Ya know, I can handle people selling off "rare" new Busse's fast, but. . .

I scored three of the ETS SJTACs. One was for someone for whom I proxied, and he may receive it as early as today. As for myself, I couldn't decide between one or two, so I followed my father's sage (pun intended) advice (see my signature below). As others have stated, I feel honored to own this knife given what it represents. To me, it embodies everything we admire about Busse Combat, from the outright quality and durability of the knife itself, to the generosity and human-caring nature of Jerry Busse and his crew. I am also glad that I was able to help out a fellow hog.
 
perksy said:
Scalpers, flippers whatever you call it, IMO they are just plain wrong. Simple do not buy off the pricks..
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ok either you dont own any or you..


tell ya what sell me your ash1 in five years for 297:thumbup::cool:


Ill take it
 
MikeH said:
I was out of town, did not know about the BAD in advance, and so did not arrange a proxy. Is that unfair? No, that's life. One thing that my children knew that I wouldn't tolerate was the complaint "that ain't fair." My response always was, "life's not fair. Get over it." I have no constitutional right to always get the Busse I want.

I personally hope that there is a 'flipper" or two out there who are going to put some up for sale. If I want it badly enough to pay the price asked I will buy one. If I think it is not worth the price to me, I won't buy it. It's really that simple. Without "flippers", I would have never had any chance at all on some of the knives I now own.

Sheesh! Adults ought to be able to cope with life.
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wow. I hope mine came out this nice:);)
 
I've only sold and traded INFI at a financial loss, but I'm no better than anyone selling at a profit. I put on my butterfly wings and creep people out just the same as anyone else.

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I thought "No Regrets" meant something and wasn't some nonsense phrase like "shammalammadingdong" or "give peace a chance." If you don't like flipping sentimental and patriotically significant INFI for profits, don't do it. If it floats your boat, embrace the profit.
 
knife hunter said:
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I just witnessed this past week an Old Hog chit on another Hog's sale thread and raise ????? as to the price it was being sold:mad:

All the while other Hogs had the same damn knife listed at the same price , but the one didn't screw with their threads:confused:

You know who u are! and you realized you screwed up. good. it was still not cool
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Yes... I screwed up. :o
Someone definitely pissed in my Post Toasties that day. :p

I guess I singled out that particular thread because it surprised me that it came from that person...
Whereas the others that were listed at the time were in typical behavior from those individuals. :rolleyes:

But... I did apologize... ate my crow... and tried to clean up and edit the mess that I had made.

Like I said... I know I screwed up, and I'll man up about it here too.

And again... my sincerest apologies to the porker that got the brunt of my wrath...
it WAS unnesessary, uncalled for... and just not cool. :o

Sorry brother!

Bottom line... buy'em if you like'em, and don't buy if you don't like'em... the prices that is.
Beacuse we all know we love the knives! :D

Now... pork on my wayward Hogs! :thumbup:
Let's drink! :D

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T., MikeH, right on brothers...

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Foo, either way, I like your style of owning up man. You a HOG fo sho... :)
 
I'm sensing a lot of defensiveness and negative vibes. (Ommmm)

I don't think anyone in this thread is trying to lump selling for a profit due to personal hardship/ freeing up funds for something else that caught your eye/ because you're bored with the knife, etc, in with obvious profiteering.

The first category is simply the way it goes, and its a win/lose prospect that usually balances out in the end; the latter category is also simply the way it goes, but to many its a contemptible practice, especially in a close-knit community of enthusiasts. To criticize it is not whining or sour grapes, rather it's the individual making it clear that such practices are an affront to their personal standards.

These knives appreciate in value (thankfully), and I have no problem paying more for a knife (or selling for a profit) that's gone up in value due to the rarity of the model and the amount of time that's gone by since it was discontinued, but I'll be damned if I'll pay a premium for a knife that sold the first time for 50% less a week prior.

I have one Busse knife (snake SH-E), and although every once in awhile it baffles me that I paid so much $$ for a tool with no moving parts, that doesn't lauch bullets, etc, all I have to do to dispell that feeling is pick up the knife, feel its heft, admire its lines and scales, and go out and cut something with it. To me, that's the meaning of "no regrets."
 
Are we taking bets on who will sell the first BAD in the exchange or Ebay for an in flated price when they recieve it from skunk?
 
Lil' Foo said:
Yes... I screwed up. :o
Someone definitely pissed in my Post Toasties that day.

I guess I singled out that particular thread because it surprised me that it came from that person...
Whereas the others that were listed at the time were in typical behavior from those individuals.

But... I did apologize... ate my crow... and tried to clean up and edit the mess that I had made.

Like I said... I know I screwed up, and I'll man up about it here too.

And again... my sincerest apologies to the porker that got the brunt of my wrath...
it WAS unnesessary, uncalled for... and just not cool

Sorry brother!

