Neither extreme is good, obviously your Cryo if the lock is hitting the opposite side scale, that's bad. I've seen others that are so early the lock is not secure. I'd say 30-50% is ideal for a new knife.
A lot of collectors etc. seem to prefer a very early lockup, as a sign of low use/abuse. However, in decades of using liner/frame locks I've never had a quality one wear significantly over time. In other words I've never seen a new knife with say 50% lockup wear to 100%. To do so would be a sign of very poor lock fit/engagement.
It's a slippery slope, these days most designs the whole lock bar face does not contact the blade tang no matter where the lock bar is (doing so typically causes lock stick, which while super secure is a pain and unpopular). Some designs like the CRK ceramic ball lock the ball is not at the edge of the lock bar so while the lock bar might look like it's 80% the actual contact with the blade tang is more at 50%. If you look at the wear on used liner/frame locks you'll see the actual contact area of the lock bar face and the blade tang is very small, both horizontally and vertically.
Lock wear also creates a bigger concern in that these days lock bar tension tends to be very low, it makes them easier to flip. In fact most lock bars if you remove the blade are not bent enough to even contact the other side of the handle and would never go to 100% even if the blade was missing. That means if your lock bar does wear significantly over time it no longer has spring tension on it which encourages lock slip, lock rock, etc.
