Mind sending me a PM on which other dealer did that? Guess another dealer goes on my do not buy from list.JNewell wrote:At least one other dealer that people speak highly of has done exactly the same thing with sprints.
Thanks!
Yes, and not just knives, all kinds of things. It's a case of paying a (steep, often) premium for convenience. We all probably do it to some extent. I don't go down to Costco to buy toilet paper.FCM415 wrote:I agree. Ebay does have a much wider audience... Many have no idea what BBS or KW is. They should still research what they are buying though, esp. at those prices.
My personal experience with blue G10 has been that it picks up dirt very quickly and looks (IMHO/YMMV) pretty nasty when dirty.WireEdge Roger wrote:I've been thinking about this one a lot. I can't get past the toy-like appearance of the blue, and I don't like 204P over XHP enough to justify the extra cost.
Probably (my guesses) because it's a PITA to set it up, a PITA to deal with the customer stampede when the knives arrive, and it ties up a good bit of capital for what are mostly pretty small businesses.Philo Beddoe wrote:What dealers other than KW's, CS and Bento has done Spyderco dealer exclusives? I might be missing 1 or 2 but those are the one that I know of..
CS is a good honest dealer but hasn't done any for so long that it seems they are out of doing exclusives so that leaves KW and Bento..
Why don't some of the other well known good honest dealers like NG, KC, GP, BHQ, Howes etc do these dealer exclusives instead of just KW's and Bento..
I realize that it takes a a good amount of money upfront to do these exclusives but commissioning say a 1000 piece M4 Para2 or K390/S110V Millie would be like printing money..
As long as no other dealer(other than KW)is willing to step up to the plate then I think we can expect to see Bento gladly fill that vacuum..
Which makes total sense for BBS since this is the only way they get traffic on their site. Latching on Spyderco like a leech.JNewell wrote:Probably (my guesses) because it's a PITA to set it up, a PITA to deal with the customer stampede when the knives arrive, and it ties up a good bit of capital for what are mostly pretty small businesses.
KnifeCenter had the brown CTS-XHP Native here: http://www.knifecenter.com/item/SP41PBN ... -exclusivePhilo Beddoe wrote:What dealers other than KW's, CS and Bento has done Spyderco dealer exclusives? I might be missing 1 or 2 but those are the one that I know of..
The longly unused Exclusives page is a good source of info:Philo Beddoe wrote:What dealers other than KW's, CS and Bento has done Spyderco dealer exclusives? I might be missing 1 or 2 but those are the one that I know of..
Philo Beddoe wrote:What dealers other than KW's, CS and Bento has done Spyderco dealer exclusives? I might be missing 1 or 2 but those are the one that I know of..
Wise words as usual from Golden (from one of the many suppliers of them there)... I am personally thankful for all of the outfits that have sponsored exclusive runs as they make for some of the most exciting parts of my collection. Since I prefer CC versions anyways, I usually can find one from one of my favorite dealers who usually (and always in the case of NGK :) ) sell their few CC knives from the BBS exclusive runs for less than what BBS lists them for themselves. When I have bought directly from them, it was a very pleasant interaction with their staff. I can see where folks have their valid points about negative aspects of their business model, for me it just makes it necessary to seek their exclusives through other channels.TazKristi wrote:We are constantly evaluating every part of our distribution chain. Our discussions and decisions are of course confidential.
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Have you seen a photo of the titanium side? I haven't found one yet.RadioactiveSpyder wrote:On another note, what's with the ultra shiny clip? Here's to a great weekend everyone... Cheers, Rad
RadioactiveSpyder wrote:Wise words as usual from Golden (from one of the many suppliers of them there)... I am personally thankful for all of the outfits that have sponsored exclusive runs as they make for some of the most exciting parts of my collection. Since I prefer CC versions anyways, I usually can find one from one of my favorite dealers who usually (and always in the case of NGK :) ) sell their few CC knives from the BBS exclusive runs for less than what BBS lists them for themselves. When I have bought directly from them, it was a very pleasant interaction with their staff. I can see where folks have their valid points about negative aspects of their business model, for me it just makes it necessary to seek their exclusives through other channels.
On another note, what's with the ultra shiny clip? Here's to a great weekend everyone... Cheers, Rad