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I just saw a knife up for auction... get this, the blade costed over $500!
Don't get me wrong, I would take and trust a Strider blade by my side over just about anything. But the price of this (and other) high end blades is so restrictive. I suppose this is subdued by the knowledge that once you have the knife it will be with you so long as you keep it. Regardless, I feel the price of this knife was obsurd and I wanted to let you all know! whatever.

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Fear is the mind killer
 
Yesterday I bid $715 for a Busse and lost. The knife was one of the first Steel Hearts ever made - ATS-34 blade hand ground by Jerry in the early '90's, one of less than 200 made. Mint specimens of this model are extremely rare - I've seen them go for close to $1200. In this case, the seller didn't even realize what he had.

There's definately a market for this sort of thing - sometimes its hot, other times its cold. The aforementioned Busse wouldn't have sold for more than $200 2 years ago. Maybe in 2 more years its value will be $200 again. Who knows?

Strider knives are getting recognition by the military and law enforcement communities (who one might consider some of the more discriminating customers), and now also by an established and well respected manufacturer. Perhaps their value as collectibles will soon look like the market for vintage Busse's, which seem to fall into a similar category. Again, who knows?

But consider - how often do you see Striders trade in the secondary market? Hardly ever. Their owners seem to like 'em too much to want to sell them. Thus, if demand grows and exceeds production capacity, the knives will become difficult to acquire, and the market will surely reflect this (if it hasn't done so already).

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You thought it was too pricey so you didn't buy it. Someone else thought it was a bargain, so he did. That's what makes markets. Welcome to the world of capitalism my friend. Just remember, in this world, whining about price won't get you any new knives.

Keep in mind, during medieval times, the proportion of a person's income spent on a good knife or sword was roughly equivalent to what people would spend on a car today. Bladeware was more than just a luxury back then. To some, a good knife is still a pretty important thing to have today.
 
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