Now is actually a great time to collect. The quality of certain select Chinese knives is no longer a secret and prices will continue to rise as their popularity increases. Im wondering if quality will drop when their demand surpasses their supply.
I hope not but in the meantime all we have to do is keep buying knives early while the quality is still good. I sound like a crack addict but addicted to knives.
The quality of certain select Chinese knives is no longer a secret and prices will continue to rise as their popularity increases. Im wondering if quality will drop when their demand surpasses their supply.
I dunno if that's true. Knives don't exactly have inelastic supply, nor demand for that matter. The production base in china is essentially infinite, and the quality issue is more of a new cultural problem (transitional capitalist greed) than anything else. But hey, whatever we gotta tell ourselves... I like to think of the times I missed out on some flashlight deal to motivate my purchases.
I just try not to think about it...:( My last order I bought I think 8 SRM710s so Id never run out, and will have some spares if I loose one, or they get discontinued, or prices increase, or I want to mod, etc.
In hindsight it was kind of stupid, now I need to order a black one, a yellow camo one, and a couple others, so I wish I bought a variety of different models in the first place.
But the good news is that Im not addicted to flashlights, I just have one Sipik AA zoom, its perfect for me and thats all I need. This is the only sub forum I check, LOL.
Well I started out addicted to flashlights then a few people (you all know who you are ) around here started talking knives and so knife addiction it is.
I have this 908. Its the typical SRM legendary build quality, although I feel the blade is on the thin side for a knife of its size. Its still adequate for most cutting chores and could be an advantage for food preparation. Its to bad these are almost all gone.
Inflation is rising in China. But the US dollar might be going down the crapper even faster. It might be only a matter of time before prices go up, or quality goes down, to compensate for rising costs in China.
Pretty expensive for cheap steel in a fake knife. Plus I personally don't like the blade design.
Hey David, maybe you can see if you can round up some older model 9 series knives because I'm pretty sure they would sell like hotcakes. Check with your suppliers and/or connections--they just might have a few hidden away for you to sell. Give it a try anyway because I would buy several of each them myself.