Bob Wilbert "Custom Knives"

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I don't see anything wrong with buying and enjoying the knife. I don't think anyone meant to attack you, or YOUR choice of buying it. Just that it may fool others into buying something that they expect different of.

Honestly, if the knife is not a rip-off of someone else's hard work, who cares what they do? Haven't we been saying all along that these foreign makers should gain respect by creating their own designs? I think it's silly to compare the knife to a fake Rolex. No one that I've ever met (and I've met my share of halfwitts) would ever have thought they were buying a real Rolex for $50. I believe the op is correct when he asks that we give people a little more credit.

I know plenty of guys who are perfectly happy with their inexpensive Gerber or Buck. They think I'm nuts carrying my $300 Fiddleback, or $500 Sebenza and I can appreciate that viewpoint too. They have no interest in such a thing.

I think whatever gets people buying knives is great. I know that I started with $3 knives, then looked to Spyderco and Kershaw and Benchmade. I was pretty happy at that, but then started looking more at the higher end stuff, and a lot of companies have benefitted from that progression. I wouldn't discourage anyone from getting into the hobby at any level, unless they were buying blatant counterfeit items and trying to pass them off as the real thing.

Anyway, op... Welcome aboard. Stick around and make some friends. This is an absolutely fantastic forum with many many great people to meet. My advice is to visit as many of the sub-forums as you'd like. There are so many facets to the hobby, try not to get stuck in one place. :)
 
"I wouldn't discourage anyone from getting into the hobby at any level, unless they were buying blatant counterfeit items and trying to pass them off as the real thing."

See above post...

That's kinda the whole point. THEY ARE "trying to pass them off as the real thing". The maker is. If someone knows what they are doing and wants to buy one go for it. Or hell, if they don't know what they are doing and buys it fine. I've never said, and the O.P. to my knowledge ever said "the buyers are being dishonest".

I don't know why this is so hard to understand?
 
sirupatespecial said:
"I wouldn't discourage anyone from getting into the hobby at any level, unless they were buying blatant counterfeit items and trying to pass them off as the real thing."

See above post...

That's kinda the whole point. THEY ARE "trying to pass them off as the real thing". The maker is. If someone knows what they are doing and wants to buy one go for it. Or hell, if they don't know what they are doing and buys it fine. I've never said, and the O.P. to my knowledge ever said "the buyers are being dishonest".

I don't know why this is so hard to understand?
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I meant the buyer buying a counterfeit item then trying to flip it. But yes, I don't like the seller making fakes and selling them with Chris Reeve, or Strider, or whatever, on the box.

Am I missing something? I don't believe I've heard of a Bob Wilbert at all, let alone a custom knife maker. So how are they counterfeiting anything? I see lies in the description, "1 of a kind", "rare", blah blah blah... but that doesn't bother me. Exaggeration is so common in ad copy, I don't even notice it half the time.

Anyway, I'm not sure why you're getting so upset about it. In any case, I'm holding my position for now.
 
He's back! I just wanted to tell you all, as I had mentioned before, that inexpensive Pakistani knives might make collectors want to take their knife collection up a notch. I myself am looking at buying a Spyderco Warrior FB25BK and a Darkops Paul Basal Shadow. I've also wanted a Buckmaster for years and years. One day... I'm sure that you all have seen these or know what they are. Do you think they are good choices? I have to save up for them. Like I said I am not wealthy. I also wanted to tell you that my collection is not made up entirely of "Bob Wilbert" - type knives. I have a Victorinox Swiss Champ XLT that cost me over $300; I have Bucks, I have a nice CRKT tactical knife, I have a Flexcut Carvin' Jack for whittling, I have a nice Kershaw, a Gil Hibben Bowie, a Falcon Damascus Kriss folder, I have Bokers, I have Gerbers, Italian stilettos, I have Leatherman knives as well as multitools, I have some very nice, true hand made knives that I received as gifts; I have some nice Franklin Mint knives that I bartered for (I fixed someone's computer for the set, they are dragon knives, again gaudy but I love them and so do women!) I also have other quality, name brand knives, I'd have to go through them all to remember what I have. As far as "Bob Wilbert," I had absolutely no idea of anything except that I liked the knife. So you have no right to hold that against me in a way that assumes that I am contributing to a scam. What scam anyway? It's not like they are copying the name of a well known crafter of knives. They made up a name. So what? But I really do want to bump my collection up one notch. I don't mind saving to get the money. What do you all think of my choices of the Spyderco and Darkops and Buckmaster knives? I wish I could order them all right now but I cannot. I need the $$$ and my music gear takes a lot of $$$ as well. But one day. Did I make good choices? Who knows - you just might have a person here who will end up with a very nice collection. When I decide to do something I do it right. However I will still buy Pakistani knives. Maybe even another "Bob Wilbert" for the reason that whoever is designing these and calling them "Bob Wilbert" also happens to make knives that are very unique looking and not like other knives that I have seen. I am not worried about the hardness of the metal etc. because I am not buying them for any type of survival or defensive or rescue type of situation. In fact they will never even be used as knives. I just enjoy having them, folding them, cleaning and oiling the blade, etc. and also people love to come over and see the knives. It's fun! Anyway, most of the auctions tell you plainly that the knife is made in Pakistan. So one of them decided to call their brand "Bob Wilbert." Big deal. They ARE making unique looking knives. Perhaps somebody is designing them? I have no illusions of some master craftsman painstakingly making the "Bob Wilbert" knives by hand. I know what they are. With all that said, here are a few "Bob Wilbert" knives that caught my eye. Along with trying to buy some higher end knives, I still want to buy some like these. Somebody in Pakistan is thinking "outside the box." These knives are affordable to me and they will never be called on to act as knives per se. Knowing that, here are a few "Bob Wilbert" knives that caught my eye. BTW - Did you see all of the "Antonio Banderas" knives on eBay? Same thing, no doubt. Also, I've seen "Bob Wilbert" knives sell for as much as $250! I would not buy one for more than $60 or so. Thanks.

