Notice that I said "junk" in the description? If they collaborated with Spyderco, Kershaw or even CRKT on some knives or Streamlight, Surefire or Fenix on lights, I'd be fine with it. But when you get Made In China $15 junk made of "surgical steel", it cheapens the brand.
And THAT is what people are buying, "junk". We live in a lowest common denominator, lowest bidder, Walmart world. The issue lies not with the manufacturer, they make what people buy. The issue is with the average American consumer who'd rather have a greater quantity of cheap schit from China than fewer things of higher quality. I used to buy a lot of Craftsman tools from a fully functional Sears store. Now it comes from Lowe's and Ace and it's made in China. I'm simply not buying that crap. Most people just buy whatever is the cheapest.
In other words, I totally agree with your basic sentiment but the reality is that people just aren't buying the good stuff in enough quantity to justify its place on the market.
