Should we start a new sub forum for people to complain about prices?

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sharp_edge said:
That is a big IF. If I am new to a knife and I see many people are complaining about its price (i.e., not worth the price), that will certainly affect my purchase decision.
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I could see that. Most knife users I know do not frequent knife forums. They go to Cabela’s/Walmart/Sportsman’s Warehouse/REI/Amazon and buy one. Sometimes they listen to my suggestions, sometimes they don’t.
 
DMG said:
I could see that. Most knife users I know do not frequent knife forums. They go to Cabela’s/Walmart/Sportsman’s Warehouse/REI/Amazon and buy one. Sometimes they listen to my suggestions, sometimes they don’t.
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I have nothing to back up what I am about to say but I'll still say it: people who buy multiple knives of quality brands like Benchmade, ZT, and Spyderco (let alone CRK, RHK) most likely visit knife forums like Bladeforums, unless by "knife users" you mean those who would not spend more than $50 on a knife.
 
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sharp_edge said:
I have nothing to back up what I am about to say but I'll still say it: people who buy multiple knives of quality brands like Benchmade, ZT, and Spyderco (let alone CRK, RHK) most likely visit knife forums like Bladeforums, unless by "knife users" you mean those who would not spend more than $50 on a knife.
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I have friends that rarely use forums or social media but they own Benchmade, Spyderco, ZT, Cold Steel, etc. They keep them forever, too.

One of them years ago bought a Buckmaster and I am still jealous of that.
 
I am retired from a thirty-seven year career of buying and selling complex machined parts in the aerospace industry. I learned over that time that that the people who complained the most about pricing were frequently the most timid about submitting a reasonable counteroffer or otherwise negotiating based on research and/or comparison to similar products. Buyers and sellers may not agree on what is “reasonable”, but there is no harm in asking. Relationships and networking are still what savvy people use to get better deals more often than lazy or timid people who just want great deals to drop in their lap with an anonymous “one-click.” Time spent honing your negotiating skills pays dividends in many areas of life.

Narrowing the focus back to knives, I believe that the big manufacturers’ contractual insistence that dealers use MAP (I.e. “Minimum Advertised Pricing”) has done no favors to dealers or buyers with everyone advertising the same price. I suggest that you look for dealers with a phone number to talk to a live person to ask, “Is MAP pricing the best you can do on this knife?” If you are asking about a hot new item on the first day it is released, the answer may be no. Other than that, the answer may be YES more frequently than you might expect, especially when you tell them that they will be your first dealer of choice on future purposes. Again, there is no harm in asking. Good relationships start small and build from there.

I wish you all good luck finding the knife deals you are looking for.

Phil
 
I don’t think there is anything to complain about knifemaker prices…it’s the secondary prices that are absolutely ridiculous. Hands down.

I’ll support the maker, but I’m not wanting to support the lucky dude who lands all lotteries and post them for sale at an inflated price right after getting the glamor shots for the net.
 
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DMG said:
Complaining will not effect pricing one iota if people are still buying. Sometimes raising prices creates more desire for the product. See Grey Goose vodka, for example.
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Peloton was a run-of the-mill treadmill (no pun intended). Then they raised prices to astronomical levels with monthly subscrptions and became the must-have brand and a $50 billion company. It’s still the same old treadmill.
 
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