Benchmade pricing seems to have changed

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psquared said:
At MAP, Benchmades and Emersons might just have similar pricing ;-)
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Which is dumb.

I thought Benchmades were good values at discount pricing. Still though they were high price items that I would (and planned on) saving up for. Now? No thanks. Can't do it.
 
psquared said:
David, I think you have the answer.

I think we can agree that the military is a large customer of Benchmade. We can probably also agree that military always overpays for everything. It might just be that they have done the simple maths that Joe Public, with discount codes, is getting Benchmades a lot cheaper than the military machine is and have put pressure on BMK. A possibility maybe?

Whatever the reason for BMK's policy it kind of sucks that they haven't seen themselves stooping to our humble level to give a bit of an explanation. The lack of response, is in my mind a response of it's own - the original digital communication - a middle finger.

Personally I have enough BMKs to last a long time so I'll just watch this from the sidelines and fill my knife desires with other brands. At MAP, Benchmades and Emersons might just have similar pricing ;-)
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After 30-years and three combat tours I see very few real Soldiers with Benchmade being carried. The military buys tons directly from the traditional three Gov't steel suppliers; Ontario/Ka-Bar (ended in 2006 for Camillus), but not Benchmade.

The British Army seems to love Gerber.
 
I noticed the new pricing when I went to order another mini grip. 30% price increase overnight? Not gonna happen.
 
David Lowry said:
If I had to guess, the folks on this forum buying Benchmade knives are a drop in the bucket to their other sales. We are not as big as we think we are.
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If you don't like the new pricing, say so -- and act accordingly.

$$ talks.
 
skyhorse said:
Not anymore the 755 is way over $200 today.

Benchmade 755BK MPR Sibert Knife Titanium Framelock Folder (2.9" Black Plain)
Benchmade 755BK MPR Sibert Knife Titanium Framelock Folder (2.9" Black Plain)
Benchmade 755BK MPR Sibert Knife Titanium Framelock Folder (2.9" Black Plain)
Benchmade 755BK MPR Sibert Knife Titanium Framelock Folder (2.9" Black Plain)
MSRP: $260.00
Our Price: $221.00
In Stock!
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I just got a 755 MPR for just under $150 delivered. Nephew wanted one for the holidays and he's graduating from USC so it's well-deserved.

By the way, the source is mentioned in this thread.
 
I don't recall how many times I've recommended the fabulous Benchmade 810 Contego not just because it's a great folder with a big beefy 4" blade of CPM-M4 with Cerakote coating (with a "small" fault that the backspacer cracks due to the glass breaker -- Benchmade will send you one for free in an instant) but the biggest reason is that it WAS a tremendous value at around $135 delivered! That's called a very high value item. Perhaps under-priced to the tune of about $15-$20 but at the current $175+ it's not on the recommend list for me!
 
David Lowry said:
If I had to guess, the folks on this forum buying Benchmade knives are a drop in the bucket to their other sales. We are not as big as we think we are.
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While that's true, we are, however, a sample of the BM buyers who WILL notice price increases and vote with our wallets. I am a big believer of buying in the USA when, and if, the quality is there. BM fits the bill, but I can only buy what I can afford, along with many others.

This may be a temporary bump in cost restructuring, the new year may very well bring a new set of rules concerning price. Yes, I'm optimistic. Oh, and the tax increases will hurt my knife buying a lot more than BM's price increases, and if MY taxes are going up, so are Benchmades.
 
shuutr said:
Maybe this increase is how they are going to pay a new employee to monitor the forums and social media outlets.
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Not likely.besides I've seen them on here reading this thread several times already and nothing but crickets.
 
RamZar said:
I just got a 755 MPR for just under $150 delivered. Nephew wanted one for the holidays and he's graduating from USC so it's well-deserved.

By the way, the source is mentioned in this thread.
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Congrats! You should be very proud of him. :):thumbup:
 
David Lowry said:
If I had to guess, the folks on this forum buying Benchmade knives are a drop in the bucket to their other sales. We are not as big as we think we are.
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While you are correct,at the same time we are the people that also know quality vs cost of any particular knife.The typical knife buyers that I see would be more likely to purchase one of the Chinese copies on Ebay for a fraction of the price of a genuine Benchmade. Btw,the quality of some of these current counterfeits are getting much better. Even Sal Glesser has stated this and the fact it has had a huge impact on his company at times. Imho,Benchmade will end up hurting their selves with this new pricing policy.
 
Yes, Joe, I'm with you, even if sometimes my posts don't quite sound that way.

Sometimes I think that Benchmade tends to rest on their laurels, but I have a pair of the forum knife in your pics, and a pair of the PE Shot Show specials, and I'm happy to say that the quality is still there - those knives are as good as any BM has shipped. :thumbup: That does not change my view about whether they're good values at MSRP, however. :(

jkarp_53 said:
Well that makes two of us J., well-heeled, versed, and stocked up without the need for any more. I may not have fifteen years' worth, but made up for that in accumulation over maybe eight. Sadly, the best years of this were four or five years ago - never mind a few brilliant limited's since. But those are not enough to keep the boat afloat.

Stuff like these were worth the effort and expense:



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My preference for BM knives was already well established 10+ years before I knew about BFC and once a member here remained my preferred brand before there was a BM sub forum.

I was very pleased to say the least to see a BM sub forum finally here on BFC and truly looked forward to their participation on the forums. Also, the opportunity to talk, discuss and interact with other BM fan's about the knives we like so much.

I own many different brands of knives beside BM that I like very much, and some I regard very highly but "overall" BM remains my favorite.

