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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Thank you
Its my listing for the $1000 clip
I just saw your ad. That's actually a good idea. Some people may no know they can get free clips. Look how many other clips are for sale. So some may think why not an authentic BM clip?
Edit to add;
People talk about being ethical, but is it ethical to call BM and ask for free clip that goes on a knife you don't actually own? Getting a low rider clip for a Griptilian for example? You'd have to lie to get it. (or be dishonest by omission)
I wish BM would just charge for clips, like Spyderco. I'd rather buy a clip then be deceitful about it.
As silly as it may sound, I would prefer to sometimes purchase the clip even if they are "free". For example my 580 has the split arrow clip, I would really prefer the black clip with "BENCHMADE USA" on it. I think they just look nicer. I would feel bad requesting one just for aesthetics, so I would be more inclined to buy one rather than just ask.
That being said I would not spend some exorbitant price on it, reason why I don't have one now![]()
Huh ?
Why would you be more upset with the people that buy them ? Not everyone spends their free time on a knife forum, so they are unlikely to know about programs like this... The people that buy them aren't the ones that are taking advantage of a great service that is provided free to BM customers.
The fact that you are even tempted to buy fake Spyderco knives and return them to a store, doesn't say much about your character or morals... Just because others do it,, it is ok, and you are tempted ?
There will always be people that take advantage of a good thing. That will never change. I read another member that stated BM limits the free clips to 10 per year. Yes it's pure profit if they got them free, but say that they sell each one for $10, that's $100 a year, not including seller fees. Is that small of an amount really worth it ?
You don't have to lie or be deceitful. I ordered 7 various clips a couple weeks ago. I told the girl I had a few more Mini Grips coming, and what they were going on. As well as a couple that I already have, that I wanted to change.
Just be upfront about it, and don't try selling them... I don't see a problem with giving one to another member that needs one, if you have an extra.
In my mind, that is better than them calling BM for one clip, because it saves them a little time in processing, as well as not having to pay postage.
You take things too serious cowboy. Being "tempted" does not mean doing it. Only an idiot would not be tempted or a choir boy. Never done such a thing as the fake for genuine swap but it is tempting cause honestly can't afford the knives i have. A day will come that i'll have to get rid of most and even though it's a dishonest bastard thing to do,how could one not be tempted to do the swap thing if meaning getting a genuine Para for peanuts? Knowing about it and resisting the urge not to is probably the greatest sign that one has descent morals. I'm not justifing that it;s right for these c********s do this type of thing, though i do understand it. I guess to them it is worth it. .
I'm tempted to buy fake Spyderco knock off's and return them to a store after purchasing geniune ones after someone brought it up in a thread.
Benchmade has no rule against asking for clips of knives one doesn't own. To complain that those of us who are getting clips from the 275/810 and putting them on our other BMs are taking all the clips from you 275/810 owners is irrelevant. If benchmade didn't want it to happen it wouldn't. For me it was the difference between owning several BMs or not. No deep carry, No go. Seems like BM is making a good choice here in accommodating owners of their other knives with their perfectly executed deep carry clip.
As for dummies selling these clips? Well, a fool will be separated from his/her money.
Huh ?
Why would you be more upset with the people that buy them ? Not everyone spends their free time on a knife forum, so they are unlikely to know about programs like this... The people that buy them aren't the ones that are taking advantage of a great service that is provided free to BM customers.
The fact that you are even tempted to buy fake Spyderco knives and return them to a store, doesn't say much about your character or morals... Just because others do it,, it is ok, and you are tempted ?
There will always be people that take advantage of a good thing. That will never change. I read another member that stated BM limits the free clips to 10 per year. Yes it's pure profit if they got them free, but say that they sell each one for $10, that's $100 a year, not including seller fees. Is that small of an amount really worth it ?
You don't have to lie or be deceitful. I ordered 7 various clips a couple weeks ago. I told the girl I had a few more Mini Grips coming, and what they were going on. As well as a couple that I already have, that I wanted to change.
Just be upfront about it, and don't try selling them... I don't see a problem with giving one to another member that needs one, if you have an extra.
In my mind, that is better than them calling BM for one clip, because it saves them a little time in processing, as well as not having to pay postage.
My goodness! Why would any respectable member here even think of this! I brought this issue up in the spyderco forum when I spotted a fake PM2 at Cabela's. Some DB did exactly what you are tempted to do! Know your fakes because folks who are tempted to do this sometimes end up doing it! Thread here for those interested. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1220121-Update-Fake-PM2-at-Cabela-s
I'm all for people getting any clips they choose to put on their Benchmade just saying your taking away from people that actually own that model. As far as i know i can't put any other clip's on my 275's besides the factory deep pocket ones and light get discontinued at some point. I don't use them on my Grip's (like the arrow point best) but have plenty of knives that those point clips come factory on too. 950,HK14900, ect.
Yeah, that was me. Believe it or not, I'm at my limit already. Hopefully, I don't bend another one, as I have no spares. The deep carry clip is a weak design. Hopefully they'll consider my boys separate persons in case they bend a clip. So far so good for them.I remember another member saying recently that BM limits each person to 10 clips per year. I'd say that is more than generous.
Just because someone is asking $40 doesn't mean people are buying...No you can't post a link its a live auction. There are actually two of them from the same guy, took all of one attempt and like 30 seconds to find it. It's not a "unicorn" its there. Are you the guy? Is that why you have such an attitude?
A search of sold listings shows user bruceg828 has five completed auctions.
9/11
9/19
9/25
9/30
10/7
I'm sure he just happened to have 5 brand new unused deep carry clips just laying around.