New Knife Day - Spyderco Shaman - First Impressions

Backslider said:
As I understand it, the standard S30V Shaman was $149 when it was released and then inexplicably jumped up in price shortly after release, seemingly due to popularity/demand.

As I type this, the price is $231 on Blade HQ. The $215 I paid was a Black Friday sale price.
Is it a great value? Not really. Is it the knife I wanted? Yes.
There are lighter knives, harder knives, less expensive knives, etc. This is the one I wanted. I like the looks, the feel, and S30V is great steel for my use.
I sold my M4 Benchmade Contego to buy this Shaman. That Contego was a pain to sharpen (hard steel), prone to rust, quite large, and didn't feel as good in my hand. It's still a great knife for someone, just not for me.

I'm not a collector or anything. I have three folding Spydercos (Tenacious, Delica 4, Shaman) and one fixed Benchmade (Hidden Canyon S30V). I work in maintenance, and I do a bit of camping, backpacking, off-road trucking.
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If you like it and feel that it was worth it, that’s what matters.
 
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