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Great Eastern Cutlery Availability, Dealers, "Drops", Etc.: A Place for People to Vent

I check dealer websites everyday for new offerings...why are so many GEC dealers not updating new inventory? Getting tired of seeing the same knives available for months.

Looks like Kifer Cutlery Classics is only selling there new stock knives as auctions on eBay.
 
bax229 said:
I check dealer websites everyday for new offerings...why are so many GEC dealers not updating new inventory? Getting tired of seeing the same knives available for months.

Looks like Kifer Cutlery Classics is only selling there new stock knives as auctions on eBay.
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GEC does not ship everything at the same time.
 
bax229 said:
I check dealer websites everyday for new offerings...why are so many GEC dealers not updating new inventory? Getting tired of seeing the same knives available for months.

Looks like Kifer Cutlery Classics is only selling there new stock knives as auctions on eBay.
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I honestly don’t see how GEC is ok with this. They have been doing this for a while- I noticed with the 93 release. What if every GEC dealer put their inventory only for bid on eBay?
 
bbk357 said:
I honestly don’t see how GEC is ok with this. They have been doing this for a while- I noticed with the 93 release. What if every GEC dealer put their inventory only for bid on eBay?
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Getting dealer discounts, then selling them at second market prices! Kifer won't be getting my business.
 
bax229 said:
Getting dealer discounts, then selling them at second market prices! Kifer won't be getting my business.
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Simple math shows that Kifer’s eBay starting price is retail plus eBay/PayPal fees. Secondary market prices are at least retail +50%. Usually more.
 
Mayonardo said:
Simple math shows that Kifer’s eBay starting price is retail plus eBay/PayPal fees. Secondary market prices are at least retail +50%. Usually more.
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It's not a "Buy It Now" price...That's the starting bid. Who knows what the final price will be.

It's the auction part that is turning away customers.
 
bax229 said:
It's not a "Buy It Now" price...That's the starting bid. Who knows what the final price will be.

It's the auction part that is turning away customers.
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Agree.
It’s a dealer doing this with brand new stock.
 
That seems nuts to sell on eBay. Those hot drops like the Humpback Whittler sell out in like 5-10 minutes.

The shop just has to run the shipping and packing like an assembly line and get them all out the door at once. eBay is waiting 3-5 days for each auction to end and then starting.
 
Danke42 said:
That seems nuts to sell on eBay. Those hot drops like the Humpback Whittler sell out in like 5-10 minutes.

The shop just has to run the shipping and packing like an assembly line and get them all out the door at once. eBay is waiting 3-5 days for each auction to end and then starting.
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And in that time the hot drops have all sold out and where's the only place left to buy? Bid away...
 
I just bought something from eBay a few weeks ago- a hinderer. I was charged tax on it. Guess that’s the norm in eBay now.
 
bax229 said:
It's not a "Buy It Now" price...That's the starting bid. Who knows what the final price will be.

It's the auction part that is turning away customers.
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Yes, that is what I said. Starting price and who pays what is their business.

bbk357 said:
I just bought something from eBay a few weeks ago- a hinderer. I was charged tax on it. Guess that’s the norm in eBay now.
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Depends on your state of residence.
 
Ebay fees the sellers to death. I have no problem with Kifer selling that way.
 
bbk357 said:
I just bought something from eBay a few weeks ago- a hinderer. I was charged tax on it. Guess that’s the norm in eBay now.
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It depends on the state. The Supreme Court ruled that states can now charge taxes on internet sales. Over 30 states are charging it now. Government is greedy.
 
hose56 said:
Ebay fees the sellers to death. I have no problem with Kifer selling that way.
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Not so much. Depends on the market. For instance, I recently sold a knife on eBay for about 30% more (including their fees) than I could have gotten
for it here. The market reacted in my favor that time. In general my experience has been that one will most usually make significantly profit selling on eBay than BF.
 
Mayonardo said:
Not so much. Depends on the market. For instance, I recently sold a knife on eBay for about 30% more (including their fees) than I could have gotten
for it here. The market reacted in my favor that time. In general my experience has been that one will most usually make significantly profit selling on eBay than BF.
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Hopefully you listed it here first, before taking your GEC knife to fleabay.
 
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