Supply and Demand . . .and Inflation

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Haqs the war in Ukraine resulted in increased demand for fixe3d blade tactical knives in the US market place?

Has the generasl inflation of the economy affected knife prices generally?
 
I will throw some of my guesses and some opinions here...

Since the war in Ukraine is not, (at least for now), requiring US Troops direct involvement, I don't see there currently being a big jump in sales for such products. If it looked as if US Soldiers would be sent in, then I believe that some Soldiers expecting to deploy there, would spike the sales of such knives as they and their families would purchase them for their trip abroad into harms way.
So, no, I don't believe there is any current reason why tactical knives would be spiking in sales.


As for prices going up?... Yeah, but I believe some of it only slowly trickled in, and that seems to be because much of the sales were of knives that had been made/purchased at the older prices. As inventories dwindled, and their new more expensive replacements came in to fill those inventories, the prices were adjusted accordingly.
But, yes, prices have gone up.

As for going forward... The continued growing inflation will take a lot of knife enthusiasts out of the game.
Why?... Because as everything goes up around you, and your fixed income or your paycheck shrinks in it's reach, (diminished buying power), folks will tighten their spending habits. If it's not food, car fuel, rent, mortgage, heating/electric/utility bills, personal/family clothing, car maintenance, car payments, phone bills, health bills/insurance, auto insurance, and so much more... then it will likely be cut back or cut out altogether.
As inflation rises, discretionary funds will get tight, or in some cases disappear, and that's when the knife market could see a major shrinking in their sales. Of course it wouldn't just hit knife sales, but pretty much everything that most folks would consider luxury/non essential.

Anyhow... That's my two and a half cents 😁
 
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Everything has gone up. Anyone who has been to a gas station, supermarket or shopping center knows that.

Knives are / will be no different. I personally don't think there is any great need to stockpile fixed blades...from any vantage point.

Let's keep politics out of this or it will have a very short shelf life.
 
VorpelSword said:
Haqs the war in Ukraine resulted in increased demand for fixe3d blade tactical knives in the US market place?
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Javelin missiles , yes .

Knives , no .

I think most people vulnerable to being triggered into survivalist mode were already there before this war .

Best metric is probably the guns and ammo market .
 
Not for the reason the OP inquired about, but yes, prices on knives are up and will continue to rise. Everything that tickles my fancy is now hovering just under $200. I expect by sometime next year those knives will cross the $200 threshold.
 
rampco88 said:
Not for the reason the OP inquired about, but yes, prices on knives are up and will continue to rise. Everything that tickles my fancy is now hovering just under $200. I expect by sometime next year those knives will cross the $200 threshold.
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Candidly speaking, at the rate in which inflation is continuing to climb, which in turn will cause the prices of goods and raw materials to continue to rise, I fully expect prices to continue to rise this year as manufacturers run out of stock, and stock produced with their current supply of materials. Smaller makers, their prices will certainly increase when their raw material prices increase, as they pass that price increase onto prospective buyers.
 
Knives have had less inflationary effects than most other things I buy. There seem to be more out of stock issues recently but that seems more like labor and material issues and logistic slow downs than anything to do with the war.
I suspect that it won't be long before price increases in knives and other things that have so far dodged huge increases happens. All these commodity and labor price increases can only be ignored for a short time.
 
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