RANT MODE ON: Knife Dealers! I hope you watch this...

[@oXObsidianXo]

My personal favorite knife dealer (Canada) is Warriors And Wonders. They put a big red sign beside all the items that are out of stock, and they take paypal!

[@zachridgway7416]

FYI: At blade HQ, if you sort by price, it will automatically show in-stock knives first.

[@philipmarcus97]

All blade dealers selling such expensive knives should accept pay pal. It'd make life so much easier!

[@lonewolfmtnz]

3.5 years later and they've learned absolutely nothing

[@zelphredacted1581]

5 years later still haven't learned a whole lot

[@ironbound8438]

Caleb Reed ………aaaand 6 years later……… still 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@brandoncameron2411]

8 years later and still they havent learnt shit

[@roofrack21]

A month away from 11 years and nope. Didn’t learn a thing

[@mjmonjure]

Even worse, they don't tell you that they're not in stock, process the order, take your money and maybe, if you are lucky, they send you an e-mail to tell you that its not in stock and that they will refund your money. Unfortunately, "Sir", it may take 3-5 days for your CC available credit to be restored. Don't even want the knife anymore after that, the endorphins cease to flow and the adrenaline kicks in because I want reach through the internet and flip off the pricks that can't make a simple link between their web store and current inventory, or they just don't keep the inventory DB updated.

[@SuperSecretSquirell]

I know it's an old video, but what knife is the one in the center with the red scales? That is absolutely gorgeous and I want it!

[@vs.7295]

It's a will moon

[@heftylefty1231]

Sweet Jeezus, I love this rant, and I feel your pain. This totally reminds me of Family Guy when Peter does "What Grinds My Gears" segment on the local news. Preach on brother!

[@jacob____3659]

Hefty Lefty mad credit for the grind my gears reference 😂😂

[@Dafoodmaster]

Jim Skelton I live in the netherlands, and having a creditcard is actually pretty rare around these parts. It's not a money-thing, but there are alot more options to pay online and offline here that don't potentially get you into trouble or minor debt, something that the dutch are very cautious of. I've turned 18 a few months ago, and i've been a hard-core (i knew how to save up my cash) knife enthousiast since i was about 10. I have to this day never been able to shop out of America, and the knife market here is ALOT smaller (brick and mortar-wise you've got your bucks, mora's and opinels, with sometimes a CRKT or two, online stores usually stock about 25 brands at the ultimate max, 5 to 10 of which i'm interested in.) My parents don't have a credit card, and i'm looking into getting one via my bank, but i've had pay-pal since i was 14 i believe, so it would be so much more convinient that way... If only BladeHQ, New Graham Knives and Cabela's (i like some of the exclusive hunters there) were paypal-friendly..

[@theariesexperiment4642]

The exact same thing happens with guitar retailers. It infuriates me. I went through buying a guitar one time and got the notification for the purchase,...and 10 minutes late I get a text that says, .."restock date approximately Aug 18th of 2022". And its July 2021. I was so furious I went to every guitar forum known to man and outted that company in the nastiest way possible. I'm talking HOT!!!

[@sputumtube]

I used to work at BL Farrier Supplies in the UK. It's a wonderful family run business with one boss and one employee. We could obtain within one day every imaginable permutation of horse-shoe, farriers tool, forge, protective clothing etc. However, because there was only two of us working there it was an almost impossible task to keep the website up to date. Unforgivable for large corporations like Benchmade and Spyderco but please, give the little guys a break. They try their best.

[@RichardBuckerCodes]

Just in case you do not know or it has not already been explained.... [a] most web etailers use one of several online retail systems... whether it's amazon, shopify, google etc... [b] search engines want you to find what you are looking for so that they get paid for clicks [c] retailers do not really care if they do not have what you want. they want to bait and switch you to something else. [d] depending on whether you paid for adwords or search engine crawling your site the search company may not be able to remove out of stock items, even temporarily. My favorite system to hate is ATG. Don't get me started on that one.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

You're talking the concept of "wallpaper" and I get that, i did reference that, but it should be a LOT easier to get to the ones that are actually in stock. A clearer definition between them.

[@kylestewart4444]

I'd really like to know which sites you default to for really cool knives. I'm very new into knives and it'd be nice to have some inside info on where to find the really cool and even exclusive knives. Also, just watched like 8 of your videos in a row. Thanks for showing off all of your unbelievable knives and providing a lot of very useful information.

