Sticker shock - $475 for a PRE-PRODUCTION SUPER CQC7

i would say 'cuz its rare, only 10 made wasnt it?? if ya think thats high look at the customs............

i dont know how easy it would be to get your $$ out of the thing if ya wanted to, though, thats pretty high, a collector item, prob wouldnt wanna carry the thing.............

greg
 
I love the PRODUCTION SUPER CQC7 but I can't afford it. Will EK offer an affordable production Super CQC7, Super Commander, & Super SOCFK? Super with out a super size price in a depressed economy.
 
I am sure the regular production models versus the Pre-Production models, will be affordable.

The Pre-Pro's arent just run of the mill knives, there are not many, and to a collector they present a very serious investment, the value of which will go up. They are not a users knife, not that they wouldnt take it, its just that the value to the user is about nil. Thats why users wait for the full on production models, and collectors pay the prices for the pre-pro's... thats why the pre-pro's ARE so expensive, because they are rare, and not just an ordinary EKI knife. Most of them are hand ground, not always by Ernie but hand ground all the same, and, like I said, the fact that they are a limited run of pre-production models, makes them rare and desirable.

I think this is gone over everytime a new EKI comes out... someone comes along and whines "well the pre-pro models are too much, what about the common man!?"... and every time the same thing happens, they get told to wait for the regular production models, and well by golly gosh, the regular production models come along and are affordable.
Jeez.
 
Satin, You must be crazy to pay that much for a production knife. No one in their right mind will pay over $475 for a Pre-Pro CQC7. Pre-Pro CQC7 are not hand ground. You are spreading false information. The Pre-Pros are not customs. That is why it is called a Pre-Pro and not a custom. The majority of knife collectors are not super rich. We are in a very bad economy and many people are out of work. If you think you can make more than $475 for the Pre-Pro CQC7 buy it and sell it for more on ebay. Put your money where your mouth is.
 
Hey, Rogue, what the hell did I do to you? 'scuse me for having an opinion, but please dont jump my sh*t over it.
Okay, so they arent hand-ground. I've seen many pre-pro models that WERE infact hand ground, not neccesarily by Ernie though. And I never claimed they were customs.

If you are a "knife collector" then you had best have the money to COLLECT things that are worth collecting.
If you are an accumulator, or a user, then buy things that are a value for the money, that make you happy.
You can like art, and buy art.... but to be a tried and true collector, you have to be willing to SPEND money on it.

As for putting my money where my mouth is, I do on the issues I believe in, so dont freaking insult me. As for this, I am not a knife collector. I am a user. I own few knives, only ones I will make good use of in some fashion for the most part. I believe in that and I do put my money where my mouth is to that end. Both as a user, and as a maker of using tools.
There are many expensive I would like, but I am a simple young man, between high school and college, and dont have a lot of money to throw around.
I never said that a user should pay $475 for a knife. I said that a true collector should if its what they want to collect.

Now, if you are a collector on a budget, obviosly, thats not for you. Or save your $$$ and invest in a few quality collectors pieces. It is what I have done with the things I seriously collect, such as rare books and first editions, saps and blackjacks, and other no-longer manufactured historic weaponry, and it has resulted in my having a small, but very respectable, collection.

As for calling me crazy, and, effectively, calling me a liar... you have no right. You dont know me, you havent spoken with me personally. So you have no ground upon which to speak to me in that manner. Find grounds to do so, but until then, dont, please. It doesnt take a very big man to be rude to a teenager... but it takes a pretty big man to honour requests to be at least slightly civil.
I havent done anything to you, other than express how I feel about something.

Its a collectors knife, okay? For serious collectors. Market dictates the price. Trust me, they WILL get the asking price for those knives, and if they arent gone already, they will be shortly I am sure.
It just seems odd to me that every pre-production knife has this same bunch of B.S. come up around it "it costs to much, why oh why, its only a production"... well its not the regular, full, production model, which will be out soon. It is a PRE (meaning BEFORE) production model. Its special. Its main appeal is for collectors. Its been said about every Emerson model before this one, so I am forced to wonder, why doesnt anyone get it?
Wait for the full production model, buy it for a good price and be happy... and for Gods sake, dont attack me.
 
Many of the pre-pro's are indeed handground. In fact, at one time, I had a pre-pro 98 Specwar A that was ground by Emerson himself. The price on the super-CQC7 is probably because of the number produced and as Satin mentioned, they hold an interest to collectors.
Matt
 
There is "NO" information on the TAD and Emerson Knife website that states that the Super 7 is hand ground. Please post the url that states that the Super 7 is hand ground.
 
I haven't heard any info stating that this one is. The point is that many of the pre-pro's are handground which undoubtedly increases their value. You asked a question and satin answered it and well I might add. I don't know why everyone is jumping on him for it.
Matt
 
Since there is no credible information on the web or in print that says the super 7 is hand ground, I think it is not worth $475 in my opinion. With $475 I can buy Strider SNG, AR, GB or Sebenza, all of which hold most of their value.

My all time favorite knife is the BM 975 cqc7 but the super 7 does one better with the wave. I really want to buy the regular production super 7. Anyone know when the regular production super 7 will come out and what is the price?
 
How much they should spend, with whom, or on what...

But, if you want to tear off the blinder's and see what $475 can really buy you, in the form of fine, handmade, cutlery pieces...do yourself a favor and check out A. G. Russell's 'Cutting Edge' catalog.

I can almost guarantee(sp) that you'll be blown away by what's available for the same dollar amount...true handmade's, of all types!

If anyone needs a copy, email me your address and I'll mail you a back issue...

Mel
 
While I would absolutely, positively not pay $475 for a prepro Emerson I am equally certain thatEmerson collectors would beat each other with sticks to do so. That is neither right, nor wrong, just an indicator of individual desire for a piece (smirk). Niche knives like Emersons, Striders, Ryans et al are going to have that demand.

I purchased an Al Mar s2k early on as a user. It is out of a prepro run of 200, but not really being much of a collector I still chose to use it. I have no idea what may happen to future value, nor do I really care.

Look at the market for limited run cars - no different. Someone will pay for that 50th anniversary sticker, while others wont. Different strokes.

Bill

edited to add that I like Emersons and own several. More importantly, I carry and use them regularly - they are not safe queens
 
Anyone know when the regular production super CQC7 will come out?
What is the price for the regular production super CQC7?
 
If you guys did not like the $475 peice tag you don't have to buy. Also could have nabbed the one on Ebay that went for a little over $300.
 
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