I cant begin to count the implements I have bought over the years that had no identifying tags or stickers left. Only way to id them was just visually. If I were to buy an EA back blade, do a crappy job assembling, wait a few years for some rust, some unsuspecting person may be in the same boat and just assume that the tags and stickers wore off. But given each implement has its own unique styling, could be identified as an EA unit. and if that person didnt know that EA offered kits, they would just assume that it was garbage from EA.
Could something like that be out of the realm of possibility?
Dont get me wrong, I think if the discount is significant enough, I think kits are a great idea. But theres always two sides to the coin. I'm just playing devils advocate here.