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I'm not upset particularly. There's a lot of dishonest people and dishonest companies around. One persons exaggeration is another's lie. I guess.

Why do you think they use the name Bob Wilbert? And why do you think they call them "one of a kind". And why do you think they call them "custom"?

If I "exaggerated" like that I would be in jail.
 
And what's up with you? Nobody's said or even implied that you are scamming anybody. Buy what you want. I don't care. You sound like you are trolling for "Custom Bob Wilbert Knives" to me but I'm probably wrong.

Congratulations on the Franklin Mint knives too.................
 
Haha no I am not trolling for Bob Wilbert knives! I can see why you would think that though. But you would have to be an idiot to troll inexpensive knives in a forum full of people who buy high dollar knives. No, I am a reputable and honest person. My eBay handle is Roodillon. Please check my feedback. I have 100% positive feedback over sixteen years. And check my completed auctions. There are no "Bob Wilbert" knives on there, in fact no knives at all except for a couple of inexpensive knife lots that I sold. They were the cheap green colored "Zombie" knives in two of them and the other one had some Gerbers etc. for $29. I promise you that I am not a troll, and that I would never try to get you guys to accept "Bob Wilbert" knives because that is totally absurd. I am just a (poor) collector trying to learn some new information. I just got upset when accused of contributing to a scam. I just purchased a knife. That is all.
 
Well someone said to me "It doesn't bother you that they try to con buyers? 'Cause they are poor at it?" and someone else said it was fraud. I'm much too honest to be comfortable with being associated with terms like that. So it bothered me.
 
BTW - are Franklin Mint knives really good, or were you being sarcastic? Either way is ok by me but if I got something good and you congratulated me then I must say thank you. Here is a picture of them. I have the cases as well. It didn't take me long to fix the computer. Did I do well?

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Roodillon said:
I promise you that I am not a troll, and that I would never try to get you guys to accept "Bob Wilbert" knives because that is totally absurd. I am just a (poor) collector trying to learn some new information. I just got upset when accused of contributing to a scam. I just purchased a knife. That is all.
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Are you sure? It looks like you are just trying to preach your Bob Wilbert crap onto us. It's okay if you are low on money (no shame in that) but at least use your hard earned money to buy yourself a real knife. At $50.00 I can already think of a few options that would prove to be better than this Pakistani made crap pretending to be a custom knife. These are NOT custom knives, the blades are obviously outsourced from Pakistan and then put together in a sweatshop.

The only thing that looks nice about those knives is the leather sheath.
 
Well I can say that Bob Wilbert, what is Bob an ex-pat living in Pakistan, makes better sheaths than the Pakistani folks I bought my Bowie from.

Nice collection you have there.

As far as the Franklin Mint knives go. If you're happy, I'm happy.

As far as someone accusing you of "contributing to a scam". Hell, I'd report'em. Who did that exactly? Shoot, I think they ought to be banned myself. Moderators don't take lightly to folks libeling other people. The nerve. Someone actually would think that you aren't just some poor, can't afford better, beginning knife collector?

Hell, I'd sue.

Oh. BTW. That's some of the damn god-awful ugliest knives I've ever seen in my life. But as long as you like them then that's all that matters.
 
Thanks man. And everybody PLEASE stop thinking I am a troll. Because I am not! I found this thread when I looked up Bob Wilbert knives on Google. That's all. If that is not enough for anyone please check me on eBay, my handle there is Roodillon, and you can see by my perfect feedback and buyer comments on my feedback page that I am an honest person and you can also see that I do not sell Bob Wilbert or ANY knives made in Pakistan. The only knives I've ever sold were some cheap "Zombie" spring assisted knives and one set of Zombie axes, hatchets, knives whatever and I sold them for much less than I paid for them. And a lot of seven doubles that I had for around $30. And I only sold them to buy more knives! So if you are going to call me a troll for Bob Wilbert (as if I knew who he was, or even if he is a real person) please give me the benefit of doubt that you can see for yourself if you check me on eBay. I don't know how else to say it. I am not a troll for Bob Wilbert or anybody! Also on eBay check my purchases. You can see that I bought that knife. I am a buyer. Not a seller, except for some very cheap knives and any doubles that I might have (and none of them were ever from Pakistan anyway.) So PLEASE see my eBay records, I don't want people to think that I am trolling for "Bob Wilbert." So at least give me that courtesy.

@sirupatespecial - I do not mind that you said those knives were ugly. They probably are, to people who own very expensive knives. But I like them and that is all that counts. And I am pretty sure you were being sarcastic, but if not, I would never report somebody in a forum. I am simply not that way. Snitches are a dying breed.
 
Roodillon said:
Snitches are a dying breed.
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This is jailhouse/prison/convict thought which is not conducive to morals nor contributive to society in the least.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."- Edmund Burke

With that parting thought, as this has yet again devolved into a discussion of another member instead of the original topic itself.....
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