Is Spyderco about to raise their prices?

Bushido185 said:
The person that told me this would definitely know but he didn't elaborate. I agree, prices should be going down but I'm not in on the board meetings to know what Spyderco reasoning might be. One thing for certain is Spyderco has a reputation of offering knives at the best value for the money. I don't expect that to change unless absolutely necessary for them to maintain their profit margins.
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The term value means different things to different people, as does the term "money" in the context in which you used it. A few years ago the following knives were available at roughly these prices:

Military S30V, satin finish: $115
Native S30V, Satin finish : $55
Endura4 VG10, Satin finish: $60

Those same knives now are approximately $140-$150, $75, and $80 respectively. That price increase was recently completed in around 2012. Some commodities just do not decrease in price, regardless of what is happening in the market, with oil, or any other factors. Knives are one of them. The only thing that can make the price of a knife drop is having it made offshore with lesser quality materials. The overall dimensions, shape, and look are there, but the knife is just not the same.
 
RevDevil said:
The term value means different things to different people, as does the term "money" in the context in which you used it. A few years ago the following knives were available at roughly these prices:

Military S30V, satin finish: $115
Native S30V, Satin finish : $55
Endura4 VG10, Satin finish: $60

Those same knives now are approximately $140-$150, $75, and $80 respectively. That price increase was recently completed in around 2012. Some commodities just do not decrease in price, regardless of what is happening in the market, with oil, or any other factors. Knives are one of them. The only thing that can make the price of a knife drop is having it made offshore with lesser quality materials. The overall dimensions, shape, and look are there, but the knife is just not the same.
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Well stated, tough to keep a knife at $50 when it costs $75 to make it. When I speak of value it's after years of buying junk knives only to replace them when they broke. Nowadays I buy once and cry once. Give me one $150 Spyderco over 5 Smith & Wesson knives any day.
 
I bought a Vallotton online last year for $155. That was seen at several different sites. The lowest I've seen just today is around $190. I knew they would go up, but I didn't think it would be that much.

With that being said, the price I bought it for was an outstanding value. I knew I should've bought more than one....
 
Bushido185 said:
Very true, however I hope this isn't another Benchmade move.
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Don't be like benchmade, Sal. I'll never buy another one of those things, since their price took off.
I love spyderco ; be gentle with price increases, Please.
 
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