Spyderco Native 5 Titanium price?

[Hansundfranz]

I had a collegue bring me this knive from the US for around 190€.

After recieveing it, it is all I wanted, Nice shiny gentleman EDC. Solid construction. Good ergos. Seems capabale of pretty hard use, The blade is short but that was as described.

Now I wonder why is this knive fairly cheap and easily available. A fluted military can not be found at all or at high prices.
Whats going on?

I do not regret the purchase at all, I just wonder why the price level is fairly low. For example a slysz bowie is a lot more and most likely not more expensive to produce.

 

[Barman1]

Spyderco MSRP is only $50 difference between the two.
Vendor price on the Millie reflects the popularity of the model.
And the 190 you paid is a good price on the fluted Native 5. Congrats.

 

[The Deacon]

Not saying it's the case, but the Native V's scales may be made from a less expensive titanium alloy than the Military's handle, since they are basically non-functional. Still, unless the Euro has really nosedived against the dollar since then, 190 Euros was a bargain.

 

[Hansundfranz]

Well ir was bought at cuttleryshoppe for 210 US$ which comes out as 190€. I also threw in 2 bottles of russian vodka that I bought near Moskau where I had to work at that time..

Anyway back to toppic. The core of my question is:
Is the fluted titanium native relativey cheap and easy to produce (compared to their other similar material and styled offerings, The fluted military of the slyz bowie for example).

If so how come? I guess that raw material prices are a relatively small factor. Machining time and labour costs are much more critical.

Did Sypderco simply overestimate the market demand for this knive and produce more then the market would bear (spelling?) and so the laws of supply and demand made the price drop?

 

[RamZar]

$210 is a great price for the Native 5 Fluted Titanium since they're overstocked now at CS. I remember paying $269 for it in April 2013 at BladeHQ!