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Obviously you are not getting the attention that you need here. I might suggest therapy to help with your lack of self estimeem.
 
It looks like the market for their stuff is going nuts currently . Much inflated over the normal prices .

But some people will pay outrageous prices for old collectable toys or celebrities' old swim suits etc . Nothing new here .

I don't see any obvious wrong doing from the makers .

Just people being crazy . Trying to buy a piece of something "awesome " to fill the void .
 
Half Face has a very specific target the market toward: the soldier of fortune crowd. If you look at most of the brand ambassadors, you’ll see many of them are vets., specifically SEALs. The knives seem nice, but that’s their target market and they push that direction.
 
When I saw the viking/mohawk indian shirt with the guy holding a human head and with a modern rifle across his back and "kill bad dudes", that was enough tacticool for me. I'm sure they'll do great though, a lot of people eat that kind of cra .. er .. stuff, right up.
 
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When I saw the viking/mohawk indian shirt with the guy holding a human head and with a modern rifle across his back and "kill bad dudes", that was enough tacticool for me. I'm sure they'll do great though, a lot of people eat that kind of cra .. er .. stuff, right up.
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To be fair, it’s not a t shirt or something casual. It’s a rash guard. It’s primary function is to act as a rash barrier for people who are grappling, doing Muay Thai, or MMA. It’s built for combat sports. That’s just the nature of combat sports.
 
Half a blade? Now you tell me what in tarnation a man's to do with a half a blade! Now I ain't much for arithmetic but if that sow needs a'gutted and get that bacon on the griddle 'afore you starve to death in the mining camp, half a blade's gonna take twice as long to get that meat sizzlin' now ain't it? Next thing you know you'll be chewin' boot leather, pine needles, and the rock salt from your own shotgun, tryin' to find the other half of the damn blade!

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SEAL connection, some odd tactical shapes, mastering of the "drop" system of selling, plus getting in with a few famous people to help cross over promote the knives are some of the things that helped make it famous. That cross over selling and the "drop" thing are really big. If you can hook non-knife people into buying your knife, plus add an element exclusivity to owning it, you'll do well. Old timers like Randall and Loveless knew this back in the day too. Never miss a chance to promote your work, especially outside its traditional audience.

Now the only question is if HF Knives can hold that attention for the long run.
 
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I was an "early adopter" with HFB. The knife and hawk pictured were both custom orders and both made by Andy himself back in the early days. I had the knife done as a retirement gift to myself, so I wanted something outstanding. My directions were that I was a hunter and wanted the handle to look like camo. He did the rest and I consider it art. It was so very well executed. The hawk was largely his creation, again a work of art in my eyes. He never said but the grip looks as if it has been handled many times by bloodied hands and the stains remain. Where that blood came from is up to the imagination of the viewer looking at it. Both have been used to field dress deer.

These were first done and promoted as geared toward the military - he did a number of sets for entire SEAL teams. They were proven tools made by someone who knew what a knife has to be to survive SEAL work and military work in general. So as word spread how good they were plus Andy's unwavering support for the military (their orders took precedent), they became in great demand and obviously spread into the civilian market. Then marketing took over. This story is not much different than any other successful business. Read the story about his Cavner models. Probably the most demanded model HFB makes.

There are certainly some models out there that make me scratch my head. I am pretty much a user blade person. Some I just have no use for, but off they go at unreal prices.

The fleabay factor? As others have pointed out, look at almost any knife peddled there - look at GEC. Hundred dollar knives being turned over 5-6 times that for certain models.

I have been offered ridiculous money for both. I get requests to sell them at those insane prices every month. I haven't and never will, whether they are worth $400 dollars or $4000 dollars.

So having seen how this company has gone over the last 6-7 years, I am astounded at their growth and I still see no slowing down.
 

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Murdamook said:
To be fair, it’s not a t shirt or something casual. It’s a rash guard. It’s primary function is to act as a rash barrier for people who are grappling, doing Muay Thai, or MMA. It’s built for combat sports. That’s just the nature of combat sports.
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ah, I see. that's not remotely tacticool.
 
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I can't tell you how many times this has come in handy! :thumbsup:


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I wonder how you're supposed to get all the deanimated brain-goo out of the tines of that trident.
It does lend itself to some action hero quips, though.

*Ladles a terrorist with spike*
"Stick a fork in 'im..." *snap zoom to close up of square haw smolder* "He's done."

As for what they cost, the market is the market. I wouldn't pay for one. I'm not a high-speed-low-drag-snake-eater. But they do look kinda cool.
 
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