Cold Steel Pendleton Classic Micarta Fixed Blade

I've had issues trusting cold steel since the whole san mai incident back a few years ago https://knifenews.com/san-mai-trademark-cold-steel-issues-open-letter-to-the-knife-community/ so I'm more likely to look skeptically on their products and the company as a whole, but this one is a head scratcher to me this kind money for a lower quality steel not usually associated with knives vg1 http://www.e-tokko.com/v_gold_1.php?lang=en just don't know.

I’m new to drop and I’m not clear on the “new management”. I’m still learning the site. I’ve only bought 2 items so far in the few months of me logging in. one took about a week to receive. I didn’t have high expectations for the product so I really wasn’t disappointed. The second item I won’t receive for up to a month 🤦‍♂️ I could’ve paid more possibly at amazon and received it in a day or two. With anything nowadays you just gotta do your homework before you “drop” your hard earned cash.