Knife prices around the world?

[Buffalohump]

Prices here are stupid expensive. I saw a Para-Millie going in one store for over R2,000, which is like $270.

But thanks to the forums, I have other options.

 

[syltetoy]

Just for reference and comparison.

My dad (US) gets the Buck 110 for $23 and the Helle Varg is $50 wholesale from local distributor. I assume from the manufacturer to distributor the prices would be about half wholesale. Lots of mark up in knives?

 

[A.L.]

Just for reference and comparison.

My dad (US) gets the Buck 110 for $23 and the Helle Varg is $50 wholesale from local distributor. I assume from the manufacturer to distributor the prices would be about half wholesale. Lots of mark up in knives?

Ofcourse. Would it make sense that the company sells without profit or negative profit? And when the retailer buys from maker, the retailer wants to gain more money that he paid (in order to profit).

I still cannot understand though, how it is cheaper to ship a knife over the seas, then ship it back over the seas again. I guess it's a conspiracy.

 

[albi]

For instance I saw a CRK Micarta Sebenza at a local store a few weeks back. It was priced €799 (close to $1200 US)

In Poland Sebenza is hard to get (I saw only one, so the price could be different. That was - Sebenza Large Classic) and it costs 1800PLN = ~645$ (todays Uncle Google US dollar course is 1$=2,79PLN)

Little offtopic but I just want to ask - what are paracord 550 prices in Europe? In Poland lowest prices of paracord 550 are about 2PLN = 0,72$ for 1 metre, so I think is quite expensive. On ebay it cost about 4$ for 50feet (15,24metres)

 

[Steven65]

What traditionally happens outside the US is that a single local master distributor is appointed for a whole country. Basically it is up to them to price the product to retailers and suggest a recommended retail price that retailers should sell at.
So if the distributor imports the product, pays duty, shipping and clearing, fronts the VAT, pays advertising, local distribution and sales costs and has to cover the interest on the cash he has laid out or overdraft.......He has to price the product far higher than a US distributor would to still make a reasonable profit.
Then you add the traditional retail markup of 40%-50% and things get expensive quickly.....
Unfortunately many distributors also take advantage of their exclusive status to overprice product and make more margin.....driving up prices.

A US distributor has far less costs and can pass the savings on to his retailers. Also most US distributors have heavy competition so prices are forced down through customer demand.
Add to that the low cost of entry to be in business on the internet and you are off to the races for low prices....

 

[softrockrenegade]

I thought crk controlled prices of the sebenza .. How is it that these over seas distributers are able to get rich by marking the prices soo high ?