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Bought an Open Box power tool, "deleted weapon" note on it?

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:06 am
by John E Davies
I bought this on eBay at a great discount, they advertised it as Open Box. This is what I found on the outside of the Dewalt box:

Dewalt Weapon Deleted.png
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I am not sure what happened. Was this a case where somebody tried to ship a firearm illegally as "tools" and the shipping company found it? It looks like somebody tried unsuccessfully to peel off the sticker, which explains why it shipped to me inside another plain box. I have never heard of this situation when buying an item online, any comments? There was nothing wrong with the tool or any of its parts; unfortunately there was no free Uzi inside….

John Davies
Spokane WA

Re: Bought an Open Box power tool, "deleted weapon" note on it?

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:18 pm
by JEBar
interesting ... first time I've seen this

Re: Bought an Open Box power tool, "deleted weapon" note on it?

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:33 am
by daytime dave
It's pretty odd.

Did you get a good deal on the DeWalt?

Re: Bought an Open Box power tool, "deleted weapon" note on it?

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:15 pm
by Headhog
Strange. As long as you got a good deal I wouldn't worry about it.

Paul

Re: Bought an Open Box power tool, "deleted weapon" note on it?

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:14 pm
by John E Davies
It was a GREAT deal, about $80 less than the cheapest other source. I was expecting to see some scrapes or other handling marks, but I don’t think any of the parts had even been handled. Except maybe by some shipping inspector. Home Depot says it is Back Ordered and lists it at $499. The seller listed it at $389, I offered $360 and we settled in the middle…. 😬

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-20- ... /313860528

John Davies
Spokane WA

Re: Bought an Open Box power tool, "deleted weapon" note on it?

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:27 pm
by daytime dave
Yes, I'd say that was a good deal. The mystery still continues.