$159.99 from dealer, most are selling for $200-220. That's a good profit.
Yep. Mr. Sal makes a profit. Maybe there is a distributor in the food chain who gets a cut. The vendor makes a profit. And the consumer makes a profit if he flips it. Then the consumer uses those proceeds to buy another Spyderco, and Mr. Sal makes more profit. Its the circle of life. And it is just how it should be, because with the profit motive, none of us would be able to buy a knife.
I'm in the apparent minority on this, but I have no problem whatsoever with someone putting in the time and effort stay in tune with the interweb, to buy a limited edition knife via their own effort, using their own capital, and then either EDC-ing that knife, throwing it in a lake or selling it for a profit. Its their knife, and not my knife, so
its none of my business what they do with it. Many of those who complain about people selling for a profit on the secondary market are the same ones who are not willing to put in the time and effort to buy the knife directly from the vendor. They are just crybabies, because they want a sprint run toy - I mean Spyderco - but were not willing to put in the effort to make it happen. I say tough teabags.
I got the email about the Jade PM2 being available, but was on the road travelling and could not pull the trigger. Otherwise, I would have gotten one or two. But as to those guys who did get one, I'm not about make a moral proclamation about their decision to EDC them, throw them in the lake or flip them, because its none of my business what someone else does with a knife that they bought through their own effort and with their own money.
The truth has been spoken, and the people were amazed.