Personally, it’s been hit or miss for me, but I’ve had some great luck with Massdrop and I’m really glad they are a supporting member here now.
I’ve picked up; a Kershaw Leek CF for about $15 off the standard pricing, the carbon fiber Gent Select (I got it for $80), several Moraknivs for a great price, a Fallkniven DC4 for under $20, and a TITANIUM Chaparral for $125. I purchased all those items on Massdrop for less than I could find them anywhere else (some significantly cheaper).
Because of the processing and shipping time, I used to only check Massdrop for the rarish awesome deal...
Things have changed.
I now check the site almost daily to see if any great collabs have popped up.
So far I’ve got in on; a Massdrop exclusive pure copper AAA flashlight (it’s a Lumintop Tool with a digital switch instead of mechanical and a Nichia 219c instead of a 219b, an exclusive Rike Hummingbird (for $80 no less) in green AND purple (they usuallly only come in one color... and usually no purple which is my wife’s favorite color), and the one I’m most excited about of all... A Spyderco Delica in Super Gold steel.
All three of those are exclusives you could have only purchased from Massdrop and I was very happy for the opportunity to do so.
P.S.
The Laconico Keen is another amazing collab. Wish I would have gotten in on that.