FCM415 wrote: Sal's comment I shared pretty much sums up what the company will try to do about it. Funny how peple so vehemently FOR flippers have not once addressed Sal saying he's not thrilled with and I quote "scalpers".
What kind of response were you hoping for? Will this do?
chuck_roxas45 wrote:I am of the opinion that no matter how many pieces of a knife there are in existence, that the "specialness" of mine isn't diminished because the specs and materials on mine won't change(and its performance, no matter who else has another. :)
I picked up the M390 Para 2 when they first came out. It was awesome. That run sold out quickly. Then they released a second run. And mine was still awesome. And now they are saying they are going to make yet another run of the M390 Para 2. And when those come out, I suspect mine will still be awesome even then. Like you said, I don't really care how rare my knife is. Whether or not other people have the same knife doesn't affect how much enjoyment I get out of mine either. :)
jtoler_9 wrote:What kind of response were you hoping for? Will this do?
You cant address it even though u usually have paragraphs about people who disagree with you on the subject. When Spyderco itself says their not thrilled with it, all of you have become silent.
All you got left is to poke fun at the situation when again it takes two to tango, everyone is guilty for beating the dead horse.
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FCM415 wrote:Can anyone that's criminalizing our opinions so far in this thread address this please? It's been invisible to you so far. Skip, and attack something else LOL
Do we expect the people whose motive is profit to be concerned with what the people who are supplying them the profit feel is morally correct?
Also, "Not our style." doesn't make it sound like they hate it. It sounds like those customers are not representing the company well.
I really don't believe that making too many of a sprint is a good solution. If you make 2,000 pieces of a sprint, 500 sell immediately, then a reviewer abuses the sprint and breaks the blade in half. The last 1,000 pieces can sit on shelves for 2 years. What if you produce several sprint runs that takes 3-4 months to sell out? You will risk tarnishing the entire image of all sprint runs. They will be much less special.
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dgebler wrote:I wanted to start a thread to discuss the two sides of flippers. On one hand if I am willing to pay, I can get almost any Spyderco I really wanted. On the other hand it seems as if it is getting harder and harder for the knife aficionados to get sprint runs and other coveted knives. So, what do you think, necessary evil or a bane to knife lovers?
Necessary evil. And all y'all can blame people like me. People who love knives.
Donut wrote:Do we expect the people whose motive is profit to be concerned with what the people who are supplying them the profit feel is morally correct?
Also, "Not our style." doesn't make it sound like they hate it. It sounds like those customers are not representing the company well.
I really don't believe that making too many of a sprint is a good solution. If you make 2,000 pieces of a sprint, 500 sell immediately, then a reviewer abuses the sprint and breaks the blade in half. The last 1,000 pieces can sit on shelves for 2 years. What if you produce several sprint runs that takes 3-4 months to sell out? You will risk tarnishing the entire image of all sprint runs. They will be much less special.
What to expect isnt relevant. He said what he said.
Also if you pay attention, other than the "evil" label on the poll options, no one says they hate it and in fact share the same exact sentiment as Sal that they just arent thrilled with it. I.e. not hate it. But people on the other side aretalking about entitlement etc when they dont even read what we are saying lol
That is just conjecture of what ifs. The concern was not enough of the popular releases are getting to end users and the solution he offers moving forward is to produce more of the popular PM2 etc sprints. Thats the jist of it without spins and what ifs.
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jtoler_9 wrote:I'll Take that challenge. And for the record, my feet taste better than yours.
How petty. Par for the course for you.
Def should shut down this thread if we arent talking about the topic and instead talking about each other. I know u got nothing else so u may not be beating a dead horse anymore but u sure are trolling at this point. And before u lay blame on others like myself, as always Im here to talk about knives, the topic and not you and your silly pictures. Child with knives, not sure you are mature enough to have them.
Picture this. Stay on topic or stop trolling. Make that into a meme.
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.
-Leonard Nimoy
FCM415 wrote: as always Im here to talk about knives, the topic ..
Child with knives, not sure you are mature enough to have them.
Stay on topic or stop trolling. Make that into a meme.
Thanks for the example of maturity and bringing me back to the topic of knives and not eachother???
