Obviously everyone here is willing to pay a little extra to get a SYKCO knife and even willing to deal with the limited availablity. The superior durability of the SR77 steel to most others and the comfort of the Res C handles make these knives more desirable than many that are available from the large manufacturers. If we did not believe this, we probably would not even be on this forum. There are few, if any, mass produced knives that can take the abuse a Scrap Yard SR77 knife can take. I have the Becker and the SOD, and I can tell you that I would part with my Becker before I would part with the SOD.