[@beuabez]

Hahaha awesome video man! I agree with you on many talking points. I also do the same thing with secret play money. Important stuff is paid first obviously (mortgage, car, food, etc) but after that the wife doesn’t need to know I spent 2k+ on a man toy. My wife would be cool about it, but its not worth the conversation to try and justify it to her, haha cuz then she will want the equivalent in shoes/purses/clothing. Just curious though has your wife ever stumbled upon this video.... : )

[@Dubbin1]

Yup what you're saying bugs the crap out of me but I can top it. I placed an order through knifeworks, after waiting a few days and still not getting a shipping noticed I decided to call them. Come to find out they didn't even have what I ordered in stock but yet already charged my card for it...

[@andrewalsobrook6729]

thats just wrong

[@sixstringbayonet8808]

Thanks Jim! I love your videos. I own two Kershaws that I love. I'm a huge supporter of Kershaw and Zero Tolerance. My next purchase will be the ZT0350 TS. What cleaner and lubricant do you use? Thanks again for the great videos. You are very educational in your videos👍🏻

[@sixstringbayonet8808]

I want to add that I think Kershaw is the best manufacturer of quality, low budget knives. Not to degrade Spiderco, they make quality products as well. I've never owned one. I recently bought a Kershaw Shuffle, for $14, but even still I can tell that the same craftmanship was used to create this little knife just by how solid the feel of its mechanisms are. Again, thank you for your educating videos👍

[@getoffmylawn8986]

Just happened to me trying to buy a Bark River Hunter. I'd love for knife dealers to do business like Lucky Gunner does with ammo. If it's not in stock, it's not even shown.

[@martygarrett6080]

Preach on brother you have a witness!!! Thank you so much for putting this video together. I couldn't agree with you more. We can only hope some of these dealers watch and learn from your video.

[@truetalon]

There's a really bad dealer in Australia that shows EVERYTHING is in stock. In their T&C's it says "Available - this means the item is either on the shelf or needs to be ordered in which usually takes around 7-14 days." So they will take your money then tell you it's not in stock - LOL

[@roybradley9166]

sometimes paypal will not be associated with knife websites that sell automatic knives (this was found out after asking multiple sites why they do not accept paypal)

[@peterdurnford3594]

No pay pal, I will not buy. Customer protection as well as sellers is key when I’m spending more than $100. And you are so right about what amounts to a bait and switch when it comes to “item not in stock”. It drives me nuts to think “yes, I found it” then after all the preamble realize that the item is not available. Like you say, just put it in a separate section to show you had it and can get it. But keep the ones in stock “up front” Great rant 👍👍

[@JPuckett89]

My favorite is when they list discontinued knives. We don't have this, we can't get this, they don't even make this anymore, but it's on our website.

[@mattfish4487]

Man knife center and Monkey edge still do this lol

[@mattfish4487]

7 years later lmao

[@dominix5548]

In addition to the convenience of paypal, there is also a security issue with not using it. I am a (cyber) Security Engineer working who works for a large healthcare company, and I know the risks of just giving any random website your credit card information. Personally, I will give my credit card out to NOBODY except amazon and paypal, because they are the only two sources whom I trust sufficiently. That's not to say other sites are fraudulent, I'm sure that's not the case. But the degree of security infrastructure you need to have in place to keep financial information secure these days (if it's even possible), both in transit and stored; requires a very high level of technical infrastructure. So much so that nobody can except any non tech-based business to implement it, and I know plenty of people (my father for one) who have gotten their card info stolen by using an insecure source (in his case, it was a smaller auto-parts website).

[@malthus101]

Jim! What is the red scaled knife in the center?

[@mrbluenun]

Hi Jim, I absolutely agree with you! I am not a knife collector though I would love to, but my moan similar to yours, is when I get down to the last couple of knives and then realise the American Makers do NOT ship to to the UK. Are we a Third World Country???

[@tmo8320]

THANK YOU for calling out the shade tree / early 90s bush-league practice of selling luxuries.

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

I am a single 20 year old so "hiding" the price from my SO isn't really a concern, but I prefer using paypal over anything. I don't have to put in my CC information, you can easily attach a card to your paypal account so it takes the money out. Or as Jim mentioned you can put money into the account itself, either way. Paypal is easier!

[@Esch_atton]

cant tell you how much i agree with this rant...

