![]() The core value of 1-800-PACK-RAT is to provide every single customer with the highest quality service. 1-800-PACK-RAT has a strong corporate model that ensures every single customer will receive the highest standard of customer care in the industry – a key differentiator between many of their franchised competitors. With Virgo behind them, they have been able to continue to invest in container assets, new locations, and customer service initiatives. In 2018, Virgo Investment Group (“Virgo”), a middle market private equity firm, announced that 1-800-PACK-RAT had merged with its portfolio company, Zippy Shell Incorporated. This national network of storage facilities allowed 1-800-PACK-RAT to expand its business and services to include long-distance moving, where they quickly became an industry leader. Under new leadership, 1-800-PACK-RAT grew from three to fifty locations in just two years. The first three locations were developed in North Carolina around 2003. ![]() The founder then sought out one of the most experienced heavy equipment manufacturers in the country and together they built an innovative system that can lift a fully loaded moving container without swaying or shifting and gently place it anywhere a truck can be driven. In 2001, a North Carolina entrepreneur sketched out an all-steel, weatherproof, portable-storage design that was jokingly referred to as a “pack rat” because of its ability to store everything. With numerous storage facilities across the USA, and a growing network of containers and trucks, they can get you anywhere you need to go. POOR: Blades very worn, handles bad or missing, blades have been replaced with the same type, reading of the stamp is almost impossible, even with a glass, good mostly only for parts.1-800-PACK-RAT, LLC, is the portable storage and moving company that provides the simplest way to store or move your stuff. VERY GOOD: About 25% blade wear, slight cracks in handles, may have one lazy blade, stamping clearly visible to the naked eye, no blades changed or repaired.įAIR: 50% blade wear, blades lazy, cracks and chips in handles, handles replaced with same type, blades repaired, stampings faint but readable with a glass. NEAR MINT: A new knife that has seen sometimes, show some slight carry or shop wear, blades snap perfectly, handles show no cracks.ĮXCELLENT: Shows no more than 10% blade wear, handles are sound, no cracks, blades snap good. MINT: A factory fresh knife, absolutely original as it came from the manufacturer, not carried or sharpened, a perfect knife. As always, if you are unsatisfied with the condition of the knife you have purchased, you may return it for a full refund, provided it is in the same condition as when it was shipped. ![]() We will do our absolute best to take high-quality images of all sides of a knife, in order to reveal any imperfections, wear marks, or other attributes which would devalue the knife. Since there is no “official” grading standard across the industry, any system is meant merely as a guide. ![]() However, there are nuances to the standard which can cause a deviation from the general category descriptions. We feel this is the most universally accepted standard in the market and is relatively easy to understand. ![]() Olde Towne Cutlery uses the NKCA Grading Standards when assigning condition to our Vintage product. Parker as President of the NKCA, and at the time there was no grading system. The NKCA grading system was devised by James F. ![]()
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