The NEXT SALE

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Packerrat said:
Anyone willing to proxy for a new kid on the 22nd? I've tried and tried but my gerbils can't get the wheel going fast enough... the Ritalin just made them angry, not faster. HDFK 3v anitque... or any mic.
Willing to beg or send obscene photos of gerbils on Ritalin.
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Certainly a unique offer.. I feel like I shouldn't be interested, but I am. If I pull it off you'll be my second in line. I'll contact you if I win, but I expect some epic gerbil pics.
 
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Thanks very much MikeKu825! My appreciation for your effort cannot be expressed in words. Please advise if I can return the favor somehow, such as hawkeyeing a knife you are ISO, etc. I may be slow, but I have time to offer.

As for the gerbils.... I am grateful to be a part of a community that will publicly support gerbils being gerbils, however they want to be. I'll confer with the gerbils before posting material thay may deem private. Mike, however, has earned "peeper's rights".
 
AR-Trvlr said:
Are you planning on limiting them to one per person?
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There is a limit of one order per post. If a person makes multiple posts they can make multiple orders. An order can be for multiple knives, but they're paid for and shipped to the same person, not multiple people and multiple addresses.

This question was discusses a few weeks ago. It's a bit long winded but it covers the thought process in detail:






A problem with multiple proxies is we end up with multiple shipping address and billing information for a particular order. I'm okay with simple proxies because it reduces complexity where a person buys a knife for another person and ships it to them (it saves one shipping step reducing cost and risk), but there is a problem with multiple proxies, both for us and for the people coming to the sale but not getting in.

In order to keep things fair and allow everyone who comes to the sale to have a good shot at getting what they came for, I'm going to limit it to one purchase per post. That purchase can be for multiple knives, but if someone is buying multiples they'll need to plan on paying for and receiving those multiples. Otherwise they'll need to make multiple posts. I think this is fair because it still allows everyone to get what they want, and it gives the people with slower fingers or connections a fair shot at getting what they came for too.

Multiple proxies = multiple orders = multiple posts




The idea here is to bias the brisk sales we've been experiencing towards those who actually come to the sale. A person can proxy for someone if they want (I think that's great) but limiting sales to one order per post prevents someone from coming in and placing orders for all his friends who couldn't be there and bumping out the slower finger folks who came to the sale.

So, to be completely clear:

Proxy sales are fine. That's nice of you to help out a buddy and thank you for your order.

Multiple knives in a particular order are fine too (all paid for at the same time in the same payment, shipped to the same place)

Multiple orders in the same post are a problem (multiple payments coming from multiple people and shipping to multiple places)

Multiple orders in multiple posts are fine. If you want to order a knife for you and your buddy (and he's going to send a separate payment and we're shipping to a separate address), please do. In separate posts.

When we eventually get our inventory up to larger levels and sales last a little longer than they have been, getting multiple posts on a sale shouldn't be a problem, but the delay in getting two posts into the same sale will allow other people who have come to a sale a better chance of getting what they came for. I think it's a fair way to spread the love, reduce frustrations, and get new people into the mix.


I was hesitant to put limits into place like this. First I don't think it's my place to tell people what to do. Second I don't want to be the guy dictating to his best customers how they're supposed to buy his knives. I like keeping things loose and simple. But, we were starting to get into a territory where many or most of the sales were proxies, and multiple orders per post were pushing a lot of other people coming to the sale out and frustrating people. I hope you all find this a fair system for dealing with the on going shortages we've been having.

Lastly I want to say thank you to everyone for your interest in our work. This is (from my point of view) truly a good kind of problem to have. Jo, Mark and I genuinely appreciate your interest in our work and your support. The ability to focus on making high performance knives in the way we see fit without any outside dictates other than following our passion for performance and value is a huge blessing that wouldn't be possible without the continued support and interest of a lot of passionate knife knuts. We appreciate all of you.
 
Ill definitely be trying for one also, I missed out on the pre-order as well like a dummy...
 

Could you please remind me when this sale thread is posting and will there be a short period of preview? Thank you.
 
Sincere apologies if my failure to properly research sales protocols generated any tension, Nathan and AR-Trvlr. I am new to the CPK arena, but still should have read up properly by now.
Thanks for the bringing that thread back to surface!

I will endeavor to find another biohack for the gerbils and get my butt back in line for Friday. Cybernetics is another possibility.....but I fear the perilous consequences of a mechanically superior rodent.
A good knife brings out the devil in man.
 
What is the procedure to purchase a knife on the 22nd? Will a new thread be opened and do I simply reply with what I want? Thanks
 
Southbay said:
What is the procedure to purchase a knife on the 22nd? Will a new thread be opened and do I simply reply with what I want? Thanks
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The very first post of this thread usually bears important information as Nathan updates it prior to an upcoming Fridays sale:

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/the-next-sale.1405869/

Now onto the nitty-gritty:

There will be a new thread which Nathan creates on the actual sale date (for instance the next one is on Friday Sept 22nd) where he uploads the info, pricing, options, etc and then locks that thread till 3:00 PM Eastern when he unlocks it. Be warned that you must be very quick to the draw because if there are 20 units available for sale, all will be spoken for within 10-15 seconds MAX after the thread is unlocked. The winners are determined on a first cone come, first served basis as they enter their claim to purchase 1-2 units.

Good luck.
 
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Casinostocks said:
The very first post of this thread usually bears important information as Nathan updates it prior to an upcoming Fridays sale:

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/the-next-sale.1405869/

Now onto the nitty-gritty:

There will be a new thread which Nathan creates on the actual sale date (for instance the next one is on Friday Sept 22nd) where he uploads the info, pricing, options, etc and then locks that thread till 3:00 PM Eastern when he unlocks it. Be warned that you must be very quick to the draw because if there are 20 units available for sale, all will be spoken for within 10-15 seconds MAX after the thread is unlocked. The winners are determined on a first cone, first served basis as they enter their claim to purchase 1-2 units.

Good luck.
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Thanks
 
Looks like I will be driving back to Ohio from South Carolina on Friday the 22nd and will most likely miss the sale. If anyone is willing to proxy for me on the 22nd sale,let me know. Thanks.
 
Shark01 said:
Looks like I will be driving back to Ohio from South Carolina on Friday the 22nd and will most likely miss the sale. If anyone is willing to proxy for me on the 22nd sale,let me know. Thanks.
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I'll try, but also be aware I'm going for my own so I'll have to ship to you. Not that it was a problem last time or anything.
 
With the very first offering of the NASK pattern (HDFK) in D3V, it'll be very hard to find a proxy bidder, specially for those who don't have an immediate name recognition on here (not meaning Shark01, but generalizing).

So to the newer faces, do not be discouraged as this is a very cool and helping subform with plenty good samaritans but the bellwether sale may be a bit problematic for securing a proxy.
 
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