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TheFactor said:
Do you know that’s how many of those were made or are you just guesstimating ? I’m just curious because didn’t think there were that many made.
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The answers in that pic posted by BHQ. 7 rows across/7 rows deep/12 Spyderco boxes per carton= 588. 2 7x7x12 rows on the bottom shelf and 2 7x7x12 rows on the middle shelf.. 4x588 = 2352. Around 2400 total pieces is probably a decent ball park number.

There might be more on that top row?

Some pretty reliable sources said the BHQ Jade Satin M4 PM2 from a couple of years ago was roughly 2400 pieces so it makes sense that this one would be about the same number.
 
I know it makes me un-American but I'm not interested in a capitalist Bladeforums. I try to make this place as much like my local watering hole as much as possible -- a place to shoot the breeze about one of my favorite hobbies, get in a dust-up every once in a while, and make the occasional fair trade with a friendly acquaintance. I don't want to profit off my buddy nor do I want him profiting off me.

I accomplish this by putting anyone I catch flipping knives on /ignore. It doesn't stop the flipping -- hell, they don't even know I do it -- but it feels right to me. Matter of fact, there's a "Show Ignored Content" link for me on this very thread, which means at least one flipper I've ignored is posting here. :)
 
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ToxicBot11 said:
The answers in that pic posted by BHQ. 7 rows across/7 rows deep/12 Spyderco boxes per carton= 588. 2 7x7x12 rows on the bottom shelf and 2 7x7x12 rows on the middle shelf.. 4x588 = 2352. Around 2400 total pieces is probably a decent ball park number.

There might be more on that top row?

Some pretty reliable sources said the BHQ Jade Satin M4 PM2 from a couple of years ago was roughly 2400 pieces so it makes sense that this one would be about the same number.
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Do you know those are all the Pm2 m4 exclusives ? Did BHQ state that’s how many they made or are you counting boxes of something that you Dont even know what’s in them and just assuming because he’s holding up one in front of all the boxes that’s what they are ?
Just because that many were made 2 years ago doesn’t mean that’s how many were made this year .
Just trying not to have false assumptions of the current model production numbers .
I would feel much better if BHQ stated how many were made not going from 2 years ago along with looking at boxes you don’t even know what’s in them and counting rows .
Just saying :)
 
TheFactor said:
Do you know those are all the Pm2 m4 exclusives ? Did BHQ state that’s how many they made or are you counting boxes of something that you Dont even know what’s in them and just assuming because he’s holding up one in front of all the boxes that’s what they are ?
Just trying not to have false assumptions of the current model production numbers .
I would feel much better if BHQ stated how many were made not going from 2 years ago along with looking at boxes you don’t even know what’s in them and counting rows .
Just saying :)
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Uhh where did I say that's how many were actually made and whats actually in the boxes? I did say that's "probably" a decent ballpark number. Nobody knows how many were made except BHQ and Spyderco and does it really matter?
Probably only to those who like to buy and "flip".
How can we have false assumptions? All we have is one pic and silence from BHQ. I gave it my best guess but it could be way off.
Those red boxes could be empty Twinkie boxes cut up and painted red to look like Spyderco boxes..its a despicable plot to fool us.
BHQ doesn't have to tell you anything..they signed a Non Disclosure Agreement with Spyderco.
Just saying :)
 
A decent ball park number as you mentioned is what you “imagine” and I will graciously leave this conversation:) at that . On a parting note I never said BHQ has to tell us how many were made . I simply said I’d rather hear it from them then VS your Chinese arithmetic calculations of boxes In the background lol :)
 
As you didn't "think", like you mentioned, that there were that many made is what were left with and I will also leave this conversation:);) as it is.
Also, since BHQ will never tell how many were made, all were left with is that pic and figure it out yourself arithmetic or believe its a conspiracy theory pic by BHQ lol :)
 
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Here's an anti-flipper strategy. Out flip the flippers!

Buy up as many of the exclusives as you can get your hands on then you can sell in whatever fashion you like. Limit one per person. Sell at cost. Only sell to people who don't like flippers or people named Bob.
 
I really only dislike flippers who are only here for the FSOT forums. Whenever I see someone with a lot of feedback, I will often reconsider dealing with them if I look at their posts and 90% of them are in FSOT forums. There is a high correlation between bad sales and trades and users who are only here to wheel and deal. Nobody really makes a lot of money on casual flipping. Even if you get lucky and call the market demand correctly, the market is not big enough to flip reliably. As long as you're here and participate in the forum community, I really don't care if you flip knives on the side any more than I care if you flip houses.

I suppose I can understand someone getting really worked up about a limited knife that they really wanted, but the way I see it is that I can't afford to buy all of the regular production knives I really want to try, so even if I really wanted that exclusive or sprint run, odds are I wouldn't have had the money for it anyway.
 
ToxicBot11 said:
The answers in that pic posted by BHQ. 7 rows across/7 rows deep/12 Spyderco boxes per carton= 588. 2 7x7x12 rows on the bottom shelf and 2 7x7x12 rows on the middle shelf.. 4x588 = 2352. Around 2400 total pieces is probably a decent ball park number.

There might be more on that top row?

Some pretty reliable sources said the BHQ Jade Satin M4 PM2 from a couple of years ago was roughly 2400 pieces so it makes sense that this one would be about the same number.
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The solution to knife flipping lies in this post: just making more pieces of a model that is/will be highly demanded. It is a win-win-win situation: the manufacturer sells more knives to the dealer (which translates to more profit to the manufacturer), the dealer sells more knives to customers (which also translates to more profit to the dealer), and more customers can buy and possess the knife at the retail price (which translates to more happy customers and less whining and complaining). Of course this requires good market research done by the dealer.

See what's going on for the past couple of days with the sales of the BHQ DLC M4 PM2? The knife is not selling (quickly) at the $240+ range as people originally hoped.

With that being said, I have no problem at all with people flipping to make a few bucks, just like I have no problem with people selling brand new knives with 30%+ discounts.
 
It's like gambling on horse races. Those who know the market/field profit. Usually based on experience. For every 1 who profits there's an untold # who don't.

There's also Unobtainian- If you can't have it you want it that much more= +30%

Did anyone buy a spare Spyderco C36CFTIP-J-179 at $279 only to have the price go down to $199?

https://www.knifeworks.com/spyderco...ith-r-i-l-lock-s90v-knifeworks-exclusive.html
 
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