We also have to submit orders for Sprint runs, so we submit our order as soon as we know about the model.
We’ve already discussed the 5 knives that we get from the Premier program. We’ll move on to how many knives we can get our hands on. That still leaves 500+ customers that want one single model! Let’s make a few assumptions for the absolute minimum number of people that want a specific knife, and say that customers who sign up for in stock notifications are also signed up for Spyderco specific emails and SMS, and everyone else is just a casual buyer. Social media numbers are hard to quantify against specific products since we have a lot of followers. When you factor in the small number we are allotted (remember this is an allotment – we don’t have the ability to order as many as we want) more people unfortunately go away unhappy than actually score one.Īlso, take into consideration that we have Spyderco specific email and SMS notification lists that have over 2,000 customers on each along with customers on Instagram and Facebook that are vocal if they don’t get word of new releases. It is not uncommon to receive more than 500 emails for popular models. You may ask “Why doesn’t DLT put knives up for sale as soon as they arrive?”, well that’s a good question with a long answer.įor new models we list them as “Coming Soon” and allow for email signups via an in stock notification system. So when you see a dealer offer a new model – seemingly before anyone else – they are releasing this limited quantity. Let’s break it down further Spyderco offers a Premiere program to dealers that allows dealers to receive up to 5 knives for all models that they make, including Sprint runs. Think about that for a minute and let it sink in…a mere handful of knives spread across all of the dealers that Spyderco has. The production number for these knives is limited and typically rumored to be around 1,200 total pieces. Sprint run knives from Spyderco are special configurations of an existing model – typically done in a new steel and color combination. You’re frustrated and want to vent! We don’t blame you but we wanted to give some perspective with the following info: You missed your chance at the latest Spyderco sprint run.
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