hololive

Pattern welded VG-10 from China is not an expensive material, and altogether this is about a $50-70 knife prancing around with a $280 price tag on it. That's fine as far as a collectible goes, but from the standpoint of actual functionality it's pretty absurd in this case. Otherwise, you're looking at a 400% markup just for the branding.

For example, here's a similar VG-10 pattern welded chef's knife for $70. It's probably about the same quality as this one, minus a large part of the questionable design. (The pattern welded and acid etched finish is of course purely decorative even on the above, and serves no functional purpose.)

That was my point. This is obviously not meant to be used as an actual working kitchen knife, so purchasing it with that aim in mind is pretty silly. If you want to buy it as an objet d' art, that's different.