Scarab clones are back!

johnny blade · Post by **johnny blade** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:03 pm

I remember hearing these are pretty good for the money, I am assuming the dreaded broken switch problem is fixed on this new batch. Anyone torture tested one of the new ones yet?

JerrBear · Post by **JerrBear** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:08 pm

johnny blade wrote:I remember hearing these are pretty good for the money, I am assuming the dreaded broken switch problem is fixed on this new batch. Anyone torture tested one of the new ones yet?

Mr. johnny blade,

Haven't heard of any of the newer ones breaking... Who has 'em?

Post by **tr4252** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:09 pm

I got one from Stu a few weeks ago, how do you tell if it's a new model?

Tom

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:13 pm

tr4252 wrote:I got one from Stu a few weeks ago, how do you tell if it's a new model?

Tom

Use it 3 or 4 times if it still works, it's a newer one

Post by **tr4252** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:42 pm

I think I got a good one then.

Tom

RAZOR SHARP · Post by **RAZOR SHARP** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:49 pm

ROTFLMAO!!

krakenten · Post by **krakenten** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:29 pm

I got one of those from Stu, and indeed it is a superior sort of knife, probably the best otf I ever handled.
Sadly, they got sold out.
The HALO clone. a retracter, is also very good, and also unavailable.
Perhaps some will reappear.

SicilianChameleon · Post by **SicilianChameleon** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:02 am

I just found these knives offered on a site for $99.99, w/the UTX clones at $79.99. Someone is holding out for the kill due to the interest in these little knives and their apparently waning supply.

Granted, the same site has the NATOs listed at $34.99.

krakenten · Post by **krakenten** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:24 am

That's way too much!

j.a.c. · Post by **j.a.c.** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:39 am

SicilianChameleon wrote:I just found these knives offered on a site for $99.99, w/the UTX clones at $79.99. Someone is holding out for the kill due to the interest in these little knives and their apparently waning supply.

Granted, the same site has the NATOs listed at $34.99.

I just won one at T.K.A. for $40.oo (UTX)
from what I've heard they're nice little clones.
will know soon enough.

johnny blade · Post by **johnny blade** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:49 am

Just picked one up for 50 bucks. Maybe that's a good price, dunno, but I personally feel it's worth every penny! Yeah I know it's not the real deal Microtech but spending almost 10 times as much for the real thing ain't gonna happen, (so the wife says anyway!)

SicilianChameleon · Post by **SicilianChameleon** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:42 pm

Yeah, I bought my scarab clones and my UTX clone for $38 ea. from someone not on the good guys list, but has always been good to me, although you gotta be real selective over what you buy from them, they're competitive on some things, sky-high w/others.

I know that's higher than the suggested $25-30, but when I started seeing $65-100 price tags at the other sites, $38 almost sounded like a bargain. Supply and demand, I guess.

JerrBear · Post by **JerrBear** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:04 pm

SicilianChameleon wrote:Yeah, I bought my scarab clones and my UTX clone for $38 ea. from someone not on the good guys list

Mr. SicilianChameleon,

Who hosed ya?

SicilianChameleon · Post by **SicilianChameleon** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:13 pm

Hey Jerr, why single me out?

j.a.c. said he paid forty for a UTX, johnnyblade gave fifty for a scarab. It's the whole red-headed stepchild thing isn't it?

You will be getting a bill from my therapist, although at this point I am still undecided as to whether or not my attorneys will be in touch with you.

We'll see how the discussion progresses from here.

$38 is no more hosed than 40 or 50...granted, not your recommended $25-30, but I found zero of them for sale at that price. It was better than 99.99 and 79.99....and it was in the here and now. Who knows when Stu or someone else will re-up on 'em? I spent more than that on a 777s and other Italian OTFs to find out they weren't handy for much more than tape and envelopes. And By-Crackies...if you had some for sale or knew where they were at that price, I wish you woulda spoke up, for many of us on the forum!

Maybe the one site was a dummy site made to make me think $38 was fair enough if I wanted one anytime soon. I did order some stuff from them that they said would make my "unit" grow.

EDIT: Oops, I forgot to answer your questioness in all of my hoo-haa Mr Jerr

I got them from Cool Hand Cutlery

j.a.c. · Post by **j.a.c.** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:31 pm

When they first showed up they were dirt cheap.
But as the supply dwindled the price went up.
I was never an otf person , but grew tired of closing levers and stills while typing.
I paid more than it's probably worth , but it comes down to .....how bad you want it.
Mine was 40 plus shipping ,but the onlt other one I could find was from a guy on ebay , 125.oo a pop .
For that kind of cash he can keep it.

Some times I pay more for a knife if I want it , other times I won't touch one for 1/2 price.
If your happy with yours and paid what you think it was worth , then you got a good deal.

It's the holiday season , let your therapist spend time with his family.

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