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I just read this post about Spyderco being sold tell me it ain't so.

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Edited by - redhawk44p on 3/16/2004 3:35:55 PM

With as much traveling as the Spyder Crew has been doing I don't see this happening. rico

I will be glad to find out. It worries me.
Hey Sal what is the straight dope on this?

Chas hasn't exactly expressed pro-Spyderco views, 'lo these many years. Not that he's necessarily wrong, but he's got something personal with Sal, so factor that in.

I've gotten to where I think the best policy is to consider anything you read in a Usenet newsgroup as false until proven true.

"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." --H. L. Mencken

Maybee I won't look in to the Collectors program<img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> I'd say it aint true, but what do I know?

I would have thought someone in the know would have said something by now. Perhaps it is being kept quiet.

Joe, you're being kind. Chas is definitely anti-Spyderco. He is a strong supporter of Steve Gartin who was at one time a Spyderco employee. I don't know much more that that, only that Chas comments on the "evils" of Spyderco with regularity.

David

"Not all who wander are lost"

What's the deal with the bad blood? Sure hope it ain't so...

IIRC, Sal is out of the country right now. Give him time. There was no peep of this on BFC, so there is probably nothing to it.

Anyone try a Google search to see if
this is the case?

I'm checking on it now!

AET

Let me win your hearts & minds, or I'll burn your **** huts down!

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:<hr height=1 noshade> Chas is definitely anti-Spyderco. He is a strong supporter of Steve Gartin who was at one time a Spyderco employee. I don't know much more that that, only that Chas comments on the "evils" of Spyderco with regularity. <hr height=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2>

I've also seen him predict the imminent demis of Spyderco due to Steve's airtight case, for over 10 years now. I wouldn't get too worked up.

Someone please give me the details.Who is Chas and Steve.

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Chas is a regular poster to the newsgroup rec.knives.

Check out this link to see who Steve Gartin is.
http://www.geocities.com/stevegartin/steve.html

Near the bottom of the page you will see it says that he was former sales manager for Spyderco (among others). IIRC Chas has claimed that Mr. Gartin was designer of the Police model.

This may, or may not, be a subject which Sal is comfortable to elaborate on. However, I don't think we fans have to worry too much about Spyderco being sold in the near future.

David

"Not all who wander are lost"

Spyderco is a family business and to my knowlege Spyderco is not up for sale. Period.

Clipits work!

We see the same bullcrap about this time every year from certian people.
I sincerely doubt <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> is even considering this when in fact most of the crew is on a out of the country knife show.
Not exactly something one would waste time on if such rumors were true. Ron

BTT since I saw Sal post reciently

No plans to sell.

sal

That is great news. I hope Spyderco is like Colt and S&W a company that last decades.

Thanks, Sal.

There didn't seem to be any doubt you are in for the long haul after talking about your plans and vision at the Spirit of Steel and after reading KI's glowing article on you and Spyderco I can't imagine anyone believing rumors of this sort. "Spyderco is the Shiznez" - Rumor Control, out.

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