unwisefool
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I've played with 2, the first I was like eh it's not bad, maybe $100-200 over priced. The 2nd was really nice. I'm not sure what model it was and I actually don't know what it went for.
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Worst knife deals you ever saw?
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junglefighter
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Guy was wanting to trade buck knives for randalls on one FB Group
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$150 for the new Demko 20.5 seems a bit of a stretch considering it's Aus-10.
That's hardly the worst knife deal though. Every company has a grossly overpriced piece
That's hardly the worst knife deal though. Every company has a grossly overpriced piece
Yeah I'm jealous of the prices and selection of knives in the USA. With regards to custom knife prices here, I can get a nice South African custom knife for the same price that a Para 2 goes for. BTW, properly treated 12C27 is actually quite a high performing steel, according to cardboard slicing tests done by Outpost 76 on YouTube. Nothing to be sneezed at and a much better upgrade than 8Cr
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Boker Ridgeback at over 100 dollars. Yeah, prices outside the US can get pretty wacky. Sheesh.
Probably a fairly baseline Randall Knife. In this case a Model 14. Base price is $460.00 Ummm, OK.
I wanted a "standard double lug" (which most photographed Model 14s seem to have) not the clunky "Slightly different style double hilt is standard on 14, 15 and 18." I can't imagine there's any difference in cost to RMK and the knife is being custom built anyway, yet it's a $25.00 "upgrade."
I wanted a white Micarta ("Ivorite") handle rather than the black Micarta handle. I figured the upgrade would be $10.00 -- the difference between the Ivorite ($60.00) and the stock black Micarta ($50.00) Nope, that'll be the full $60.00 please.
I figured the finger grips (included in the base Model 14) would still be included if I ordered an Ivorite handle. Nope! Another $40.00 please!
So the way I see it, $10.00 worth of upgrades for $125.00 on a $460.00 knife -- or an overall price increase of 27% for the knife.
Almost seemed like a bit of bunko going on...
I wanted a "standard double lug" (which most photographed Model 14s seem to have) not the clunky "Slightly different style double hilt is standard on 14, 15 and 18." I can't imagine there's any difference in cost to RMK and the knife is being custom built anyway, yet it's a $25.00 "upgrade."
I wanted a white Micarta ("Ivorite") handle rather than the black Micarta handle. I figured the upgrade would be $10.00 -- the difference between the Ivorite ($60.00) and the stock black Micarta ($50.00) Nope, that'll be the full $60.00 please.
I figured the finger grips (included in the base Model 14) would still be included if I ordered an Ivorite handle. Nope! Another $40.00 please!
So the way I see it, $10.00 worth of upgrades for $125.00 on a $460.00 knife -- or an overall price increase of 27% for the knife.
Almost seemed like a bit of bunko going on...
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The last gun show I visited had a couple of tables with knives. There were a few of the cheap gun-branded knives at full MSRP or worse. There were a lot of M-Techs and flagrantly colored assisted nonsense in mystery steel. The selection reminded me of flea markets and state fairs from twenty years ago. It was like some terrible time capsule, conveniently located next to well-worn military doodads and ancient ammo in tattered boxes. I'm not sure if it was the cardboard boxes or the effect of totes stored in garages but there was a faint smell of lingering mold...
Being 2020, there wasn't much in the way of guns either. It was a total bust.
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Spyderco deleted - keep it family friendly I mean Bombshell was vastly over priced, both retail and especially secondary market. However...
The William Henry for $45,000 is just ridiculous.
Hmm, the BMW or the knife...
The William Henry for $45,000 is just ridiculous.
Hmm, the BMW or the knife...
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lol... Anytime a knife goes five figures I gotta wonder...unless of course its made of goldSpyderco xxxx I mean Bombshell was vastly over priced, both retail and especially secondary market. However...
The William Henry for $45,000 is just ridiculous.
Hmm, the BMW or the knife...
or platinum
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For that money it needs to pleasure me nightly and help raise the kids! Well, if I had kids.
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If I remember correctly, it was not that long ago that there was a Todd Begg prototype going for something around $3million on ebay... That might have been worth it though.
Thread about it two years ago I guess
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Thread about it two years ago I guess
$3Mil Begg Bodega Prototype
Wow, might be old news, but it looks like you can own the prototype Bodega for the low price of only $3 million...
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agreed big-time with Spydie...
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The original slysz is the finest folder I've ever owned...out of hundreds... nothing stupid about it... I don't carry mine, however, as my uses are more casual.
Dergyll ; Yeah that slyze Bowie is just stupid,and the numnuts on ebay have paid over a grand for them.Seems like they cooled off a bit now 600 is the norm wether its the older one or the knifejoy one either way its no deal in any way....
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Worse deal? Probably Phil Collins purchase of the Musso bôwie.
Link:
www.houstonchronicle.com
Link2:
www.texasmonthly.com
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Link:
Phil Collins' $15 million collection of Alamo artifacts is flashy, but how much of it is real?
Historian Bruce Winders says he's repeatedly warned his superiors about the sketchy...
Link2:
The Next Battle of the Alamo!
Is Phil Collins's legendary collection everything it's cracked up to be? An adapted excerpt from ‘Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth.’
www.texasmonthly.com
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I only meant stupid in the price nothing wrong with the knife,but i cant see paying 600-700+ for it....
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Worse deal? Probably Phil Collins purchase of the Musso bôwie.
Link:
Phil Collins' $15 million collection of Alamo artifacts is flashy, but how much of it is real?
Historian Bruce Winders says he's repeatedly warned his superiors about the sketchy...
Link2:
The Next Battle of the Alamo!
Is Phil Collins's legendary collection everything it's cracked up to be? An adapted excerpt from ‘Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth.’
n2s
One could say he's "not2sharp"
no offence to anyone, but the gold series of benchmade seem like they are overpriced (same with boker's high end line I forget what they call them)
same goes for really overpriced stuff... sort knifecenter from highest price to lowest.... you'll see this $7k cecchini
same goes for really overpriced stuff... sort knifecenter from highest price to lowest.... you'll see this $7k cecchini