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Eric buys a few and resells them for a very reasonable price - to those of us who are unable to make it to shows or get offerings at the time when they're made. He's playing a valuable role in the 'Busse ecosystem' and I'm grateful he does. I've bought from him more than once before and he's gone right out of his way to help me out, I've been 100% happy. People should get to know him before tossing out judgments I think.

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Agreed, Dericdesmond and Georgecatl were both passing along knives at a very reasonable price to people who were unable to attend the Blade Show-Cheers to both-My earlier comments were in regard to this LK guy-Don't know who he is but have heard nothing but negative comments about him-The bottom line is people can damn well purchase and re-sell knives as they wish, If you don't like it sorry, Busse is in the business of producing and SELLING KNIVES-Cheers!!!
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Eric buys a few and resells them for a very reasonable price - to those of us who are unable to make it to shows or get offerings at the time when they're made. He's playing a valuable role in the 'Busse ecosystem' and I'm grateful he does. I've bought from him more than once before and he's gone right out of his way to help me out, I've been 100% happy. People should get to know him before tossing out judgments I think.

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JasonCDT4 said:
So mature deric.

If you're one of the people who go to these events, buy up the majority of stock in the first few minutes with the sole intention of selling it, then I consider you on the same level as LK, no matter how honorable your intentions. The people who bought the tickets and spent the time traveling should have the first pick at it, and anything left over for those who can't make it. Otherwise what's the point? Busse might aswell stay home and just sell all his stock online.

And stop saying things like "this is america" the US does not have a free market, legislation is always needed to stop exploitation, no one is saying you shouldn't be able to do what you want with what you buy, I'm suggesting that you shouldn't be able to ruin everyone else's day by buying everything up, just so you can come here and try and make a name for yourself.
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Lol I helped more people get what they wanted at blade show this weekend then you have posts. I said it once and Ill say it again, PISS OFF NEWB : )


Eta-new members/potential fans of this awesome company or those who are at all skeptical/intimidated DO NOT be! Is it ideal or perfect for everyone? Nope, but when in life can that ever be said? I will say I have never experienced such a large group of awesome people on this planet. You simply are not going to find a company who treats there customers better or a following consumed by so many truly amazing people. Ive taken 3 different people to blade for their first time and everyone ALWAYS wants to come back and its because of busse, not a better group of employees/customers in the entire show.
 
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Here is a knife pic from Blade. Only Busse I nabbed this year. Just finished the sheath for it.

 
JasonCDT4 said:
So mature deric.

If you're one of the people who go to these events, buy up the majority of stock in the first few minutes with the sole intention of selling it, then I consider you on the same level as LK, no matter how honorable your intentions. The people who bought the tickets and spent the time traveling should have the first pick at it, and anything left over for those who can't make it. Otherwise what's the point? Busse might aswell stay home and just sell all his stock online.

And stop saying things like "this is america" the US does not have a free market, legislation is always needed to stop exploitation, no one is saying you shouldn't be able to do what you want with what you buy, I'm suggesting that you shouldn't be able to ruin everyone else's day by buying everything up, just so you can come here and try and make a name for yourself.
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I'd say fill out a hurt feelings report but we ate those too OINK!
 
oge14 said:
Hi ya'll,

I understand where most of these pic's wind up in the first day or so of the show.
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Oh and this here couldnt be farther from the truth. The past years I know for a fact I have overloaded blade show threads with shat loads of pics so those not going could live vicariously through us there. Well this year I had no interest and its because of threads like this and all the entitled ingrates who just whine whine whine. No sympathy for any whiners. Cool people feel free to ask for help anytime, and thanks for all the kind words folks seriously I wont forget it.



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There is a balance that probably needs to be struck somewhere; I for one certainly don't lump all the buyers in at the shows together, not by a long shot, DericD's for sale thread for example is vastly different from the behavior of that sewer dwelling feltcher "small wang", you deal with DericD and you get taken care of and he IS known for help others out. I can however see why many would be disappointed taking the time and expense to attend a show only to have great tracts cleaned out by a small group, it would be disheartening for many and, unless you were a regular here, therefore understanding the culture and that there are many who have scored or who have caught a card that will help you out, would see new people truly turned off both the Busse brand and crowd, to me that is a bit sad on bothfronts. As I said, it is merely a balance. I think the current Op2 Weeks has greatly helped that balance, making knives available in both variety and numbers but I do see both sides of the show equation.
 
As for me with taking pics the problem is the cell phone. For some reason I took a lot more back when I carried a camera. I had to just about force myself to pull out my phone to take the few I took this year even though I told myself I was going to take more this year.
 
I wasn't there Friday so I missed the big grab but had fun Saturday trying to catch cards, I was only looking for a few certain knives so I went home empty handed. I did manage to buy what I wanted off of different exchanges today though.

Maybe Busse does or can put out just the knives that they have larger numbers of opening day and the ones they has less of/ limited numbers get offered via the random card toss as well. Also if fellow forum hogs/dogs/rats want to up the odds then we can coordinate next time and all grab what we can opening day and work out who would like what among ourselves thus increasing availability to others at the show or via the exchange for those unable to attend.

