Yes, as long as you buy directly from China Sanrenmu is cheaper, Real Steel, Ruike and the new SRM line are made for the international market.
I never had problems with imports from China. So much stuff is getting shipped from there that they just can’t check it all.
From the US I had to pay customs when it was only for tweaking wtf…
We’re actually on the same sinde, I also wish they’d sell some of those nice Real Steel/Ruike models under their own Sanrenmu brand and sell them for half the price.
We’ll see, maybe it happens, I’m not thrilled by the latest SRM models though.
Meanwhile I just carry my Real Steel Griffin again. Got it for €40 on the bay because the packaging was torn on the inside
And still, with the $40 price tag listed at first it’s still Ruike territory MSRP-wise
been reading these forums for years and now have a question for the first time I don’t find the answer for here....
I'm on the market for a folding knife that I was supposed to get at fasttech, since they have it in stock and announce it as having "free shipping" in the product page description.
Registered on fasttech website, made the checkout, only to realise that the free shipping option is not available and I need to pay the shipping in order to purchase the knife... bummer.
And GB does not carry that particular version.. I've stopped using Ali because there are a lot of counterfaits there.
Do you have any alternative sites with free shipping or with good prices for ganzo knifes?
Or a working Coupon for fasttech knifes (or other site) ?. It would be nice if I could bring the price down. :D
I still haven't quite understood the GB shipping method. Giving one particular knife model as example, and shipping from fast-08 warehouse:
- To my country:
Expedited Shipping
2-5 business days
€10.24
- To Germany:
Unregistered Air Mail
3-7 business days
FREE SHIPPING
Priority Line
2-5 business days
FREE SHIPPING
- To Switzerland:
No more shipping method
How can they ship free to one country and charge 10 € to another? To switzerland they do not ship the aforementioned model, but other models within the same specs range it ships for 4.25€...
Yes, i've saved a lot of money in shipping from impulse buys, which otherwise would get if it was free :D
Isn't Exduct an US based company? I live in EU, so I can only order from within Europe or Asia. Shipping from US would probably cost as much as the knife itself.
Actually, picked up 2 knifes at GB three weeks ago, and I am still waiting for them. Let's wait and see if they sail through the customs without any troubles. I often only like to pick one at a time, and reduce in 50% the chances of getting inspected and potentialy apprehended by some customs staff that doesn't know the difference between a gravity knife and a thumbstud knife... but heck, they were both in flast sale and the shipping I payed for both were actually 10 cents less than if I bought just one. And I If bough them separately, would have to pay 2 full shippings.
I have tryed that at fasttech: with an order of 20 plus usd, I still have to pay for shipping. And with over 30.99 usd, the shipping is free. But then again, I can only import goods up to 22 € (25,45 usd). More than that, and will pay custom fees. Which would be worse.
@vimana Once I’ve asked GB on a specific knife (can’t recall which one - maybe the SRM 7129 when it was on sale for 6 dollar something) why it’s $7.xx to CH but only some cents to Germany.
The answer was the usual mumbojumbo about carriers and whatnot, so I just thought screw you.
Big advertisement with free shipping and then this? Thanks, but no thanks.
FT states worldwide free shipping on its knives, then you always have to choose an option for money, because: knives.
Yeah thanks, I got it, and less than $2 is ok with me, but then take away that fake free shipping ad.
They won’t cry over one lost customer on cheaper than dirt knives, so they go on.
And I think twice with my next order
GB started adding shipping charge for knives a while ago, especially to countries where knives get often confiscated by Customs.
For example, they charge me $2 to $5 to ship a knife to Canada, but shipping to the USA is often free.
FT often gets 10/15% off their whole website which often coincide with the USA holidays.
If you are not in a rush, the next one will probably be the first week of September for the “Labor Day” holiday. This will help bring the cost down. Just keep an eye on the customer forum/promotions.
I like a lot the 9002 and 9015 specially. One or two cms more and it would be a lot better for me.
But i like the new models from Sanrenmu. I hope they put new fixed knives in the market too.