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A GREAT find, and a MISSED opportunity.

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us Offline King_Gorilla

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A GREAT find, and a MISSED opportunity.
on: November 20, 2024, 04:43:28 AM
I just went to a big gun show out here in Las Vegas.  It was nice.  Just about 10 minutes before I was leaving, I stopped to buy a reloading mechanism from an old guy at his booth.  As I was about to pay, I noticed that he had a 2 gallon plastic bin with about 14 Leathermans in it.  The bin had a sign that said $15!!!

I quickly looked through them all.  3 Revs, 2 Wingmen, a Fuse, and a bunch of PSTs and PST IIs.  All had sheaths except for the wingmen and the revs.  I was hopping that one of them would have been a Sidekick but no dice.  I was excited to find the Fuse because I don't really see them that much anymore. (except on ebay)  I have never owned a PST before, so I bought one PST and the Fuse for a total of $30.

It was at this point that this turned from a fantastic experience into a bitter-sweet painful moment of regret. 
After paying the man, he casually told me that I should have arrived earlier in the day because in the early morning the bin was almost FULL.  I asked him if they were all Leatherman, and he said:  "yeah, they were mostly Waves"   

Needless to say, I would have bought 5 or 6 of them.    :rant:    :cry:

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us Offline Barry Rowland

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Re: A GREAT find, and a MISSED opportunity.
Reply #1 on: November 20, 2024, 04:54:48 AM
Still, not bad! 
Barry
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us Offline Poncho65

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Re: A GREAT find, and a MISSED opportunity.
Reply #2 on: November 20, 2024, 11:42:45 AM
 :iagree: but Waves at that price! :sa: :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

Still, congrat on the Fuse and PST :salute: :like:
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Re: A GREAT find, and a MISSED opportunity.
Reply #3 on: November 21, 2024, 02:08:36 AM
You done good. Wish I could find deals like that! :tu:
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Re: A GREAT find, and a MISSED opportunity.
Reply #4 on: November 22, 2024, 10:02:17 AM
I would have bought the bin too! :like:
Great find, if only it was earlier! :cheers: :ahhh
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Re: A GREAT find, and a MISSED opportunity.
Reply #5 on: November 27, 2024, 03:49:32 PM
Each tool for $15 is definitely a good price  :tu: totally worth it nonetheless

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