Do You Pace Yourself When Buying?

It is best to buy at least 2 knives at a time, otherwise you are wasting money on shipping and handling fees. :D
 
Yep. Hard and fast. Dead. Hard and fast. Dead.........................:D
 
I buy knives whenever I work overtime. That way, I don't feel like I am cutting into my regular pay check that is reserved for bills and savings. Overtime money is spent without guilt. This month, I got enough overtime for my damascus mnandi and damascus seb on order.
 
ph.ht1 said:
I buy knives whenever I work overtime. That way, I don't feel like I am cutting into my regular pay check that is reserved for bills and savings. Overtime money is spent without guilt. This month, I got enough overtime for my damascus mnandi and damascus seb on order.
Click to expand...

I hate being on a fixed salary. :grumpy:
 
Lack of cash paces me. :)
Major surgery will slow down everything. :)
I have knives waiting for me at the knife store. I just need the money to pick them up.



lades
 
This forum has become a true double edged sword for me - it's nice to know that I'm not the only one addicted to sharp pointy things and there's endless good reads to discover, but everytime I get the urge to buy something else to tote under control, I'll read somebody's praises or review and yup, there I am figuring out how to justify buying yet another knife or two!

I know exactly how you feel about too many purchases coming in at once. I'm big into multi-tools and SAK's and such and you can only play with so many gadgets at once! (I knew I had developed a problem when I once toted 3 different multi-tools plus a SAK to work for a couple of days just to do some field testing!!) I sometimes wish I was a little more ignorant about knives and then maybe I wouldn't "need" so many! Good thread by the way.
 
I haven't bought a knife in over a year. But last time I bought up a knife I picked up four in a couple of weeks. I guess knife withdrawal finally got to me though because I now have three knives on their way to me as we speak. I guess I buy knives in spurts.
 
i buy too much, ask kel_aa. lol. and as soon as my gun shop where i work gets my Karambit that i have on order, i will be getting that one too... and i think i am going to trade in my benchmade to get it... i already have a Spyderco Salt I that i use for EDC for basic cutlery, and this will be my SD piece... but as for pace, awww hell no.
 
SpyderJon said:
So what did this Sebenza have on it???
Click to expand...

Unique grapic large sebenza with mother of pearl inlay, and a sharks tooth damascus blade. made in 2004. complete with origional warranty and box.
 
Pace??? My wife says that "I see it, I want it, I buy it." Yup, she's probably right.
 
I have a monthly allowance I can spend or save. I usually take my time to have a bit built up so when I see something that's on my acquisition list I can get it quickly. "Chance favors the prepared mind".
 
i was buying all that stuff, which has all now arrived. i also wanted a large unique seb ,....and a small. but, insead of keeping what little cash i had to go to the fund i spent it so i wouldnt spend the next month stessing over it and trying to scrape the cash together.
i just got rid of the money so i couldnt torture myself over it. whn ive got a decent amount of cash ill buy them.
 
I seem to buy in spurts. Two to three at a time. I blow a good amount of money on ebay -if it's a good deal I usually can't resist. I just bought a camillus cqb, a mini tanto afck, and a 690. -I am dead broke. But, at least I've got some knives. And hey, knives are a good investment.
 
I try to pace myself but its like holding my breath. I keep looking at my knife collection and saying think of the money you would have if you invested the money. But what the heck you only live once and I really enjoy my knives.
 
My "allowance" usually paces me- especially since I've discovered Busse :eek: , but in times of plenty (recently got a bit of a settlement :) ) I found it helps to switch off by buying a few guns. Hope that helps :D
 
My philosophy is that I can either stash cash or stash knives. If someone breaks into my house in the middle of the night, I have a better chance of staving him off with a knife (or a 12 Guage :D ) than with a dollar bill...seriously though I actually do feel that if I've got money to save, I might as well buy a knife, then if I need hard $$ later, I just pick out one of my many "splurge" acquisitions and sell it for 75% of what I paid!! Pretty irresponsible, but when ya got the urge, ya got the urge...:thumbup:

I do have one advantage - I'm not married! (This is also a disadvantage on a lonely Friday night...)
 
I sometimes think it would be worth Lonely Friday nights, just to have more cash for knives, but then again, my 3 boys and wife do have some perks. My budget sets me at a snails pace, but on the rare occassions I get a bonus, or some approved overtime, I have a small windfall to get something special. Otherwise it's just sell or trade the knives I already have. I average less than $300 on knives a year.

Daniel
 
I had set aside a certain amount for myself every month, but it was hard to stay at that amount. I bought a lot of under 100 folders and FBs, but now I've decided to go after higher priced sharp things, like Sebbies, Striders, Swamp Rats, Busses etc. I didn't really have a set direction for my acquisitions, and I wish I wouldn't have bought all the stuff that I've bought over the years, but then I wouldn't've had any fun in the quest for that perfect knife. Right now, I'm setting aside a certain amount for my purchases each month, some months I go without.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top