Late night Folder FS forum observation

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Not that it really matters, I just thought it was interesting that on the first page in the folding knife for sale forum that there are four ads with XM18 in the title. There are just as many ads for PM2s and PM3s.

Are Hinderers becoming commodities like Spyderco?

I my mind the XM18 is twice the price and therefore less prevalent than a Paramilitary.

What are your thoughts? Are owners in that next price bracket more picky? Are XM18 owners not happy with them?
 
I’ve been watching the Exchange here for a couple years. I haven’t kept records, but I believe the two most common knives I’ve seen go through the Exchange have been the PM2 and PM3 and I believe Hinderer is close to the most commonly resold brand.
 
As far as the pm2 goes it doesn’t help that there are like 25 different versions released already. I think the fact that there are more hinderers out now then ever before it’s only natural they will be on the exchange more. There are a lot of crk for sale in there own thread too
 
Many times there are copycat sales. Nothing wrong with that. One sale just reminds others they want to sell one too.
 
Hinderer's have always been a commodity knife. It's a well known brand and will sell. When the price bubble popped, RHK increased production and are getting more models stocked for their distributors, the secondary market became more realistic on pricing then naturally you'd expect to see more on the market.
I've seen the PM2 exclusives go for as much as some Hinderer's . Like everything else, it comes in waves.
 
It strikes me that the prevalence of any knife brand for sale is a product not of dissatisfaction but of popularity. There are more of them out there, hence more activity. Despite being here for several years now and frequently watching the Exchange, I continue to be amazed by how quickly many knife knuts turn over new purchases, even those they like--buy it, try it, good-bye it. :confused:
 
Stumpy72 said:
I’ve been watching the Exchange here for a couple years. I haven’t kept records, but I believe the two most common knives I’ve seen go through the Exchange have been the PM2 and PM3 and I believe Hinderer is close to the most commonly resold brand.
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Lots of ZTs, too.
 
Also it seems that there are plenty of great deals for hinderers on the exchange. They don’t have the resale of say any sebenza. I’ve only had 3 hinderers and all were from the exchange and very good deals. Now if I list them for sale my tune changes lol
 
Doesn't bother me as I want one eventually, just trying to be quick enough to snag a deal.
 
Hinderers are definitely more common nowadays, it's a good solid model with variety, much like the PM2.
 
I bought 2 hinderes and resold them both withing 3 days because I didnt care for them. I was tempted to buy a third when they released the 0-1 XM24 recently but I was reminded by my old lady that my last foray into hinderer products was not a good one.
 
Fletcher.357 said:
I bought 2 hinderes and resold them both withing 3 days because I didnt care for them. I was tempted to buy a third when they released the 0-1 XM24 recently but I was reminded by my old lady that my last foray into hinderer products was not a good one.
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That is kind of what I expected to hear. Over time people’s tastes and priorities change. It is interesting to see the waves of similar knives that flow through the exchange.
 
ChazzyP said:
... I continue to be amazed by how quickly many knife knuts turn over new purchases, even those they like--buy it, try it, good-bye it. :confused:
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I've thought a knife rental service could be really interesting to address that phenomenon. I'm even trying out the theory with a custom maker, but shipping is a big cost hurdle for many.
 
bikerector said:
I've thought a knife rental service could be really interesting to address that phenomenon. I'm even trying out the theory with a custom maker, but shipping is a big cost hurdle for many.
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There was a similar thing with watches I remember reading about a few years back. You paid a fee and got sent a watch every month and when one arrived you shipped the other one back. There was a similar thing in the 90s with higher end cars. Their might be something to that idea.
 
Fletcher.357 said:
There was a similar thing with watches I remember reading about a few years back. You paid a fee and got sent a watch every month and when one arrived you shipped the other one back. There was a similar thing in the 90s with higher end cars. Their might be something to that idea.
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I like that idea with the watches. I've been trying to figure out a way to make it subscription based, thinking of how Netflix worked in their early days when sending DVD's and games and things out. It should reduce the risk of theft, I think.
 
I wouldn't read too much into it.

You might buy a new knife and it's not quite what you wanted, or maybe you carry it for a while and want to move on to something else. If you're replacing a $30 knife you throw it in a drawer or car or something to use later. If you have a ~$100 PM2 maybe you sell it and put that money towards a different knife. If you've got ~$400 into a knife, whether it's a Hinderer, Chris Reeve, etc., then I think you're more likely to try and recoup some of that money to spend on your new blade.

Of course some people may be more limited in how much they can spend and may be more likely to sell and replace. More people will be able to throw a PM2 in a drawer. Not as many people can afford to have a drawer full of Hinderers sitting around.
 
In the 20 listings on the first page of Folders for Sale (individual) there are 15 Spydercos listed.

To me this is not an endorsement of the brand. To the contrary, it looks like a lot of people are trying to get rid of them.
 
N nhobo welcome to a discussion that died two years ago...
There are people on this site that finance their buying habits by selling other knives. There are also many that buy multiples to choose the best & flip the rest. And also some that buy and sell the same model multiple times before finally deciding to keep (or stop buying) it. People aren't bailing on Spyderco.
 
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