Why so much money?

Hale Storm said:
When my wife goes to the high end store and drops $300.00 - $400.00 on ONE purse, I don't say a word. Sure she could get A purse at Wallyworld for $20 bucks. I could get A knife there too for $20 bucks. She wants quality (and the name brand, status, etc). I want to take my GSO 10 and chop down some small trees to build a shelter in the woods. That $20 buck wallyworld knife might do it, but not time after time, year after year.
My lunch tastes better when it's cut up with one of my GEC's, Emersons, or BM's. LOL

You get the idea...............
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Kind of like buying tires, one can get the cheap ones and they will wear out really fast or they can get better ones and they will last 2 or 3 times longer.....
 
EDCBlader said:
Spending upwards to $100 for a 3 inch blade is blade is a rip off to me. That's just my opinion. You have people who need a basic EDC knife for basic task, e.g., opening boxes and packages etc, but when they post here, dozens of people will tell and try and convince them that they need to buy a $50-$150 over priced knife because their $15 knife is sh*t. Then they feel the need that they too have to over pay... The market is high because people are willing to and proudly will pay the outrageous prices.
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From another thread:

EDCBlader said:
I'm new to knives, but have this same problem with collecting, much more expensive, firearms. You stop when you don't have the money, but the problem is as soon as you get extra money, you'll end up spending it on that knife or firearm you've been drooling over while you were broke.
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How interesting that you don't seem to hold the same opinion about firearms.
 
Daddyo16 said:
From another thread:



How interesting that you don't seem to hold the same opinion about firearms.
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A lot of gun people are like that, they will spend one heck of a lot of money on a gun, but carry a gas station knife.....

I have had more than a few of them over the years look like they were going to pass out when they asked how much the knife was that I had on me at the time....
 
Well a lot of people keep a $600 phone in their pocket, so whats wrong with spending a little extra on a tool that could potentially save your life? I also dig the style points. This just came in the mail today, and all i have to say is "why the hell not"? haha



 
Daddyo16 said:
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How interesting that you don't seem to hold the same opinion about firearms.
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I didn't say I pay for high end firearms. I said I buy firearms that compared to knives, cost more. I still refuse to pay $2000 for a 1911 or the like when it comes to firearms. I'm not a gun or knife snob. A firearm uses more technology (engineering), has to deal with more regulation and red tape, cost more to honor warranties in some cases, requires more machining, and uses more metal and material than some of these small pocket knives. I'm not saying that people do not have the right to spend their money how they see fit... I'm saying that the OP has a valid point about the pricing of knives.
 
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EDCBlader said:
I didn't say I pay for high end firearms. I said I buy firearms that compared to knives, cost more. I still refuse to pay $2000 for a 1911 or the like when it comes to firearms. I'm not a gun or knife snob. A firearm uses more technology, has to deal with more regulation ans red tape, requires more machining, and uses more metal and material than some of these small pocket knives. I'm not saying that people do not have the right to spend their money how they see fit... I'm saying that the OP has a valid point.
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That's fine, but to claim that someone else is a victim of slick marketing just because they're willing to pay the asking price for a high end knife, gun, car, or whatever.... that's just silly and has no substance to it.

You may be shocked to find that there are plenty of knowledgeable folks here who pay much more than $100 for a knife who are perfectly capable of thinking for themselves and not very susceptible to manipulation.
 
Ankerson said:
So many things people spend money on are ego driven purchases, cars, houses, Watches, clothes, Guns, latest gadget..... Heck even that $5 cup of coffee people walk into work with is some kind of status symbol supposedly etc... Or the Grocery Store that people shop, I went to XXX Store like that really means something instead of YYY Store....... Like "HEY LOOK AT ME I AM SO AWESOME"........ Cough, choke...... LOL

Most of that has to do with marketing and how the products are marketed and people buy into that....... Companies spend a lot of money on advertising and marketing along with research and Psychiatrists on how to separate you from your money.....

Knives not so much usually as they more more of a tool really. :)
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You know, you sure seem hung up on the idea that people buy nice things solely to impress others.
 
The discussion that the OP brought up comes up rather often here. People spend hundreds of millions on lottery tickets that go in the trash. :) :D You can duct tape up half of the lid from a can of tuna for the handle and slice your bread with it. Quality really has nothing to do with it. Bottom line - If you have the money, and it is worth it to you - buy it. If it isn't - then don't. That goes for just about everything.
 
Daddyo16 said:
That's fine, but to claim that someone else is a victim of slick marketing just because they're willing to pay the asking price for a high end knife, gun, car, or whatever.... that's just silly and has no substance to it.

