What is with Striders going for thousands of dollars?!

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There is NO SENSE in bringing up the personal issues as per my dead horse comment, and Fatbat made the point as to why. I also acknowledged the makers whose pieces are desired by more than just the knife crowd for historical reasons- my point is that the other "living legends" like Chris Reeves have huge fanbases that still don't get as rabid for their knives.
Maybe it's because at one point the bar was set high and no one is willing to sell at a loss, so regardless of supply/demand, the prices will always be that high.
Look at some of the CRK special graphics- the Tanked for example- that don't demand anywhere near the price of a plain old SNG or SMF even when the seller discloses the fact there are mechanical issues.

It's just weird that people were willing to shell out as much as they did to begin with for the knives, but the resale value is almost at the point where it could be looked at as a legitimate "investment". There is no reason in the world why they got priced the way they did, and even less reason considering the nonsense we AREN'T going to discuss that their value seems to keep rising.

All I am pointing out is that there is something unique about the Strider crowd, and their willingness to shell out what they do, that isn't on par with any other living bladesmith.

There are just a lot of weird things when you look at this as a hobby- another great example is the huge number of Ferrum Forge collaborations with Drop that get listed on the auction sites. It seems like if they sold 1000 falcons, there have been 5000 auctions for them despite the fact no one really is complaining that the Ferrum Forge Drop collaborations have any major flaws.

Just a very weird financial landscape for those who buy and sell a lot of knives beyond what they are actually going to use as the tools they are intended to be.
 
I was about write how surprised I was, given the subject matter, that the conversation here had remained cordial and I was enjoying the fact that those with opposite points of view were engaging in some good-natured and light-hearted back and forth. I stopped, instead, to partake of my evening meal and wondered while I ate how long it would take for the worm to turn and things start to get contentious. Not long, apparently.

There are threads whose subject matter condemns them to die. I'm wondering now what the over/under is for posts before this one gets out of hand and a mod steps in to close it.
 
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Motega said:
All I am pointing out is that there is something unique about the Strider crowd, and their willingness to shell out what they do, that isn't on par with any other living bladesmith.
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If all you know is production knives, this might seem true. I can tell you unequivocally and objectively that this statement is false.
 
Motega said:
There is NO SENSE in bringing up the personal issues as per my dead horse comment, and Fatbat made the point as to why. I also acknowledged the makers whose pieces are desired by more than just the knife crowd for historical reasons- my point is that the other "living legends" like Chris Reeves have huge fanbases that still don't get as rabid for their knives.
Maybe it's because at one point the bar was set high and no one is willing to sell at a loss, so regardless of supply/demand, the prices will always be that high.
Look at some of the CRK special graphics- the Tanked for example- that don't demand anywhere near the price of a plain old SNG or SMF even when the seller discloses the fact there are mechanical issues.

It's just weird that people were willing to shell out as much as they did to begin with for the knives, but the resale value is almost at the point where it could be looked at as a legitimate "investment". There is no reason in the world why they got priced the way they did, and even less reason considering the nonsense we AREN'T going to discuss that their value seems to keep rising.

All I am pointing out is that there is something unique about the Strider crowd, and their willingness to shell out what they do, that isn't on par with any other living bladesmith.

There are just a lot of weird things when you look at this as a hobby- another great example is the huge number of Ferrum Forge collaborations with Drop that get listed on the auction sites. It seems like if they sold 1000 falcons, there have been 5000 auctions for them despite the fact no one really is complaining that the Ferrum Forge Drop collaborations have any major flaws.

Just a very weird financial landscape for those who buy and sell a lot of knives beyond what they are actually going to use as the tools they are intended to be.
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There are Sebenza's that sell for extremes, and many others. Any time there is the imbalance between supply and demand prices rise. Add in fear of not being able to obtain one and prices can soar . This last big jump for Striders is fairly recent. They were selling at a premium, but no where near $1000. Yet they still can be found much lower. I like the knives, but to me they just aren't a $1000 +knife(for productions). That is not a reasonable price IMO, but I certainly have wasted money chasing knives, so who am I to say others shouldn't .
Though every time I have chased I have landed up on the short end latter.
looks like just another bubble to me
 
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fatBatman said:
8.1% of our oil comes from Saudi Arabia, with proven connections to terrorism. Do you still drive your car?
Get my point?
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I do, I just use gasoline derived from one of the largest oil exporters in the world.

Do I need to state who it is?
 
Jut say no to stolen valor and I do not shop at Wal Mart.

I stayed out of this early on because it seemed like that was the want of the thread, but it has obviously gone where it was always destined to go. You want to separate the object from the designer/maker/name sake. You just go on ahead but don't go asking me to give you a pass on it. Don't freaking try to justify it to me. You want and/or own a knife that was designed by total scumbag. They are not disconnected. They are only disconnected because you want the thing and don't want to be burdened with the baggage that comes with it. Your call but don't expect some of us to ever understand or agree with it.

These are luxury items, not necessities. If I had my way, every one in the knife world would be actively shouting down these things on every social media platform out there.
 
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That’s why they call it “the market” and not a dictatorship.
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Irrelevant. I wasn't demanding anything. I was simply expressing my disappointment that the knife world, especially those who know the back story, don't embrace the sentiment and educate others about what a stolen valor scum bag the designer of these knives is.

If you know what this POS did, then there is absolutely no viable need to own one of these knives. None. It is just a want and it is a want you are okay with.
 
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