Well I think Spyderco is kind of in the position of being an "old" knife maker. Maybe not up there with Buck but what you get is the younger folks shopping and they think "my dad had a Spyderco (or a Buick, or some other established brand)" and to them that's a turn off because they're trying to build an image through social media of being the Hero and an old Spyderco like mom had in her purse won't cut it vs. a new brand X slab sided ti flipper with a crazy blade shape and rainbow coloured scales. They feel that knife with a similar or even lesser steel but with it's exclusivity is for sure worth $12000.00 while a PM2 is overpriced at $150.00.
I’d go along with that. In fact, if I worked for a small company like Spyderco, I’d be quite pleased if the prices were hiked if it resulted in continued secure employment, or, better still, if it was partly in order to raise wages across the board.
that isnt just an out west issue. its where i am also. i imagine many places in america are dealing with some of it... price increases and static wages.I’d go along with that. In fact, if I worked for a small company like Spyderco, I’d be quite pleased if the prices were hiked if it resulted in continued secure employment, or, better still, if it was partly in order to raise wages across the board.
What many people in the West are experiencing, including me, is a combination of increased prices and static wages. I would like to think that Spyderco look after their employees.
But it isn’t really any of my business. If I want a knife and I think it’s a fair price in the current climate, I’ll buy it, providing that the company isn’t on my ‘list’ for other reasons. Spyderco are not on that eclectic ‘list’, and I don’t expect them to be added to it in the near future.
Just to be clear, I was referring generally to the western world. But it is indeed going on in most places currently.
