Unpopular opinions

[Twigg]

it was a mockery, inside joke.

Lol, I was being sarcastic. Just joking around.

 

[Jville]

this is so racist, how insensitive!! oh the nerve!!

Totally making fun of Asians. Plus that Asian man is depicted as white, so it's also white privledge.

 

[Dhoff]

Many makers should raise their prices since the knives are gone within 5 minutes. At least raise them until it takes an hour!

 

[M1k3]

Many makers should raise their prices since the knives are gone within 5 minutes. At least raise them until it takes an hour!

PM sent

 

[labor of love]

Many makers should raise their prices since the knives are gone within 5 minutes. At least raise them until it takes an hour!

Western Makers should stop doing custom work and just crank out massive batches.

 

[M1k3]

Western Makers should stop doing custom work and just crank out massive batches.

After I get mine

 

[Qapla']

Japanese knife vendors make themselves look silly when they insist that garasuki's and yodeba's are "western" knives.

 

[Marek07]

rc is better than coke and pepsi

Actually... Chinotto rules the roost!

 

[daddy yo yo]

New members should be limited to starting 1 new thread a month for their first year.

Referring to josemartinlopez?

 

[M1k3]

Referring to josemartinlopez?

This is the unpopular opinions thread! That would be no!

 

[AFKitchenknivesguy]

Referring to josemartinlopez?

Thought that was obvious?

 

[daddy yo yo]

Thought that was obvious?

Yep, it was...

 

[pleue]

BST should be auction based.

I don’t actually believe this.

 

[BillHanna]

It’s a little early to call it, but I’m thinking this gets the thread of the year award.

Raquin Knives is pretty good from post #1

 

[Barmoley]

Popular western makers should use a lottery system similar to bloodroot. This will fix the problem we have now of people with the most time getting the most popular knives and avoid the problem of people with the most money getting all the popular knives that raising prices will create.

Alternatively, flipping should be encouraged, this way most popular knives can flow from people with the most time to people with the most money allowing equal distribution in the time vs money strata.

 

[Tim Rowland]

Mayonnaise is quite possibly the worse condiment ever created.

 

[BillHanna]

Popular western makers should use a lottery system similar to bloodroot. This will fix the problem we have now of people with the most time getting the most popular knives and avoid the problem of people with the most money getting all the popular knives that raising prices will create.

Alternatively, flipping should be encouraged, this way most popular knives can flow from people with the most time to people with the most money allowing equal distribution in the time vs money strata.

So I can like it for a second time.


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[valgard]

Mayonnaise is quite possibly the worse condiment ever created.

Well done, you and Ian have really soaked in the spirit of this thread

 

[valgard]

Holy smokes, I went away for a few days, but this thread caught a new wind, some real funny "unpopular" opinions. By the number of likes and the fun I had reading it...

 

[valgard]

Buying your first car is not fun at all

 

[ian]

Popular western makers should use a lottery system similar to bloodroot. This will fix the problem we have now of people with the most time getting the most popular knives and avoid the problem of people with the most money getting all the popular knives that raising prices will create.

No sales on BST should be allowed to
be finalized in the first 24 hrs after posting. For in demand items, the seller should feel free to pick a familiar face to sell to, and if all things are otherwise equal, the seller should pick the buyer randomly using some sort of random number generator. No weight should be assigned to the time at which a PM was sent.

 

[M1k3]

Buying your first car is not fun at all

What if your first car was a 67 big block Chevelle?

 

[valgard]

The man is on fire

 

[valgard]

What if your first car was a 67 big block Chevelle?

The car doesn't matter, the process is painful unless money is not an issue

 

[Barmoley]

No sales on BST should be allowed to
be finalized in the first 24 hrs after posting. For in demand items, the seller should feel free to pick a familiar face to sell to, and if all things are otherwise equal, the seller should pick the buyer randomly using some sort of random number generator. No weight should be assigned to the time at which a PM was sent.

That's not an opinion, this is how it already is, except the whole allowed not allowed bit.

 

[AFKitchenknivesguy]

Popular western makers should use a lottery system similar to bloodroot. This will fix the problem we have now of people with the most time getting the most popular knives and avoid the problem of people with the most money getting all the popular knives that raising prices will create.

Alternatively, flipping should be encouraged, this way most popular knives can flow from people with the most time to people with the most money allowing equal distribution in the time vs money strata.

I don't think you understand capitalism.

Edit: didn't mean to sound snobby.

Those who make decent money i.e. salary work a TON and don't have lots of time. This probably is most people. Those with little money probably don't work a lot or need education, a higher priority.

Also, how do you think these popular makers got to be that way? The early adopters got on the list, and it built from there. Makers just starting out doing a lottery are destined to fail most often.

The point is there is a lot to the equation than what's best for you.

 

[ian]

That's not an opinion, this is how it already is, except the whole allowed not allowed bit.

Heh, it’s true that technically sellers can do what they want, but I think most people have expectations about BST that are contrary to what I expressed.

 

[ian]

Those with little money probably don't work a lot or need education, a higher priority.

This is dismissive. Some people love jobs that are less highly paid. Some people don’t love their jobs, but access to more education or better employment isn’t an option for them for any number of reasons.

 

[AFKitchenknivesguy]

This is dismissive. Some people love jobs that are less highly paid. Some people don’t love their jobs, but access to more education or better employment isn’t an option for them for any number of reasons.

It wasn't meant to be dismissive, just highlighting one of many reasons why the idea isn't right for all makers.

 

[M1k3]

Nor wrong for all makers.