[@Nanchi]

lol right I was looking for a balisong bear ops song 5 specifically all sold out but (copy and paste your rant here) same thing happened when I looked for production friction folders like the mantis friction folder color didn't matter to me I really like friction folders lol

[@bobmorane54]

Nice Vid Jim and I totally agree regarding the inventory part. I've written to some knives' dealers complaining about this fact and they answered it's a kind of marketing thing. In fact, it's bad marketing because like you say we are disappointed and frustrated and it would be so easy to be clear about the archives part and the in stock part.

[@TheRealFrankWizza]

I ordered an in stock knife the other day. The dealer called the next day that it wasn't in stock. I ended up with a lesser knife.

[@1AD7um1]

Knife Dealers! listen up here this man knows what he is talking about! last year I bought a DPX hest triple black to only get an email shortly after stating that the item is not in stock. :( but they did eventually get it out to me. This is the most unacceptable out of all of the small inconveniences knife dealers can make.

[@Demetri.Heliotis]

Have you done a video on your Will Moon because I don't see one on your channel.

[@kevinJuly2024]

at 11:23 you put down a slim bladed knife with 3 short straight (illuminated?) lines on the handle, could you please tell me its name? thanks!!

[@noney81]

Kevin V Will Moon Mk6 if not mistaken

[@WillGoesBoing]

I think that's a huge appeal to high end knife collecting is knowing that even though you have the money to buy a knife that you want, if it's not available for sale then you're SOL. But when you finally come across it, it's the best feeling ever. It's just a part of the game. I have been trying to hunt down an earlier Hoback Kwaiback for a while now but it's impossible to find. Someday.... Btw love your videos.... keep up the good work!

[@ardeshirbahadori2048]

What is the finish on the "1300" dollar knife calls it's absolutely buetiful

[@brandonherrerasdad6838]

Mirror polished black dlc.

[@CNBaker94]

Jim did you see that plethora of Kirby Lamberts that went up on a certain northern knife dealer's site? I was so happy that I was finally going to have a Lambert in my collection. Then I clicked on one and the tiny little (out of stock) flashed at me and my heart sank.... I feel your pain Jim, dealers need to do a better job telling us what is out of stock up front. They shouldn't get our hopes up like they do.

[@rdokty]

Hey. Loved your rant. Maybe a little wordy( but I guess that's why they call it a rant - so never mind) but loved it none the less. Yup - I have run into that situation far more times than I can count. Anyway - Thanks. hope they're listening too. However, I have a little quip of my own. And as you wish all the knife companies would listent to your rant - I would love it if all KZbin videographers would read this as well. First - please know that I mean this in the nicest - most positive feedback-y - Constructive critisism-y and kindest way possible. It seems that an odd thing happens to those venturing into the informational or instructional KZbin video world: They come to believe that every little thing that crosses their minds while the camera is on and running... is interesting. I get it. Years ago when it all first became possible I turned on my phone - looked intot he sense - and began narrating the world around me. And you know what..? It felt great! It was so fun! And embarrassingly enough I felt a sense of importance. I said what I wanted - no one was telling me to do this or do that - and I had a captive audience. (of course the audience was onlky me - but it felt like others were watching. I said goofy things. I made stupid jokes. I paused. I cleared my throat. I sniffed. I coughed. All the time with this feeling that I just KNEW that what ever I was saying or doing or thinking... was interesting. Because I FELT interesting doing it. And then I watched them back... Oops... Just another guy making another lame video feeling important casue the camera was facing him. Dont get me wrong. I thought they were great. I thought I was fascinating. And I thought the "reality" of the pauses - and the sniffs - and the throat clearings - were AWESOME! My pauses were great. It was really interesting to watch myself thinking between sentences. And I just LOVED the parts where I would start to say something and then - just like real people - I would stop - and say something completely unrelated. HEAVEN! No infomercial here pal - Just a "real" guy talking about something interesting. EXCELLENT!!! or not. Here's the thing: When I watch these videos I forgive everything single thing I just said. Cause I get it. and I know how it feels. And I think that's great. It's a really fun feeling. And anytime any of us get a chance to feel "fun" - I'm all for it. And because whoever I happen to be watching at the moment has information that I don't have about something I'm really interested in and I want to learn about. However: Please, please, please... NO one wants to sit and listen to someone else's unconscious bodily functions. The sniffing - coughing - the mucus filled throat clearing - the mucus swallowing - the dramatic pause... and then the lip smacking as they begin their next clearly thought out - cause we just listened to them think for 10 seconds - sentence. So please... and I truly do know how fascinating you (people) feel - and it IS great to feel fascinating, but please try to be more aware of all of those "real" things that "real people" do. Because what you (people) are saying really is interesting - all by themselves. OK. Be good. And thanks again for your rant and all of the knowledge you give to us.

