You all should be aware of this thread

[Cutshaw]

I left my whole $0.02 on the thread.

 

[chickenfried]

That's how I discovered Busse knives . If only I discovered them when I first joined BF .

If someone new starts looking at the sale forums, originally for non-product X, and sees many threads about product X, it may well pique that persons interest enough to look into product X, and they may thereafter become a new customer for/of that product.

 

[tony22r]

For many reasons it is a stupid thing to do and it cuts both ways.

You limit the exposure of Busse knives to buyers looking for things like Spyderco's for example and having them see a beautiful Busse and getting interested in Busse. Same goes for me looking for a Busse and seeing a nice Manix up for sale so I buy it.

Tony G & chickenfried are right.
while searching for a toy gladius for my kid's halloween costume, I re-stumbled upon Spyderco knives .. which quickly let to BladeForums.. then i found Swamp Rat Knife Works.. then found Busse.. then found Scrap Yard Knives..

 

[automated ugug]

no way .. surfing to forums when full of beer = bad