Longest wait for production knife?

[malazo]

Personally, I don't order things from stores or companies that they don't have in stock right then and there. So many companies, particularly websites will take your order, and then call the manufacturer and order it. I personally think that is wrong. They have no business selling it if they don't already own it. Then if it takes awhile, some even have the nerve to tell you that you should call the manufacturer and ask about your order on their behalf, or somehting dumb like that.

If nobody has it in stock, I go straight to to the Manufacturer (if they sell to the public). Many manufacturers will fill their retail orders first before they fill their wholesale orders.

 

[Maskwa]

I had to wait about four months for my Large Sebenza with dual thumbstuds. It was well worth the wait.

 

[rch]

Been waiting 15 months for a Emerson Custom-Production CQC-7 from Emerson. Of course, I could buy it now for twice the price.... Don't know why it takes so long to grind and fit a Devon Thomas damacus blank to a production knife.

Oh wait, the redesigned 2002 models are out, the new fixed blade is out, and the new spin-off company has been launched.

 

[W.T. Beck]

Malazo,

Certainly making sure that a dealer has a knife in stock before you order is a good way to ensure the knife will arrive quickly. However, this is not a good way to get the best price. In some cases the company that has the knife in stock does so simply because they charge a high price, so most people order from someone else.

As for internet dealers who advertise everything but have little in stock, I think this is OK if they indicate what they have and don't have in stock. I have yet to find a retail store that carries all models of all knife brands, so it is not reasonable to think an internet dealer will have everything in stock. However, an internet dealer should tell a customer if a knife has to be back ordered, and whether or not a particular brand is hard to get.

 

[W.T. Beck]

One other complaint - knife manufacturers who advertise a new model well in advance of when they ship to dealers. This can generate alot of trouble and confusion for both customers and dealers, who start trying to get the knives before they are actually available.
Also, dealers should not advertise a knife until they have it in stock or know that they can get it immediately.

 

[W.T. Beck]

Fed up with the problems I have had in trying to buy a Marble's knife over the past two months, I fired off an email complaint about the matter to Marble's themselves.

My lastest order, now over a month old, is for a Marble's Ideal. This knife has been advertised on the Marble's website for some time now, and also by the retailer I ordered it from.

Marble's replied to my email. Here is what they said about the availability of the Ideal:

The Ideal will be available in Mid to Late August due to initial manufacturing problems.

Re-checking the Marble's website, I could find no statement to indicate that the Ideal is not actually available. With both the manufacturer and retailers advertising the knife, I had assumed it was available, and placed my order.

So, due to misleading advertising, I have wasted much time in trying to buy a knife that will not be available for at least two months from the date I ordered it. I have sent emails to the retailer asking about the status of the order. The retailer himself apparently does not know the Ideal is not yet available from the manufacturer, and has wasted time trying to find a distributor who has them.