Spydieguys/USN Endura on Ebay

[FastEddie]

I noticed they are selling a couple of these knives and each ad says only one available and the run(THAT RUN) is sold out. Well, if they have 2 for sale then they must have more than 1 and apparently they don't know Spyderco has a second run in and they have them for sale. The bidders must be out of the loop, otherwise, why pay these guys more than MSRP?

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[FLYBYU44]

I believe his name is Jess with Spydieguys, he is a member here, perhapes he can weigh in on this one. I think if your auctioning them off, the market determines the value, so really who cares what MSRP is? If they are BIN, then that is different.

[bohica1998]

They are auctions. At least one of them is a CC# one, so technically, it could be called a "one of a kind", I guess.

And as long as people are willing to pay that, even if they ARE for sale right now, well...more power to him.

[Fred Sanford]

I see nothing wrong with this. Jess is a nice guy. I think that too many people get all worked up in other people's business these days.

They are just knives folks.

[tonydahose]

i am pretty sure Jess has at least one if not two of the collector numbers from spyderco and i am sure since he is in the business of selling spydies he signed up to get every variation. i have seen some of his auctions go for alot less than what some knives were selling for on the street so to speak so if he makes some money on these, i say good for him.

[FastEddie]

He must have 2 collectors numbers and they are both 114V, because that's what's pictured in both ads.


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[StangBang]

All my dealings with Spydieguys have been awesome! I am happy they are on ebay. IMO ebay gets a bad rep... Not entirely sure why. It has helped me to find knives I wanted for prices I could afford...anyways i'm sure those USN enduras will bring some good money! And they should because they are worth it! Still can't wait for mine to get here! :D

[Aedrick]

I saw that ad. It said the knives were sold out... There's still 76 available from SFO. So, clearly the ad is misleading. But if the buyers don't know any better and are willing to pay high price for them, then that's just how it goes. I'm actually pretty surprised there's still so many available at SFO. I bought 3, and now trying to convince myself to get a few more... LOVE SPYDERCO!!!

[JspyEDC]

I sold the 114v , then rec'd 3 more and put a couple of those on auction. Since I do not monitor the Forum 24 hours a day, I did not know there was another "run" of them. I found out when someone posted that there were 337 remaining. Now 2 days later there are 72 left...? Looks like those will be gone before the auction is over.

Gotta realize also that 99% of eBay buyers have no idea about the existence of the Spyderco Forum, and these non-afi's are my core customers. They are in the starter Spyderco category. This will make you laugh... my biggest seller is the Spyderco "S" knife! Sounds funny to us Forum members, but it's true. The Forum is a small, elite and knowledgeable group that monitors the Forum and puts in numbers in the shopping cart to see how many Toxic Green Forum knives remain etc... I assure you, worldwide not many people do that.

But I guess if I had the time to monitor the Forum 24 hours a day, place quantities in the shopping cart to monitor sales of a knife, and continuously update, edit and delete my auction descriptions (which eBay doesn't allow) I could also tell you what day the Chokwe would arrive at my store and end all the speculation.

[Peter1960]

I see nothing wrong with this. Jess is a nice guy. I think that too many people get all worked up in other people's business these days.

Well said, + 1

[bh49]

I see nothing wrong with this. Jess is a nice guy. I think that too many people get all worked up in other people's business these days.

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Jess is a great guy. I bought quite a few blades from him. Always great service.

[supermatch38sa]

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Kudos to Jess, he is a very nice guy that CARES for his customers and gets us great deals on Spyderco and other brands, and many times I doubt he makes a penny if at all. I wish all the dealers out there were like him.
Greetings from Spain my dear Spyderfriends!!!!! :)
Jose

[Praxis]

He must have 2 collectors numbers and they are both 114V, because that's what's pictured in both ads.


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fe

Yeah, Jess doesn't use unique photos on ebay for each knife he sells. I ran into this problem when I bought what I thought was a collector number knife from him based on the photo and received a regular one instead. He may be a great guy, but I find this practice questionable on an auction site. Maybe it's just me. :confused: I'll get off my soapbox now.

[FastEddie]

[quote="David Lowry"]I see nothing wrong with this. Jess is a nice guy. I think that too many people get all worked up in other people's business these days.

