In the end, isn't that what creates marketing frenzy for a company, though? Exclusivity. Gotta have it, gotta have it, gotta have it, creating ridiculous secondary markets leading to rushes on the following runs. Most people who aren't true fans of the design or materials just want the ability to make a little extra money. If there's a market frenzy then the speculators know they can and will step up to the plate and order as many as they can. The frenzy gets even more frenetic if there are special rules to purchasing one or manufacturer/ dealer imposed limits on the number ordered coupled with an unknown quantity being released.Ankerson wrote:The Serial Number thing is pretty simple really.
The Serial Numbers are recorded and Sent off in blocks to the various Distributors and Knife Shops, dates shipped etc.
So when a number of them end up on EBAY or whatever before anyone else has them like still on pre order etc the Manufacturer gets one of them and looks up the Serial Number.
Then once it's looked up and they find out were that block went to they pick up the phone and call that Distributor or Knife Shop and simply ask them how the **** X number of knives in Y Block of numbers that THEY HAD ended up on EBAY or whatever Z amount of time before anyone else got them.
Specifically if the Knife Shop has a Limit of 1 or 2 per customer, how did 20 of them in their Block of Serial Numbers end up on EBAY from the same seller before any of the Customers got them?
Or to the Distributor how did that block of Serial Numbers ended up on EBAY etc before the Knife Shops got them?
Or the Shops don't have any, but there are 50 of them on EBAY or whatever..
It would be VERY easy, trivial to track down, wouldn't take more than maybe 5 or 10 mins of actual time to find out what happened once they had the Serial Numbers.
That's if the Manufacturer actually really wanted to do something about it in the 1st place.
That's something they couldn't hide from or even begin to try and deny as it would all be in black and white.
The only thing I wonder about is that Sal is blatantly clear about these mule team blades not being along the same lines as the sprint runs. He said that nothing will change that will cause unnecessary costs to the program, and for that I'm grateful. I know that I'm willing to pay a little extra to ensure a shot at the obviously high demand blades, but if that jeopardizes the program, I'll bow out and accept the fact that some scumbags take advantage of an imperfect system. It would be really nice if something, anything, was in place that protected those true steel fans and allowed them an opportunity to buy a blade without worrying about the scalpers,but that's not to be.