HCs being sold on knife forum

Question: What is an appropriate time to wait so it will be called resale instead of "flipping"?

Answer: 1) A week
2) A year
3) Whenever the owner decides to sell
4) There is no valid answer

Does anyone seriously want someone else to decide what you should or should not do with your knife? I sure don't. I believe the most correct answer is #4. I haven't offered one for resale yet, but I may at any time:eek:. :) Regards, ss.
 
suttond said:
I stand corrected, I checked again and it was an SE for sale. I guess I will be using that HC, when I receive it, to cut up that crow I will be eating. Thanks Eric
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I hear it's not to bad if you cook it right and what is an SE?
 
I always buy a handful of knives when a good one comes along. I try to enlighten some of my friends but in 5 years I've only gotten one to catch on. (He also has a really cool saber that his Great great Granddad carried in the Civil War...) When all else fails some end up on the exchange but That isn't why I bought them. The only knife I received and turned around and put on the exchange were those 'Red/Black' G-10 Game Wardens because I really didn't like them. I guess buying knives to sell and turn a profit is the American way so watcha gonna do?
 
HAIRY CARRY 2008 SPECIAL EDITION FROM BLADE '08.
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There are two kinds of quick sales...

Person (1) buys a BUNCH to make them scarce and then sells them right away at a big profit. This is the one that I think makes people mad. :mad: There was intent to flip all along.

Person (2) buys a knife (or several) and then decides to sell it/them the next day for any number of reasons. Let me use some personal examples from the recent Blade...
  • Got caught up in the heat of the moment and overextended himself when offered a great deal on a knife he was not planning to buy
  • Bought a blade that he thought he would love without being able to touch it and found out it was not right for him
  • Bought one he thought would be better than something he had and then once he got home realized that was not the case
  • Bought several knives in the order they were released and the last "type" released was the one he liked the best
  • Was given a "buy multiple at a discount" offer that was too good to pass up knowing that he would not keep all of them

I'm sure that there are other reasons but I can speak on these from personal experience because the five bullet points above happened to me. :p​
 
VoxHog said:
Person (1) buys a BUNCH to make them scarce and then sells them right away at a big profit. This is the one that I think makes people mad. :mad: There was intent to flip all along.
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That frustrated me when I first got into these knives.

I'd rather that the extra money went to the maker, not the middle man.

But if you are patient there are plenty of deals to be had. I've got two 'used' Busse family knives now, and both times I felt I was stealing them for what I paid.
 
You know, come to think of it, I bought a carbon fiber ParaMilitary and did not like the knife. I turned around and sold it here less than a week after I bought it. What does that make me?
 
Hillbilly.223 said:
You know, come to think of it, I bought a carbon fiber ParaMilitary and did not like the knife. I turned around and sold it here less than a week after I bought it. What does that make me?
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A normal knife retard like the rest of us.

The difference is that you didn't buy multiples of the knife in a limited series (that were availible for a 3 minute period at 2:47 on a wednesday afternoon when most of us are working or unable to sit at a computer waiting all day for them to be availible) with the intent to turn around and sell them back off the next day for a healthy profit.
 
JerkeeJoe said:
A normal knife retard like the rest of us.

The difference is that you didn't buy multiples of the knife in a limited series (that were availible for a 3 minute period at 2:47 on a wednesday afternoon when most of us are working or unable to sit at a computer waiting all day for them to be availible) with the intent to turn around and sell them back off the next day for a healthy profit.
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Guilty as charged your Honor, I'm just crazy about that stuff.
 
JerkeeJoe said:
Just accepting things and being happy with them (even when they suck) leads to nothing ever changing.

If enough people voiced concern about knives being sold for profit by a few who snatch up a bunch at a time on limited releases, I bet that there could be change.
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the object of busse family knife companys is too.......oh ya thats right...MAKE A PROFIT!!!! ITS A BUSINESS!!! If someone wants 20 knives and is paying attention and gets in line to buy and has the money.....sell em to him!!! This isnt a club that was built for our sakes! They run a BUSINESS!! They make killer, best in the biz knives and everybody wants em! Deal with it! NO REGRETS!!! Its the way of the trough!!!!
 
mountainsofalaska said:
the object of busse family knife companys is too.......oh ya thats right...MAKE A PROFIT!!!! ITS A BUSINESS!!! If someone wants 20 knives and is paying attention and gets in line to buy and has the money.....sell em to him!!! This isnt a club that was built for our sakes! They run a BUSINESS!! They make killer, best in the biz knives and everybody wants em! Deal with it! NO REGRETS!!! Its the way of the trough!!!!
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I can't speak for Busse Combat, but as a manager of a small business, I make certain that I do what is necessary to make a profit. At the same time, I make sure that I do what is necessary to keep my customers happy.

Do you really think that they wouldn't sell out of their knives using a pre-order system? Take the HC for example. I believe they have sold out three runs of these knives using a pre-order system to sell them.

Perhaps if Busse opened their knives up to a pre-order at one per customer for a week and then opened it up to multiples, perhaps more people could have a chance to own their products. I'm sure that Busse would agree that the more people who they are able to bring into contact with their product, the better. This is how you gain new customers and grow your business. Having a sales system that results in other people selling your knives for more profit than you are making just a few days after you release the product is not ideal.

That being said, I don't need you telling me what I need to deal with. I'm a big boy, I can figure things out myself, and as an educated adult, I know what is and what is not ideal for business. I posted here for discussions sake, not to get advice and scorn from you.

And by the way, without customers, a business will fail, so in the end, it is built for our sakes.
 
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