Bottom line... buy'em if you like'em, and don't buy if you don't like'em... the prices that is.
Beacuse we all know we love the knives!

Now... pork on my wayward Hogs!
Let's drink!

.
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well I am speechless:eek:..... well almost:D


Wayne you have style and class:thumbup: Acts like this are what made me want to be a HOG!


You weren't called out , not that its my place, but you stood up anyway.:eek:

Youd didnt have to stand up...

but


I sure as hell respect ya for it.


I respect that alot. :thumbup::D

I did not use names for a reason. Mainly ya fixed it and it wasn't my mess, or place .
It was really nice to see where you were coming from concerning Uncle J in the end, but the kids gotta eat too:D:thumbup:



anyway this was the smallest concern in my rant. It just got mingled in with the rest:eek:
 
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I am pretty new around here, but my take is that you make some money on some deals and lose on others. My first few weeks around here I lost my ass buying higher than I should of. It took some time to figure out the market and be a little patient to wait for a good deal. Then a couple cool Hogs gave some up some Infi for killer low prices. It all comes around in the end I guess. The bottom line is that we all love this stuff and are going to spend whatever we think is appropriate for any given blade. NO REGRETS ON THE INFI THOUGH.
 
JTC3495 said:
The bottom line is that we all love this stuff and are going to spend whatever we think is appropriate for any given blade. NO REGRETS ON THE INFI THOUGH.
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I think the real concern is that, with a limited amount of supply, having a couple of individuals who buy out inventory of small runs to flip them is both increasing the cost to purchase those knives from anyone else, and denying them to others who are not willing to pay the inflated prices for a user knife.

Personally, I do not collect knives. I keep just a couple for use. Someday I'd like to get a set of three Busse's made (FSH, ASH, AD), because I appreciate their design along with their function. However, not currently a priority - got a family to look after, and we're at that point in life when you have three young children and are working on buying a house. Not a lot of disposable income, but a good knife is very important, because I am active duty USMC, and do anticipate another trip to Iraq.

In any case, all of this worries me for another reason. I haven't been checking in here for a long time. When I did, it was at just the right time to find out about the skinny ASH and get one. Getting that, I sold my SJTAC (bought about 3 years ago, but never put to use because the handles were a little small for me), and researched via Ebay and the exchange here what seemed to be a fair price. Now I have to wonder if that price I came up with was artificially inflated by people flipping knives.

It's such a small market, with so many variations, that you cannot have a list that says "this is the median price for this knife." Not sure what the fix is, and I hate bringing up issues without a fix, but that's what I see.
 
knife hunter said:
well I am speechless:eek:..... well almost:D


Wayne you have style and class:thumbup: Acts like this are what made me want to be a HOG!


You weren't called out , not that its my place, but you stood up anyway.:eek:

Youd didnt have to stand up...

but


I sure as hell respect ya for it.


I respect that alot. :thumbup::D

I did not use names for a reason. Mainly ya fixed it and it wasn't my mess, or place .
It was really nice to see where you were coming from concerning Uncle J in the end, but the kids gotta eat too:D:thumbup:



anyway this was the smallest concern in my rant. It just got mingled in with the rest:eek:
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Yo T. I appreciate you sharing your view on this situation.. I'm not one to hold grudges or pass judgment. We all occasionally screw up , thats what makes us human..Anyways I really don't let anything on the internet, ie. chat rooms, forums, email, ect... get to me... I have plenty more important things to worry about "in real life"....

Check ur mail T .. :thumbup:
 
JTC3495 said:
I am pretty new around here, but my take is that you make some money on some deals and lose on others. My first few weeks around here I lost my ass buying higher than I should of. It took some time to figure out the market and be a little patient to wait for a good deal.
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This is the part that bothers me. It's the new guys looking for that first taste of INFI, and thinking it's okay to buy at the inflated prices because they don't know any better. Then, they come to find out that they may have gotten ripped, and the same knife a couple weeks later is selling at a lot less because the price has dropped to a reasonable amount.

Luckily there are many old HOGs here that will let a piece go for not much over cost, or a reasonable amount just for the satisfaction of knowing they may have helped out a newb that's just getting interested in Busses. :thumbup:

-Dan
 
This is way off topic but I have to ask.

Knife Hunter,

Are you a student at "The Jaxx School of Post Writing?"


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knife hunter said:
well I am speechless:eek:..... well almost:D


Wayne you have style and class:thumbup: Acts like this are what made me want to be a HOG!


You weren't called out , not that its my place, but you stood up anyway.:eek:

Youd didnt have to stand up...

but


I sure as hell respect ya for it.


I respect that alot. :thumbup::D

I did not use names for a reason. Mainly ya fixed it and it wasn't my mess, or place .
It was really nice to see where you were coming from concerning Uncle J in the end, but the kids gotta eat too:D:thumbup:



anyway this was the smallest concern in my rant. It just got mingled in with the rest:eek:
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