Considering the amount of press this has already got, I thought I'd point out that it was finally auctioned with a 99p starting price that finished yesterday, at £720 + £8.50 p&p.
By my calculations (taking all the fees into accout) that means she's lost over £700 :yikes:
Regarding profiteering, Woodlore have brought out a limited edition version of the Woodlore Knife to commemorate their 25th Anniversary. Only 250 of these will be made throughout the year by Julius Pettersson, hand forged in a traditional Swedish manner. Woodlore sold the first batch for £295 + £10 p&p to the lucky few who managed to find out about them before they'd all been grabbed. The first to be auctioned on ebay closed on New Years Eve for a massive £875 + £9.50 p&p making the purchaser a tidy profit of over £500 (taking the fees into account). Not a bad way to celebrate New Year (for the seller). I guess we'll just have to wait & see how Woodlore respond in their pricing of the next batch to come up for sale.
Personally, I've got a bog standard Woodlore that's great - I use it regularly and it'll never be up for sale - I bought it to use it after saving for some 3 years to get it, nevermind being on the waiting list for another 18 months.
At the end of the day we all buy kit we can afford, if we're happy to pay the asking price - on occasion we may feel it's a bit on the steep side - other times we can enjoy the feeling that we've scooped a bargain. Market forces generally show that as demand exceeds availability prices go up (and that may be for a type of product / from a particular supplier / for a particular model). Similarly such a trend will attract more suppliers to provide the product redressing the balance & hence prices will drop as availability exceeds demand. So you could say it's all down to how long you can wait for your 'bargain', how much you can afford to spend, and how many opportunities you'll miss out on, not using it because you're waiting to save a few quid here or there.
