Rip off ?

[tahomazz]

I'm being charged 120$ for a spyderco native! and the blades not made in USA? WTF

[Murdoc]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeehhh............. what???
Please elaborate.

Dennis

[tahomazz]

I called my local knife shop and asked to order a native plain edge and he said it would cost 120$ and when he repeated what I was gettin be said the steel was made in japan???

[ChrisR]

The way I understand it, Japan makes some fantastic steels (VG10, H1 etc.) and they jealously guard their products so Spyderco has to have those knives made in Japan. That said, it is a Spyderco knife so if it was made in Japan then it will be a superb knife and they will have chosen the factory for a specific reason :)

[Murdoc]

The Native III was made in Japan with VG-10 steel. It is discontinued:
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=61

The Native I (which is still available) features S30V steel and is made in the US:
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=20

None of them cost $120, even MSRP.

In online stores, the Native I is about half that - and less:

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store ... ?s=SP41PBK
http://www.cutleryshoppe.com/nativeligh ... oedge.aspx
http://newgraham.com/store/product/713/ ... e-SC41PBK/

You can still get the Native III, too:
http://newgraham.com/store/product/740/ ... E-SC78PBK/

I suggest you change your Spydie dealer :D

Dennis

EDIT: Maybe it is a CF Native?!

$120 would be a great price then :
http://newgraham.com/store/product/5683 ... E-SC41CFP/

[The General]

Wow, how new are you? Spyderco make knives in several countries.

It does sound like your dealer is charging you a lot though. I would shop somewhere else and not moan about it on here.

[tahomazz]

Yes but a the native worth tht kind of money?

[The General]

Its worth what the buyer is prepared to pay.

[tahomazz]

Does anyone know of any spyderco dealers near the mississauga area?

[gmand16]

Murdoc listed dealers that you are able to purchase the knife from online for about 50% of the cost of "your" dealer. Read above.

[Murdoc]

Yes but a the native worth tht kind of money?

What? 60 bucks ??

For a US made knife with high-quality S30V steel?



Well,





yes.


:D :D


Dennis

[catamount]

If it's the Native 4, which was made in Japan with carbon fiber scales and VG-10 steel, then that price isn't unreasonable at all. MSRP was $260.

http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=369

[jabba359]

$120 isn't half bad if it's the carbon fiber version. I'm not sure what being made in Japan vs. USA has to do with anything. That said, the VG-10 steel is great and Japan manufactures some of the very best steels in the world. Japan also has a very long history of producing quality cutlery (they got a lot of practice making samurai swords over the course of hundreds of years).

[tahomazz]

It's the native s30v frn handles 120$

[ChrisR]

Hmm, something's wrong then - S30V is a US-made steel and wouldn't be stamped from Japan.

[The Deacon]

I'm being charged 120$ for a spyderco native! and the blades not made in USA? WTF

Sounds like that's the CF/VG-10 version of the C41 Native. Only other Native made outside the US was the FRN/VG-10 C78 Native III. Either that, or you live somewhere other than the USA.

[bh49]

It's the native s30v frn handles 120$

It is a great knife, but $120 doesn't sound reasonable for me for FRN Native.
Get it from NGK

http://newgraham.com/store/product/713/ ... e-SC41PBK/

It is great dealer, they accept returns, even can inspect the knife before ship.
Call them.
Knife center also good.
Still if this is CF/VG10 Native4, than $120 is a good price. I paid much more for mine.
Good luck.

[Murdoc]

It's the native s30v frn handles 120$

Unreasonable, unbelievable even, since it is above MSRP.

Never heard of anything like that, especially for an "ordinary" Native I which is readily availabe anywhere.

If you want one, get it from one of the dealers I've listed - or somewhere else. They're pretty reasonably priced almost everywhere - ecxept from your dealer

Maybe there was some mistake. I bet it was, since the Native doesn't have a japanese steel blade to begin with. As you stated in your latter post, it features S30V which is US made. Perhaps the dealer read his list wrong :)

Dennis

[RIOT]

oddly i prefer Japan Spydercos over US, i always think they are made better

[jzmtl]

Does anyone know of any spyderco dealers near the mississauga area?

Well there's the key, local shop + canadian = bend over with your wallet open. :D