Just my thoughts.

The ones who were able to buy some extras this time to pass along on here to other needy hogs, good on you.
 
Andy the Aussie said:
I can however see why many would be disappointed taking the time and expense to attend a show only to have great tracts cleaned out by a small group, it would be disheartening for many....
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This more or less nails it for me. Seeing the offerings in the BST and pictures are always really cool, I appreciate those that make the effort to put them up, and I don't begrudge the culture that's developed around how Blade works. But at the same time, I'd never deal with the expense and hassle of attending something that's basically a giant cluster:censored: without any orderly process for me to have a crack at getting something I like without random chance or being helped out.

Doesn't mean the way things are done needs to change just because I don't like it, or that the bulk buyers are doing anything wrong, but I've no doubt it influences who bothers with this kind of event. It certainly made up my mind about whether I'd ever want to attend. YMMV.
 
I will say that with not being able to snatch more Busse knives it allowed me to really check out the dealers around the show. There were some really great deals there if you looked around. Picked up one blade I had been wanting a while for 100.00 less than anywhere I have seen it online.
 
Wow, this thread took a different turn that what the thread title led me to think.
 
So, I don't know dericdesmond, wouldn't know him if he came up and slapped me in the face. But I saw what he did on the exchange, and no one should be criticizing the guy for doing what he did. He was aggressive, he was successful, and he STILL hasn't sold all the knives he bought (last time I looked), so he is in the hole right now, it would appear. Because he was posting the original prices of the knives, and he detailed what it was costing to buy them, what it was costing to send them, the whole nine yards. Everything was on the up and up, it certainly appeared. I know a couple of the knives that I am familiar with had prices on them that were comparable to what they were offered in O2W. So, basically, he wasn't making anything, and if you factor in his cost to go there, stay in a hotel (assuming he doesn't live next door to the show), etc., he isn't making ANYTHING on selling those knives (unless he knows the knives I don't know the original prices for, and then blew up THOSE prices so I couldn't catch him ;) ). And if you're one of the people that actually showed up there at the show and weren't able to get one of the knives because he got them first, I have this sneaky suspicion if you were watching the exchange and asked for a knife and wanted to check it out first there at the show, he might have even accommodated you with that. So you wouldn't have even had to get trampled/eaten at the trough and still got the knife.

Now, maybe there are others who weren't as straight-up and dericdesmond appears to be. That I can't speak to. I can speak to the dericdesmond thread because I have looked through it several times, have subscribed to it, am STILL thinking about buying a couple of those knives if they don't get snapped up, and I feel I will have gotten a fine deal, seeing as how I didn't even have to drive to Atlanta. As far as the trough, it really doesn't seem any different than the knife tables by high-demand makers at any knife show. If you want to get the goodies, you better be there in line before it opens on the first day, and go DIRECTLY to the maker's table if you want to have the best shot at getting your knife. It's just how those things work.
 
Nope I paid less and am making a small % due to the "show special cost" that busse gives those who like me invested $1500+ in goin. Dont be fooled, I offered them at sticker cost that you will get if busse ever decides to have a ganza and I stated just that. Most know they cost a little less at the show and Ill never deny that.


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Dr. Lecter said:
This more or less nails it for me. Seeing the offerings in the BST and pictures are always really cool, I appreciate those that make the effort to put them up, and I don't begrudge the culture that's developed around how Blade works. But at the same time, I'd never deal with the expense and hassle of attending something that's basically a giant cluster:censored: without any orderly process for me to have a crack at getting something I like without random chance or being helped out.

Doesn't mean the way things are done needs to change just because I don't like it, or that the bulk buyers are doing anything wrong, but I've no doubt it influences who bothers with this kind of event. It certainly made up my mind about whether I'd ever want to attend. YMMV.
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Really does depend on the personality of the person attending. I have been going with my son for years,we both love it and have a great time. My father went in 2014 and was really turned off by it. Nothing wrong with it just the way he is. Knowing him and the way he buys anything I could have guessed he wouldn't get it.
 
Also keep in mind,, that just because it cost XYZ for the person who attended Bladeshow,, they also paid for airfare, hotel, and got up at 5am to get in line at 6am, wait 6 hours to get in the trough at 12.
So the price they paid shouldn't by any means be equal to what they sell it for.
 
rcb2000 said:
Also keep in mind,, that just because it cost XYZ for the person who attended Bladeshow,, they also paid for airfare, hotel, and got up at 5am to get in line at 6am, wait 6 hours to get in the trough at 12.
So the price they paid shouldn't by any means be equal to what they sell it for.
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What they sell it for is entirely between them and the buyer, but either all the time and expense you describe is work (making the resale a business venture), or something they enjoyed enough they'd spend the $ on it regardless. If they're able to cover some or all of the expense of that personal trip by flipping some blades, more power to them. But just as I wouldn't condemn someone for buying in bulk and flipping, I'm not going to pretend there's some kind of non-commercial "right" to cover one's hobby expenses when deciding how to price stuff.

Business and (purportedly) friendly relationships don't always mix well. It is what it is.
 
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