Spyderco Endura vs Spyderco Centofante III?

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Can someone tell me why the endura is roughly $20 more expensive, because unless I overlooked it, they're both around the same length, and they're both vg10. Unless I'm off by an inch, don't bother correcting me.

So is there any benefit that makes the endura more expensive?
 
The first place I looked had the endura at 74 and the cento at 70. The second site was 68 endura and 65 cento.
 
Checked a couple of BF sponsoring dealers and found only about a $3 ~ $5 difference.

But the Endura in ZDP-189 is $25 ~ $30 more. And worth it.


BTW, Endura 3.75" / 8.75 , Centofante 3.125" / 7.56"
 
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Better tell me why Stretch is more expensive than Endura :) I know, it is a lot better knife, but is it the only reason? ;)
 
cali said:
So you claim that one particular shape of a blade is more expensive than other shape? ;)
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No, the Endura/Delica is by far Spyderco's best seller out of their entire lineup and outsells the Stretch ten fold... Profit margins vary for many reasons including what I just said. Ordering more batches to be produced bring prices down. ;)

ZDP, SB, and VG10 Endura/Stretches are no more than $10 apart from each other in the places I shop. ;)

The Stretch VG10 is to be discontinued by the end of the month btw ;)
 
Endura is put together with screws, Centofante is riveted.

Endura has a 3mm blade thickness, Centofante has a 2mm thickness.
 
TravisH said:
Checked a couple of BF sponsoring dealers and found only about a $3 ~ $5 difference.

But the Endura in ZDP-189 is $25 ~ $30 more. And worth it.


BTW, Endura 3.75" / 8.75 , Centofante 3.125" / 7.56"
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on Amazon, they both have vg10, and are about 25 bucks apart. Also, thanks for disregarding my post, and telling me about the size difference. A little obnoxious.
 
rch02474 said:
Endura is put together with screws, Centofante is riveted.

Endura has a 3mm blade thickness, Centofante has a 2mm thickness.
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thank you for actually answering my question rather than commenting on it. So would you say the endura is superior?
 
the endura has steel liners while the centofante does not. the centofante handle is frn only, which makes it lighter. the endura would be stronger and more durable, while the centofante is lighter and for lighter duty. the fact that the centofante does not have screws also means that you cant adjust it or take it apart. that being said, the centofante does feel amazing in the hand. i think its a great knife. depends what you want it for.
 
JDX said:
thank you for actually answering my question rather than commenting on it. So would you say the endura is superior?
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I couldn't say as I don't own a Centofante. I can say I love the endura but carry a delica more often. I personally think the Endura is too big for my edc but some people like it. I'd like to get a strech since it's kind of in between, but I'd recommend trying to find a place where you can handle these knives.
 
cali said:
So you claim that one particular shape of a blade is more expensive than other shape? ;)
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I suppose you could put it that way. The choil and jimping on it require more machining to pull off, that's going to play a role in the final cost.
 
Blades are rarely machined, AFAIK Endura/Stretch blades are stamped, other are laser/water-jet cut, shape of the blade doesn't matter. Stretch is more expensive because people pay more for it.
 
cali said:
Blades are rarely machined, AFAIK Endura/Stretch blades are stamped, other are laser/water-jet cut, shape of the blade doesn't matter. Stretch is more expensive because people pay more for it.
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However they make it, the Stretch blade takes more machine/labor time as it is ground thinner, and the choil needs to be shaped and "jimping" added. That may certainly add to the cost.

Economics 101, supply and demand... "It's more expensive because people are willing to pay"... That holds true for everything we buy but like I said, the Endura/Delica line is far and away Spyderco's best seller. The Stretch is probably not even in their top 20 (has a good following, but Sal said it doesn't translate to high sales volume.) The more they order up in bulk from the Japanese maker, the cheaper they pay. Also, when an FRN model is produced, the cost of the mold which can go up as high as 30k needs to be recouped. Obviously with the Endura, that is not a problem... But models like the Enuff and the Stretch on the other hand.......

I have also read from Sal that Spyderco's profit margin on models are consistent across the line but bread and butter models like the Manix, PM2, and Delica/Endura remain at a set target price range to market it competitively.
 
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