What's your main source for buying knives?

needler420 said:
After pretty much going to every authorized dealer, pawn shop, gun store, and tactical store in my area I am realizing they are all middle men...
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How enlightening. And after all this time I actually thought that all the pawn shops and gun stores were actually hammering out all of those goods in the back of the shop. So they...make online or phone purchases and sell the items to make a profit?
 
I'm confused.

Is the OP complaining about brick and mortar businesses trying to be sustainable by turning a profit?
 
somber said:
I'm confused.

Is the OP complaining about brick and mortar businesses trying to be sustainable by turning a profit?
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Might just not understand the way retail businesses are run would be more plausible. Every "retailer" can be considered a middle man. They buy a product from a manufacturer for a specific price, then the retailer sets the retail price. Custom makers of various things physically make the items they sell, minus some specific components.
 
I have trucks that come to my job 3x times a week. Variety isnt the best but ive bought a lot that way
 
I've found a few local places (knife shops, gun shops, pawn shops) that I can buy knives much cheaper than online. All the big sporting goods stores seem to want full msrp though.
 
Brick and Mortar stores offer you a chance to see and feel a knife (or anything else) before you buy it. And if they are good (usually dedicated knife stores, not general sporting goods stores), they are fountains of information. That costs money. If you already know what you want and don't need to see or handle it, by all means buy it online. I do a lot. But last time I went to a knife store (Plaza Cutlery in Costa Mesa, CA), I spent over an hour talking knives with the guys there, and learned a thing or two to boot.
 
needler420 said:
I saw a youtube video of a young guy probably my age in his mid twenties do a unboxing of knives and then talks about good places to buy them. He basically states how buying online is better. They don't have nearly as much overhead as a shop will and therefore can charge much less.
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I'm going to pick on this often-mentioned fallacy. The fact is that many of the best online dealers do have physical retail locations as well, therefore do not have lower overhead, and yet they are still able to offer superior selection and pricing.

Furthermore, I tend to find better service at online dealers. Knowledgeable staff, accurate and complete product info, friendly owners and employees, and even above-and-beyond personal services.
 
Many different sources for me. National Knives is my go to for Spydercos, Ive ordered from kershawguy (Dave) a couple times, ZTs from a local dealer, two local Benchmade dealers, and several trades here on the exchange.
 
Blade Forums, reddit, Arizona Custom Knives, and Blade HQ online. Have purchased once at Knives Ship Free and will probably be buying more there in the future.

Brick and mortar shops I frequent include Plaza Cutlery in Orange County and Ross Cutlery in Downtown LA.
 
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