Starting a new website selling knives!

[greaterknife]

Hello. I am starting a new website selling knives.

1. What are the top 10 most popular knives (looking for popular not the bests)

2. What are the categories of knives (combat, outdoors, ?)

3. Any advice for me?

4. I might order some knives from China. How do those fare? Are they considered knock offs? Is this real
All feedback is appreciated.

 

[skyhorse]

3. Any advice for me? Read the forum rules about posting links.

 

[Noswad0208]

4. I might order some knives from China. How do those fare? Are they considered knock offs? Is this real
All feedback is appreciated.

Good lord.

 

[nick21]

Yep that's a counterfeit

Also you might want to remove that link before a moderator sees it

 

[TheFlipper9]

don't sell any chinese counterfeits from alixpress

 

[eschwebach]

I am just going to be brutally honest, if you have to ask these questions your business is doomed to fail.

 

[marcinek]

Hello. I am starting a new website selling knives.

3. Any advice for me?

Sure! But it will cost you.

 

[eschwebach]

Sure! But it will cost you.

Well played sir! :thumbup:

 

[strategy9]

I am just going to be brutally honest, if you have to ask these questions your business is doomed to fail.

^that right there....

How can you seriously consider (successfully) selling a product you apparently know Nothing (or at least very little from a practical marketing and sales aspect) about said product?

 

[ebidis]

^that right there....

How can you seriously consider (successfully) selling a product you apparently know Nothing (or at least very little from a practical marketing and sales aspect) about said product?

What he said.

 

[Yester5]

I'm going to start my career as a Brain Surgeon. Anybody suggest what books I can read to learn about that stuff?

 

[BackInKentucky]

I'm going to start my career as a Brain Surgeon. Anybody suggest what books I can read to learn about that stuff?

You might try Wikipedia and Web MD. Though honestly, experience is the best teacher here. Just go find a random, crack open their skull, and get to work! If you ever have issues finding a subject, you can usually snag a jogger or two from a park early in the morning. Best of luck to ya! :wink:

 

[Danke42]

Current top 10 Knives?

I have a list I can post if/when we're in W&C.

 

[BladeHQ]

Ban

 

[grownstar]

Is a $16 Millie real?

I'll get back to you on that one.

 

[nick21]

If any of you are planning on buying that Millie I have a bridge I'd like to sell you...

 

[ebidis]

Is a $16 Millie real?

I'll get back to you on that one.

Well it is a real knife...in a way...sort of.

 

[Jens Schuetz]

22 orders already.
Who buys this? Most non knife people don't know what a millie is and knife people wouldn't buy one from that source anyways.

 

[nick21]

22 orders already.
Who buys this? Most non knife people don't know what a millie is and knife people wouldn't buy one from that source anyways.

I'm assuming two kinds of people.

One, non-knife people who think it looks cool and see that the real deal is about 10 times the price. (Worth it of course, but not to people who aren't into knives)

Two, knife people who know that it's a clone and want to see what it's like in hand before purchasing the actual knife.

 

[Noswad0208]

I am just going to be brutally honest, if you have to ask these questions your business is doomed to fail.

Yep. People who run motorcycle shops have to have a passion for motorcycles, people who run a video game store have to have a passion for video games.

People who run knife stores have to... buy from aliexpress? Hmm...