[@Jhraxlin]

I agree with you on the "items not in stock" bit, however, sometimes they are only temporarily out of stock. I have seen this many times with knife sites that sell their products quickly. I'd like to know that they carry the item and intend to restock it. However, I get angry when they have no intention of ordering a new set of those knives (or lights in my case last week.)

[@tacticdesign66]

Yes, It's that important. Accept PayPal PLEASE!!!!!

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

+TacticDesign It's less of an issue nowadays actually. After I made this video, someone commented down below about the PayPal credit card that I didn't know even existed at the time. Since then I got one, and it is used like any other credit card, accepted everywhere.

[@tacticdesign66]

ha, well thats news to me as well. Never knew they had their own credit card. I'll need to look into that. Could you tell me if Its connected to your online account, or if its a different account created for the card itself ?

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

+TacticDesign just draws from your PayPal funds.

[@noahstone264]

Jim Skelton jim.. what is the big green knife on the bottom there?

[@deceptivepanther]

If you are buying from Europe like myself the shipping charges can vary greatly. Sometimes with taxes included it's just not worth it. Oh how I enjoy filling in all my credit-card details, my address, email and all that, just to find out how much they charge for shipping at the end of the process. Aaaargh!

[@typedeaf]

Mmmm...yeah. I am just trying to get my first knife and I'm running into this over and over. Would that unnamed site that you have to wade through happen be... BladeHQ?

[@mactheknife801]

exactly this^ like all fn day even if I don't have money atm to buy what I want I still search for it almost to see if anyone else has scored one while I was cashless...been on this for seb 25's lately for some reason...don't need one but the thrill of the hunt makes me want one

[@thenextarcher]

i use a pp debit card as a way around the "paypal not accepted" thing... Iv also learned if you email companies and ask if you can pay them through paypal, most won't deny your money.

[@Farroki]

Ever tried using a PayPal Debit Mastercard as a credit card at checkout? I've done that in the past on sites that don't accept PayPal.

[@behemothsuperknife]

My site has a quantity setting. Which I delete sold items. One of the reasons. Is to create value. To show that other people buy them.

[@kingstaff4]

If I had a nickel for every damn time...... Well let's just say I'd have a lot of nickels. So many times, have I had a large amount of $ to drop on my next blade, but low & behold like you said. Not in stock. One place in particular pisses me off. I won't even turn to them anymore, due to their shit is always sold 😖🔫 . Man, it's hard not to mention their name. Later Jim. You're exactly right on this.

[@w8lftr76]

You just described my experience of True North Knives. I e-mailed/called them for months about a particular knife. They did not seem very interested in selling the knife. So I have written them off.

[@KnottyEagle]

Jim, I can't agree more! Everything you said makes perfect sense. You expressed my feelings toward these issues perfectly. I have nothing further to add.

[@laucian2100]

The problem with paypal is that they dont allow websites they are associated with them to sell autos or balisongs. To the point they will take down inventory and/or shut down the entire site.

[@josephjohnson6689]

PREACH!!! Thank you for this video!! I hope they are watching this Jim!! I never buy from knife sites that don’t accept PayPal 👍🏻 KNIFE COMPANIES SUPPORT PAYPAL OR ACCEPT THE FACT YOU’RE THROWING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT THE WINDOW 👌🏻 PayPal account is known to my wife as my knife account and she asks no questions.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

Production knives have their place, and I appreciate them for what they are, but there is a world of difference when you get to midtechs and customs that command these higher prices. Proper heat treating that production facilities don't normally do, and proper grinding that prevents overheating the edge allow for significantly longer edge retention for one detail, all of the hand work time is another reason. Hand tuning of the detent is yet another. The list literally goes on and on

[@alexmathews3955]

Paypal's Acceptable Use Policy: You may not use the PayPal service for activities that: relate to transactions involving (j) certain weapons or knives regulated under applicable law. Could be that dealers are trying to avoid a grey area since all knives are regulated in some form in all jurisdictions.

