. I bought an Original Super Tool and last night I bought a Pulse. Now all I need is a Sideclip, Flair and a Super Tool 200 to round out my retired Leatherman list. The Sideclip is my next target, it is the one I have wanted the most.
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What about the Xti , Ti Charges & the Pro,Kf4 & SC2 Juice's. Have you nabbed a Mini & PSII :pok: :pok: :D :D
Just trying too help 1J2M >:D >:D :D :D :D
Instigator! LOL. :D :D :D So many MT's, so little time and $. I've got a Mini but I'll have to add the PST II to the list. I'm not interested in the Charge XTi or Ti. I have a Charge TTi and will eventually pickup a Charge AL. As far as Pocket-Size retired tools, ahhhh, they don't really interest me. Maybe after I've gotten everything else I want. It's all about priorities, and I'm still trying to figure them out. :ahhh
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I kind of like having Microsoft Server 2003 on my Pulse, which I got from someone here. That's mostly because I do Windows programming, one of my other net-handles is "Static-Pulse," and I collect multitools. It's sort of an inside joke trifecta for me.
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I've been on a spree the last couple days, or at least a spree for me. I bought an Original Super Tool and last night I bought a Pulse. Now all I need is a Sideclip, Flair and a Super Tool 200 to round out my retired Leatherman list. The Sideclip is my next target, it is the one I have wanted the most.
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What about the Xti , Ti Charges & the Pro,Kf4 & SC2 Juice's. Have you nabbed a Mini & PSII :pok: :pok: :D :D
Just trying too help 1J2M >:D >:D :D :D :D
Instigator! LOL. :D :D :D So many MT's, so little time and $. I've got a Mini but I'll have to add the PST II to the list. I'm not interested in the Charge XTi or Ti. I have a Charge TTi and will eventually pickup a Charge AL. As far as Pocket-Size retired tools, ahhhh, they don't really interest me. Maybe after I've gotten everything else I want. It's all about priorities, and I'm still trying to figure them out. :ahhh
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1J2M if you get a chance to handle a Juice you should , they are very cool tools mate :D :D :D.
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1J2M if you get a chance to handle a Juice you should , they are very cool tools mate :D :D :D.
MM, I have two Leatherman S2's, Flame Orange and Storm Gray. I like the S2 a lot but the others never did anything for me. I might get a Cs4 one of these days though. It's down the list of MT's to get though.
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I'm slowly on my way to getting the retired Leathermans I want. I got an Original Super Tool yesterday and I got a Pulse in the mail just now. :mail: Can I get a witness, hail yeah! :) Both are in New/Unused condition. The Original Super Tool has a coporate logo on it, "GAMA GAASI 2001", which I have no idea who or what that is. It doesn't bother me though. The Pulse is logo free and is awesome!
The three retired tools I most want now are the Sideclip, PST II and the Flair in that order. Then of course there are a few non retired tools I need to get. The Crunch being at the top of that list. I'm going to have to slow down a bit though, if I can help myself. My wife is starting to give me that, you're buying too much, look. :ahhh
1Jump2Many
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I know that look >:D
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I know that look >:D
Don't we all..? :D
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My wife got a direct look at what I have spent on tools in the last couple of weeks on Ebay(I never look myself ::) :D) & I got a very special withering look ::) :D >:D
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Sometimes I can hold her off by telling her it was a "good deal" and I just couldn't let it slip by. My wife loves a deal. LOL
1Jump2Many
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I'm slowly on my way to getting the retired Leathermans I want. I got an Original Super Tool yesterday and I got a Pulse in the mail just now. :mail: Can I get a witness, hail yeah! :) Both are in New/Unused condition. The Original Super Tool has a coporate logo on it, "GAMA GAASI 2001", which I have no idea who or what that is. It doesn't bother me though. The Pulse is logo free and is awesome!
The three retired tools I most want now are the Sideclip, PST II and the Flair in that order. Then of course there are a few non retired tools I need to get. The Crunch being at the top of that list. I'm going to have to slow down a bit though, if I can help myself. My wife is starting to give me that, you're buying too much, look. :ahhh
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I get that a lot. :(
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I'm slowly on my way to getting the retired Leathermans I want. I got an Original Super Tool yesterday and I got a Pulse in the mail just now. :mail: Can I get a witness, hail yeah! :) Both are in New/Unused condition. The Original Super Tool has a coporate logo on it, "GAMA GAASI 2001", which I have no idea who or what that is. It doesn't bother me though. The Pulse is logo free and is awesome!
The three retired tools I most want now are the Sideclip, PST II and the Flair in that order. Then of course there are a few non retired tools I need to get. The Crunch being at the top of that list. I'm going to have to slow down a bit though, if I can help myself. My wife is starting to give me that, you're buying too much, look. :ahhh
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I get that a lot. :(
From the looks of it, we've got enough to start a support group. :D :D :D I'll start it off. "Hi, my name is 1Jump2Many and my wife doesn't appreciate my interest in SAK's and MT's." Who wants to speak next? :D :D :D
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