Would you buy a Chinese-made Buck?

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I prefer to keep my discretionary expenditures out of China and another knife is an unnecessary luxury. But then, I'm a chronic cheapskate. It takes two guys with tire irons to pry a dollar bill from my hands, these days.
 
bob hobard said:
Second the issue of brand perception. Buck is such a hard-core American brand. To suddenly sell out and have knives made in China was a total turn-off to the tens of thousands of Buck owners.
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It is my understanding that no U.S. made models were moved to china. So they didn't sell out to china. They did in fact bring one china made model the Bantam to U.S. manufacturing. I wish they would bring the Selkirk manuf. here. I don't like slippies but I might would get the canoe or the toothpick if they were made here.
I do buy plenty of stuff that is made over there, I prefer not to though. But I avoid buying the Bucks made overseas.
 
I would rather not buy the Chinese-made Buck knives but I have purchased quite a few of them. My most recent purchase I think was their entire slipjoint set made in Burlwood (371,373,375,379,382,385,389).
 
st8yd said:
It is my understanding that no U.S. made models were moved to china.
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That's almost true. The first of the China Bucks was in 2004—that knife was stamped Buck 303 and about 40,000 knives were made. In 2005, the 373 Trio replaced the original China 303.

Bert
 
VorpalRain said:
Only BCCI members can afford to buy from the Buck website.a
(In some areas of the site, even BCCI members can't afford it.)
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Well I guess they're sharpening popsicle sticks on a brick wall then. Buck has some of the most competitive prices when you look at worldwide competition.. knives have been a "get what you pay for" item as long as I can remember. There are a few companies making quality cheapies , but they are few and far between.
 
BennyBlade said:
Well I guess they're sharpening popsicle sticks on a brick wall then. Buck has some of the most competitive prices when you look at worldwide competition.. knives have been a "get what you pay for" item as long as I can remember. There are a few companies making quality cheapies , but they are few and far between.
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that guy got banned long ago......a couple times under different names....
 
No on a Chinese Buck. My grandfather was a bus mechanic in NYC. He lived through the depression. Worked with guys of all ethnicities and understood what a job meant for those men. We used to laugh at him when he wouldn't buy Chinese. Now you no longer have the option He was right. I would love to see a BOTM Canoe made in Post Falls, because it's the only way I'll ever aquire one.
 
You mean mainland China, not free China, right? Without getting political, the mainland is not our friend. So, NO.
 
China likes to keep it's people working. And has set up it's economy so the masses have just enough money and 'stuff' they won't rebel. But they poison their air and kill girl babies. And do a lot of other bad things. Prior to 2020 I felt some folks just couldn't afford full retail American Bucks so I was glad there was a few models folks could afford. But after Covid-19 was unleashed on the world, either accidentally or on purpose, and my wife died probably as a result of the vaccine and booster I would never ever buy anything from China if I could help it. I look at labels when I see China I put it back on the shelf. I know the avarage person that lives and works in China is probably just like most Americans and is just trying to feed his family but I won't support that country any more.
My Dad fought it Korea and hated all things Chinese and back then I thought he was wrong to feel that way. Not anymore.
 
I collect almost exclusively Buck knives. But I feel to be competitive Buck had to outsource some of their production, especially in the smaller knives. If I don't support that, it may hurt the bottom line of the company and may hurt the production of the USA knives that I like so much. So I have begrudgingly purchased quite a few of their knives that are made in China. They are still Buck knives with the Buck guarantee.
 
My wife is a retired surgical nurse.

She has assisted on reconstructive surgery on baby girls hands that were deformed from being in restraints while in Chinese nurseries before being adopted by people here in the States.

My hobby money will never support such treatment of children.

Character is how you treat people who can do nothing for you.
 
So, buying any Chinese product shows a luck of Character, if I understand correctly.

It is good to have the privilege of guidance by people of superior morality, people of a higher class or caste.
 
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