What's going on here

rypt · 30 Jun 2010 at 14:09

I used to always pick up pen knives / army tactical knives off a popular auction site whenever I needed one.

My current knife broke over the weekend, so I went to find a new replacement (I've had this one for almost 2 years now) .... and there are no knives on the auction site at all.

What's going on here, since when has the popular auction site not had any knives for sale on it? And where am I supposed to pick up a cheapish knife now, £10 for a "tactical style" folding knife that has lasted 2 years was not a bad investment

Le_Petit_Lapin · 30 Jun 2010 at 14:11

Just go to any dodgy market / backstreet shop?

TaKeN · 30 Jun 2010 at 14:12

Knives were removed off 'that popular auction site' a while back

Just google 'Kershaw Knives' plenty of website selling decent priced knifes.

antijoke · 30 Jun 2010 at 14:13

You mean ebay? Why are you not saying it? It's not banned.

Oh and....there is no knife. lol.

rypt · 30 Jun 2010 at 14:14

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Just go to any dodgy market / backstreet shop?

I try to avoid ***** places like that personally

TaKeN said:
Just google 'Kershaw Knives' plenty of website selling decent priced knifes.

Hmm, now that is what I'm talking about

Nothing cheap found so far yet though

Col_M · 30 Jun 2010 at 14:35

Maybe try http://www.heinnie.com they have lots of good knives and I got mine from there

rypt · 30 Jun 2010 at 15:05

Col_M said:
Maybe try http://www.heinnie.com they have lots of good knives and I got mine from there

That's pretty cool cheers

a good selection of stuff

Shame no-one has invented a fold-able tactical knife that has a built in bottle opener

EDIT:
I lie they have

EDIT2: Man Col_M, you should not have shown me that site ... my bank account is going to get a raping I feel now

ajstan · 30 Jun 2010 at 15:09

Alternatively you could hop over the channel to France - they seem to sell this kind of thing in every single newsagents

Col_M · 30 Jun 2010 at 15:21

rypt said:
That's pretty cool cheers a good selection of stuff
EDIT2: Man Col_M, you should not have shown me that site ... my bank account is going to get a raping I feel now

No worries, sorry about your wallet though

Jono · 30 Jun 2010 at 16:15

Why do you need a tactical knife? Is it to eat tactical bacon?

antijoke · 30 Jun 2010 at 16:16

Maybe he is trying out the witch class.

Narziss · 30 Jun 2010 at 16:19

Just mug the average 14 year old (wear knife proof clothing).

DJMK4 · 30 Jun 2010 at 16:20

I know the feeling, I was gutted I couldnt buy any replacement japanese throwing stars the other day

Biohazard · 30 Jun 2010 at 16:22

local army and navy store

hux · 30 Jun 2010 at 16:24

http://www.nightgear.co.uk/plink/th...ives-Spyderco-Byrd-Meadowlark-Knife-Black.htm

rypt · 30 Jun 2010 at 16:25

Jono said:
Why do you need a tactical knife? Is it to eat tactical bacon?

Because I tend to use my knife for DIY work, and want something I like the look of
The only thing I want this time round is a beer bottle opener adon to just a plain knife, none of this fancy multi tool stuff

SiriusB · 30 Jun 2010 at 17:04

What?

Every man needs a multitool. Preferably one so over-encumbered with tools it is a liability!

Amp34 · 30 Jun 2010 at 17:07

An outdoor shop. Yeah they will cost a bit more than £10 and won't look as "cool" but then they will last for years and are actually designed to do the job rather than prat around with...

Reaper652 · 30 Jun 2010 at 17:08

Ebay had to remove all knives etc. from the uk site because it is illegal to post them here. There was a big watchdog program about it, especially about the "stealth knives" that where sold (made of carbon fibre and don't set off metal detectors).

[TW]Fox · 30 Jun 2010 at 17:09

Amp34 said:
An outdoor shop. Yeah they will cost a bit more than £10 and won't look as "cool" but then they will last for years and are actually designed to do the job rather than prat around with...

I think rypt is more concerned with style than substance