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wdennis
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Sep 17, 2018
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The rationale for purchasing this very cool blade from Massdrop ——and many others, eludes me. Why would any self respecting “Knife Enthusiast” sign up for this deal? I’ve been debating this item for some time now, but were I to pull the trigger today (within ”1 hour and 58 minutes...”), I could have it for $10 cheaper from Amazon and have in my knife addicted shaky hands by tomorrow. So, what’s up? What part of thirty days from now and ten dollars more sounds good? If I were interested in campfire whittlings prep, I personally would use something more appropriate to the task, perhaps my Tenacious, or even my Squid, but NOT a Chinook Norman Bates special, definitely NOT one of my Bedlam 860/8600 twins, NOT my Pinkerton Nomad, and definitely NOT my Sinkevich 0462, and yeah, I like trailing points.
ReefBlastbody
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Sep 17, 2018
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wdennisFor Massdrop exclusive collaborations, like the Ferrum Forge/WE Knife Crux or Gent, or the others they've done, it's either wait for it new, or wait longer for it on the secondary market.
And Massdrop does have some genuinely good deals, like the Willumsen/Kizer Superbad bowie fixed blade they offered back at the start of the year. They offered a significant enough discount over what I could find on Amazon, BHQ, GP Knives and elsewhere that I was willing to accept the delayed gratification.
Massdrop's biggest profit is on neophytes who are unaware of, or unwilling/unable to invest time into rooting around all the various other online sites to find a deal. And those who see "group buy" and uncritically assume that it must be the best deal and think searching around more is a waste of time and effort.
And Massdrop does have some genuinely good deals, like the Willumsen/Kizer Superbad bowie fixed blade they offered back at the start of the year. They offered a significant enough discount over what I could find on Amazon, BHQ, GP Knives and elsewhere that I was willing to accept the delayed gratification.
Massdrop's biggest profit is on neophytes who are unaware of, or unwilling/unable to invest time into rooting around all the various other online sites to find a deal. And those who see "group buy" and uncritically assume that it must be the best deal and think searching around more is a waste of time and effort.
wdennis
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Sep 17, 2018
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ReefBlastbodyYou are correct as well as a rational voice. I was ramping up with a not quite completely accurate rant. I have calmed down a bit upon notification that I have a Warwolf waiting in a Dani locker, and I feel MUCH better. B
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