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Evil D wrote:Well, the easiest way for me to justify it is, buy now and save some cash, and later if you find you just don't use it or love it you'll probably be able to make a profit since demand usually rises once something isn't available anymore. You should at least be able to get your money back in the future.

Yeah... I'm not worried about getting my money back. They're 2 designs I'd definitely keep. I try to always carry a fixed blade and the perrin would work well when I want a lighter but solid fb. I know i like the southfork. The szabohawk is the one i would cut from the must have list. Guess I'll pull the trigger before it's too late.

I don't have a Military yet and that fluted titanium one is speaking to me :rolleyes:

ronT2 wrote:I don't have a Military yet and that fluted titanium one is speaking to me :rolleyes:

That was the one that I couldn't pass on. Mine came yesterday and it is a piece of functional art. It is heavy duty enough that I would trust
using it as a hard use knife but beautiful enough that it feels like a presentation piece.

Evil D wrote:

Brock O Lee wrote:So I ordered a PITS, like an idiot, at MAP price, literally 2 days before the discontinued list came out. Still miffed about it!

You could probably return and rebuy but you'll lose money shipping the return back.

That’s okay, you win some, you lose some... I ordered the first gen polished ti version, which has loooong been discontinued, and is not on sale now anyway. I’m not too keen on the worn anodised look I’ll eventaully get with the blue model, or that was my reasoning at the time. The KC sale price of $150 would have swayed me otherwise... :)

I agree with you, get these discontinued models at a reduced price now, because that’s the lowest they will ever be while they’re still available. At least for the popular models.

Lots of very good deals available right now. I hope everyone gets what they want.

"What to do?!?'

The only thing I can do..

Order a Southfork

ronT2 wrote:I don't have a Military yet and that fluted titanium one is speaking to me :rolleyes:

So?

Brock O Lee wrote:

Evil D wrote:

Brock O Lee wrote:So I ordered a PITS, like an idiot, at MAP price, literally 2 days before the discontinued list came out. Still miffed about it!

You could probably return and rebuy but you'll lose money shipping the return back.

That’s okay, you win some, you lose some... I ordered the first gen polished ti version, which has loooong been discontinued, and is not on sale now anyway. I’m not too keen on the worn anodised look I’ll eventaully get with the blue model, or that was my reasoning at the time. The KC sale price of $150 would have swayed me otherwise... :)

I agree with you, get these discontinued models at a reduced price now, because that’s the lowest they will ever be while they’re still available. At least for the popular models.

Back in my BMX days I learned that oven cleaner will strip anodizing from aluminum. If you really hate the blue it probably isn't hard to remove.

Pingo is one I might regret when gone. Had one and sold it, but it is a cool knife

jdw wrote:That was the one that I couldn't pass on. Mine came yesterday and it is a piece of functional art. It is heavy duty enough that I would trust using it as a hard use knife but beautiful enough that it feels like a presentation piece.

You're not helping! :D

This is trouble.... :o

I do like that PITS, but never liked the price on a slip joint...

If the Myrtle had had a 3 mm. thick blade and a better steel, I would've been in trouble.

Got my Street Beat today. Absolutely zero regrets. I should have bought one years ago. Now I just need to have a custom sheath made (or make one myself).

Evil D wrote:Got my Street Beat today. Absolutely zero regrets. I should have bought one years ago. Now I just need to have a custom sheath made (or make one myself).

Mine will be in Monday... Thinking about getting a back up. Checked the HQ of blades and they dropped their price again....

VashHash wrote:

Evil D wrote:Got my Street Beat today. Absolutely zero regrets. I should have bought one years ago. Now I just need to have a custom sheath made (or make one myself).

Mine will be in Monday... Thinking about getting a back up. Checked the HQ of blades and they dropped their price again....

Oh FFS that's even cheaper. :eek:

bh49 wrote:

Sharp Guy wrote:I have to keep restraining myself from ordering the fluted Ti Native 5.

Why would you do such thing??????? We are talking about Ti Fluted Native5. It is beautiful and super comfortable in the hand. :) :D

I was holding off because I already bought a knife this month and there are some things I wanted for another hobby. The fluted Ti N5 was a grail knife for me but then I got a 40th N5 which I'm thrilled with but don't carry or use much. So I figured I don't need to spend the money on another show piece knife that also won't get carried.

Well...all that's out the window now. I just checked BHQ and they had the fluted Ti N5 for $179.99. After about 10 seconds of deliberation I got the debit card out. Now there's one on the way to me.

Sharp Guy wrote:I was holding off because I already bought a knife this month and there are some things I wanted for another hobby. The fluted Ti N5 was a grail knife for me but then I got a 40th N5 which I'm thrilled with but don't carry or use much. So I figured I don't need to spend the money on another show piece knife that also won't get carried.

Well...all that's out the window now. I just checked BHQ and they had the fluted Ti N5 for $179.99. After about 10 seconds of deliberation I got the debit card out. Now there's one on the way to me.

Congrats, at $180 that's very tempting.

So my this year‘s snag from the disco‘ed list is a black Southard. :D Yes!!!

If my memory suits me well, last year I got a K2, and the year before a Szabo folder. The Southard was way out of budget, so much that I even didn‘t really put it on my mental wishlist. I understand well that some dislike the fact that :spyder: discontinues model. But you have to agree that it‘s a fountain of opportunities... :rolleyes:

Last two weeks I ended up buying a Nirvana, Ti Military, Fluted native 5, and I have a black southard on the way. Please no more sales :o

Almost pulled the trigger on a Myrtle but there are potential issues that I see.
1. The lockbar cutout may shred pocket upon insertion - watch BladeHQ video and you can hear the sound it makes when inserting in pocket.
2. Access Spydie hole reminds me of Techno. Could block thumb on follow through after opening.