Reselling FBMLE?

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I have a Fusion Battle Mistress LE on order and plan on making it a user (eek $700!) :eek: If I decide to sell it a few years later will I be able to recover my purchase price? The reason I ask is that there doesn't seem to be a limit on purchases which wouldn't make it a rarity. :(

Also I may need the cash somewhere later down the road and would hope to recover most of the price if I am able. Thanks for your responses.
 
At the price it will sell for, I would not expect it to increase in value for some time. But maybe 3 years down the rod a user will be worth as much as it was when new. I can see that being the case.
 
Even if you do have to sell for less than you paid, it would still not turn out too bad for you. If I bought an LE and used it for a few years and resold it after that at $100 less than I paid new for example, I'd say that was $100 well spent...
 
There wasn't a limit on SFNO's either ;)

And I know there are a lot of SHBM's out there, but they have gone way up, so the FBMLE will go up, it will just take time

:D:D
 
Eric Isaacson said:
There wasn't a limit on SFNO's either ;)

And I know there are a lot of SHBM's out there, but they have gone way up, so the FBMLE will go up, it will just take time

:D:D
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SFNO's went cheap, so they increase faster than a blade that is already selling at a higher price. But I agree that the FBMLE will go up.

As for there being a lot of SHBM's. It seems to me that the SHBM's were made in a time when production wasn't quite so high. I do not know if you remember, but it was tough to get SHBM's even when they were new. You would order and you might get it in a year or two. They were not easy to come by, which leads me to believe that there wasn't many, at least not compared to the production numbers the factory can put out these days.
 
Cobalt said:
SFNO's went cheap, so they increase faster than a blade that is already selling at a higher price. But I agree that the FBMLE will go up.

As for there being a lot of SHBM's. It seems to me that the SHBM's were made in a time when production wasn't quite so high. I do not know if you remember, but it was tough to get SHBM's even when they were new. You would order and you might get it in a year or two. They were not easy to come by, which leads me to believe that there wasn't many, at least not compared to the production numbers the factory can put out these days.
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I agree, but there are also a lot more customers. The increased production numbers are offset by more buyers. I also agree about the price of the FBMLE already being high, but lately the prices people pay for Busses has increased, including on the secondary market. In theory I agree with Cobalt, (but don't tell him ;) )
 
I also agree that IN TIME, the FBM LE will go up. But to go up from its initial pricing point, keep in mind that the size of the group of prospective buyers, ie. buyers who can afford it and are willing to pay for it, will be diminishing. And not only will you potentially have to compete with other buyers who may be looking to sell their FBM LEs as well, but you are also starting to get into the custom knife range where buyers may have somewhat different expectations of a knife when they are going to plop down that much cash. Will you be able to sell it quickly, or even at a profit? Personally, and I am not trying to dissuade you from getting the knife as it is an awesome knife any way you slice it, I think it is next to impossible to realistically predict what you are asking. It has been said many times before--you can't hit a home run if you don't swing. Of course, you can't strike out either. :rolleyes:
 
The FBMLE should offer very unique qualities as a user.

Its overall size and weight will likely make it the best Busse chopper ever.

I'm sure people who actually use it will be very pleased with its performance.
 
I think you might have already thinking to far about "what if...." Because you have not yet handle the FBM.

My experience with my other non LE version of Busse is, once you hold it, you will not want to sell it. I have very same vision about incoming FBM.

Once you handle the FBM or even LE....especially with user.....you will not decide easy to sell it. You might regret that you did not order two and start search for another one.
 
on_the_edge said:
Of course, you can't strike out either. :rolleyes:
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You remind me of one of the great traumas of my childhood.

Little league baseball bottom of the 9th man on second and third two outs and I had two strikes on me. The pitcher tosses up a pitch that looked the size of a basket ball... I didn't swing..... I was called out on strikes.

I don't think I played another game again.

Anyway in life you have to step to the plate and take your hacks. But there are no sure things.

Everyone here has good points but to me an $800 knife is about wanting to own that knife. I want to own one but I can't see why -long term- I'd want to own two. I may buy two because I'm new to this and I need nice knives that may be trade bait for older nice knives.
 
Tony,
I agree with what you said 100%. Take a chance and let the cards fall where they may. You only live once, but if you live well, once is enough. To me, having and playing with Busses is just another way to live well!!!
 
i believe the Le's will represent about 17.4% of the total sales of bm's.

my advice would be to get one or two and not sell for three years or so. in my experience it take about 12 to 18 months to gain a plus potential of the busse market on an average and it will be up hill from there. some knives in my busse collection have an original cost of $150 bucks and exceed $3,500 today... used or otherwise.

i know some folks like mike h who have invested in them just to pay for his collage education.

even the guy on eBay will make money on his imported counterfeit swords:thumbdn:



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My son was once convinced that Beanie Babies were going to keep going up too. And baseball cards. Shoot, I once even thought that pre-ban "assault weapons" were a sure bet. Didn't quite work out that way.

A couple years down the line, a bunch of folks might realize that they really don't care that much about having 35 identical SHSHs or 25 different GWs, and all the sudden they might become a lot easier to come by.

Buy it if it's worth the price to you as a knife. Collectors' items are for suckers. That's my take on it, anyway.

YMMV, of course.
 
I don't see losing money. Period.

There'll always be someone who didn't get in on the ordering, is new to Busse knives, and just has to have the ultimate chopper. The FBM is going to fit that bill.

Just before they go off, I'm ordering (at the very least) my third.
 
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