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
For those who have said there's some "interstate commerce" restrictions on shipping across state lines, I do not believe that is true. I bought my Breakout from an internet retailer based in Utah (I'm in Alabama) and the only requirement for shipping to me was that I know my own state laws before placing the order. I'm sure they keep a list of states where auto-openers are illegal and will refuse orders to such states, but I don't believe there is any federal prohibition on interstate shipping of auto-opening knives. If y'all who said you think there are federal "interstate commerce" restrictions (presumably based on the Commerce Clause of our Constitution's Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3) could cite the law(s) you think exist from the federal level, that would be a big help in having a knowledgeable discussion about the possibility of Massdrop listing auto knives for sale. I acknowledge that I could be wrong and maybe new laws have been passed restricting interstate shipping of auto knives, but my personal experience of ordering one maybe three or four years ago and it not being any real hassle strongly suggests that it wasn't illegal then, so I'd need to see a citation to such a law before I take such warnings at face value, and I suggest that everybody interested in staying legal take those warnings with a grain of salt as well. While I'm not interested in buying any more auto-openers whether on Massdrop or elsewhere, I am interested in getting correct information while I'm considering the possibility of them being listed here.