It was not greed- it's the marketplace for lower end knives.
Most folks will not spend more than $29 on a working grade folding knife. PERIOD. Can't build them in the US to sell at that price point.
Schrade, and Camillus went BANKRUPT doing it. Bear and Sons tries, but their sub $50 knives are SCHIT for quality.
The only knives Buck outsourced were the $30 and under knives. NONE of their higher priced classic knives like the 110 folder and 119 fixed blades were ever made in China.
The smartest thing Buck Knives did was leaving CA. They KEPT 250 jobs in country by moving to IDAHO and now are doing well enough they are bringing even the low end stuff home.
I'd say they are doing as well as they can for themsleves, their customers, and the American worker.
I agree. This is why I never stopped buying from Buck. Only their low price point knives were made in China. They did what they had to do, but kept the decent stuff here in the USA, and left California.
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