Spyders that are drying up

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Well I guess the title is just a bit deceiving but if you think about it there really aren't many other ways to describe it. What I am alluding to is the Spyderco models that just as recently as last fall that were readily available ( and for a decent price) but now are not only getting tough to find but they aren't even showing up much on Ebay anymore either.

For instance last fall I got 3 Catchermans off Ebay for myself and a couple of friends. Also at that time there were a few dealers that still had some of these on the shelves but good luck finding them now :( . The Meerkat model was just everywhere as recently as last winter but even the common AUS-6 models are getting a bit tough to find anymore.

Other models that seem to be fading off the landscape rather rapidly are the JD Smith, The Ayoob, The Centofante II C-50 & C-25. Some of the fixed blades that you could get for a song last fall but now are a real prize are the Perrin model, the fixed blade LUM Tanto and the Ronin are all getting to be a good catch if you can find one.

Isn't it amazing how fast this is coming about? Also it's quite amazing how some of these models have achieved collector status almost overnight :thumbup:
 
I imagine there are two things going on.

The first is a steady (if small) demand for discontinued knives makes them a bit harder to find all the time.

The other phenomenon is when someone posts a "Boy these are getting rare and hard to find thread" pushes some to go out and look/buy which makes it even harder.

heh, you just made it worse. :p
 
It's the forums..... you start pointing things out to big fans.... everyone starts jumping..... nothing left.... go figure :foot:
 
I imagine that pretty soon Spots, Spyderhawks and Dodos will become harder to find too. :foot:
 
DaveH said:
I imagine there are two things going on.

The first is a steady (if small) demand for discontinued knives makes them a bit harder to find all the time.

The other phenomenon is when someone posts a "Boy these are getting rare and hard to find thread" pushes some to go out and look/buy which makes it even harder.

heh, you just made it worse. :p
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Or it may be a case of >> you don't know what you got till it's gone<<<. Because take the Perrin for instance>> just last fall I saw many of them go on Ebay for less than $50 even new in the box. Also the JD Smith was selling between $50 & $70 for the longest time. I guess like good fruit they have ripened. I do find it interesting too that it seems to be confined to a few certain models. The Massad Ayoob last fall you get them all day long for under $100. I haven't seen one of them in new condition sell for under $130 for some time now. Nope I'm not imagining things there are some models getting popular among the collector community. JD
 
my local knife shop has heaps of old stock , so i can just go and buy a catcherman. or an endura 2, or a centofante 1 .
 
the Ti ATR has always been a little hard to find, i rarely see them for sale anymore.
 
SIRGALANT:

You have got a great store there, man! I would love to ask you if they have a few items in their inventory. The only place near me is out of the ones that myself and a few friends are searching for, and these models in particular just don't surface much lately.

VWTat
 
I haven't seen a micarta full-sized Calypso in a while. ;)
 
i`m australia , don`t forget. and the store wants $550 aussie dollars for the titanium ATR . which i would pay if i had the cash
 
Ah- didn't notice that fact, there, Sir! I'm not always Captain Observant, but sometimes I pay attention, when it doesn't cost that much... :D

Still it sounds like the store you are talking about has a great inventory of older goodies, even if they are expensive, although I can't tell because I am not sure of the US/ Australian exch. rate...

VWTat
 
ok mate $550 aussie dollars = roughly $407.00 american dollars - is that expensive?
 
I snatched up a dodo, yojimbo, and karambit when i heard they may not be around much longer... Just not all at the same time. :)

The only bad thing is that ever since i got the dodo and yojimbo i carry them all the time...
 
SIRGALANT said:
ok mate $550 aussie dollars = roughly $407.00 american dollars - is that expensive?
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Yes, it's a little over 2x the cost we pay in the U.S.
 
DaveH said:
The first is a steady (if small) demand for discontinued knives makes them a bit harder to find all the time.
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I think this is the stronger factor.

Aside from some Spyders, I had tried hard to find some discontinued Benchmades in the past year or two, the 330, 450 and 850. I was able to get the 450 of ebay at a good price without getting into a bidding war. The 850 I found sitting in a knife store one day. Both finds were within the past 2 months or so, so it was good fortune for me, but I know that there are other people out there who'd have pounced on these knives if they'd been in my place. Most of my disco'd Spyders have been finds on the exchange here at BF. While the model that seems to draw the most interest and highest price does change there are always people on the prowl for the older models. Everyone's got their own list they want to cross off.
 
you know that catcherman i mentioned? the knife store is holding it for me, and i`m buying it next week , along with a salt. today , i got the moran fb01 and an stainless handled, fully serrated endura 2. both excellent knives in my opinion.
 
Slatts said:
Yes, it's a little over 2x the cost we pay in the U.S.
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I don't know Slatts, recently most Ti ATRs go for $300 not $200 from what I've seen.

Is our Aussie friend willing to pay a $100-200 convenience factor for picking the knife looking him in the face or will count on mail order across the high seas to feed his hunger and incur all the risks that involves?
 
that depends on how badly i want the knife. i have imported several knives from america. i`m not an idiot , i know thats a huge mark up. but with the whole convenience thing , that means its already been through customs and i don`t have to then fark around with customs. but like i said that is a huge mark up on that particular knife. the other thing is that i don`t have a credit card and it can be a lot of mucking around when it comes to paying for things in u.s dollars without one. to be honest , i wouldn`t pay that much for an ATR , i would try and get it from america. to get the other knives i imported from the USA , i used my fathers credit card then payed him back , which is no longer an option.
 
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