I respect, but don´t share your opinion, and may copy and paste what I posted already two days ago:TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:26 pmStandard black G10 with a small inlay, a different colored G10 on the other side with a different small inlay, same XHP steel...for $70 more than the standard frn version...this feels like the biggest rip off of the new reveal. Was very surprised and disappointed in the price.
The difference in price is because of manufacturing time. It takes about a minute to inject FRN into a mold and pull out a bunch of FRN scales. Compared to the time it takes to machine one set of G10 scales with inlays, Sal is right, it's kind of an unrealistic comparison.TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:26 pmStandard black G10 with a small inlay, a different colored G10 on the other side with a different small inlay, same XHP steel...for $70 more than the standard frn version...this feels like the biggest rip off of the new reveal. Was very surprised and disappointed in the price.
Also. Is it white or more of an ivory/cream color?
Looks like Taichung,Sildani wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:15 amI’ve been on this forum for years. Sal has never once struck me as a price gouger. He epitomizes the idea of “a decent product for a reasonable price.” If the Sun & Moon costs $70 more, than that’s because it simply costs more, proportionally, to make.
By the way, in the Reveal this is made in Taiwan; is that Taichung, or another Taiwanese factory?
Thanks for the explanation Nick. I didn't really think of that part, I saw G10 and figured it was such a standard scale material to use. Good to know!Mushroom wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:01 amThe difference in price is because of manufacturing time. It takes about a minute to inject FRN into a mold and pull out a bunch of FRN scales. Compared to the time it takes to machine one set of G10 scales with inlays, Sal is right, it's kind of an unrealistic comparison.TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:26 pmStandard black G10 with a small inlay, a different colored G10 on the other side with a different small inlay, same XHP steel...for $70 more than the standard frn version...this feels like the biggest rip off of the new reveal. Was very surprised and disappointed in the price.
Also. Is it white or more of an ivory/cream color?![]()
TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:26 pmStandard black G10 with a small inlay, a different colored G10 on the other side with a different small inlay, same XHP steel...for $70 more than the standard frn version...this feels like the biggest rip off of the new reveal. Was very surprised and disappointed in the price.
Also. Is it white or more of an ivory/cream color?
It makes much more sense now with the price difference between the upcoming Native 5 sprints in Rex45 between the FRN and G10 models. On the other hand, another member (maybe Peter?) pointed out..it does make you wonder why the FRN and G10 models of the same sprint for the Manix 2 are only a couple dollars difference.The Deacon wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:44 amTkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:26 pmStandard black G10 with a small inlay, a different colored G10 on the other side with a different small inlay, same XHP steel...for $70 more than the standard frn version...this feels like the biggest rip off of the new reveal. Was very surprised and disappointed in the price.
Also. Is it white or more of an ivory/cream color?
As others have noted, it's an apples and oranges comparison. Even without inlays, G10 versions of any model cost considerably more than FRN versions of the same model, in the same steel. As an example, the standard black G10 Native 5 with no inlays costs $56 more than the standard black FRN Native 5 in the same S35VN steel.
Not sure if it explains the price difference disparity, but the manix lw is frcp, while the native is frn.TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:52 amIt makes much more sense now with the price difference between the upcoming Native 5 sprints in Rex45 between the FRN and G10 models. On the other hand, another member (maybe Peter?) pointed out..it does make you wonder why the FRN and G10 models of the same sprint for the Manix 2 are only a couple dollars difference.The Deacon wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:44 amTkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:26 pmStandard black G10 with a small inlay, a different colored G10 on the other side with a different small inlay, same XHP steel...for $70 more than the standard frn version...this feels like the biggest rip off of the new reveal. Was very surprised and disappointed in the price.
Also. Is it white or more of an ivory/cream color?
As others have noted, it's an apples and oranges comparison. Even without inlays, G10 versions of any model cost considerably more than FRN versions of the same model, in the same steel. As an example, the standard black G10 Native 5 with no inlays costs $56 more than the standard black FRN Native 5 in the same S35VN steel.
I would love some behind the scenes videos of how our knives are manufactured from the start, I think that would be awesome!
It does make me wonder why the manix lw is made with frcp if frn can be made so much cheaper than g10, though. So they can do the translucent?
That'd certainly explain it, too. Either way, I like the manix quite a bit, so I'm happy for it to be one of the less expensive g10 models.The Deacon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:49 pm
Julia, the reason for the disparity may also be that Spyderco may have chosen to sell the G10 Manix 2 at a lower than normal profit margin. Know they've done that with at least one model made in Golden.
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