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Preordering of the 2017 AAPK Knife

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Here's a link to the preorder sale of the 2017 AAPK knife. Better get em while you can.

https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... -pre-order
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Thanks Phil for the update! It looks like some of the shields are centered and some closer to the front bolster. How does one get a centered shield preference on these orders or is that even possible? Just wondering before I order one. Thanks!
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Duffer wrote:Thanks Phil for the update! It looks like some of the shields are centered and some closer to the front bolster. How does one get a centered shield preference on these orders or is that even possible? Just wondering before I order one. Thanks!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who noticed and was concerned by this one.

Maybe the off-center shields will be sold as seconds? I guess we'll find out when they ship...
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I'm not sure it would be the proper way to request it but I'm pretty sure I saw a "comment" box when I was checking out. Unfortunately, I didn't type anything in there because I was too excited and forgot about the different shields. I prefer a centered shield too but I probably passed up my chance to request it.
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Railsplitter wrote:I'm not sure it would be the proper way to request it but I'm pretty sure I saw a "comment" box when I was checking out. Unfortunately, I didn't type anything in there because I was too excited and forgot about the different shields. I prefer a centered shield too but I probably passed up my chance to request it.
I requested the centered shield in the "add note" box under the Payment section just after you enter billing and shipping details. I didn't see any other place to request it but at the end of the order confirmation the text shows up as a Note to Bryan so this is probably our best bet.

Bit of an odd decision by GEC to run the shields both ways...
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8) I think everybody here wants their shield on their knife centered, that's pretty much a given! ::shrug::
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I noticed on the photos attached to the link posted above that all the knives shown were ones with the shield centered.
I'm going to go out on a limb and speculate that perhaps that's why Bryan didn't get the entire order shipped at one time and that perhaps someone at GEC is correcting their error before they ship the other 27 knives. I seriously doubt they are going to put two versions of the knife on the market. I have no inside info on this, just speculation on my part.
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I just posted this on another thread, but in case it isn't found there by some, I'll add it here...

I'm in the dark on the dual shield placement at the moment. Nothing mentioned about it by GEC when I spoke to them today. I'll try to get some clarity on the situation as soon as I can & try to accommodate preferences as best I can.
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I very seriously considered blowing the rest of this years
knife budget on this one knife . . . . eager anticipation, actually!
A pipe dream, really, because I can't snipe for flip.

But then I did the 'calculate shipping' . . . .

$26.41 to ship a knife to Alabama ??!!??!! ::uc::

What the heck ?????????????????????????????????????????????
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Shipping is $6.46 to CONUS. ::tu::
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royal0014 wrote:I very seriously considered blowing the rest of this years
knife budget on this one knife . . . . eager anticipation, actually!
A pipe dream, really, because I can't snipe for flip.

But then I did the 'calculate shipping' . . . .

$26.41 to ship a knife to Alabama ??!!??!! ::uc::

What the heck ?????????????????????????????????????????????
:shock:

I have something messed up on the shipping that displays on the product page (I think I have it set for international shipping or something)...
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... -pre-order

Please ignore that until I can get it fixed up. The cart & checkout should be correct for 1 knife & i'll be combining shipping & refunding anyone who buys more than one item from the AAPK store that is charged excess of the combined shipping cost.

Hope that makes sense ::uc::
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Yeah, the initial estimate before the check-out page for two knives was $74 to Florida. :shock: Hence why I started frantically emailing Bryan to see if I could get some clarity. ::rotflol:: The shipping seems to be a little closer to normal for a single knife when you go to the checkout page, where you enter your shipping info.

Bryan's a stand-up guy and he does so much for us. ::tu:: My confidence in dealing with AAPK is always sky-high.

P.S. Did anyone wake up this morning yearning for those sweet rust-red bones to be in the mailbox already? ::uc:: I'm not sure how I'm gonna make it through the next week or so! ::paranoid::
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Iam clicking add to cart , but says page not found ?? Bryan , if its the page messed up , I want one if possible . James .
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I somehow missed the shield placement dilemma but after looking at the pictures, as others have said the center placement is the one that makes sense to me for that shield shape.

Anyway my name (and money) is in. Now I'll be standing at attention - no kneeling :lol: - by the mailbox, waiting for it to arrive. ::tu::

James, FWIW my browser locked up on me during the process also. I backed out and started over without problems the second time. (in my case it may have been my crappy unreliable internet service.)

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ok got it ! I had to end up clicking view my cart to get to where id ordered it . :D hopefully shield is centered . ::tu::
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Bryan wrote:I have something messed up on the shipping that displays on the product page (I think I have it set for international shipping or something)...
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... -pre-order
Please ignore that until I can get it fixed up. The cart & checkout should be correct for 1 knife & i'll be combining shipping & refunding anyone who buys more than one item from the AAPK store that is charged excess of the combined shipping cost.
Hope that makes sense ::uc::
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It used to be fun to go to the club knife page and see how many were left. The new format doesn't show that, but if you order more than is in stock it will tell you. I think yesterday there were about 15 left.
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Rustle47 wrote:It used to be fun to go to the club knife page and see how many were left. The new format doesn't show that, but if you order more than is in stock it will tell you. I think yesterday there were about 15 left.
How did you figure that out? ::hmm:: Did you try to order 16? :lol:

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Rustle47 wrote:It used to be fun to go to the club knife page and see how many were left. The new format doesn't show that, but if you order more than is in stock it will tell you. I think yesterday there were about 15 left.
::hmm:: I know I spent a little while on the page while waiting for some email replies and each time I refreshed the page it said "12+ in stock" and didn't change.
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it kept saying 12 for me too , hopefully went through ok , :D
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They must be getting low. This morning it shows "12 In Stock". The plus symbol is gone.
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Bryan mentioned that there'd be a balance (25+) of knives shipping from GEC at a later date, so that quantity might go back up at some point in the near future. ::shrug::

I've been psyched about getting my AAPK knife all week. No pressure, no pressure. ::paranoid:: :mrgreen:
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I have been trying to order one to Australia and it will not accept my order.
It keeps emptying the cart and states does not ship overseas.
I tried to send a email and I am not sure it got through.

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Hi everyone,

I just wanted to post an update about the shield issue. According to GEC, only 4 were made with the shield offset to the right of center. If anyone wants their knife in this configuration, please private message me. If no special request is made for offset shield, yours will be centered. ::tu::
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Shearer wrote:I have been trying to order one to Australia and it will not accept my order.
It keeps emptying the cart and states does not ship overseas.
I tried to send a email and I am not sure it got through.

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Hi Grant,

I have one saved for you. I'll send you a message as soon as I finish this post.
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