When did BladeHQ turn into Saks Fifth Avenue?

retzius

retzius

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So I perused the "new arrivals" section of all my favorite knife sites every day to look for a new fix.

Today, I check our BladeHQ's "new arrivals" and every knife is between $250 and $2300!!!

:eek:

When did BladeHQ turn into Saks Fifth Avenue?

They even offer financing (payment plans) now!

To be fair, there are a couple of $100 knives on page 2 between the $1000 custom and the $945 flipper.

Guess I need to stick to the "SALE" section for the common folk...

:grumpy:
 
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And when they get a new run from some of the less expensive complanies like Boker there will be almost an entire page of new inexpensive models. BladeHQ is one of the best places that I have found to get a good price on a knife whether it is on the lower end or the higher end. And lets be honest we all wish that we had more mony to spend on things like Emersons, CRK, and customs of all types :)
 
I love BladeHQ. They have great selection and great customer service. I just don't want to see them turn into Knifeart where all they have is high end customs and $400 flashlights... They probably have better profit margin on the high end stuff and I see a lot on their site now.
 
Profit margin doesn't equal total profit, most places make more money selling the cheaper items than the higher end. They may make less per sale but they make up for it in volume.
 
retzius said:
I love BladeHQ. They have great selection and great customer service. I just don't want to see them turn into Knifeart where all they have is high end customs and $400 flashlights... They probably have better profit margin on the high end stuff and I see a lot on their site now.
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I doubt that you need to worry at all since the secret to BHQ in my opinion is their volume. For every custom that they sell they are selling many more less expensive knives. The reason that you see so many high end knives on their site is that there are many many more models and makers of high end knives than there are large companies that make economy knives. When they get a custom in there is only one of them. When they get Kershaw Shallots in they probably get 100 of them. In the end the more low end and high end knives that BHQ buys and sells the better price and sellection they can afford to have for all of those price points.
 
retzius said:
I love BladeHQ. ... They probably have better profit margin on the high end stuff and I see a lot on their site now.
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Me too. Great place to check specs on new knives.

Let the profits roll in, that also funds ability to offer their great service and the lower price items.

Bob6794 said:
Profit margin doesn't equal total profit, most places make more money selling the cheaper items than the higher end. They may make less per sale but they make up for it in volume.
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QFT !!!

Also, with high and low end, they attract a wider audience to keep an eye on their site.
 
I hope you guys are right. Their website and Youtube page is great! I hope they keep the "little guy" in mind :)

I know that technically they do sell more lower end stuff that could potentially give them a great profit margin than a few higher end pieces, but in their case they have such good web exposure that actually DO sell their high end stuff relatively quickly! Heck, Ive seen some of those customs literally go from in stock to out of stock in minutes!
 
Remember, the second largest knife forum, the Usual Suspects Network, just had their knife show. (Let me know if I'm not supposed to mention them). They got a bunch of really high-quality knives and exclusives from the show. They are slowly releasing them so they don't flood their website. Remember, Fords are not the only cars on the market
 
One thing I find frustrating on some websites is the overwheling pages upon pages of "Ot of Stock" items prominently displayed on the pages where the miniscule "In Stock" items are hidden. I know the OOS serves as a repository for information on some knife models and such, but when you have 75 knives listed, and all but 2 are out of stock, come on...
 
They have had payment plans for knives for as long as i can remember. (first noticed it on the huge halo) The reason they have a bunch of expensive knives up might be because they just got back from the Usual Suspect gathering.
 
I had no idea USN just had a gathering that they may have gotten high end inventory from. Makes sense now...
 
RevDevil said:
One thing I find frustrating on some websites is the overwheling pages upon pages of "Ot of Stock" items prominently displayed on the pages where the miniscule "In Stock" items are hidden. I know the OOS serves as a repository for information on some knife models and such, but when you have 75 knives listed, and all but 2 are out of stock, come on...
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I've run into that on some sites. They should post IN STOCK highlighted so what's available is clear.
 
Watch closely... BladeHQ sometimes will carry customs for too long and cut the prices for a quick sale. I bought a David Mosier fixed blade on there for less than the price Laci Szabo was selling it for when it was first produced. Of course I just got lucky, I don't think anyone else knew it was there or it would have sold before I found it. But there are some good deals on there, and their low end production knives (Bokers, as mentioned previously) are quite competitively priced, assuming you're not in Utah and don't have to pay sales tax.
 
BladeHQ is top notch. Overall, great pricing (not on everything), good stock, good & responsive customer service, informative website, mobile website, out of stock pushed to the bottom no matter how you sort your page, etc.
 
Remember, the second largest knife forum, the Usual Suspects Network, just had their knife show
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Bingo! This high end stuff is from the show. Most of the time there is good mix in the new arrivals. But really it all boils down to availability.

One thing I find frustrating on some websites is the overwheling pages upon pages of "Ot of Stock" items prominently displayed on the pages where the miniscule "In Stock" items are hidden. I know the OOS serves as a repository for information on some knife models and such, but when you have 75 knives listed, and all but 2 are out of stock, come on...
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Yeah, we are totally guilty of this sometimes. But I agree with you! Alot of times it's important to preserve out of stock items for search engine optimization and, as you mentioned, reference reasons. But they really do clutter up search pages. We'll figure something out.

I hope they keep the "little guy" in mind
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Always :)

Thanks guys!

Cam
 
This plays on the Scarcity Principle. Like art galleries that put red "sold" stickers on many of their paintings to give the impression that you better hurry and buy before they sell out.

Esav Benyamin said:
I've run into that on some sites. They should post IN STOCK highlighted so what's available is clear.
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