[@bobwoolard48]

I'm pretty new to the knife scene, newer than this video, and I agree with Jim. It's aggravating to search and search to see nothing but page after page of " out of stock " products..... I guess the powers that control the websites didn't get your memo Jim. Great videos,, thanks

[@jellzey]

Also, can I advise that some dealers add an actual description of the knife? If I really like a knife I consume every bit of data on it I can find, so yes I would like to know more than "it's a strider,etc buy it". I have been to sites that literally had no information on the blade steel go an $900 knife.

[@Lonewolfmike]

I would like to see some more knives, that are expensive to some of us, come down into the region that those of us, who cannot afford expensive midtechs, can afford even though they may not be the highest quality of materials.

[@b_rrys]

Hey Roger...oh wait, anyway wouldn't it be nice if every site worked like BladeHQ with live inventory. I love being able to see exactly how many of each they have. As far as PayPal they probably have a much better deal with their processor than the 3.5% that paypal charges and they don't wanna lose it that extra few percentage points.

[@91classicrock]

Cut fine jewlers shows their sold knives first and in stock on the last page .. 9 pages of sold knives and #10 6 knives in stock wtf

[@nemesisazn]

I feel the same way. Its annoying, but godda get though the crowed to get to the spot I guess. It would be just easier to have them put a tab for in stock or archive the sold ones. I think dealers don't use pp because of the buyer disputes, pp most always favor the buyer and leaves the dealer high and dry.

[@MrLiamCooley]

One thing that I hate about buying knives is the shipping. Everyone out of US will know what I mean. When I go to buy a cheap knife like a Kershaw Skyline on Bladehq and its $41. I wish they would show the price with shipping because most the time it comes out to be like $70 minimum. Canadians and everyone not US get screwed over big time for shipping.

[@classicj9125]

What’s the red handled knife in the middle?

[@azamythbrewmeanie]

i never really liked folders,i just really enjoy watching your videos

[@pac665]

I have no need for discretion yet I still much prefer sites that take PayPal for the sole reason that it is way quicker to check out and that way I'm much more likely to get a drop that's going to sell out quickly

[@sxeree]

Great vid. I was feeling your pain just yesterday. I ask a gun website why it didn't accept PayPal and the guy said they're not gun friendly.

[@marcribaudo1965]

Nice collection. Could only dream of owning some of those beauties. Great post bro. I never use pay pal to purchase blades. I just don't need any headaches.

[@phm14]

I'm more concerned about dealers shipping production knives with obvious QC issues, after I note "please inspect for fit/finish". Paypal sucks balls. Their buyer protection is a sham, they charge sellers more than credit cards, they are anti-2nd amendment... not to mention their other arbitrary restrictions. I'm more likely to buy from sellers that get it and don't support PP. The "hide it from wifey" thing will blow up in your face when she finally sees the account..."honey, can I use your PP account?" I can use a CC, get 1-3% credit back, and the seller is still charged less than PP, keeping prices down :)

[@cigarcaptain]

This was a super video on many levels, thanks Jim. And we got to se some fantastic knives that I have never checked out. Very entertaining and the detail of the knives came through unbelievably. Thanks for the videos Jim. Now I am curious about why some will not use paypal

[@martinmiller4403]

$1300.00 ??? Man, i feel better now! Just spent a couple o hundred on a Microtech and was freakin bout that...

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

There are MEGA sites, with platforms that aren't as restrictive that do this as well...

[@Rockermetalfear93]

Jim, whats your favorite site to shop at?

[@WillMoon]

I'm the same way about paypal, that's why I'll be running my website/configurator using it. I could never take paypal when I was making balisongs due to their restrictions on automatic/butterfly knives, but now that I'm not doing that I have no issue with their TOS. Good philosophy on the in-stock/out-of-stock thing too Jim.

[@QuadFishSurfer]

"I feel like jacking around every effing customer I have and show them a bunch of shit I don't have" bwahaha

[@sveeny]

Who makes that red knife with the honeycomb structure on it?

[@John117mcr]

Will Moon

[@sveeny]

Thanks. It looks fantastic.

[@Cosmicjello]

I know this is an older video and has partially been address in a comment but nothing has changed and it isn't the dealers choice. Search "knives" in PayPals' Acceptable Use Policy: www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/acceptableuse-full How can some dealers still accept it? Because they are not in compliance with PayPals' Acceptable Use Policy. Sounds like someone I'd rather NOT do business with. As to why keep the listings when sold? Just like any other business optimizing their search engine results, it brings in customers. The more pages and key words moves your result(s) to the top of the list. Can be frustrating for some, certainly but others are window shopping and might find something they weren't looking for because of it.

