The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Three years of buying sated my appetite. I have two more on order coming in, then that’s it. I went overboard.
Dam, dude. Chill.The op has been reported to all the relevant authorities for his pernicious attempt to undermine the very fabric of all of humanity in the universe.
I hope his demise is made public so as to act as a warning.
Dam, dude. Chill.
No worries. All good.Just funning.
ProTechs kick ass for sure. Best OTS autos, bar none. Their Instagram feed is killing me. LolI have my brands..Pro-Tech being one of my favs.
That's not to say I wouldn't mind treading the water with other makes. But yeah, lots of choices and competition out there.
Personally, I allow myself a few impulse buys, but I largely make a list of models that I'm interested in and hold off for a month or two before buying them. Often, I find that the longer I wait the less I want that, particular knife and so I tuck it away and maybe I'll snag one eventually if it goes on sale, but I'll likely just skip it if I can beat the initial lust.
Is the knife market saturated with too many makers, too many models, too many styles? Do you ever feel overwhelmed to make a choice among all the options? And then there are the lotteries, gotta get in on those, right? And the auctions, might as well place a bid. Then the hot new releases that sell out fast. Then the SPRINT runs, and on and on . . .
As I'm learning this game, I feel the toughest thing to do is to just put your foot down and say "No". When I see something new on my Instagram feed and my first reaction is "Wow, I gotta have that knife!", I just roll with it, let my emotions run wild, take a deep breath and allow time for my brain to take over, I find saying "No" is a lot easier. Then my brain starts the vetting process, "Does it fit my collection, am I just reacting and not thinking it through, etc. I now have my interest list down to a few makes/models. Even within those makes/models I focus on unique knives that compliment and not duplicate what I already have.
Just wanted to get some feedback as to how other forum members handle the sensory overload that comes with knife collecting.
...Overboard into a 'sea of knives', Mmmmm...Three years of buying sated my appetite. I have two more on order coming in, then that’s it. I went overboard.