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I have nothing negative to say, I think your reply is a very good and a logical one. BUT, for me, i would not price things different on different forums JUST for that reason. HOWEVER, (and this is obv just my 2 cents) had you priced it at 1900 euro here and said that pp fees and s/h is extra, and 1900 euro on other forum (i assume those are mostly wire transfers) that shipping inside austria/germany is included, and everywhere else is extra, then there prob be no doubts.. but these are small things...Let me just say a few words to that:
You are wrong 2 times here. I never offered the knife there for 1.800 (was 1.900€ as already mentioned) and the knife was offered for 2.400€ here when you stated this post. So please, if you want to get upset, then do your homework and don't tell falsehoods.
The reasons for the price difference have already been mentioned; on one hand, significantly higher shipping costs are to expect, and I have also taken PayPal fees into account. In addition, an unwritten rule in the German forum is that one should not sell knives for more than they cost oneself. It's totally different than here but of course you don't know that. Furthermore everyone is free to contact me and discuss the details.
What bothers me way more: The knife is a unique piece, it has been exclusively in my possession for about 7 years, it was a collaboration with Xerxes which he would never ever do again and I alone can decide for how much money I want to offer it. In this forum, the thesis clearly prevails that the market will regulate the price, or am I wrong? Please explain to me how you come to mention 'flipping' in this context or what prompts you to refer to it in this thread? It's not the case that I bought the knife a week ago for 1.000 bucks and sell it now for 2.400 (what's flipping to me). I own this knife for at least 7 years and it never had another owner.
No one has to buy my knife if they don't like it; the market price for such a unique piece is difficult to determine, so what speaks against setting the price fairly high (although it must be clear to all of you here that today you cannot even remotely obtain such a knife from Xerxes at the same price), to clarify the demand? Again: Isn't it the market that regulates the price? In addition, as far as I can tell, it is customary here to set knives at a high price and then gradually reduce them, or am I mistaken?
I find this crusade against me inappropriate. I did already apologize to not offer pics immediately, yes, that's a big learning for me. But this has nothing to do with my right to sell the knife for whatever I think is appropriate.
This is all I have to say on this topic; interested people are welcome to contact me, and I can refer to some very well-known makers and collectors who will vouch for my integrity.
Mack.
p.s. To be clear: I take the liberty to reduce the price of my knife after my fancy.
and, imo anyone who is in the market for a 2k knife, BETTER ask for more pics, better ask more questions, and better clarify everything with you in private or public 3x more times