I got the blemished mako 4.5 on the black friday sale (so it was really cheap) I live in EU but the shipping was FREE and it arrived in 4 DAYS. (thats faster than from a different part of my country to my City)

As for the blemishes I spent a good 10 minutes looking for something but there is nothing to be found. As for the flipping its way lighter than I expected (my old one is at least 5x heavier) but it flips SOO GOOD. like damn, i was expecting it to be good but not that much of a difference.

I can't really speak for the durability but the blade seems firm and i am not able to just bend it like some people said. The balance is extremely good compared to my old knife and the aerials are basically free.

I also bought the maintanance kit because it has washers (At least ill learn to tune which i think is a big part of this community)

Now for the sound, its the best thing ive ever heard (honestly not even overexaterating) just sounds amazing.

Came very well tuned with really small play (but I think thats to be expected) And 0 tap.

Overall I would recommend and im extremely pleased with my purchase u/SquidMaster