Kershaw Skyline 1760BLBW

[Rasco]

I have a red Skyline, when my BLBW arrives I'll swap the blades and let you know how it looks with pics.

That would be much appreciated sir!

 

[ToxicBot11]

Call it the 'it's a fantastic knife effect'. Don't mention that tacticool, full of himself, chinese knock off endorsing piece of scum on here.

I thought the Skyline was made in the USA?

 

[daveb068]

They are. He's talking about nutnidiots likes.

 

[northend816]

If people think 70$ is high wait til they see the secondary market prices......

 

[Scurvy092]

YIKES!
Such a polarizing figure. I wasn't endorsing the dude, I was just saying I believe his review of the Skyline, with it's quarter million views, has sold a ton of Skylines for Kershaw and is at least partially responsible for the rise in popularity and price.

1) 168,000 views is not a quarter million.

2) views on Youtube are not to unique users. If you watch it 10 times, or watch half and go back and watch the second half, it adds to the views.

3) The video only has 1,500 likes.

4) The video is three years old

5) even if 1 out of every 10 viewers (probably much much much less than that) bought a Skyline solely because of his video that's 16,000 knives sold in three years. That's probably a very small fraction of total Skyline production in that time.

6) Thomas W has stated publicly that the rise in price of the Skyline and other models is based SOLELY on materials costs.

7) The 1760 BLBW MSRP is only $10 more than the standard Skyline. Just because Blade HQ didn't sell them for MAP doesn't mean the are significantly more expensive.

 

[Rasco]

1) 168,000 views is not a quarter million.

2) views on Youtube are not to unique users. If you watch it 10 times, or watch half and go back and watch the second half, it adds to the views.

3) The video only has 1,500 likes.

4) The video is three years old

5) even if 1 out of every 10 viewers (probably much much much less than that) bought a Skyline solely because of his video that's 16,000 knives sold in three years. That's probably a very small fraction of total Skyline production in that time.

6) Thomas W has stated publicly that the rise in price of the Skyline and other models is based SOLELY on materials costs.

7) The 1760 BLBW MSRP is only $10 more than the standard Skyline. Just because Blade HQ didn't sell them for MAP doesn't mean the are significantly more expensive.

You seem to be making a point here to go out of your way make sure dude gets zero credit for the increase in the Skyline's popularity and/or price.
Ok, fine man. I don't have a dog in this fight, I really don't care.
I was simply stating my opinion, however horribly misinformed it may gave been, as to why this is now a $45 knife and not a $19 knife.

 

[Scurvy092]

I give credit where credit it due. I'm sure he's turned a few people on to them but I guarantee he had nothing to do with the price increase.

 

[Knibes]

 

[Quiet]

I have to confess that I really don't understand the draw of the Skyline. They just don't do it for me. It's so...boring, for a start.

 

[CJZ]

 

[spydercobenchmadekai]