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btb01 said:
Rare “S” Model… :rolleyes:

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Some times you feel lucky to get an S when you can't afford a regular Tom Choive... :eek::D:D:D
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Btw, the Golden had all flown away before I opened the site page, but at least I know the basic price now!;) Hope the second run lasts a wee bit longer.:(
 
No, no INTERNATIONAL too, (where is that EU town? some place in Germany dude) but coming from the Post Office here it will be a month's wait before they've even sorted it ;):eek::poop:
 
cbr1000 said:
Pretty sure I've seen some GEC's go for around $800 or so. Trying to remember what it was.. maybe it was a TC ancient scratted bone on the bay. At one point in time, before the most recent run of Whalers, they were pretty regularly sold for above $500. Beer scouts are up there fairly often. Lol, now that I think about it quite a few GEC's are routinely in that range. What you don't see very often is a TC go for $63.00 - which is what DLT is selling it for.
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I was surprised to see that email, did a double take, usually Mike's reserve is done before other dealers get them.
I'm a Barlow collector, I like the Case pricing, I hope to get one since Charlie's is out of reach.
 
Jolipapa said:
Some times you feel lucky to get an S when you can't afford a regular Tom Choive... :eek::D:D:D
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Btw, the Golden had all flown away before I opened the site page, but at least I know the basic price now!;) Hope the second run lasts a wee bit longer.:(
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It comes as absolutely no surprise to see who sold that one... Shameful. Obviously someone thought it reasonable though - they bought it.

I am really surprised to see what the "standard" run TCs are priced at - that's the equivalent of a basic #15 Boys Knife at retail.
 
Pàdruig said:
It comes as absolutely no surprise to see who sold that one... Shameful. Obviously someone thought it reasonable though - they bought it.

I am really surprised to see what the "standard" run TCs are priced at - that's the equivalent of a basic #15 Boys Knife at retail.
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Now THAT’s a fair price!!! Holy moley.
I’m happy for whoever managed to peg one of those down.
 
What makes these so much less expensive than the TCs that just finished? Obviously one has bone handles, but that is typically just a small cost difference. Otherwise it looks like the exact same knife with a different etch!
 
akaMatt said:
Despite having several gripes in the not so distant past with GECs, I'm overjoyed that I persisted with the most recent viper releases. I managed to land three, and while I can still find several things to nit pick about the first two, the last is likely my finest GEC to date!

Notwithstanding the actual jigging pattern, which wouldn't have been my first choice, virtually everything about the black plum viper I received appears executed almost to perfection. There are no gaps at all, the blade is perfectly straight and centered, the color is amazing, walk and talk is stout and snappy. I tell ya, this is one of those gems that make this hobby fun!
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Well said! I'm not the biggest wharncliffe primary fan, but even I had to appriciate Tidioute 47s from this run. SO SO GOOD.
 
akaMatt said:
What makes these so much less expensive than the TCs that just finished? Obviously one has bone handles, but that is typically just a small cost difference. Otherwise it looks like the exact same knife with a different etch!
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Good question you raise. Maybe Charlie could clarify.
 
akaMatt said:
What makes these so much less expensive than the TCs that just finished? Obviously one has bone handles, but that is typically just a small cost difference. Otherwise it looks like the exact same knife with a different etch!
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NewBlades16 said:
Good question you raise. Maybe Charlie could clarify.
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If I were to venture a guess:

The dealers that didn't price gouge, listed Charlie's TC at a similar rate that they have gone for in the past at retail. Charlie's TCs are also SFOs which typically are priced higher than the standard runs - when you think about the time, effort, and love that Charlie puts into his SFOs, I think the prices (retail) are entirely justified.

All of that said, I am still rather surprised that these non-SFO TCs are priced so low. It is really going to drive home the point that there are some truly shameful (shameless?) folks out there when the knives start popping up on the secondary market.
 
Pàdruig said:
If I were to venture a guess:

The dealers that didn't price gouge, listed Charlie's TC at a similar rate that they have gone for in the past at retail. Charlie's TCs are also SFOs which typically are priced higher than the standard runs - when you think about the time, effort, and love that Charlie puts into his SFOs, I think the prices (retail) are entirely justified.

All of that said, I am still rather surprised that these non-SFO TCs are priced so low. It is really going to drive home the point that there are some truly shameful (shameless?) folks out there when the knives start popping up on the secondary market.
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I hope you are right and want to stay positive with this. Along with you, I was quite surprised, since they are the essentially the same knife with different cover; Synthetic being a cheaper cover.
 
Maybe there is a slight variation in the gold flake each dealer received, thus enabling GEC to follow the flipper pipelines or identify unscrupulous dealers. Would be pretty cool to watch that expiriment, like a dye test.

Good guys charge $63, others charge...?
 
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