Knife shows on the 2nd day...

gazz98

gazz98

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I missed the Wolverine Knife in Novi MI today. Guy got fired at work on Fri, I had to cover. I plan on going tomorrow. I haven't been to a knife show since a Bill Goodman Gun n Knife show probably 20 years ago.

Just curious how you folks who attend shows regularly find the 2nd day of a knife day. I can guess the big name makers are probably sold out by the first hour or two. Do you find many folks reduce prices to move stuff on the 2nd day? Are the better deals on the 1st or 2nd or does it matter?

I had a few folks tell me (not real knife nuts) that I shouldnt bother, most of the good deals are gone by the 2nd day.

What say you?
 
All the most desirable stuff usually sells on the first day, but that doesn`t mean you still won`t find a couple of knives that you absolutely can`t go home without :-)
Happy Hunting !
 
Was there today, and it was my first "real" knife show. There will be plenty to see/buy tomorrow. I only had and hour and a half to look, and there was a good selection of custom/production blades to be had. All the makers I spoke to were very nice, and happy to talk with. I had no idea there were so many talented people local to the area. I wish I had more time, I probably would have bought a custom knife. I just felt that I would have been making a rush purchase. I ended up with a NIB Benchmade Skirmish, so I was happy.
Go tomorrow, and have fun!
 
I went to my first knife show ever this year--the 15th Annual Canadian Knifemaker's Guild (CKG) Show. Hours were 10:00-4:00 on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the first day, I arrived at 1:45 p.m. Might as well have been 1:45 a.m. the following Tuesday because, attendance-wise, the place looked like someone had just called in a bomb threat. Ever been to an all-night grocery store at 2 in the morning? Well, the 'crowds' and 'energy' were comparable. And the merchandise tables themselves looked like a bomb actually did go off. I remember clearly that Greg Lightfoot and Eric Elson's tables had but one knife each left. Kirby Lambert's had maybe two or three. Another knifemaker (not sure who) was sitting behind a completely empty table while playing absent-mindedly with those Chinese stress ball thingies that you roll around in your palm. Wow. Now I know for next year. But at least I got to chat up Kirby for a while without him being distracted by people throwing money at him and his gorgeous folders. And James McGowan gave me some interesting insights on sharpening, market trends, and American knife consumers' steel xenophobia (Yea 154CM! Nay ATS-34!). That last one was my proposal, not James'. So if you're gonna hate on someone, hate on me.:D:foot:
 
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You have to be in and done buying by 10 AM at the CKG show. Picked up one of Kirby's folders with digi-camo scales, and one of Elson's small ESP folders. Bought these two to appease myself for missing out on a Lightfoot that was gone at third pass of the table.
 
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