There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
sounds great, hopefully could be part of one of my UK law friendly carries.
Maybe instead of trolling a competitor's message board you could spend some time on the drawing board, developing new and different products that might reach a different audience?
It seems massdrop is doing what they do, trying to sell a product. It just happens that you used to sell a similar product on massdrop.
All I'm saying is running around screaming "victim" and "rip-off" doesn't really endear you to anyone.
If you look at the pictures, the first thing you notice is USA stamped on the blade. Before at least one of the pics had Made in China added on which apparently is now gone. But come on, $40 for chinese made product. There is nothing that says it is made in China till you read the desc now. Back to the blades..... the blades are give or take $18.00 for 100. That's 18 cents(4 thousandths the px of the case) And that is the px we pay. Goodness knows how much they get them for. it's a simple slip but I think not. Its great that they are two brothers who run a family business and designs products. I am also not really supporting them per se because they are not making the products. I posted previously that this reminds me of Juicero and I also mentioned the QC in China is just as good as any western country. There is no need to CNC this since it is made in China. As for Tactical_Keychains, he is guy machining the stuff himself with his own two hands. It would be cost-prohibitive for him to have a die casting machine with dies made to churn these his out. These are made in China by a factory so it's just silly to CNC this and then charge this insane amount for what? There is no artisanal value to justify the cost.