Giant Mouse new Atelier at ridiculous price?

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theknifejunky

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Hi. I have Ace Grand knife from Giant Mouse, and I found it to be my best knife I have (and I have few too many). Love that knife, love materials. Price was OK arround 180-190 eur (usd). Yesterday new smaller version got out - Atelier, same materials, smaller package. But price is higher than larger model? Are we buyers that stupid or what? It is like an isnsult for me. What do you think. Love the design but price is ridiculous.
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I agree with the others, and most (not all) USA manufacturers have gone up significantly in price since the bad days of covid. Idk if that is still affecting companies, but I’m sure it’s a good excuse 🙄 check out the 0393GL, or the 0308BLKTS, both are nearly $100 MORE than when they came out a few years ago.
Luckily it hasn’t affected the price of RHKs (yet!) because they’re already expensive enough, and funny enough, looking like a bargain now that ZT prices are getting really REALLY close
 
Thank the 'pivot to Asia' and US trade war for this (and much else).

#yourtaxdollarsatwork
 
They seem to do 20% off everything every Nov-Dec, so of you like it but want it cheaper, I'd just wait for that.
 
I'm still gonna get one eventually. This design will be great in that size range.
 
I made this thread 15 days ago, and I was tracking numbers on Lamnia (largest european knife store), they had 10 of them (in micarta), and today there are 6 left. So 4 sold in 15 days, not selling like a hot cakes (popular models are gone within day, even TRC Apocalypse despite its price gone up like 30 pecent lately), If they were priced arround 160, I am sure they would be all gone by now.
 
Some manufacturers’ prices are going through the roof.

WE knives have been going up like $50 with every new monthly release. $350+ is the new base, this month, it seems.
We are going to have $400 WE knives in a month or two. It’s freakin ridiculous.

Just a year ago, most of their new releases were $200 or so street price.

In addition to the prices going up, almost every new release is limited.

They’re moving away from what made them awesome.

CIVIVI prices have been creeping hard, too. All with no change in materials, same ol’ stuff.
 
Looks like inflation is hitting the knife industry like every other industry. I collect watches as well and received an email from Christopher Ward this month letting customers know that their prices would be going up on April 3rd due to inflation in the supply chain. This is what happens when the politicians on both sides spend money they don't have. Inflation is always the biggest tax and it never plays favorites.
 
theknifejunky said:
Hi. I have Ace Grand knife from Giant Mouse, and I found it to be my best knife I have (and I have few too many). Love that knife, love materials. Price was OK arround 180-190 eur (usd). Yesterday new smaller version got out - Atelier, same materials, smaller package. But price is higher than larger model? Are we buyers that stupid or what? It is like an isnsult for me. What do you think. Love the design but price is ridiculous.
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If you are insulted by this you are going to have a rough time when you leave moms basement.
 
No, just dont want Companies to make fools of customers. Larger knife almost cheaper than smaller, same materials. It is about principle, I bought much more expensive knives than those.
 
It is sad to say, but the easiest way to handle this is just not to buy new knives. Knives at the $300 level are luxury items, anyway. I certainly love to admire them, but I wouldn't think of taking them out on a job site and putting them to work.

And to use the case in point by the OP, if there was no market for the night they would not make it. If it wasn't good for them, they wouldn't sell it at that price. Think about it from their side; if you can sell half as many knives and make the same overall profit, why wouldn't you?

At the extreme pricess some of the knives are bringing now I have to think that all of these manufacturers are completely concerned and thoughtful about their pricing while they are dragging their money off to the bank.

As a contractor I deal with labor costs, material costs, shipping costs, material availability, inflation, rising cost of everything you can imagine when putting together my estimates and repair costs. Nothing I have seen convinces me that pricing should be skyrocketing exponentially in the night world.

So good for these guys that are exploring the limits of their fanboys. If I had a product I could sell at a monster markup reliably, you can bet your butt I would do it! All business owners are in business to make money.

PERIOD.
 
Pretty much that ^^. We’re talking almost double in one year here. I get labor and materials have increased.

WE, for instance, hasn’t raised their prices on any old product. It’s only their new models that are 1.75x-2x from a year ago, in addition to making them all limited releases (to cause hype? “Gotta get one before they’re gone”)

I more see this as a business / profit model change, perhaps, using the current financial climate as the excuse.

If it had to do with rising costs or inflation, you’d think they would raise their prices on everything by 10% or 20% or whatever.

I have no issues with capitalism. None at all. It just sucks watching certain brands move away from their roots.
 
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Sounds like price gouging to me. The cost of raw materials has increased, so it’s obviously going to affect knife manufacturers. However, the hefty price increases we are seeing seems ridiculous. I agree that less sales will drive the prices back down.
 
I'm with many of you guys on the price hiking. I don't feel the ridiculous price increase is due only to material/labour cost increase. Some/most knife manufacturers are just too greedy. I have pretty much stopped buying new Spydercos, ZTs, and Benchmades. Ironically, I still buy new Hinderers. Yes they have higher prices than those other brands but at least Rick has not been raising price annually, and Hinderer knives retain their values very well.
 
^^ LOL, was also going to mention Hinderer hasn’t raised his prices. Now we’ve jinxed it!

But this would literally be like in one year’s time he raised the standard XM-18 3.5 price of $425 to, say, $700.

That’s what’s been happening to a lot of the $200ish knives.
 
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