growing weary of the sprint run game

nightburn said:
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will consider the CTS-20CP Para 2 and pimping with custom scales. If anyone can point me in the direction of a decently priced one, I'd appreciate it. !
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BBS still has them but at over $200. Watch the exchange, a few pop up at less than that.
 
JNewell said:
What makes you so sure? That knife was shipped a year ago or so. No one would hold onto it this long if they purchased it "solely for the purpose of making $$." Circumstances change. Other knives come along. Some knives just plain don't float your boat.
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Selling patterns of the seller. If almost all activity on a forum is spend selling highly sought-after knives with a profit, I am sure that that person buys to make $.
If it walks like a duck...

Keno
 
Please post his ID here. We'll refer him to Uncle Joe, who knows how to take care of these situations.

richardallen said:
Selling patterns of the seller. If almost all activity on a forum is spend selling highly sought-after knives with a profit, I am sure that that person buys to make $.
If it walks like a duck...

Keno
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A solution that I really like is when dealers have a "one knife per person" buying policy. That gives more people a chance to get their hands on different sprint run knives. Obviously, not all dealers are willing to choose a strategy like that, but it is the best solution for all of us who often miss out (due to people who purchase multiples - for resale or not).
 
Also, I wonder what percentage of people who purchase multiples not intending to flip it for money, actually wind up doing so.
 
The Government said:
A solution that I really like is when dealers have a "one knife per person" buying policy. That gives more people a chance to get their hands on different sprint run knives. Obviously, not all dealers are willing to choose a strategy like that, but it is the best solution for all of us who often miss out (due to people who purchase multiples - for resale or not).
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This concept is interesting, but does not always work. The dealer might have stock left over and unable to sell. The investment in the product sitting on a shelf is not an option with the current economy. It's true. The absolute easiest way to ensure you have a sprint is to preorder early, period. Everything else is hoping that someone changes things for you. Being proactive get's the knife. I've managed to get almost every sprint that has come out this year with this strategy, at least the ones that I really like.
Manix2 CTS-BD30P
Earth Brown Military
Para2 CF S90V
Para2 CTS-20CP
I have a caly 3.5 Super Blue on preorder
Lum Tanto reissue
 
JNewell said:
Please post his ID here. We'll refer him to Uncle Joe, who knows how to take care of these situations.
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Sorry for the misunderstanding, I was not talking about a member of this forum. Also, my intend was not to point fingers, but to express my dislike for that kind of behaviour. It is legit, afterall, apart from the fact that it should require a dealer-membership and taxes and responsibilities as a dealer which are avoided by selling as a "private" seller. But that's a common problem I guess.

Cheers, Keno
 
I could care less about trying to hunt down a sprint run knife thats the same thing as the productions but with a different color G10 and slightly better steel.
The only sprint runs I'd be interested in are models you cant get in the production version like the M4 Military frame lock.
 
The only spring run that I currently own is a D2 Para Military 1 and I am thinking of retiring it soon and going with a standard Para Military 2, trying to trade around for the Para 2 (check out page 2 of the trade forum). I want a sprint run of the Para 2 but don't have the extra money right now, that's why I am trading around for the Para 2.
 
I basically told myself that for now on I am only going to focus on the para 2 sprints. I missed out on the s90v but I am going to get all the new ones that are coming out. I grabbed the Lum tanto and took one look at it and just couldn't make myself like it, so it was kind of an eye opening experience. It is a lot easier to just focus on one goal instead of trying to get all of them.
 
snowreaper1 said:
I could care less about trying to hunt down a sprint run knife thats the same thing as the productions but with a different color G10 and slightly better steel.
The only sprint runs I'd be interested in are models you cant get in the production version like the M4 Military frame lock.
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While I would tend to agree, it's the same concept with people collecting Sebenzas. The same Ti, the same Steel, the same specs, just different handle inlays and anodizing. I don't see the point in that, but people do it and they enjoy it. Different strokes.
 
Look at how fast the blue and orange Manix 2s sold out, though, then sold for crazy prices by scalpers. The blue ones still go for nutz prices and sell quickly even so.
 
JNewell said:
Look at how fast the blue and orange Manix 2s sold out, though, then sold for crazy prices by scalpers. The blue ones still go for nutz prices and sell quickly even so.
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The orange one was kind of amusing from a distance because people were trying to flip them here for a $20 profit when Cutlery Shoppe still had some in stock at the retail price!

I guess the good thing about the sprint run game is that it is just a game, and like all games you only have to play if you enjoy it. I've had fun buying Manix 2's and have been lucky to get one of every variation that interested me, but I won't lose any sleep if a nice variation slips by under the radar and is only available to me on the secondary market. Life will most assuredly go on and it might actually be a relief. You can see I need to update this picture to include my brown M4 and honestly sometimes it's more trouble than it's worth to keep on top of these silly things:

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RevDevil said:
While I would tend to agree, it's the same concept with people collecting Sebenzas. The same Ti, the same Steel, the same specs, just different handle inlays and anodizing. I don't see the point in that, but people do it and they enjoy it. Different strokes.
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Yea, you make a good point. It seems like I could have 50 sebbies and still would want to try and find more. I know their virtually the same exact knives but the little
variations are enough to make them different and desirable to want to have. That said Im probably going to try and get a preorder in for one of those Carbon Fiber Military
in the M390 steel.... I hope :p
 
snowreaper1 said:
Yea, you make a good point. It seems like I could have 50 sebbies and still would want to try and find more. I know their virtually the same exact knives but the little
variations are enough to make them different and desirable to want to have. That said Im probably going to try and get a preorder in for one of those Carbon Fiber Military
in the M390 steel.... I hope :p
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I'm sure you will enjoy that knife if you manage to acquire one. They should be plentiful given the steady stream of sprints being released. They really are exceptional knives (sprints that is ;))
 
singularity35 said:
Also, I wonder what percentage of people who purchase multiples not intending to flip it for money, actually wind up doing so.
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And there's probably a third group to consider as well. When I first got into collecting Spyderco knives I was told by someone with an extensive collection of Randalls that the best way to get a great specimen was to purchase five, cherry pick the best, and sell the rest. He also noted that he rarely lost money doing that and, on more than one occasion, the profit from the four he sold had paid for the one he kept. Have to wonder if some Sprint collectors follow a similar strategy.

Again, for those who want a guarantee of availability where Spyderco Sprint Run knives are concerned, a solution exists. A Silver Level membership in the Collectors Club gets you one of each, plus one of every brand new model Spyderco comes out with. You can keep what you want and sell the rest. You can be an altruist and sell the most desirable Sprints for what you paid, while taking at least a small loss on the regular "base" models, if you wish. You can also, at the risk of being labeled a speculator, opt to lose less, break even, or possibly come out slightly ahead, by selling the "hot" ones you don't really want for whatever the traffic will bear.
 
elkins45 said:
Just out of curiosity, what's the buy-in for this? Full MSRP for every knife?
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From what I recall, you join through a dealer, you might pay what the knife sells normally through that dealer. There are threads out there with only bits and pieces of information. I have not seen any details on the Spyderco site on this.
 
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