They sure hit the market fast.

[thombrogan]

Sometimes, items get resold because a guy asks for a proxy buyer and then blows the proxy buyer off after the knife is paid for and at the proxy buyer's house. Some of us are new to that proxy thing and mistakes happen from time to time.

And even when that sort of thing doesn't happen, all I can say is "hurray" for the people who have faster reflexes and deeper pockets. I can't send the emails off as fast as other folks or order as much as I think I'd like, but I can still get my hands on a knife that will do its job and if I want that job done with Mr. Busse's knives made from INFI, I can buy one from his shop, Skunk's place, or the exchange at any time (and have, too) and wouldn't feel good about myself if I let it get me down that the knife wasn't particularly rare or coveted.

 

[Lycosa]

Jock de Blu!!

 

[resinguy]

Jock de Blu!!

 

[Stlhead]

It does not matter what knife or where I saw it, just that it seems that it would have been easy to run it up the flagpole of a few people on the forum before it got tossed out to the masses. I am sure that a fine price could be negotiated and a Hog who did not score in the first place could have been made very happy. I know that the secondary market is an important part of the allure of the Busse culture. Without all of the benefits of the healthy secondary market collecting Busse Combat knives would be much harder and less rewarding. My only point with the original post was to point out the subtle irony of the fact that an item that some people want to own and collect is a simple trade good to others. I don't feel it is wrong to see knives as commodities, and in fact even the most hardened HOG has a bit of this in the back of their heads, or else the value of a truly rare piece would be whatever the asking price was. Instead the market tends to even out the peaks and valleys of the value of the knives we collect. If the market value goes to high, more will sell, generating supply and bringing down prices. If the market prices fall more people will buy, thus limiting supply and raising prices. The whole thing is pretty cool when you break it down on Micro and Macro scales. A more interesting question would be whether or not the current economic climate will force more selling and will there be enough buyers? Or will prices plummet? We will see.
Thanks