Spyderco Seconds Sale Scores

[Wright.88]

Got my $150 box delivered.

Knife 1 = LIL' NATIVE® PINK G-10 CPM S45VN EXCLUSIVE
Knife 2 = Para 3 Black FRN CTS BD1N

Kind of surprised by this. The seconds black bladed para 3 LW was selling for $60 online. I believe the seconds lil native exclusives were selling for around $75 at the most recent seconds sale. I thought the value of the knives in the mystery boxes would total at least $150 (by "value" here I mean the total price you could buy each individual knife for at the seconds sale).

[nerdlock]

Got my $150 box delivered.

Knife 1 = LIL' NATIVE® PINK G-10 CPM S45VN EXCLUSIVE
Knife 2 = Para 3 Black FRN CTS BD1N

. I believe the seconds lil native exclusives were selling for around $75 at the most recent seconds sale.

There weren't any Lil' Native exclusives during the online seconds sale...

[Wright.88]

Got my $150 box delivered.

Knife 1 = LIL' NATIVE® PINK G-10 CPM S45VN EXCLUSIVE
Knife 2 = Para 3 Black FRN CTS BD1N

. I believe the seconds lil native exclusives were selling for around $75 at the most recent seconds sale.

There weren't any Lil' Native exclusives during the online seconds sale...

The most recent in-person seconds sale, in May. I bought a green G10 DLC coated cruwear lil native for $75. I believe the pink ones were priced similarly, though I don't remember their exact price.

[aicolainen]

I get how the mystery boxes can be exciting and spark some interest around the sale, especially if you’re a devoted collector, but unintentional consumption doesn’t appeal to me at all. It’s hard enough to limit intentional consumption.

[Dnwrghtsr]

Spyderco’s exact wording was “highly sought after limited edition knives. The warncliff pm2 was $86 at the in person seconds sale I bought one I have the receipt. The list of seconds sale exclusives that are over $100 cost is not that long. Any Shaman, some as high as $145. The 15v is $105. SMKW fat carbon pm2’s. The black out pm2 s30v tanto was $100. Kapara 20cv $115. 4v military $100. Drunken $315 Paysan $315. REC Manix is $97. So the expectation for a “highly sought after “ limited edition knife” if the two knife mystery box was $150 and the three knife box was $250 the only difference was one limited edition knife that that knife would have a $100 value or at least the combined actual cost would be at least what Spyderco charged. The early results don’t look good. I looked at Reddit for the unboxing. He had purchased a Manix lx maxamet. It had the seconds sale price sticker on it. I don’t think the mystery box knives had the typical seconds sale stickers.

[Ramonade]

Someone bought a 3 knives Mystery box and got :

UKPK Heinnie's exlusive in S30V and red G-10
Shaman in 15V
Manix XL Cruwear and smooth G10 (KnifeCenter exclusive IIRC)

[vanka]

I'll let you guys know what I got in the box once it arrives. But that would take quite some time.

[TkoK83Spy]

That's a pretty solid 3 knives right there!

[vivi]

Got a shipping notification for my ceramic sharpening rods and Aqua Salt.

While I didn't get my first choice of knives it was a nice surprise seeing Aqua Salts listed. What are the chances my favorite fixed blade that was discontinued was part of the sale, AND I happen to have an extra factory sheath for them lying around?

[hereiamu1]

Someone bought a 3 knives Mystery box and got :

UKPK Heinnie's exlusive in S30V and red G-10
Shaman in 15V
Manix XL Cruwear and smooth G10 (KnifeCenter exclusive IIRC)

Hoping I get a similar box

[z1r]

Someone bought a 3 knives Mystery box and got :

UKPK Heinnie's exlusive in S30V and red G-10
Shaman in 15V
Manix XL Cruwear and smooth G10 (KnifeCenter exclusive IIRC)

Hoping I get a similar box

Yeah, that sounds like a winner there.

Congrats to all who were able to make a purchase at the sale. I'm happy for them.

[im25feetup]

In my Basic Mystery Box ($150) I got a Cru-Wear Manix Xl with smooth G-10, and a red G-10 S30V UKPK marked "H" in a black square on the blade near the finger choil.

If I did not feel like taking a chance, then I would have "just" purchased the exact items I wanted. The Mystery Box was a little exciting, as an adult I rarely get good surprises. Neither knife was really on my radar to purchase, and I am happy with both. Glad I did it, glad they offered it and hope Spyderco does again.


Edited: think its a UKPK, not a Joker- the blade is longer than the Native 5 I have in my pocket.

[Dnwrghtsr]

I would be happy with that good score!

[CLOK]

In my Basic Mystery Box ($150) I got a Cru-Wear Manix Xl with smooth G-10, and a red G-10 S30V UKPK marked "H" in a black square on the blade near the finger choil.

Edited: think its a UKPK, not a Joker- the blade is longer than the Native 5 I have in my pocket.

That is the Heinnie Haynes exclusive (or as they market them, Heinnie Edition) UKPK. They are in the UK so they tend to do non-lockers for their exclusives. You got a solid box!

[XjJunky]

My $150 Mystery box is on the porch waiting for me to get home. I'll post up what's in it as soon as I know.

[bobartig]

Two More Mystery Box Data Points for the Community (I got a 3-box and a 2-box). Apologies ahead of time, I do not know the exact models, so I'm including pics so the more knowledgeable forumites can positively identify.



From the 3-box:

• Black DLC Native Chief M4 with Red G10. Possibly the St. Nick's exclusive?

• BBB 15V Shaman - I know this one, I have this one!

• CTS-BD1N Polestar? Maybe? I thought it was a Tenacious at first. Something on the budget side.

From the 2-box

• DLC Blacked out CruWear Native I believe

• DLC Bow River

I think the Bow River is a bit of a whiff, but everything else seems "reasonable". I'm not certain the mystery boxes are truly for me, because I'm mostly into just a few models relative to Spyderco's extensive line, but still fun and interesting, and I'll see where these new acquisitions take me.

[Dnwrghtsr]

I really don’t like how they took the price tags off. For obvious purposes evidently. I didn’t expect something like this from Spyderco.

[cabfrank]

Yeah, the Bow River was really cheap in the regular part of the sale. Maybe some of the boxes were just random.

[cabfrank]

Anyway, the boxes seem like fun stuff, and mostly really good stuff. I hope they do some SE only mystery boxes in the future.

[huyfishin]

wow some nice products! how much for the mystery box of 3 and two? I would buy a mystery box but folding knives often get confiscated at the border for canada. So I can only buy fixed blades haha

I'm currently waiting for a factory second aqua salt which will hopefully be coming soon. Do we not know what the defect is until we see it? This is my first time buying a factory second.