Price of Knives too high on the Forums?

1. If the knife is brand new, I don't see any problem in selling it at the price an online shop would sell it.

2. The price usually includes shipping. If the Barrage goes for $89 on Amazon and someone sells it here for $89 shipped, then you save ~$7 by buying here.
 
The better a deal is here on the exchange the quicker it's going to disappear too. I've seen knives sell here in minutes even seconds. Often the price is edited out so all you see after is, it's gone.(even if it's not edited out it drops off the board, while the higher priced unsold stuff gets bumped up) So scrolling through the for sale section is going to always show a higher percentage of the highest priced offerings,compared the already sold cheaper offerings. Just because the cheaper stuff always moves quicker.
 
Thanks for the input. I was just a little concerned sending $300 thru cyber space to save $40.

You guys ever been burned? Are the reviews reliable indicators of honesty?

How do you guarantee delivery?

thanks
 
mike9563011 said:
Thanks for the input. I was just a little concerned sending $300 thru cyber space to save $40.

You guys ever been burned? Are the reviews reliable indicators of honesty?

How do you guarantee delivery?

thanks
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No I've never been "burned" by a bladeforum member.
The reviews (itrader and The Good, Bad and the Ugly) are very good indicators of honesty, but more importantly is a crook is not going to be allowed to stay here and trade very long at all anyway.
You guarantee delivery with delivery confirmation and by using insurance. I've used insurance once (on a lost package) and it got my money back and kept me from having to refund out of pocket.
 
Not to long ago I saw a guy on the forums list a custom for $3500, said he paid $4000 for it and in the end had dropped it to $1800, I didn't follow it so I don't know if he pulled it or sold it but my point is how much lower can ya go?

He was willin' to take a $2200 loss to sell the knife, either he was really desperate or he was full of it, still what a bargain if it was legit. :)
 
You definately can find deals here if you stick around and happen to be logged in at the right time.I've gotten an S30V Blue Manix for $105 NIB, and a Dodo for $125,,as well as many others.I've seen CRK go as low as $285 for a small...Really it depends on when your online, most of the Great deals get snatched up quick :)
 
I think a lot of people price accordingly because they know that almost everyone interested will offer a little lower than what they are asking...
If you are looking for a sweet deal on a particular knife, you better be checking more than once a day, because it will be to late.
As strange as it seems, a lot of people here don't actually use their knives, other than to open a few envelopes. So if you can save 30-50 dollars on a 300 dollar knife that is like new, thats a decent savings...
I've done a few deals here, and have yet to have any problems. Check the sellers I-Trader rating and do a search on their user name to see if anything negative comes up before sending money.
 
The only knives here I feel are overpriced (typically) are the Busses. In most instances they sell for more on the secondary market than what the factory priced them at. But they have a 'unique' sales model which appears to favour no-one except the company. Unfortunately what it does lead to is a great deal of speculating, ie, people buying up the available stock purely to flip them later at an inflated price. Some people even make a living doing that. Unfortunately there appears to be plenty of otherwise intelligent people who are quite happy to support their 'sales model' so they obviously dont feel a pressing need to change it any time soon.

In every other respect you will do better to shop here than you will from a retailer. And yes, I believe the vast majority of people here are straight shooters.
 
There's more good deals over time than I can afford to buy.

You just have to be patient.
 
Buffalohump said:
The only knives here I feel are overpriced (typically) are the Busses. In most instances they sell for more on the secondary market than what the factory priced them at. But they have a 'unique' sales model which appears to favour no-one except the company. Unfortunately what it does lead to is a great deal of speculating, ie, people buying up the available stock purely to flip them later at an inflated price. Some people even make a living doing that. Unfortunately there appears to be plenty of otherwise intelligent people who are quite happy to support their 'sales model' so they obviously dont feel a pressing need to change it any time soon.

In every other respect you will do better to shop here than you will from a retailer. And yes, I believe the vast majority of people here are straight shooters.
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I have to agree. Nice knives for sure but the cult following on here has pretty much got their market locked up. There are a few that I would love to own but it almost appears that to get decent deals on them you have to know someone or get to a show and somehow score one before people who know the staff and are there to buy and resell at higher prices gets them.

Aful lot of trouble to go through considering I live in New England and knife shows avoid this neck of the woods as well.

Another point I notice is that as far as trades go, you can pretty much flat out offer a pile of nice knives for a used Sebenza, I mean a pile of knives worth three or four times as much as a Sebenza and won't get a look.

Couldn't imagine where to find a good deal for a Hinderer other than maybe from the source itself (which I still think is incredible about this place)

I guess certain well made knives become the gold standard in knives. and from the three that I have mentioned, rightfully so.
 
I dunno, I think there are deals out there. Im currently selling an Umnumzaan for $375, which is brand new, and has never been used at all. They are usually $400 and you pay shipping and/or tax. It's about a $50 savings no matter how you cut it, which on a CRK is an excellent discount on a new knife. I'm also selling WH knives that are discounted about $50 when you factor in tax/shipping, the rest of the knives I sold were a good deal too. That's why people bought em.

There are plenty of good deals to be had, you just gotta keep your eye out.

-Freq
 
Let's use the CRK Sm. Sebbie you use as an example. $330 MSRP and $13 if you buy direct. That is $343. If you buy on the forums for $280-300 with shipping included, which I see frequently, I would say you got a pretty good deal. That is 15-23% off.

Other knives are marked up considerably over MSRP. But outside of the forums where are you going to pick up any number of the custom makers. You may find them but you will wait.

I use the forums as a tool. It is just one more of my resources along with shows, on-line auction style sites, purveyors, word of mouth etc.
 
There's one clear thing about buying on BF or anywhere else, it's your money and your decision. If you don't like the price or any specific details, don't buy it.
 
shunsui said:
There's more good deals over time than I can afford to buy.....
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Agreed!

It's a buyers market right at the moment, and probably will be for sometime to come, so there are some great deals to be had.....just have to keep an eye out and cash at hand. ;)

The "cash at hand" seems to be the hardest part... :o
 
You can find incredible deals if you constantly look at the exchange areas of the knife forums. I have personaly got some great deals and at the same time have sold knives at a loss to sell them quick. When I get a new knife and hold and enjoy it or decide it's not for me is a great thing to be able to do, so I don't mind selling at a loss. It's like renting it for a while.
 
Gatogordo said:
There's one clear thing about buying on BF or anywhere else, it's your money and your decision. If you don't like the price or any specific details, don't buy it.
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Precisely. We have a free enterprise system in this country. That means sellers are free to put whatever price they like and the buyers are free to buy or not to buy as they see fit. Nobody is forcing anything on anybody.

The current government is trying to undermine our free enterprise system. We shouldn't want that to happen. The system is what made us the most powerful country in the world.
 
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