Thank you! Like I said, I had been watching it for several weeks and none of the rest of y'all scooped it up so I figure I probably paid a little too much ($200 plus shipping), but what's done is done. I've spent money in worse ways. Besides, those GEC guys over in the traditional forum throw that kind of cash around without batting an eye.
I had been reading some old threads learning some Buck history and saw where
300Bucks
mentioned a couple of knives he really wanted but missed out on because he only ever saw one or two for sale and they were more than he wanted to pay at the time. It sounded like, looking back, he wished he would have bought them when he had the chance. I'm not a big collector, but I know what I like and only buy a handful or so a year so when those guys over on The Porch put the Barlow bug back in my ear, well, that pushed me off top dead center. LOL!
PS: speaking of 300 Bucks, his username didn't pop up when I tried to tag him in the paragraph above. I know he stepped back from being a moderator a couple years back, but has he left BF for good? Has anyone heard from him?
PPS: speaking of prices, my dad always carried a 305 while I was growing up. Often a Clipper once they came out with the scissors. He was always losing them out of his pants pocket in the car, recliner, everywhere. I looked up a couple Clippers on the bay thinking I might get him one and did a double-take when I saw what folks are asking for them these days! $130 and up, not counting $90 for a very well-worn purple one. I suppose I should check his dresser drawer to see if he still has one before considering paying that to get him one for nostalgia's sake for Father's Day or Christmas or something. He's been carrying a 293 Inertia for years and loving the new-fangled assist.