[@lighelf]

Cosmicjello It sounds like paypal is talking more about buying knives that are illegal, such as automatics in some states. Im sure as long as you're buying a knife that you legally can you are fine to do so. But then again it could just be left up to interpretation.

[@GenericFlowers]

I agree on the PayPal thing. I'm sick of getting a prepaid visa everytime I want to shop on bladehq.

[@jkenn3144]

WHAT IS THAT RED KNIFE IN THE CENTER!!!! I NEED TO KNOW!!!! PLEASE AND THANKS!!!

[@d0880a]

That looks like a Will Moon, I could be wrong though.

[@MrChris-bx7ss]

PayPal has pissed off a lot of people over the years for various reasons.

[@nosaj03]

The only dealers I trust for customs are Ebosshoss and True North Knives! Jon and Neil are both huge on the USN and take care of the members. If I was trying to buy a knife I dont buy anywhere other than the Cove. I dont deal with dealers unless they have something absolutely exclusive. Dealers and even some knifemakers do not like the fees that paypal takes out! The solution: apply for the Paypal mastercard! I use it all the time. Just the same.

[@adammartin8026]

A lot of good companies sell on ebay and except paypal too, and often sell at lower prices.

[@Hunglikeagrimsmo]

You think them keeping the knife on the website but have it out of stock is bad you need to go check out hero outdoors. They keep everything as in stock even though they don't have anything in stock and have to order them in before they send them to you and that's if you're lucky. My girlfriend bought a left handed sabenza 31 from them and that was 8 months ago they still haven't shipped it. We even went to the store demanding they either give a refund or give her the knife and they told us they had no record of her purchase even though we came with bank statement proof and proof of purchase on her account on the website.

[@colncoln]

If you've set the product to "out of stock" in one part of the website, you can do it in other parts. You don't need to be a professional web developer either.

[@theplasticdesert2408]

Yet on your knife website you do the same thing; you can't buy you have to preorder (even though they are listed as "available knives") and there's no order button, you have to email you. You do exactly what you're ranting on about now. And no PayPal.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

Matt Ashe Ummmmm, I’m not a knife dealer. So there is zero comparison. My website is nothing more than a billboard for my work. It has no shopping cart and cannot accept payments. Like 99% of all custom knifemakers who have a website, it’s there to direct the customer to contact me directly to discuss options. I know you felt proud because you thought you “really got me” there, but it’s not the same thing. This video is about knife retailers. And they have thousands of customers. Very big difference.

[@theplasticdesert2408]

Jim Skelton I'm sure this latest tantrum will help push sales. You're a top salesman you should know better. You forgot to use profanities though like you usually do.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

Matt Ashe Yawn. You’re commenting on a 5 year old video man. Get over it.

[@edged_mindset]

I hear ya man. I can handle it most of the time, but there are a few sites out there than I just never go to for this reason.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

You're saying something as crazy as "a Bentley shouldn't cost more than a Taurus". Yes they do the same basic thing, but one is handcrafted with the finest materials and the other is a basic assembled machine. And expecting to pay for a finished product what the material cost is? Silly. That $18 pizza you ordered cost $3 to make. The $500 eyeglass lenses you have cost (no lie) .90 cents to make. Labor & overhead account for a lot, and there are countless other things I don't have time to type

[@1337Leva]

In the end of the vid, if you are referring to blade HQ, you can ask them and the will send you a paypal invoice...

[@C10CRZN]

Lmfao hit the nail on the head 100% on the head on all points. As if you were taking my thoughts right out of my brain. Thanks for posting this and hopefully dealers will listen.

[@overlandedc]

Lol you crack me up. I feel the same way. The solution to the PayPal problem is to get their debit mastercard. NOT a credit card. Gives you access to your paypal funds to use on sites that don't take paypal. It's free and fixed this problem for me.

