I purchased a Griptlian a while back and was pretty underwhelmed at the knife. Blade was good quality, Axis lock seemed solid but the plastic scales just felt incredibly cheap. Frankly, the finish makes me think "cheap Chinese junk blade", not quality.
I've handled a few of their more expensive blades, and they're very nice, but quickly are more than I'm willing to pay for a user EDC blade.
Now that Benchmade has moved to MAP pricing, I think they're moving towards catering to the high end knife collector.
I don't carry my Benchmade anymore. I either need to take the hit and sell it, or buy some aftermarket scales and get it back into rotation.