Overrated knife brands

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I've carried a Benchmade Rukus 610 since about 2006. I've used it hard every day on my homestead, including chopping. It's still as solid as the day I bought it. It has great action. The blade swings freely with the Axis lock pulled back, and it has no blade play.

To top it off, it's worth more today as a used knife than it was on the day I bought it new.

Not overrated in my book.
 
There are a bunch of knives in limited releases (Hinderer, Demko, Spyderco, GEC, etc.) that sell for 50-100% more on the Exchange or ebay than retail price within days or weeks of their release. From an economic perspective, one could argue that even the manufacturer thinks they are overrated, otherwise they'd increase the price :)
 
Meh I think most people will have a different answer to this. The first thing that comes to my mind are Emerson knives. Not because they are bad knives, but because the fit and finish on them is rivaled or topped by many knives costing 35 bucks or so. I know their philosophy about them being working knives and what not, and this also doesn't change the fact that many times when I see a picture of one on here I want it. I feel the same way about Strider knives, yet I also have wanted a PT CC for the passed 15 years.
 
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ferider said:
There are a bunch of knives in limited releases (Hinderer, Demko, Spyderco, GEC, etc.) that sell for 50-100% more on the Exchange or ebay than retail price within days or weeks of their release. From an economic perspective, one could argue that even the manufacturer thinks they are overrated, otherwise they'd increase the price :)
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The collector's market segment is its own thing. Prices in this market are not a reliable guide to value, unless 100% of your valuation methodology is aimed at collector's value, as opposed to value based on utility. Interesting topic, good job OP.
 
The title and the question could of also included "or underrated" to have made it a little more balanced and less bitchy.
 
Twindog said:
I've carried a Benchmade Rukus 610 since about 2006. I've used it hard every day on my homestead, including chopping. It's still as solid as the day I bought it. It has great action. The blade swings freely with the Axis lock pulled back, and it has no blade play.

To top it off, it's worth more today as a used knife than it was on the day I bought it new.

Not overrated in my book.
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Thats awesome. I'm not trying to slam anyone for liking any certain brands. Totally not my intention.
 
Greggy said:
The collector's market segment is its own thing. Prices in this market are not a reliable guide to value, unless 100% of your valuation methodology is aimed at collector's value, as opposed to value based on utility. Interesting topic, good job OP.
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Well, if you release small batches of knives every month or so, for more than a year, and each time they sell out within minutes, as a business owner, wouldn’t you consider price increases ? Plus, I’d argue that most any customer targeted by these manufacturers owns more than a handful of pocket knives and is therefore a collector :)

Not trying to be contrarian, seriously wondered why flippers instead of manufacturers get the respective additional $$$.
 
Like someone said, it’s in the eye of the beholder. I’m a traditionals guy and I don’t like modern flippers that have had every trace of soul beaten out of them in the manufacturers’ torture chambers prior to releasing them to the market at absurd prices. But I realise I have one set of preferences and the next guy has another, so as long as I can buy my Cases and Rough Ryders and not have to spend fortunes on titanium ball bearings and carbon fibre contraptions I’m happy 😃
 
Just one more complaint post that doesn’t help anyone.

I am pretty sure most knife nuts are aware of the different brands that are lack luster and avoid them without saying anything about them.

And there are some who wouldn’t know the difference even if an overwhelming consensus tried to tell them. We just witnessed this about a week ago with a troll stirring trouble. Please avoid controversy, please!
 
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Keep in mind I was just stating my opinion. Everyone is entitled to their own.
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That's the problem with this forum lately.

All the newcomers feel the need to state their unsolicited opinions. Two things happen - people agree with you, or people disagree with you. And what have we learned? NOTHING. Ask 100 people your question and you'll get 100 different answers - none of them right, none of them wrong.

It's borderline clickbait at best and trolling at worst - and I refuse to participate in these kinds of threads.
 
I'd agree somewhat on Benchmade, but disagree on Spyderco. You can argue price all day long, but Spyderco makes a high quality knife with a crazy-good selection of steels that are generally some of the best heat-treated in the business.

As far as "compan[ies] that just submit CAD drawings to an OEM in China," I couldn't disagree more. In my opinion, a lot of the most exciting knives being produced today fit in that category, and especially the ones OEMed by Reate and Bestech. Agree that some of them have gotten out of hand with their pricing, but that's probably not a fair complaint when they literally sell out in 3 minutes.
 
Just my opinion, but I also feel that SAK's are overrated. The handle is too small for me. I like the concept and carry a Tinker ,but it's mainly for the tools. It's lighter than my Leatherman. I don't expect it to perform as well as the Leatherman.
 
All knives are overated. Just friggin use scissors like a normal person. Sheesh!
 
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