Who wants a plain edge tentoumushi (ladybug)?

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Well, I searched some of my favorite knife shops here in Japan and I have found the elusive tentoumushi (ladybug in Japanese). They have plain edges, are available in black, red, gray, green, blue, red, and if I’m not mistaken, I think I saw a yellow one as well. The price is a standard 3,000 yen in each shop I found them (that must be the MSRP here as stores usually never sell anything under that). In order to get an idea of the demand, how many people would like one, in what color etc. etc.
Just to note, I will not buy them and send them and am not going to profit from this at all, but I will talk with the owner of one of the shops and see if he will take business from the U.S. and send them to you. If I can tell him he will have X amount of business from the net, I might be able to convince him to give a discount. The staff in his shop said they have a website, but it is all in Japanese. I’ll get the web address for you as well and an e-mail address if he’s willing (he should be because the economy here is the worst it’s been since WWII!) The only other problem is, I don’t think he speaks English so if you tell him you want a Ladybug, I doubt he will know what you are talking about.
Let me know who is interested and I’ll see what I can do.

Ouch

P.S. They have some really neat Natives here with steel handles and bone, horn, and other things on them. I was told those where only for the Japanese market as well. Hmmm, so many knives, so little money.
 
Hello Ouch. If we can get them shipped here for $28.00 or less, I'm in for at least one. If they would be around $23.00 or less, I'd take at least two. I'm interested in the gray, green or yellow ones.

Thanks for the investigative work, and good luck! I hope that shop owner can work something out to get plainedge LadyBugs over here.

Karl
 
Many thanks for the effort Ouch.

If your vendor will ship to the UK I'll take 2 black ones definitely, possibly more if the price and shipping are reasonable.

Ta m8
 
Put me down for at least one, quite possibly a couple more. Depends on how many dollars that much yen translates into.
 
Ouch

Thanks for the leg work. I'm in for a green, yellow, and a grey one. Unless shipping kills us with the cost. These are not colors available in the US on a regular basis. The Natives sound like a want to have also. But as you said
Hmmm, so many knives, so little money.
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According to this site 3000 Yen is about 24 USD.

Does anyone have a clue what shipping would cost?
 
I'd take a couple, if it's under a total cost of $30 each or so. especially if they're plain edge sheepsfoot blades.
would prefer blue and red.
 
I would be in for a grey or black one if the shipping cost was not too high...Thanks for the heads-up!!!
 
I would be interested in a green and a grey one if this comes together.

Thanks for the legwork on this.

JC
 
I have communicated with a few of the knife shops in Japan, have been unable to get them to send to the US.

You can put me down for a red, blue green gray and a yellow, also would be interested in some of those Natives.

Al
 
If they do come in yellow, I'd be interested in one knife, perhaps two, please. Maybe even 1 yellow and 1 blue.

Thanks,
Frank
 
heck yeah. add 2 to my list as well!! one black, one blue.

thanks!!!
 
This version is obviously wanted.Why isn't it made available to dealers from other countries.We'd love some Downunder.
 
Are they doubleground or chisel edge?
I'd like a couple of black ones if the blade is properly (double) ground.
 
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