This is the best deal Massdrop is allowed to advertise, Spyderco won't let retailers advertise lower. The reason you would buy this knife is simply because you support Massdrop and like their customer service.
OuttyninjaThe point of sites like Massdrop is to avoid being limited by the best price retailers are allowed to advertise. Otherwise, there's no reason to accept the longer shipping times and rigid purchasing time windows compared to traditional online retailers.