mantis knives

catochris

catochris

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hi Are the mantis any good ? were are they made? what about the locking device ?
Thanks
Chris
 
Based on my sample of one, they are good. However, the owner with his capitalist ways makes no friends among the self appointed knifenut priesthood here.
 
I reviewed quite a few of the knives in the line and found them to be a reasonable value for the price. The company's marketing has made it many enemies, however.
 
shecky said:
Based on my sample of one, they are good. However, the owner with his capitalist ways makes no friends among the self appointed knifenut priesthood here.
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So you condone the use of these very forums for the purposes of spamming? Interesting, but certainly not unexpected from you, Shecky.;)

3G
 
I like mine. It's got a big beefy frame lock and suprisingly enough it holds a decent edge. (I got the kerambit)

But talking about Mantis Knives here is kind of like opening a can of worms. A lot of varying opinions some good, some bad, but really for the cost you really can't go wrong.
 
3Guardsmen said:
So you condone the use of these very forums for the purposes of spamming? Interesting, but certainly not unexpected from you, Shecky.;)

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I don't care one whit about spamming. Actually, I kinda like finding out about new stuff (even paper wheels ;)). But it isn't up to me. It's up to the moderators.
 
shecky said:
I don't care one whit about spamming. Actually, I kinda like finding out about new stuff (even paper wheels ;)). But it isn't up to me. It's up to the moderators.
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actually, its up to spark.

and he is able to maintain the forums through the fees paid by its members, which allows us to navigate the forums without being bombarded by ads.

there are plenty of threads here to provide you with information about new products. what mantis did had nothing to do with the dissemination of such information.
 
shecky said:
I don't care one whit about spamming. Actually, I kinda like finding out about new stuff (even paper wheels ). But it isn't up to me. It's up to the moderators.
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There is a difference between someone who wants to teach something useful and someone who posts merely to win points in a freakin' contest.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
actually, its up to spark.

and he is able to maintain the forums through the fees paid by its members, which allows us to navigate the forums without being bombarded by ads.

there are plenty of threads here to provide you with information about new products. what mantis did had nothing to do with the dissemination of such information.
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What Mantis did was dissemination of such information. Like it or not, topical spam is information, even relevant.

Frankly, I don't find it much different than what every fanboy of every knife brand does here every day. People extol the virtues of (insert brand here) knives all the time here for any and every reason. Every post like that is an ad. People come here, learn about these new goods, run out and spend money all because word of mouth here. This is a good thing.

Spark makes a distinction as he wishes. I'm simply calling a spade a spade. And pointing out that most, if not all, of the vitriol spewed over Mantis has everything to do with the sensitivities of the folks around here and not with the products.
 
knarfeng said:
There is a difference between someone who wants to teach something useful and someone who posts merely to win points in a freakin' contest.
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What about someone who wants someone else to win points in a contest? Like a knifemaker. In the marketplace.

There is no reason why someone can't teach AND win points at the same time.
 
shecky said:
What Mantis did was dissemination of such information. Like it or not, topical spam is information, even relevant.

Frankly, I don't find it much different than what every fanboy of every knife brand does here every day. People extol the virtues of (insert brand here) knives all the time here for any and every reason. Every post like that is an ad. People come here, learn about these new goods, run out and spend money all because word of mouth here. This is a good thing.
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it had nothing to do with information, and any info posted was just a ruse. it was about getting free stuff from mantis. what was posted was up to the poster, but in the end there were motives other than letting us know about the company or products.

whether or not you choose to acknowledge it, me, or any other member, posting about a knife or company they like is vastly different.

we come here to discuss, brag, post pics, whatever, not to get free stuff from a company for doing so, nor at the request of the owner of said company.

there were many threads, and in an information sense, was overkill. were it just some guys who wanted to know about mantis knives, it would have been contained to just a couple threads, and we wouldn't have had to see it all over the forums. their campaign became so transparent so rapidly, that mantis knives will likely never have a positive reputation here, and rightfully so.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
it had nothing to do with information, and any info posted was just a ruse. it was about getting free stuff from mantis. what was posted was up to the poster, but in the end there were motives other than letting us know about the company or products.

whether or not you choose to acknowledge it, me, or any other member, posting about a knife or company they like is vastly different.

we come here to discuss, brag, post pics, whatever, not to get free stuff from a company for doing so, nor at the request of the owner of said company.

there were many threads, and in an information sense, was overkill. were it just some guys who wanted to know about mantis knives, it would have been contained to just a couple threads, and we wouldn't have had to see it all over the forums. their campaign became so transparent so rapidly, that mantis knives will likely never have a positive reputation here, and rightfully so.
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That pretty much covers it. :thumbup:
 
I've seen a number of Mantis knives have the pivots and screws back out under light thumb pressure. :thumbdown:
 
They might be decent knives, and a couple of their designs appeal to me, but, like iot has been said, they are spammers.
People also forget to mention that Jared West was a liar and a royal a-hole when it came o dealing with people on Ebay. When a BF member complained about this on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Jared initiated whatever the "operation" was called and gave us a buttload of spam.
The final nail in the coffin for Mantis was when Jared signed up here and posted a sycophantic and insincere apology.
I don't like buying from some companies, such as Ontario or Strider, but that doesn't mean I won't buy from them. However, I will never buy a Mantis knife, ever, and I won't use one unless I absolutely have to.
Kershaw has knives in the same price range, probably made out of better materials. Buy from them- they actually give a crap about the majority of knife customers.
 
Never understood how someone could support the products of someone who participates in practices that are not ethical, when there are so many people producing like products at similar price points who conduct business ethically.

Why support the unethical? It just does not make sense to me.
 
shecky said:
What Mantis did was dissemination of such information. Like it or not, topical spam is information, even relevant.

Frankly, I don't find it much different than what every fanboy of every knife brand does here every day. People extol the virtues of (insert brand here) knives all the time here for any and every reason. Every post like that is an ad. People come here, learn about these new goods, run out and spend money all because word of mouth here. This is a good thing.

Spark makes a distinction as he wishes. I'm simply calling a spade a spade. And pointing out that most, if not all, of the vitriol spewed over Mantis has everything to do with the sensitivities of the folks around here and not with the products.
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Expressing your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with a knife you purchased, without competing for an outside reward is wholly different than trying to win a contest based on how much hyperbole you can spit out about a company.

Either you're just picking the most polar opposite argument to troll the thread, or you don't really understand this distinction.

I think you do understand it.

I think you can also understand that the average consumer should know better than to buy from a manufacturer that is paying others to scam them. It's not fair to consumers like catocris, knowing nothing about the scam Mantis is running, to come here and see support for a brand where the owner is known to have lied about the products repeatedly.
 
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