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Yes, but also, it's Eddie's first San-mai piece, so there's extra collector-value there... and tbh the way his pieces are going in secondary, they'll be in that range soon enough.
I mean, I want him to be successful and think most makers are generally undercharging for their work. I’d much rather Eddie get $1.2k for his nakiri than some reseller on KKF. I just find the economics of raffles perplexing from the buyer side.
 
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I think the raffle itself is fine, but the limited/low number of entries doesn't make sense. Imo it incentivizes people to buy multiple entries because the odds look juuuust in reach, so there's less people running, which defeats the purpose of a raffle imo. He should just remove the limit on entries, more money for him, and it hides the odds from buyers.
 
I mean, I want him to be successful and think most makers are generally undercharging for their work. I’d much rather Eddie get $1.2k for his nakiri than some reseller on KKF. I just find the economics of raffles perplexing from the buyer side.
Someone doesn't like gambling.
 
I mean, I want him to be successful and think most makers are generally undercharging for their work. I’d much rather Eddie get $1.2k for his nakiri than some reseller on KKF. I just find the economics of raffles perplexing from the buyer side.
It’s not my caper but I think it makes sense. From the seller side, maximise returns. From the buyer side, risk very little (a meal or a round of coffees for you and the homies) with the chance of acquiring something desirable (high upside and low downside).

I think the raffle itself is fine, but the limited/low number of entries doesn't make sense. Imo it incentivizes people to buy multiple entries because the odds look juuuust in reach, so there's less people running, which defeats the purpose of a raffle imo. He should just remove the limit on entries, more money for him, and it hides the odds from buyers.
This would make tickets less desirable as your chances are lower. Wouldn’t be willing to pay as much for a ‘chance’. Opening it up also has the chance of irritating potential future buyers - if a nakiri raffle raised $3k, I think some eyebrows would be raised (even though that is not necessarily a rational response).

Yes, but also, it's Eddie's first San-mai piece, so there's extra collector-value there... and tbh the way his pieces are going in secondary, they'll be in that range soon enough.
I think the gyuto came first, but your point remains valid!
 
Looks like a big Yoshimitsu Kajiya drop at KJ. Large variety of styles.

https://knifejapan.com/
Great blades if you are a fan of Shirogami #2 excellent heat treat.
I’m not familiar - but Okubo’s been on my list at KnifeJapan. Does Yoshimitsu Kajiya fall into the same category of reverence? Or anything else to note?

I have a few Okubo, starting a small collection it seems, but Okubo is Aogami #2 while Ide-san is Shirogami #2. Both do excellent heat treat and both are great out of the box and both sing with a little work as @bsfsu said. Both are well worth it for the price point. I prefer Aogami over Shirogami, but Ide-san’s tall Nakiri I love and stays in regular use. It was very nice out of the box, but with a fresh handle and a little thinning it is amazing. Takes a lovely patina too.

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