..... what is not changing:
1. The forum will remain as is and continue to be a family oriented place to talk steel, knives, and associated subjects. The Brotherhood of the Yard continues to grow with many new Dogs joining on a regular basis. The friendly atmosphere of the Yard ensures that they will not be attacked for asking any question or sharing their thoughts.
2. The delivery of the highest quality knife at the lowest possible price will continue.
3. Dumpster Diving is in my blood and I will continue to bring different steels and associated parts to the table.
4. The customer focused approach will continue to be the highest priority.
What will change:
1. The way we offer knives. Instead of posting that knives are available and taking orders until the inventory is depleted, we will now take orders on 1 or 2 models for approx. 4-6 weeks (depending on the model) and will then discontinue that offer. NO additional orders will be accepted until those models come back around in the model rotation. It could be 2 to 3 years before those models are made available again. This approach allows the customer a better chance of getting in on a model offering while allowing us to batch process or group build knives. This, in turn, assists us in keeping a lower cost of production, while ensuring high quality bladeware and the high performance that has become the hallmark of Scrap Yard Knives.
2. Customer satisfaction should increase over the very high ratings we get today and more people will get to share in owning the standard in high performance to price ratio knives.
As always, I continue my thanks to the Yard for the feedback and input that has not only made us very successful in 2 short years, but also for helping us formulate our "go forward" approach
Dan
"ALL" good plans in my book. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
I REALLY like the part about:
The way we offer knives. Instead of posting that knives are available and taking orders until the inventory is depleted, we will now take orders on 1 or 2 models for approx. 4-6 weeks (depending on the model) and will then discontinue that offer. NO additional orders will be accepted until those models come back around in the model rotation. It could be 2 to 3 years before those models are made available again. This approach allows the customer a better chance of getting in on a model offering while allowing us to batch process or group build knives. This, in turn, assists us in keeping a lower cost of production, while ensuring high quality bladeware and the high performance that has become the hallmark of Scrap Yard Knives.
1-2 models for 4-6 weeks to order is AWESOME. That is so much easier and less stressful way to be able to buy knives. I LOVE hearing that!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
The "Possibility" of previous models being made available after 2-3 years from time to time is also AWESOME. I would love to see that with Busse and Swamp Rat as well. Although, some Busse's are coming back. I have seen the SJTAC resurected, the ASH was a bring back of sorts, the SFNO would be a popular bring back, etc.
To me, this helps take the jack-up profiteering out of the secondary market and helps Busse, Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard fans be able to enjoy knives from the factory more often. There will still be a secondary market. But, if production can meet demand, Busse will be the benificiary of profits and sales and Busse, Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard fans will be able to buy at "easier" will from Busse making it much easier on buyers. I am not interested in investers who purchase tons of blades to resale at jacked-up prices. I never bought their jacked up prices anyway. I have purchased from the occasional person who offered a reasonable price on the secondary market if I missed something though. And sometimes some people just need to sell for various reasons that I can except (not including jack-up investors). I think this all works out for the best for the most. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
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