Regrettably, I have to say I am personally extremely disappointed in this sub forum at the moment because of it's complete lack of participation by the current moderation / company rep or rep's.

I have watched repeatedly as fair and legitimate questions have been asked directly of the moderator or BM rep that simply go unanswered or ignored. I myself have asked several direct questions that just go unanswered, Including e-mail and PM.

I understand that the mod / rep can't be expected to know or answer everything and there are probably thing's that they legitimately can't discuss or above their authority to disclose, but at a minimum a reply explaining as much would be appreciated.

Currently the issue of pricing has been raised and to date, a week later and some 12 pages in, still no response from BM on the subject. It took a member here to call BM himself to ask directly and he was able to post a response form the company that a statement would be forth coming in the future. Still waiting?

How hard would it have been for the BM rep to say as much and do the same?

I think most would understand that a rep might not be able to jump the gun and elaborate on an issue but at least keep us informed to the extent you can.

As a BM fan, proponent of BM products and a customer I find this total lack of response somewhat of an affront to my loyalties and very disappointing.

The fans and customers here deserve some engagement of our questions or concerns. Although small we are the base of hardcore fans / enthusiasts and the ones who would be effected the most by this increase as we are the one's who buy multiple knives a year for our collections and use. I find this behavior of ignoring us especially surprising coming from a company that other wise does the best in the industry in the area of customer service and satisfaction.

I just have to ask, Benchmade, what's going on?
 
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pbcg said:
My preference for BM knives was already well established 10+ years before I knew about BFC and once a member here remained my preferred brand before there was a BM sub forum.

I was very pleased to say the least to see a BM sub forum finally here on BFC and truly looked forward to their participation on the forums. Also, the opportunity to talk, discuss and interact with other BM fan's about the knives we like so much.

I own many different brands of knives beside BM that I like very much, and some I regard very highly but "overall" BM remains my favorite.

Regrettably, I have to say I am personally extremely disappointed in this sub forum at the moment because of it's complete lack of participation by the current moderation / company rep or rep's.

I have watched repeatedly as fair and legitimate questions have been asked directly of the moderator or BM rep that simply go unanswered or ignored. I myself have asked several direct questions that just go unanswered, Including e-mail and PM.

I understand that the mod / rep can't be expected to know or answer everything and there are probably thing's that they legitimately can't discuss or above their authority to disclose, but at a minimum a reply explaining as much would be appreciated.

Currently the issue of pricing has been raised and to date, a week later and some 12 pages in, still no response from BM on the subject. It took a member here to call BM himself to ask directly and he was able to post a response form the company that a statement would be forth coming in the future.

How hard would it have been for the BM rep to say as much and do the same?

I think most would understand that a rep might not be able to jump the gun and elaborate on an issue but at least keep us informed to the extent you can.

As a BM fan, proponent of BM products and a customer I find this total lack of response somewhat of an affront to my loyalties and very disappointing.

The fans and customers here deserve some engagement of our questions or concerns. Although small we are the base of hardcore fans / enthusiasts and the ones who would be effected the most by this increase as we are the one's who buy multiple knives a year for our collections and use. I find this behavior of ignoring us especially surprising coming from a company that other wise does the best in the industry in the area of customer service and satisfaction.

I just have to ask, Benchmade, what's going on?
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Well said.
 
For me (a member of Bladeforums writing, not a moderator) it's as simple as not putting all my eggs in one basket. I do enjoy using and buying Benchmade knives. But the same cane be said for many other manufacturers. There are some that have gone "pure Benchmade" and I know of some others that go "pure Kershaw/ZT" or "pure Spyderco". I've never been able to do that, there are so many great designs out there that it's really toughto be loyal 100% in that regard to one company. This is especially true when things like this happen, or when quality issues arise, or other community wide issues.

Now this is not a knock against Benchmade at all, but I have noticed that there has existed a disconnect between the company , reps, and their fans, even on the company forums. Other manufacturers, while not all do have a raport with their customers via the forums, they have a presense not just an empty section that goes unmoderated. It's saddening to see, but at the same time there are too many nice pieces being produced to cement loyalties to one above all.
 
RevDevil said:
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Now this is not a knock against Benchmade at all, but I have noticed that there has existed a disconnect between the company , reps, and their fans, even on the company forums. Other manufacturers, while not all do have a raport with their customers via the forums, they have a presense not just an empty section that goes unmoderated. It's saddening to see, but at the same time there are too many nice pieces being produced to cement loyalties to one above all.
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I noticed the same thing as well.
 
Rev,

Thanks for your comments. You summed up the thrust of my post but in much shorter fashion. And I agree completely.

If Benchmade wants to go ahead and make what I think will be a terrible business decision by artificially raising their prices to the end user so be it. They will also have to deal with the consequences of this action which I don't think will be good at all. Their choice.

I too enjoy other brands as well and don't limit myself to only one brand. To many great knives out there that all have something unique to offer so if buying BM becomes unreasonable or unaffordable to me, although my overall favorite brand I'll still have other options.

The real point though of my post was to express my great disappointment in the complete lack of moderator / company rep participation in this sub forum. Not just with the current issues but since it's opening. I can't recall one question I've ever asked actually being answered by the Mod / Rep. Very disappointing!

Some of the older and more experienced members have tried their best to fill the void in being helpful but the truth is this sub forum seems to run on auto pilot with no moderator and to that end very disappointing to me personally. I really expected and hoped for more!
 
I would have to say that BM's silence in this thread speaks volumes about their consideration of the customer. That silence is equally disappointing to the pricing change and is really making me look at BM in a new light.
 
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