bh49 wrote:I didn't read all posts. Just read first and last pages. So I do not expect everybody to read mine.
When I saw this thread my first thought was:"not again". We have these types of threads every year. May be, if somebody really interested on this topic, not a bad idea to search.
I am into seriously Spydercos for last 10 years. This is my biggest hobby as of today and probably the biggest, which I ever had.
Since very first day there were Spydercos, which I couldn't afford. Just to name a few: Titanium ATR, Titanium Herbst, Jess Horn, Annuversary Delica, WTC.
Now there are many knives out of my reach, but they are even more luxury than the group, which I named.
This is the luxury brothers.
During last 10 years prices for some main stream knives went up slightly and for some like Manix and para actually went down. In addition Spyderco started to produce affordable line in China.
I will have a hard time to name one Spyderco knife with street price over $150, which somebody needs. If you want $300 knife, this is a luxury. Buy it, if you can afford. And if not and still want, take time to save money or sell your kidney :D (you have a spare :D )
I agree.
Why complain and try and hold back Spyderco from developing and producing a higher end more advanced knife like the integral Nirvana, for example? Just because I, or you, or many others cannot afford or justify that purchase price, I'm not going to expect every model they make is the same price and expect they hold back the flagship models to my Delica price range.
I wasn't into Spydercos then, but I wonder if people complained long ago when they were buying a Worker, or Hunter, then Spyderco announced the Terzuola Collaboration and it was more expensive? But now look where it has brought them.
