Woodcraft has some cheap chisels for sale in their latest sale flier. I can't seem to direct link into their web page, but the item number is 161018. On sale the price is $130. The ad copy is the usual boilerplate:
These professional-grade chisels are made by Fugikawa and feature a thin layer of white steel laminated to a softer steel main body. Handles are Japanese Red Oak topped with a black steel hoop. This six-piece set includes sizes 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm, 24mm and 30mm width and 225mm length. Chisels are supplied in a wood box.
I have plenty of chisels. I don't "need" these or any other new chisels. That said I have a bit of idle curiosity about Japanese chisels. I'm a bottom feeder... I prefer to buy such things second hand, barter for them, anything but full retail for any item not currently mission critical. "On sale" often doesn't mean much, price wide.
So for those of you familiar enough with Japanese chisels to have a clue, is this a screaming good deal, an ok price for some ok chisels or Scammy marketing for some completely crap tourist grade junk?
And otherwise, anyone here have a few decent Japanese chisels you'd be interested to barter for?