What other folders compare to the Sebenza?

allenC said:
Oh, I see...you pay $200.00+ more dollars for the ability to disassemble without breaking a warranty, and to have a pivot that can be tightened all the way down.

Well, heck, now it all makes sense!:rolleyes:
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Actually it does make sense. A lot of sense. However, since you've never owned a Sebenza, you apparently do not understand why this is so.

You're arguing from ignorance: I've owned many Spydercos and many Sebenzas, and so feel qualified to comment on those knives. If you've never owned, or used, a Sebenza, how can you objectively comment on its quality and worth? You cant.

Do you seriously think that the multitude of Sebenza fans has been somehow brainwashed into paying that amount of money for a knife that's no better than a Spyderco? :rolleyes: Think again. Sebenza owners know something you don't.
 
Well, even as I type this, I'm playing with a large Sebenza.
It is not mine, it belongs to a friend.
And since it is not mine, I have only sliced a little bit of paper with it.
Right now, my friend has my Benchmade 520--we are considering a trade but he wanted to carry the 520 for a while to help him decide.

It is a fine knife to be sure--anyone with eyes can see that.
But I don't believe it is worth the asking price.
I think that it is worth about $200.00 dollars, tops.

As I said, the Sebenza is a very nice knife, but I think that there are many other knives that compare in regards to reliablility and quality--which is what the original question asked.

Allen.
 
One thing I belive everyone is missing on the prices is this.
Spyderco and most other production knives have a high MSRP but never sell for the MSRP because of the lack of demand at that price.The new ZDP Delica being an exception,I have allready seen one of these going for the same price as a used Sebenza.The Sebenza sells for it full MSRP because there is a demand and will sell at the full MSRP.If all of a sudden there was a big drop in demand dealers would start discounting them the way they do other knives.
 
The Sebenza sells for it full MSRP because there is a demand and will sell at the full MSRP.If all of a sudden there was a big drop in demand dealers would start discounting them the way they do other knives.
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Not true.
It is the marketing method that CR uses that sets the price.
Dealers are NOT ALLOWED to discount CR knives, regardless of the demand.
 
still doesn't matter.

If the knives are selling at full price, it doesn't matter how the full price was set.

I think thre will always be specialized collectors that pay full price because they want a particular thing. I'm probably one of them.

But I think a better way of tracking would be then average used price. Since sebs of many different styles are almost always forsale used, I think the used market better describes _real_ supply and demand. If you look at the used prices they have trended downward from what they where in the past few years or so.

Regardless, as has been mentioned in every is a sebenza worth it thread for years, is it's ultimately up to each individual if it's worth it or not.
 
Spyderco and others also use this mimium priceing for dealers to keep a precieved value.
 
Regardless, as has been mentioned in every is a sebenza worth it thread for years, is it's ultimately up to each individual if it's worth it or not.
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Very true.
 
Yes, indeed, it is up the individual whether or not it is worth it or not. The Sebenza was the first expensive knive I had EVER purchased!! And it is and has been worth every penny to ME.
 
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