If it's an open, public auction then it is any viewers business. If you picture a numbered knife, prototype etc., then that's what the buyer should get. If the buyer is not going to get what's in the picture then say so, many sellers do that.

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[v8r]

All I can say is price is relative. Everything is expensive.It is up to the buyer to do his/her research prior to purchasing.I just bought a NIB Kris for 10 dollars shy of $200 dollars, the price was probably a little on the high side but I wanted it.Those USN enduras are going to be like Hen's teeth in a few years, due to the low production numbers.For me I really like the knife, but have a hard time spending $100+ dollars on a FRN handled knife.Nothing wrong with the stuff, just isn't my facorite.Give Jess a break, the few times I have been on their site they have multiple auctions going at one time.I'm sure it wasn't his intent to mislead anyone. :)

[The Deacon]

I see nothing wrong with this. Jess is a nice guy. I think that too many people get all worked up in other people's business these days.

If it's an open, public auction then it is any viewers business. If you picture a numbered knife, prototype etc., then that's what the buyer should get. If the buyer is not going to get what's in the picture then say so, many sellers do that.

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fe

I would agree.

When I buy a Spyderco from an auction which uses anything other than a Spyderco "stock" picture, I expect to get EXACTLY what was pictured and reserve the right to be damned annoyed if I do not unless the seller has made it crystal clear that the pictured knife is not the one being auctioned. If the picture shows a number, I expect to receive not only A number, but THAT number. If the knife pictured does not have a number I don't want to find one when I open the package. It should NOT be the bidders responsibility to "ask the seller a question" to determine if the pictured knife is the one being offered.

On the other hand, I don't have any trouble with someone asking more than I feel a knife is worth, nobody's holding a gun to my head and forcing me to bid. I've passed on overpriced auctions before, am sure I will do it again.

[Blerv]

If it's an open, public auction then it is any viewers business. If you picture a numbered knife, prototype etc., then that's what the buyer should get. If the buyer is not going to get what's in the picture then say so, many sellers do that.

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fe

Completely agreed.

Ebay can be a bit of a circus sometimes. Pictures and descriptions get confused and some people take advantage of the naive. I like to think people like SpydieGuys aren't the dishonest type.

I also think *some* dealers like to glam up certain models on Ebay (especially after the initial release) and really make the big bucks. Some dealers don't use Ebay and get into this. Buyers beware and like Vegas: don't bring what your not afraid to lose.

[Blerv]

If it's an open, public auction then it is any viewers business. If you picture a numbered knife, prototype etc., then that's what the buyer should get. If the buyer is not going to get what's in the picture then say so, many sellers do that.

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fe

Completely agreed.

It's basic buyer/seller representation. Mistakes happen but occasionally people are a bit to nonchalant about pictures and descriptions. If there are special markings or the item is a limited run proper precautions should be taken.

That said, I have seen people listing the orange military as "VERY LIMITED, ONLY ____, etc etc!" weeks after Sal said he was going to do another run. I would like to see this as complete ignorance but who knows. I figure best-case some of these people are just idiots. :rolleyes:

[MCM]

Hats off to anyone selling knifes with no reserve auctions on ebay these days.
With the fee's, the crappy economy, etc its a total crap shoot.
You make bucks on one, and loose on another.
It all evens out in the end.
That's why there are so few auctions these days.
"Buy it now" out numbers no reserve auctions by a huge margin.
Very sad......
Sold (8) NIB blades last month for other knife purchases. Lost on a few I thought would go for much higher, made a few bucks on ones I thought
might not sell. Did I do OK? No, not after the e-bay fee's, PayPal fee's, shipping etc.
So, if you made a few bucks on the Green weenie's- More power to you.
They could be going for less than 1/2 as much in a few weeks.

[v8r]

I haven't seen the auction.Does it say anywhere that the knife up for auction is the exact knife in the picture?If it does then that would be misleading.If it says nothing of the sort, then yes you are assuming that it is the knife in the picture. I wasn't trying to upset anyone in my previous post,just trying to get everyone to think of all the angles.I have heard from people on this forum before that Spydieguys is a reputable dealer.I would hope that we all leave Shiny Footprints, and not start a flame fest. :)