Your thoughts: dealing 2nd hand knives support makers?

Just because YOUR money is not used to purchase a product from a maker, doesn't mean that maker in no way benefits in some way from your purchase. To think otherwise would be foolish.

For example,

1. you buy a Strider on the Exchange. Another person missed out on it and instead of waiting for another to come up (regardless of the vitriol here towards them, Striders have a VERY strong resale value) that person purchases one brand new.
- Result: Money to Mick because of your purchase.

2.Someone sees you using said Strider and asks "cool knife. I've never seen that before. What is it?" Most folks would just say "Oh thanks. It's a Strider SnG." (I doubt anyone would launch into the whole "stolen valor" thing without any further prompting). Later on that person is looking to buy a knife and remembers what his friend the knife guy has, so it must be really good. Then he buys a new Strider.
- Result: Money to Mick because of your purchase.

3. You buy a Strider on the Exchange. The seller takes your money, and uses it to help fund the purchase of a brand spanking new MSC custom SMF that Mick is building for him.
- Result: a crapload of Money to Mick because of your purchase.

4. Just the mere carrying and using of a Strider is free advertising.
- Result: Money to Mick because of your purchase.
 
NorthernSouthpaw said:
Just because YOUR money is not used to purchase a product from a maker, doesn't mean that maker in no way benefits in some way from your purchase. To think otherwise would be foolish.

For example,

1. you buy a Strider on the Exchange. Another person missed out on it and instead of waiting for another to come up (regardless of the vitriol here towards them, Striders have a VERY strong resale value) that person purchases one brand new.
- Result: Money to Mick because of your purchase.

2.Someone sees you using said Strider and asks "cool knife. I've never seen that before. What is it?" Most folks would just say "Oh thanks. It's a Strider SnG." (I doubt anyone would launch into the whole "stolen valor" thing without any further prompting). Later on that person is looking to buy a knife and remembers what his friend the knife guy has, so it must be really good. Then he buys a new Strider.
- Result: Money to Mick because of your purchase.

3. You buy a Strider on the Exchange. The seller takes your money, and uses it to help fund the purchase of a brand spanking new MSC custom SMF that Mick is building for him.
- Result: a crapload of Money to Mick because of your purchase.

4. Just the mere carrying and using of a Strider is free advertising.
- Result: Money to Mick because of your purchase.
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I can see where your coming from and you have some valid points but, I think it is a stretch. Here's why:

Example #1. The other buyer was already planning to purchase a Strider. He is going to no matter what I do.

Example #2. Yes, under those conditions, I would launch into the "stolen valor" thing. I would also explain why I bought used gear.

Example #3. The seller on the exchange already has plans for a new knife. He's going to purchase a new Strider no matter what.

Example #4. It's only free advertising if some one gains the brand name or model #. For that they would have to
ask me. They would also get the "stolen valor" speech. I would recommend ZT or RH.

Not one of those examples explains how my buying a used product would directly help Mick. Examples 2 & 4 come close though. You make a good argument.
 
Like I said, shoot it until it cannot be repaired then send it back with a letter stating what and why you did it.

Even better, cut it apart with a torch and/or angle grinder and weld it back together into the shape of a "male appendage that a female doesn't have" and ship that back. In the letter you include, tell him why you did it and that you think this more resembles his character than is often portrayed.
 
NJBillK said:
The only thing that a Marfione could do to offend me would be send me a knife...

You ship it in a flat rate box with the packing peanuts carved into little foam versions of the sculpture you are sending.
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I can see it now.

Wife: Honey, what are you doing with your new knife? Are those male appendages you are carving? They are! Your a sick man! My mother was right! Oh, and BTW, I'm not cleaning your mess. You better have all the shavings cleaned up before I get up in the morning.

Husband: Wha....You say something Dear?
 
sabre cat said:
I can see it now.

Wife: Honey, what are you doing with your new knife? Are those male appendages you are carving? They are! Your a sick man! My mother was right! Oh, and BTW, I'm not cleaning your mess. You better have all the shavings cleaned up before I get up in the morning.

Husband: Wha....You say something Dear?
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It's peculiar how accurate your depiction of mine and the Misses "conversations" go.
 
Charlie Mike said:
What I have a huge problem with is people who have no real love of the hobby but seek to buy knives only to flip them for huge profits. It contributes to unchecked ego growth in some makers and makes some knives unattainable to people who can't make it to a show.
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Me too.... I like GEC's slippies and it bugs me to no end to see (or hear about) the markups on the secondary market. If I did a GEC SFO myself, I'd do what Maher & Gosh is doing and spin the wheel of fortune. If it didn't sell at my pricing, that's the breaks and I'd hold onto them (possibly 100's of knives) until things changed selling them face to face at shows.
 
While 2ndary market isn't a direct boost to any maker it can be seen as a boost to them in majority of instances however if you want to offload your knives because you no longer have respect for a maker offloading is still a respectable option.
 
I'm sure we all remember the Rob Dalton offload of 2009. Now they seem to be back up to normal+ prices on the secondary market.
 
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