blade show in june?

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if i went...what is the best day to go (Fri, Sat)? also what is the best time to be able to see all and will I need to bring cash or credit card? and lastly, is it rude to try to haggle with price or should you pay what is listed?

any other courtesies i should know about....it will be my first knife show and dont want to stand out like a noob, even tho i am.... :D
 
I always like Saturday morning, although one or two makers may be nursing from Friday night! This gives you a whole day to browse and see the sights. I tend to take cash, but a lot folks are set up for cc, so maybe both? It never hurts to ask if a maker will take a lower price, just don't try to lowball them and insult them in the process. If it is a popular maker then pay the asking price since if you don't the guy behind you will!

GOOD LUCK! and happy hunting.
 
pay what's on the table or find something else. The maker doesn't beef up his prices....he wants to make a sale as bad (or moreso) than you want to make a purchase. Going home empty-handed is a dream-come-true.

Saturday morning is a must. Friday if you want the goodies. Check around, there are makers offering VIP passes if you promise to come visit their tables. That'll get you in Friday, early. ;)

You'll love it, whenever you come!
 
When I went, three days weren't enough to see the whole show, and talking to the people there was even more fun than buying the knives. Handling the knives was best of all, you get a chance to see just about everything available in person, not a picture online.

Cash is a great way to discipline yourself. I could have spent $1000 a day without beginning to buy a fraction of the knives I wanted. :D
 
Bring lots of cash; but, no matter how much you bring, it won't be enough. Don't ask me how I know this! ;)

Oh, and you'll be wanting to get there Friday, for the best selections.
 
Friday is when popular makers sell out. People looking for specific things buy on Friday at full price. Selection is best, but prices are high. The most popular makers will sell out within an hour or two on Friday.

Sunday is bargain day when the bargain hunters pick through what remains and many dealers and makers are quick to drop prices. But, selection is poor on Sunday.

Saturday is this sort of interesting malise, the duldrums of the show. Saturday is the day for looking, looking at knives you're not specifically interested in for yourself but interested in for general interest, looking at fancy custom knives you can't aford but enjoy gawking at anyway, looking at what the manufacturers are exhibitting, looking at custom makers you're not acquainted with, and looking at what all your friends bought on Friday. Saturday is the day for commissioning custom works from makers (they're busy selling from their tables on Friday and Sunday). And Saturday is the day to have long conversations with your friends.

Cash is always king at this sort of thing. Nobody's gonna say, "Oh, sorry, no. I don't take cash." But most dealers and many custom makers take plastic. A remarkable number will take personal checks. One well-known custom maker who's been in the business for about twenty years told me last year, "I've never lost a dime on a bad check. Knife people are honest people." I hope it stays that way.
 
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