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Just got back not too long ago from this year's ECCKS and was lucky enough to score one of my grail knives! So, here's the story (of course I have to give you the story 
)- One of the first things I did when I arrived was to head over to Rick Hinderer's table and put my name in for a chance to buy a piece from him at table (normal) price. When 3 o'clock rolled around, I eagerly waited with the crowd to hear who had won. After about 15 minutes....I was still Hinderer-less. Then, I checked out one of the purveyor's (Rich Mattei of Steelworks) table and saw a 3.5" XM-18 flipper with the Spanto grind- the exact version I wanted. I had seen the knife there earlier but wanted to wait until after the drawing just in case. When I went back, I was surprised it hadn't been snatched up yet. However, the $700 price tag was way more than I cared to spend (especially since it is lightly used). Anyway, Rich said that since he's seen me around before and I always stop by, he would lower it to $600. Since I didn't have $600 in cash, I pulled out the Emerson Micro Commander I had brought with me and luckily, Rich agreed to take it as a partial trade. So, after all was said and done, I paid $400 cash for it and I'm one happy guy! This is my first Hinderer and I LOVE it! The only thing ever standing in my way in the past was the price. For $400 cash (the knife isn't a huge loss since I never carried it much), I think it was a great deal considering they are $385 directly from Rick. Maybe I overpaid a bit, but like I said...I'm totally satisfied. Anyway, here are some pics of it along with my SnG (another of my grail knives). Enjoy!
)- One of the first things I did when I arrived was to head over to Rick Hinderer's table and put my name in for a chance to buy a piece from him at table (normal) price. When 3 o'clock rolled around, I eagerly waited with the crowd to hear who had won. After about 15 minutes....I was still Hinderer-less. Then, I checked out one of the purveyor's (Rich Mattei of Steelworks) table and saw a 3.5" XM-18 flipper with the Spanto grind- the exact version I wanted. I had seen the knife there earlier but wanted to wait until after the drawing just in case. When I went back, I was surprised it hadn't been snatched up yet. However, the $700 price tag was way more than I cared to spend (especially since it is lightly used). Anyway, Rich said that since he's seen me around before and I always stop by, he would lower it to $600. Since I didn't have $600 in cash, I pulled out the Emerson Micro Commander I had brought with me and luckily, Rich agreed to take it as a partial trade. So, after all was said and done, I paid $400 cash for it and I'm one happy guy! This is my first Hinderer and I LOVE it! The only thing ever standing in my way in the past was the price. For $400 cash (the knife isn't a huge loss since I never carried it much), I think it was a great deal considering they are $385 directly from Rick. Maybe I overpaid a bit, but like I said...I'm totally satisfied. Anyway, here are some pics of it along with my SnG (another of my grail knives). Enjoy!
