I thought CRK price-fixed?

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Muaddib1116

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I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that CRK requires price-fixed sales among their dealers, and my online-retailer browsing has empirically backed that up. I was just going through the USA Dealer list that CRK has on their site, and ended up on Best Made's website, where I was surprised to see them selling Sebenza 21's for $425 (Small) and $500 (Large). I know that Best Made is a super-mark-up Manhattan hipster "outfitter", but I'm surprised that CRK allows this. Anyone have any insight?
 
If you read the fine print, those 21s are free-range, organic, non-GMO, 21s that were never tested on animals.
 
Actually you can discount them, dealers just can't advertise or publish it. I don't think there is a limit on the topside though.
 
kidcongo said:
If you read the fine print, those 21s are free-range, organic, non-GMO, 21s that were never tested on animals.
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:D Cody, I owe you a beer for the laugh you just gave me, and you owe me one...for the beer I just spit out. Too funny!
 
DallasSTB said:
Actually you can discount them, dealers just can't advertise or publish it. I don't think there is a limit on the topside though.
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I believe you are correct. After reading your post I did remember that I was offered a discount on a miss-shipped knife. I can also remember when ebay sellers would play with the policy and advertise $.01 below MSRP
 
They are pretty pricey here in the Uk. And there is only one dealer so it's not like you can shop around. I paid about 625 dollars for my 25
 
What's to stop someone (a law somewhere, or CRK policy?) from carrying some to, say the UK, and selling them? This reminds me of the former Soviet Union with people stuffing new jeans in their suitcases when they went to Russia and making big money over there.
 
I don't think CRK has any policy jurisdiction over an individual buying product to flip on the aftermarket.

I'm not sure it's an easy buck though;)

A lot of countries have strict laws about locking blades and blade length. Local laws prevail! I don't think CRK can effectively control the merchandise after they sell it....and I'm pretty confident that they would gladly sell you a big pile of knives;)

UK has some laws against "flick" knives...I'm fairly confident that a 21 would qualify, and they cannot really be "fixed" to prevent flicking as tightening the pivot screw has no effect. https://www.gov.uk/find-out-if-i-can-buy-or-carry-a-knife additionally, all CRK have locks, so they are illegal to carry in the UK. I think you'd likely run into some issues of you carried a bunch in and set up shop...I could be wrong?
 
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unit: thanks for your thoughts about the uk and the Sebenza. I was reacting to NWJGOODE's comments above who was saying they were on sale in the UK. Now I'm not sure - Nwjgoode - care to weigh in on this?
 
Locking knives in the UK are not illegal to own or carry but you must have a good reason to carry ie someone like a farmer, so for most of us, we cannot carry a locking knife in public places.
I believe all knives leaving the factory are priced the same to anywhere in the world but as an example CRK's coming to the UK are subject to shipping costs and then on arrival here the dealer has to pay 8% import tax and then on top of this 20% VAT ( another tax!! ) and just to add insult he has to pay a fee to the delivery company for collecting said taxes! This why all knives in the Uk seem expensive. Different countries have different import taxes.

These days importing any locking knives by an individual person into the UK is almost impossible as they will be confiscated on arrival, being classified as flick knives, although most of these locking folders are available from dealers. I would not run the risk of importing a expensive Sebenza to lose it at customs. Fixed blades do not have any problems.

We have our rules on knife carry as do most countries in the world and I believe certain States within the USA have different laws on knives ( I might need correcting on this )

Although we might only have one dealer here in the UK, he is able to get what customers want if they are prepared to wait.

Dickie
 
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