Navigating the buying of balis

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Im not really new to the hobby but I have picked it up after hiatus due to my exams, I've gotten back into the hobby and wow has the landscape changed ALOT, like all the platforms I used to be able to purchase them, they have all either been taken down completely or disappeared as a search term all together (I am based in Singapore where Balisongs and trainers even operate in a legal gray area) so far after a bit of looking into it besides bbk and closing the only other place that's viable and decent to buy stuff on for my location is taobao, (AliExpress maybe but it's VV finicky and I haven't figured out how to safely search for balis without outright getting told there are no listing cus it's a banned term I think) so far I have 4 balis, 1 telest clone I bought for cheap (and it feels cheap, like 18 SGD, and no tap but decent play) one from shopee (back when the shopee era was actually a viable place to get decent Balisongs, I bought a kraken V2 Bowie clone, no brand , not even like clone company, a no name company and I must say the quality is IMMACULATE for the fact it's not even branded and I got it for 40 SGD) and finally a cdyy Madko clone that was my first good Bali I bought second hand on carousell, it was amazing when I got it and still is(got it for 50 SGD second hand like 1-2 yrs ago when I got it, blurry on the timeline), basically I feel I've exhausted all logical and cheap options for my location and I just wanna hear from any other SG flippers, is there like a sub Reddit or discord for other casuals or enthusiasts where I can find other ppl interested in the hobby or marketplaces for second hand balis? If not,other than for the places listed and methods above, is there any ways to places anyone would recommend I purchase Balisongs clones?

Posted Sep 13, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC

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