and there wouldn't be as much hype among knife enthusiasts over Busses' product line
proven performance duplicated independantly by thousands of customers isn't "hype".
Please excuse a poor choice of words. What I was trying to state was that with quality knives like the Bussekins (that are in such limited available quantities at times and/or with certain models), knife enthusiasts tend to become very: "enthused", "anxious", "driven", "obsessed", and "hungry" for the opportunity to obtain these knives.
I hope this better defines my statement. I can't seem to think of a single word right now that properly describes how driven some of us become over Dan and the clans' amazing work. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />