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2011 Discontinued Products
Helping a fellow forum member and Spyderco enthusiast to save a buck or two in these tough economic times should be welcomed and encouraged, IMHO.
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psychophipps
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UKPK series might be having issue because the UK import folks have been getting very...ornery...about things of late from what I have heard. Plenty of reports from other boards where their perfectly legal shipments are being stopped for months (and months) on end if you're lucky or simply being impounded as illegal with minimal chances of any legal action going through effectively.
Last I heard they confiscated a FRN UKPK as gravity knife, not sure how that one ended.psychophipps wrote:UKPK series might be having issue because the UK import folks have been getting very...ornery...about things of late from what I have heard. Plenty of reports from other boards where their perfectly legal shipments are being stopped for months (and months) on end if you're lucky or simply being impounded as illegal with minimal chances of any legal action going through effectively.
The case of the seized UKPK FRN is still under appeal (I was involved in helping the owner structure a defence against the seizure) but the owner was contacted recently and the Customs official was fairly confident that it was legal. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it was all just a mistake.
Commercial imports have never been challenged by Customs - even for locking Spyderco knives. I presume this is because they know that a business would fight tooth and nail to defend their business and would take it through the courts - and probably win. Private imports are a soft target as 90% of people don't know the law well enough to contest a seizure anyway.
Private imports have recently got through with no more reports of seizures. US traders have just been asked to tighten the pivots so that the knives cannot be flicked open. This should satisfy Customs that they are not "gravity knives" and then it is up to the importer what tension they put on the pivot when they receive the knife.
Personally, I don't think the very few seizures had anything to do with the disco-ing of the UKPK ... the sales have been very good but I just suspect that Sal has got a few more SLIPITs in the pipeline that will replace the old ones. :)
Commercial imports have never been challenged by Customs - even for locking Spyderco knives. I presume this is because they know that a business would fight tooth and nail to defend their business and would take it through the courts - and probably win. Private imports are a soft target as 90% of people don't know the law well enough to contest a seizure anyway.
Private imports have recently got through with no more reports of seizures. US traders have just been asked to tighten the pivots so that the knives cannot be flicked open. This should satisfy Customs that they are not "gravity knives" and then it is up to the importer what tension they put on the pivot when they receive the knife.
Personally, I don't think the very few seizures had anything to do with the disco-ing of the UKPK ... the sales have been very good but I just suspect that Sal has got a few more SLIPITs in the pipeline that will replace the old ones. :)
My spydies: Squeak, Tenacious, Terzuola, D'Allara, UKPK CF peel-ply pre-production, UKPK CF smooth pre-production, UKPK G10 orange leaf-blade, UKPK FRN grey drop-point, UKPK FRN maroon leaf-blade, Bug ... all PE blades :)
CS has the Stretch CF at a ridiculously low price and say it's being discontinued. However, it isn't on Kristi's list as being discontinued. Maybe someone should tell them... :)
:spyder:: Advocate, Slysz Bowie Ti, Southard Black Blade, Stretch Carbon Fiber w/ZDP-189, Fluted Ti Native5, Terzuola Starmate, Terzuola SLIPIT, Leaf Storm, Gayle Bradley, Roadie, Chaparral CF, Chaparral Ti Stealth, Des Horn, Stretch FRN (Blue) ZDP-189, Centofante Memory, Military Black Blade CE, Delica4 FRN CE, Endura4 FRN Black Blade CE, Assist Orange FRN, Manbug ZDP-189, Ladybug 3 FRN SE, Delica4 Blue NLEOMF, Moran Drop Point BB, et al. :spyder: Spydie Fanatic #179 :spyder:
Cs = Cesium. Atomic number 55.
:spyder:: Advocate, Slysz Bowie Ti, Southard Black Blade, Stretch Carbon Fiber w/ZDP-189, Fluted Ti Native5, Terzuola Starmate, Terzuola SLIPIT, Leaf Storm, Gayle Bradley, Roadie, Chaparral CF, Chaparral Ti Stealth, Des Horn, Stretch FRN (Blue) ZDP-189, Centofante Memory, Military Black Blade CE, Delica4 FRN CE, Endura4 FRN Black Blade CE, Assist Orange FRN, Manbug ZDP-189, Ladybug 3 FRN SE, Delica4 Blue NLEOMF, Moran Drop Point BB, et al. :spyder: Spydie Fanatic #179 :spyder:
Oh, and CS could also be shorthand for Carbon Steel. Not sure in your context. Where did you see the acronym and in what context?
:spyder:: Advocate, Slysz Bowie Ti, Southard Black Blade, Stretch Carbon Fiber w/ZDP-189, Fluted Ti Native5, Terzuola Starmate, Terzuola SLIPIT, Leaf Storm, Gayle Bradley, Roadie, Chaparral CF, Chaparral Ti Stealth, Des Horn, Stretch FRN (Blue) ZDP-189, Centofante Memory, Military Black Blade CE, Delica4 FRN CE, Endura4 FRN Black Blade CE, Assist Orange FRN, Manbug ZDP-189, Ladybug 3 FRN SE, Delica4 Blue NLEOMF, Moran Drop Point BB, et al. :spyder: Spydie Fanatic #179 :spyder:
CS in this context stands for Cutlery Shoppe, an online knife dealer.
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Oh, I guess that I should have read my earlier post. :rolleyes:Jay_Ev wrote:CS in this context stands for Cutlery Shoppe, an online knife dealer.
:spyder:: Advocate, Slysz Bowie Ti, Southard Black Blade, Stretch Carbon Fiber w/ZDP-189, Fluted Ti Native5, Terzuola Starmate, Terzuola SLIPIT, Leaf Storm, Gayle Bradley, Roadie, Chaparral CF, Chaparral Ti Stealth, Des Horn, Stretch FRN (Blue) ZDP-189, Centofante Memory, Military Black Blade CE, Delica4 FRN CE, Endura4 FRN Black Blade CE, Assist Orange FRN, Manbug ZDP-189, Ladybug 3 FRN SE, Delica4 Blue NLEOMF, Moran Drop Point BB, et al. :spyder: Spydie Fanatic #179 :spyder:
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SmoothOne25
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If I may ask, where?Pneumothorax wrote:maybe thats not the best indicator, but I recently got 2 Delica G10s for $70... and they are now disco'd).
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Officially corrupted by Sequimite
Own:E4W E4W trainer, D4W, D4W trainer, Centofante 4, Swick II, FFG E4 w/ foliage green G-10,Mule Team 5 and 6
Want list: ZDP Stretch, Original and New Yojimbos, Perrin PPT
My wish-existed list: More MBC-esque blades.
Officially corrupted by Sequimite
Own:E4W E4W trainer, D4W, D4W trainer, Centofante 4, Swick II, FFG E4 w/ foliage green G-10,Mule Team 5 and 6
Want list: ZDP Stretch, Original and New Yojimbos, Perrin PPT
My wish-existed list: More MBC-esque blades.
Yep, they're gone now. I think that they were $117 or so.gbelleh wrote:Don't see the CF Stretch listed. How much were they going for?
:spyder:: Advocate, Slysz Bowie Ti, Southard Black Blade, Stretch Carbon Fiber w/ZDP-189, Fluted Ti Native5, Terzuola Starmate, Terzuola SLIPIT, Leaf Storm, Gayle Bradley, Roadie, Chaparral CF, Chaparral Ti Stealth, Des Horn, Stretch FRN (Blue) ZDP-189, Centofante Memory, Military Black Blade CE, Delica4 FRN CE, Endura4 FRN Black Blade CE, Assist Orange FRN, Manbug ZDP-189, Ladybug 3 FRN SE, Delica4 Blue NLEOMF, Moran Drop Point BB, et al. :spyder: Spydie Fanatic #179 :spyder:
That deal is REALLY tempting, but I've already killed my knife budget for the year and beyond! I used to jump on deals like this one, but since you guys got me hooked on Sprints, I have to be more selective with my purchases.SmoothOne25 wrote:dont forget to get a 39!!!! dollar ps stretch! :p
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Ira
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