Past Mule Teams

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Past Mule Teams

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MT01 - Steel: 52100 | Released: Jan 2008 | Quantity: Approximately 600
MT02 - Steel: CPM M4 | Released: Oct 2008 | Quantity: Approximately 600
MT03 - Steel: CPM S90V | Released: Feb 2009 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT04 - Steel: ZDP-189 | Released: Jul 2009 | Quantity: Approximately 500
MT05 - Steel: 9Cr18Mo | Released: Oct 2009 | Quantity: Approximately 1,000
MT06 - Steel: CPM S35VN | Released: Jan 2010 | Quantity: Approximately 500
MT07 - Steel: Damascus/VG-10 | Released: Oct 2010 | Quantity: Approximately 600
MT08 - Steel: Aogami Super Blue | Released: Dec 2010 | Quantity: Approximately 600
MT09 - Steel: Cobalt Special | Released: Feb 2011 | Quantity: Approximately 600
MT10 - Steel: CTS BD1 | Released: Jun 2010 | Quantity: Approximately 500
MT11 - Steel: M390 | Released: Jun 2011 | Quantity: Approximately 600
MT12 - Steel: Cru-Wear | Released: Sep 2011 | Quantity: Approximately 800
MT13 - Steel: Elmax | Released: Feb 2012 | Quantity: Approximately 500
MT15 - Steel: CTS B75P | Released: Sep 2012 | Quantity: Approximately 400
MT16 - Steel: CTS XHP | Released: Dec 2012 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT17 - Steel: K390 | Released: Jul 2013 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT18 - Steel: CPM S110V | Released: Feb 2014 | Quantity: Approximately 800
MT19 - Steel: PSF27 | Released: Aug 2014 | Quantity: Approximately 800
MT20 - Steel: CTS B70P | Released: Feb 2015 | Quantity: Approximately 800
MT21 - Steel: CPM 4V | Released: Oct 2015 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT22 - Steel: RWL 34 | Released: Apr 2016 | Quantity: Approximately 800
MT23 - Steel: CPM 20CV | Released: Dec 2016 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT24 - Steel: Maxamet | Released: Aug 2016 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT25 - Steel: LC200N | Released: Apr 2017 | Quantity: Approximately 800
MT26 - Steel: Micro-Melt A11 (PMA11) | Released: Aug 2017 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT27 - Steel: Micro-Melt PD#1 | Released: Oct 2017 | Quantity: Approximately 800
MT28 - Steel: CPM SPY27 | Released: Feb 2021 | Quantity: Approximately 500
MT28P2 - Steel: CPM SPY27 | Released: Feb 2022 | Quantity: Ongoing (Standard Production)
MT29 - Steel: Z-Max PM | Released Jun 2021 | Quantity: Approximately 550
MT30 - Steel: Z-Wear PM | Released Aug 2021 | Quantity: Approximately 500
MT31 - Steel: CPM S45VN | Released: Apr 2021 | Quantity: Approximately 500
MT32 - Steel: SRS13/SUS405 | Released: Feb 2022 | Quantity: Approximately 700
MT33 - Steel: CPM REX 76 | Released Sep 2022 | Quantity: Approximately 1000
MT34 - Steel: CPM REX T15 | Released Jun 2023 | Quantity: Approximately 1100
MT35 - Steel: CPM MagnaCut | Released: Dec 2021 | Quantity: Approximately 2000
MT37 - Steel: AEB-L | Released: Apr 2023 | Quantity: Approximately 1200
MT38 - Steel: M398 MICROCLEAN | Released: Nov 2022 | Quantity: Approximately 1800
MT39 - Steel: CPM 15V | Released: May 2023 | Quantity: Approximately 1300
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This is a neat list and a good resource. Thanks Kristi!

Edit: Also as a side note I see the last mule SPY27 was only around 500pc. This could be why there were a lot of people missed out. I feel like 800-1000pc would be a better range.
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Thx Kristi!
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A company's production numbers are often secret, but it's fun to see how many of an item are made. Data like that are really important to gun collectors... car collectors... and I suppose even beanie baby collectors. Now we can see that back in February, we were elbowing our way into the web store to bag one of 500 units. With so few made, should I feel guilty that mine is currently clipped to my waistband? Heck no! I'm gonna go chop something up. Adios!
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Also, this list has been published here, https://www.spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/ ... m-project/, since we relaunched the Mule Team. Lots of great information!

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Great list! Thanks for the time and effort, Kristi. :)
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There was only about 500 of the SPY27 mules? I feel somewhat better about missing out.
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Thanks Kristi!

Yeah, about the quantities: one run with 1kpcs, all the others at lower quantities. No consistency. How come? And why the house steel at one of the lowest quantities??
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Hi Michael,

The one run of 1,000 was the minimum they would make. They sold out quickly because of the low cost. The original plan was to make as many Mule Teams per steel as we could. We generally buy 1,000 lbs and we thought that around 500-600 pcs would serve the market. Some are lost in learning to work the steel.

Material for the SPY27 Mule was ordered long before we knew where the Mule Team was going. At the time, the sales of the past few Mule Teams was dismal so we didn't anticipate the response we received. Hind sight is 20/20.

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Understood. Thanks for chiming in, Sal!
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A telling statistic would be when the last piece of each was sold. That would show everyone how long some of those hung around, which has a large effect on the quantity decision.
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Nice to see the list. Thanks.
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Thanks, Kristi - nice info to have.
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sal wrote:
Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:31 pm
Hi Michael,

The one run of 1,000 was the minimum they would make. They sold out quickly because of the low cost. The original plan was to make as many Mule Teams per steel as we could. We generally buy 1,000 lbs and we thought that around 500-600 pcs would serve the market. Some are lost in learning to work the steel.

Material for the SPY27 Mule was ordered long before we knew where the Mule Team was going. At the time, the sales of the past few Mule Teams was dismal so we didn't anticipate the response we received. Hind sight is 20/20.

sal
Edit: The coming soon tag has been removed so no second run yet.

I noticed the SFO shows the Spy27 mule as coming soon. Does this mean the decisions been made to do a second run? I hope so funds where tight for me when they dropped so I missed out.
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Wow! Thanks for sharing the list. Will make this as reference soon.
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Thanks for all of your hard work on the Mule Team project Kristi! It's very, very much appreciated!
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Kristi,
Would it be possible to easily list dates that each went out of stock? Some took years, while others lasted minutes!
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The SPY-27 is the only one that sold out in under a week, I can tell you that much.
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yablanowitz wrote:
Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:55 pm
The SPY-27 is the only one that sold out in under a week, I can tell you that much.
Not quite. Sorry to disagree, but the early Mules (probably the first 10) sold out quickly. Most within 15 minutes to an hour. It was only later that they started to slow down.

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TazKristi wrote:
Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:31 pm
yablanowitz wrote:
Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:55 pm
The SPY-27 is the only one that sold out in under a week, I can tell you that much.
Not quite. Sorry to disagree, but the early Mules (probably the first 10) sold out quickly. Most within 15 minutes to an hour. It was only later that they started to slow down.

Kristi
Good info, thanks for setting the record straight! :)
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