I'm closing this poll, but not forgetting about it. Benchmade told us that they would list as soon as we had a brick and mortar location, so if at any point in the future we have such a thing, I will be sure to go talk to Benchmade and get them listed.
If you really need a quality knife, I wouldn't wait for group buys! Benchmade is probably the finest in the business so if need is a concern I would acquire one straight away! ;)
So, I've been calling Benchmade once a week since I said I would take an interest in this poll. I've tried everything, but they are dead set against selling to us UNLESS we open a physical store.
They're completely fine with us selling 100% of the knives on Massdrop, provided we have a physical store to show them off in. They care very deeply about people having the option to check out their knives in person, and at this time we can't list for this reason.
I'll keep trying, but if you really need a quality knife, I wouldn't wait for Benchmade. We will have some other awesome knives coming out soon, so keep checking the site.
I bought a 940 around 5 years ago, we've been through hell and back together and it's still holding up great. For the right price I'll probably buy a spare in case something ever happens to my current one.
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that I'm working on this poll and I should have an answer for you all on what's going to happen in the near future. I'll post updates as soon as I have more information.
Benchmade doesnt even allow dealers to sell their knives at lower than MSRP, or at least they don't allow dealers to advertise prices below MSRP.
That's likely the reason why this Massdrop is stalled... Benchmade isnt interested in giving discounts.