Cobalt
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This thread is a result of two recent threads concerning Walt and BM and buying over the internet.
It appears that several Manufacturers have alluded to forcing internet sellers to try to sell at higher prices by not listing their marked down prices, so that the store front dealers are not hurt by internet sales. At the same time these manyfacturers claim that internet sales are not a major component.
The knife people who search on the internet are usually people who make knives a hobbie, often buying more than one of each make. These are people that become very knowledgeable about blade, handle,liner materials and lock types , new designs etc. these are the people that you make a civilian or D2 knife for. The regular passerby, will usually by what is prettiest, not what works. We are the ones who give you the feedback you need and if you paid more attention to these forums you would double your production. The fact that we all spend countless hours on the net looking for new knives to buy, should give us the privilage of being able to search for the lowest available price on any item. If you look at the number of members in these forums and multiply that by many friends and family per member that may actually buy something, the number becomes big.
My point is that we provide you with feed back and we do considerable research into what works in our search for the ultimate blade. you take that feedback, if you have any brains, and turn it into a knife we want.For this feedback I only ask that you let business outside of your wholesale sales go on as it always has. After all, do you guys all buy cars at sticker price?
It appears that several Manufacturers have alluded to forcing internet sellers to try to sell at higher prices by not listing their marked down prices, so that the store front dealers are not hurt by internet sales. At the same time these manyfacturers claim that internet sales are not a major component.
The knife people who search on the internet are usually people who make knives a hobbie, often buying more than one of each make. These are people that become very knowledgeable about blade, handle,liner materials and lock types , new designs etc. these are the people that you make a civilian or D2 knife for. The regular passerby, will usually by what is prettiest, not what works. We are the ones who give you the feedback you need and if you paid more attention to these forums you would double your production. The fact that we all spend countless hours on the net looking for new knives to buy, should give us the privilage of being able to search for the lowest available price on any item. If you look at the number of members in these forums and multiply that by many friends and family per member that may actually buy something, the number becomes big.
My point is that we provide you with feed back and we do considerable research into what works in our search for the ultimate blade. you take that feedback, if you have any brains, and turn it into a knife we want.For this feedback I only ask that you let business outside of your wholesale sales go on as it always has. After all, do you guys all buy cars at sticker price?