The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

bluemax_1 said:
Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist
Don't know if you might've missed my post yesterday, but I was wondering if you had a rough idea of when the sale/preorder for the semi integral dagger would drop? And a rough ballpark for the price.

Trying to plan ahead for the 'fun fund', between the Shiv preorder and the K20. If the SID is slated for some time closer to the middle of next year, it'll make it simpler to space it all out.

One other question; I recall reading something about a proposal that the Shiv preorder be 1 Shiv per post (but I can't recall who posted that), so if someone wanted 3 Shivs, they'd need to make 3 separate posts within that 300 cutoff (just in case this goes the way of the K20 sale). Is that going to be a thing for the Shiv preorder?

*** Personally, I don't think it will, as I'm of the opinion that there are a LOT more katana/pseudo-katana/some-kinda--katana fans, including ones who may not have been particularly knife crazy, or collectors/fans of all things CPK (and the K20 sale seemed to confirm that, as there were quite a few names I don't recall having seen before).
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Yeah, sorry, I missed it. We're all knees and elbows here right now and I haven't been able to keep up as well as I'd like to.

There won't be a pre-order for the dagger. The way the timing is working out, it looks like I may just bring them to Atlanta next year and sell them at my Blade Show table and bring home whatever is left. I don't have a good idea on the price yet, the design is very preliminary.

RE: the Shiv pre-order. No, there won't be a one-per-post limit with multiple posts. It's a pre-order list and it needs to stay simple or it doesn't make sense to do it. One post per order, as many knives as you'd like in that order just like almost all of our past pre-orders. It's a pre-order, you should be able to get whatever you want. I set a limit to two per order on the K20 but that was a limited run and a very good value that leaves room for the price to double so I was concerned about folks getting too many of them and shutting others out. That's not going to be a problem with the Shiv. I can accommodate as many as 300 in the pre-order and I can't imagine there's room for the Shiv to double in the aftermarket so there won't be speculative buyers. I'm not planning any limits but if it ends up going very fast (I don't think that's going to happen) we may retroactively limit the orders to 2 if it's really necessary.
 
ipal said:
Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist are you going to split payment for this shiv preorder as in the K20?
Sorry if this has been answered.
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I wasn't planning to but I can if people want? What would you guys prefer? Just make one simple payment or would you prefer to pay 50% on pre-order and 50% when they're ready to ship?
 
This may not be practical, but if you offer a 50/50 plan, maybe limit it to those that only buy a limited number of knives (1 or 2?). This would perhaps prevent bulk buyers from grabbing 10 instead of 5, for example.

On the other hand, CPK's primary goal should be to sell knives, not to assure equitable distribution, and there may be other benefits to CPK, such as deferring income into the following tax year.

Personally, I prefer to pay as I go, and not have to worry about how much money I owe CPK at an undetermined point in the future.
 
I think splitting payments will facilitate the pre-order to boil over the top more than it already will by allowing easy payments. People will buy more than they would vs. paying upfront, but someone will buy one that otherwise couldn’t.

That’s not a bad thing but for sure that 300 mark is gonna get crushed fast lol.

There’s only so many members that post and participate here, the pre-orders and Friday sales bring out all the shadows……
 
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Like others have touched on, while helpful to some, I think the 50/50 could be a problem for the following….

It will inspire over buying, if I only have to pay half now, I’ll buy twice as many, and I mean me. I think there are others that will do the same.

Over buying could leave to over committing and someone coming up short on the other end. That leaves you with a partially sold knife. That isn’t in itself a problem, you’ll sell it, but then you are either processing a refund, a pain for Jo, or keeping someone’s deposit, which stings the customer. I would recommend avoiding both if possible.

More crap for Jo to deal with, she doesn’t need that, she already has Nathan, that’s more crap than any one woman should have to deal with.
 
Grenock said:
Like others have touched on, while helpful to some, I think the 50/50 could be a problem for the following….

It will inspire over buying, if I only have to pay half now, I’ll buy twice as many, and I mean me. I think there are others that will do the same.

Over buying could leave to over committing and someone coming up short on the other end. That leaves you with a partially sold knife. That isn’t in itself a problem, you’ll sell it, but then you are either processing a refund, a pain for Jo, or keeping someone’s deposit, which stings the customer. I would recommend avoiding both if possible.

More crap for Jo to deal with, she doesn’t need that, she already has Nathan, that’s more crap than any one woman should have to deal with.
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You are probably right but either way, I can only afford one Shiv.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
There won't be a pre-order for the dagger.
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I hope you'll consider offering a high priced pre-order for this. That would enable mere mortals to have a shot at it. Pick a price that makes it worth while. There's a number that would work for you. Nobody has to play if they don't like that number.

Think of tuition, housing, books, food, fees, etc...
We can help with that!

:D
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I wasn't planning to but I can if people want? What would you guys prefer? Just make one simple payment or would you prefer to pay 50% on pre-order and 50% when they're ready to ship?
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Gosh it's a mix. 50/50 is easier on the wallet, but the rest of the money seems to come your way anyway, since Shiv money is coming out of the money I didn't have to immediately spend on K20s...
 
Grenock said:
Like others have touched on, while helpful to some, I think the 50/50 could be a problem for the following….

It will inspire over buying, if I only have to pay half now, I’ll buy twice as many, and I mean me. I think there are others that will do the same.

Over buying could leave to over committing and someone coming up short on the other end. That leaves you with a partially sold knife. That isn’t in itself a problem, you’ll sell it, but then you are either processing a refund, a pain for Jo, or keeping someone’s deposit, which stings the customer. I would recommend avoiding both if possible.

More crap for Jo to deal with, she doesn’t need that, she already has Nathan, that’s more crap than any one woman should have to deal with.
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I was going to post something similar but you beat me to it. 50/50 seems like it will lead to issues when it is time to deliver, especially if the economy is in much worse shape at that point, which it very well could be. You may have lots of folks who ordered to resell under speculation who see that there isn't much to be made anymore and want to back out.

I strongly advise that you keep the pre-order to the full price and make it non-refundable (unless you are unable to deliver for whatever reason). Keep it simple.
 
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