You may be shocked to find that there are plenty of knowledgeable folks here who pay much more than $100 for a knife who are perfectly capable of thinking for themselves and not very susceptible to manipulation.
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I agree with you Daddyo and I would not be talking about those folks. There are some who only need a $10-$15 knife, but end up feeling that it's not good enough, so they need to buy a $60 knife just because of marketing and other people have told them so.
 
Quiet said:
You know, you sure seem hung up on the idea that people buy nice things solely to impress others.
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That's actually a proven fact by the way...... ;)

From the studies that I have read over the years.....

And also of you are in Marketing of any kind it's pretty much standard knowledge across the board.....
 
Ankerson said:
That's actually a proven fact by the way...... ;)

From the studies that I have read over the years.....

And also of you are in Marketing of any kind it's pretty much standard knowledge across the board.....
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It's actually not a proven fact, because you can't prove that everyone does it, or even that most people do it. Sure, a lot of people do, but not everyone. In any case, anything stated as a "fact" from a person who has little understanding of the proper use of ellipses is going to be disregarded by most people immediately.

In any case, your posts here have resulted in my making sure I'll not be doing any business with, or buying anything from, you. I like expensive wine, fast cars, and expensive knives, watches, guns, cigars, and craft beer. I couldn't imagine the BS-filled ellipses-filled rant you'd write about someone like me. :rolleyes:
 
EDCBlader said:
I didn't say I pay for high end firearms. I said I buy firearms that compared to knives, cost more. I still refuse to pay $2000 for a 1911 or the like when it comes to firearms. I'm not a gun or knife snob. A firearm uses more technology (engineering), has to deal with more regulation and red tape, cost more to honor warranties in some cases, requires more machining, and uses more metal and material than some of these small pocket knives. I'm not saying that people do not have the right to spend their money how they see fit... I'm saying that the OP has a valid point about the pricing of knives.
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I have a couple nice firearms, love those old S&W revolvers.
I also own a few high dollar knives.
Realistically I get more return for my money out of the knives than I do the firearms. The only times my firearms see use is when I get to to go to the range. My knives get used around the house, on camping trips, and Scout outings.

But then I just spent around $80 for a SLIPJOINT in 1095 steel. But the fit & finish, ebony scales, and overall quality far surpasses the money I spent
 
Many of us here sure don't need all of the knives we have, but there is nothing wrong with having a hobby, or anything wrong with many of us having expensive knives in the safe that will never get used. Knives are tools, but I sure don't need over 100 to get by, but I want that many and there's nothing wrong with that.
Matter of fact if many of us didn't buy more than we really need there wouldn't be many American knife manufacturers left.

I tend to like guns and knives and thats it, and have been buying both since a teen. For some it may be stamps, coins, flashlights, etc.., etc.., and thats fine.
I still drive the truck I bought new in late 1998 that has 240,000 miles, have a $13 a month cell phone plan I rarely use, rarely eat out, never buy expensive coffee, etc...
Its all about choices for many of us.
 
Ken44 said:
Many of us here sure don't need all of the knives we have, but there is nothing wrong with having a hobby, or anything wrong with many of us having expensive knives in the safe that will never get used. Knives are tools, but I sure don't need over 100 to get by, but I want that many and there's nothing wrong with that.
Matter of fact if many of us didn't buy more than we really need there wouldn't be many American knife manufacturers left.

I tend to like guns and knives and thats it, and have been buying both since a teen. For some it may be stamps, coins, flashlights, etc.., etc.., and thats fine.
I still drive the truck I bought new in late 1998 that has 240,000 miles, have a $13 a month cell phone plan I rarely use, rarely eat out, never buy expensive coffee, etc...
Its all about choices for many of us.
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Pretty much the same here. :thumbup:
 
When talking about hobbies/interests, the "need" factor is interjected only by someone who wishes to marginalize your interest in something they find insignificant or unnecessary.

In other words, "need" ain't got nuttin' ta do wif it.
 
Quiet said:
You know, you sure seem hung up on the idea that people buy nice things solely to impress others.
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Its not like you could impress anyone outside of BF with your expensive knives anyway. Most people cannot understand spending more than say 50 bucks for a knife.
"You paid WHAT for THAT ?" :rolleyes:
 
it's the exclusivity when it comes with higher end products (of any kind). When you are passionate about something, you pay for the exclusivity you get when you have the means to do it. That's why people buy $15,000.00 watches when a 30 dollar Timex will keep time just as well.
 
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