Airport to Auction Confiscated Knives "Travelers will get a chance to buy back thousands of knives, scissors, corkscrews and nail clippers taken from them at security checkpoints at Gerald R. Ford International Airport. After expenses associated with the sale, the airport would keep any profits. The vast majority of confiscated items at the Ford airport are knives, such as the Swiss Army knife and the Leatherman, an all-in-one tool with many uses."