[@billmusser8988]

This is a great video. Do you know how often it is that you go to a knife makers site and they show one picture of the knife and that is all you get ! That is a farce. Is the knife in stock ? How long is the blade and the overall length ? How much does it weigh? What does the other side of the knife look like ? What does the pocket clip look like and is it tip up or tip down carry ? What is the handle made of ? What is the waiting time and do you have a waiting list and how do I get on it ? etc. etc. It is a complete joke. It is if the knife makers expect us buyers to be able to read their minds. They show all kinds of knives that they made years ago and are not available. It is too hard to buy from them and find out information about their knives. They make it difficult for us buyers. They could have even more business if they would correct the above problems.

[@marcribaudo1965]

Alot are beyond arrogant on top of everything you've added above too.

[@azpwnz]

I'd never heard as Direware before this video... Put them in the "I'll never own this awesome shit" category, lol

[@UnitedStatesOfMoney]

According paypal it is actually not the dealers fault. Within Paypal's policy, you are limited to certain products that you can sell. Knifeworks has it explained why they can't use paypal anymore.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

BINGO. Collecting obsessed guys buy on impulse. We don't always want to hear about how impulsive we are over and over and over from our wives. PayPal allows us some degree of discretion...

[@Colissk]

I like the channel. I like the videos. Watched this rant and it turned my stomach. It hurts to see someone ranting about things that have so little understanding what he's ranting on about. I get the rant has a lot of humor and it isn't as serious as it sounds, but it sounds like there is a lot of frustration bleeding through. Lets reference PayPal first. The dealers you're upset that don't accept PayPal might be dealers that don't have the clout to get the margins they need to actually have PayPal and the fees it charges. Next, moving on to item stock levels, what you're asking is a LOT more involved than what you're asking for. The website has to either be built for the ability to turn listings on and off based on stock quantities, but that requires back end infrastructure designed with this in mind that keep watch on live status of stock levels. This isn't a practical solution to inventory that may cycle in and out of stock. They want to show they have the item because removing it hurts the site's exposure and ability to sell it even if they do have it in stock. There are a lot of moving parts involved with listing products for sale. Displaying a listing or not isn't such a bad thing when the stock levels displayed are accurate. It is far worse for the retailer to not display something and lose out on searches and traffic than it is to slightly inconvenience a handful of customers. It just isn't practical or economical to do what you're asking. It really isn't worth the business's efforts to handle it that way. Next, Google. Google will cache searches and information that sites have no control over. So Google can display a link that says "In stock!" for an item that's been discontinued for over 3 years and the dealer has nothing to do with it.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

Firstly, this is an OLD video, things change. Based on the suggestions from comments on this ️BID, I just got a paypal debit MasterCard (I didn't know it existed back then) and that eliminated the issue of retailers not accepting PayPal. It just runs like any regular credit card. Secondly, it's seriously not hard to remove an item listing especially when what we are talking about are custom knives that a retailer will only have ONE unit of. Instead of it changing the listing to "sold" when it sells, it can easily be removed. Even manually, it's one knife. Custom knife dealers in general are small operations with fewer than 100 units.

[@DrFearCo]

You are wrong about the technical reasons for people not removing out of stock items.

[@behemothsuperknife]

I never thought about PayPal like that before. That is good to know. So is taking down sold pieces.

[@larryburrough3024]

It that way with the Microtech Ultratech that I want because of your video. I see the one that I want everywhere and its out of stock. Damn

[@captpatrick891]

Watching this video hearing about $700 knives while I purchased a baliyo...

[@brendonmarcum5901]

im looking to start my own knofe store thank you for this i will take it to heart

[@spencerfreed6947]

OMG!!!! YESSS!! I know this is an older vid but Ive wanted to reach through the screen and fucking throat punch somebody over the sheer aggravation of reading the three dreaded words, " Not in stock"! Nail on the head sir. Its a constant to this day. All i want is a Tashi Bharucha, it's not too much to ask for is it?! I have to laugh when i end up on a site and they literally have zero in stock....like nothing! Whats the point of even having your site up?!?! Man I'm getting worked up! Okay breath, relax...think I'll hit up a couple sites and go on my hunt again. Who knows maybe I'll get lucky?? Or maybe I'll just spike my smart phone off the ground as soon as those three words grace my screen hahaha!! Thanks Jim!! For giving our frustration a resounding voice! Happy hunting

[@solesearched]

I deal with this CONSTANTLY. Every knife I seem to like is ALWAYS out of stock, no matter the brand. At the end of the day, if I want it, its out of stock lol

[@theekrusher]

all very well said. I have been very annoyed by the same thing. thanks for bringing us all a voice.